Northeast India · Mizoram
Mizoram
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About Mizoram
- Hills
- Forest
Where it is
Mizoram is a hill state in north-east India, between Bangladesh to the west and Myanmar to the east and south, with steep forested ridges running north to south; its capital is Aizawl.
History
The Mizo hills were settled by clans who governed their villages through chiefs, and the British annexed them as the Lushai Hills in the 1890s. Missionaries who arrived at that time wrote the Mizo language in the Roman alphabet. Part of Assam after independence, Mizoram became a union territory in 1972 and a state on 20 February 1987.
People
Mizoram is home to the Mizo people, made up of groups such as the Lusei, Hmar, Lai and Mara, and to the Chakma and Bru communities. Mizo and English are the official languages, and festivals such as Chapchar Kut, Mim Kut and Pawl Kut mark the farming year.
Known for
- Aizawl's hillside streets
- The Cheraw bamboo dance
- The Chapchar Kut spring festival
- Hand-woven puan textiles
- Phawngpui, the Blue Mountain
Did you know?
The name Mizoram means land of the Mizo, from mi, people, zo, often taken to mean highland, and ram, land.
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