This film takes you on an audiovisual trip into the history of - the lore of Mizoram, in North East India. Mizoram is a tribal state with almost a hundred percent Christian population. The history of the church is mixed with reluctance in accepting the aboriginals as they were with their rituals and cultural practices. The Mizodrum - which is known as Khuang - was identified by the missionaries as a pagan instrument and was banned for decades in the church services. But actually, by banning the drum, the church banned the dancing worship within the church. Even after independence from colonial rule, Mizoram was politically turbulent and the government of India had banned the rebel political outfit called Mizio National Front. Ironic it may sound, that there is a hidden narrative buried inside the main narrative. Through the story of Khuang, which the tribals were drumming at the funeral services of their underground leader Laldenga, the film seems to have a simple narrative. But there is a double narrative buried with into escape the hostility of the church and the censors ofthe State. It was made possible through the magic of cinema. It tells the complete story of Khuang.
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