Pherzawl is Manipur's quiet southern district, Hmar country of forested ridges where the Barak river gathers itself and the Vangai range drops toward Mizoram and Assam. Thanlon, Sinzawl, Tipaimukh and Parbung sit far from any highway, jhum fields and orange orchards cover the slopes and rain is generous through the year. The silence is the main luxury here. Such a place deserves good company....