Daimalu

Jwhwlao Daimalu is arguably one of the greatest legends in Boro History. There are some myths which  have descended through generations. Some Boro schoolbooks may mention caboodle about him. How about a fable from a newspaper article!

Jwhwlao Daimalu was a brave soldier of King Iragdao's army. He was the commander in chief of the Boro army who is deemed to have defeated Burma and brought white elephants as tokens of victory. Then, it all happened that his colleagues became jealous of his power and popularity. They made the King turn against him and let him put to prison. They tried various ways to kill him, at one instance they even tried running elephants over him but Jwhwlao could not be killed. The mainspring behind Jwhwlao’s power could be attributed to the blessings from God which he had achieved in his dreams. Finally, through Jwhwlao’s step mother the officials discovered that Daimalu could be killed only if they poured molten lead into his ears. Before Jwhwlao breathed his last, he cursed that the Boros would never prosper and that they would always end up fighting amongst themselves.

I’ve always wondered what daimalu mean literally. Finally, I came out with a conclusion: dai(dwi) means water, dwima means a large river and daimalu may mean someone who keeps a grand heart.