An Indian family with 162 members could be one of the largest living together under one roof.
The head of the family and leader of the 'Chana' sect, 66-year-old Ziona, has 38 wives and 94 children with some of his sons having married and having children of their own living together in a building named 'Chhuan That Run' or the House Of The New Generation. One of Ziona's wives said though their sons lived in different rooms in the building they all share the kitchen where they cook for the entire family.
"We prepare 30-35kg of pork when we want to eat meat and require around 50kg of rice for dinner," she said. The members of the sect, numbering almost 3,000, live in around 350 houses.
The majority of the sect members reside in Baktawng village and have a separate locality called Baktawng Tlangnuam while many also lived in Aizawl and other places.
They all contribute one-tenth of their monthly earnings for the sect which is used for the development of the community which practises a blend of democracy and communism.
Earlier known as Khuangtuaha Pawl, the sect was formed on June 12, 1942 after the followers of Khuangtuaha were evicted from Hmawngkawn village by the village chief for propagating "wrong and dangerous" theology.
2 comments:
<span>It must be some sort of cultural thing.There is a great number of Indian people living in Brampton (ON, Canada). The average number of people living in a house there is around 7/10 people. Consists mainly on both parents, their sons and daughters with their spouses and their children.
I don't know how they do it. I live with my gf only, and sometimes I still feel that it gets too crowded :-D !</span>
Sounds like a cult to me.
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