Mizo Story Puitling Thawnthu ^hot^ Jun 2026

Today, when Mizo historians speak of the Lal system, they look to Puitling. He was the root from which the great tree of Mizo chieftainship grew. Even in folk songs and traditional chants recited during the Khuangchawi (community feasts), the name of Puitling is invoked to honor the ancestors and the beginning of their civilization.

Back in the village, Lalthangvela could no longer hunt. He became a storyteller — warning children about greed. Chawngmawii became the new village elder, but he refused the title “Conqueror of the Forest.”

Puitling’s story is vital to Mizo history for several reasons:

(The greedy are taken by the spirit; the humble are shown the way.)

In the ancient days, before the Mizo people settled in the hills of the North East, the concept of chieftainship was not as structured as it later became. The story of Puitling is not just a tale of adventure; it is the foundational myth that explains the origin of the royal lineage and the traditions of the Mizo people (specifically the Lusei and their branches).