HISTORY OF MIZORAM
Situated in the southernmost outpost of North Eastern India, Mizoram is a picturesque destination for the perceptive visitor with its wide display of dances & festivals, handlooms and handicrafts, flora and fauna, breathtaking natural beauty and temperate climate. The general belief is that the Mizos migrated from China about three hundred years ago, in search of new territory and settled in these remote hills which were earlier known as Lushai Hills. During the British rule, the region was annexed to Assam as the Lushai Hills District and later on after Indian independence in 1972, it became the 23rd state of the Indian Union.
The term ‘Mizo’ is deriving from two words- ‘Mi’ means man and ‘Zo’ means hills. Today Mizoram consist of a population of over five Lakh who identify themselves as ‘Mizo’.
The Mizos are friendly and hospitable. English is one of the commonly speaking languages. The people are simple, happy, carefree, contented, generous and freedom-loving. They rank third in the country as far as percentage of literacy is concerned – with 87% literacy rate. Unlike the other places in India the Mizos do not have any status differences between men and women who have equal rank in their society. Music plays a key role in uniting and strengthening the bond between the Mizo people. The joyful enthusiasm and companionable spirits of the common people have truly made them the real songbirds of this exotic hill station.
