- Parentage: Khup Khaw Neng & Awi Khaw Dim
- Date of birth: March 1, 1944
- Place of birth: Murlen Village, Champhai District, Mizoram
- Spouse: Niang Khan Man
- Children: Mr Carey Pum Khan Tuang, Mr John Khual Lian Mung
- Daughter-in-law: Niang Ngaih Lun (Carey’s wife)
- Grand daughters: Rita Man Sian Muang & Deborah Ciin Biak Dik
Education & Training:
- High School Leaving Certificate, Mizo High School, Aizawl, Mizoram
- Pre-University Certificate, Oriental College, Imphal, Manipur
- B.A., D.M. College (Gauhati University), Imphal, Manipur
- M.A. (Pol. Science), Gauhati University, Assam
- American Baptist Boston Seminar (September – December), Andover Newton Theological School, Boston, MA, USA
- B.D., Serampore College, West Bengal, India
- Book Publishing Course (January-June), Oxford, England, UK
- M.Th. (History of Christianity), United Theological College (Senate of Serampore College), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Responsibilities in the church and ministries:
- 1971-1978 Field Director, Chin Baptist Association (affiliated to Manipur Baptist Convention & Council of Baptist Churches in North East India)
- 1982-1987 Assistant Director/Director, Christian Literature Centre, Guwahati, Assam
- 1987-1997 Executive Secretary, Literature Secretary, Mission Secretary, Pastor, CBA
- 1991-1992 Vice President, CBCNEI
- 1999-2000 Lecturer, John Roberts Theological Seminary, Shillong
- 2000-2005 Pastor, Zomi Christian Fellowship, Delhi
Attended/participated:
- Nagaland Baptist Centennial, Impur, Nagaland, 1972
- Billy Graham Crusade, Kohima, 1972
- EFI Conference, Guwahati, 1974
- Management Skill Seminar, Guwahati, 1974
- Church Growth Seminar, Guwahati, 1974
- BSI Translations Workshop, Rajpur, UP, 1974
- Family Welfare Seminar, Guwahati, 1975
- CBCNEI Silver Jubilee, Jorhat, 1975
- EFI Silver Jubilee, Hyderabad, 1976
- Baptist Union of India Assembly, Bangalore, 1976
- Asian Baptist Congress, Hyderabad, 1979
- Communication Workshop, Madras, 1983
- Publication Workshop, Bangalore, 1983
- Billy Graham Mission England, Bristol, UK, 1984
- Asia Region World Association for Christian Communication, Bali, Indonesia, 1985
- National Consultation on ‘Publications on Development Issues’, Delhi, 1985
- CBCNEI Sesquicentennial Celebration, Dimapur, Nagaland, 1986
- Consultation for the Christian Publishers and Booksellers in India, Delhi, 1986
- International Book Fair, Frankfurt, Germany, 1986
- National Association of Christian Communication, Nagpur, 1986
- Billy Graham Mission World, Shillong, 1990
- CBCNEI Seminar on Leadership in 21st Century, Guwahati, 1996
- Seminar on Mizo Identity organised by Hrangbana College, Aizawl and Art & Culture Department, Government. of Mizoram, 1996
- North East India Pastors Conference, Shillong, 1997
Organisations:
- Founder member, Evangelical Graduates Fellowship, Churachandpur, Manipur
- Organised Churachandpur Baptist Fellowship
- Organised Kuki-Chin Baptist Union, Manipur
- 1993 Patron member, Bible Society of India, Churachandpur, Manipur
- 1994 Life member, Chin Students Association, Churachandpur, Manipur
- 2001 organised Zo Research & Communication Centre, Delhi
Translated from English into Tedim:
- Pasian’ Nalamdang Bawlte I & II(1972)
- Mihing’ Lungtang (1973)
- Sum Sawm Lai Thum Tangthu (1974)
Proofread:
- Holy Bible in Tedim (1975-76)
- New Testament Pocket size in Tedim (1995)
Authored in Tedim:
- Zomi Baptist Convention (1981)
- Tedim Lai Siangtho Hong Piankhiatna (1981)
- Zat Tangzanng (1984)
- Pasian Thu Bu (1984)
- Lai Bang Ci Gelh Ding (1988)
- Tedim Pau Leh Lai Khantoh Thu (1990)
- Zo Minam Tawh Kisai Thu (2001)
- Lai Zat Tangzang (2004)
- Khristian Khutzat (2004)
- Leivui Panin (2004)
Authored in English:
- Christianity in Chinland (1985)
- Chin Chronicles (1988)
- A Critical Historical Study of Bible Translations among the Zo People in North East India (1996)
- Zo Chronicles (2008) published by Mittal Publications, Delhi
Edited:
- Zo Aw quarterly, Guwahati
- Lungdamna Aw monthly, Churachandpur, Manipur
- Zomi Christian International, bi-monthly, Delhi
Prizes, awards, etc received:
- Certificate of Achievement by the Board of International Ministries, ABC, & ANTS
- Proficiency Prize by the Serampore College, 1981, Serampore, West Bengal
- Edward & Mary Prize by the Serampore College, 1981, Serampore, West Bengal
- Research Fellow by the American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA
The Zo Aw Publications has been established in his remembrance and in an effort to continue his work in publications.
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