Mizoram-state of India.

Mizoram.
The State of Blue Mountain.
Capital. Aizawl.
Population. 1 million.
Area.8140 square miles.
Revenue Districts. 8.



Mizoram is one of the seven sister’s states of north-eastern India.
Perched like a lone sentinel, on the tip of the North-Eastern border
Of India, the state of Mizoram is an amalgamation of former north and south
Lushai Hill districts.

Mizoram is a land of great natural beauty and an endless variety of
Landscape with rich flora and fauna, clusters of whispering pines and
quaint villages with their houses on stilts.

Mizoram means the land of the Highlanders has its boundaries with
Burma and Bangladesh while it shares it other borders with state of
Assam, Manipur and Tripura.

The Tropic of Cancer runs through Mizoram. Therefore it has pleasantly
temperate climate through out the year. It is a land of steep hills and
deep gorges and Mizoram’s highest peak “The Blue Mountain” rises
to a height of 7000 feet.

Important rivers that flow from Mizoram are Tlawang, Sonai Tuivawl,
Kolodine and Kamaphul.

Prior to 1947 Mizoram formed a district of Assam. The discontent among the Mizo led to
declaration of independence by the Mizo National Front in 1966. It compelled the Union
to place it as a Union territory. The insurgency continued till an accord was signed in 1986
as a result of which Mizoram was granted full status of 23rd state of the union of India.

Aizawl, a town and capital of Mizoram state, is situated on a ridge at an elevation of about 3000 feet, and is the most populous town in the state. In the 1970s Aizawl was the scene of an armed attack on the government treasury and other offices by members of the Mizo National Front.

Aluminum utensils, hand loomed textiles, and furniture are manufactured in the town. Electricity is generated by a diesel-power station, and there is an airport nearby.

The surrounding region is a part of the Assam-Myanmar geologic province, with north-south-aligned, steeply inclined hill ranges. The rapid Dhaleshwari, Tuivawl, and Sonai, rivers and their tributaries crisscross the region.

Timber and bamboo are collected from the dense hillside forests. The soil cover is generally thin except in the river valleys, where rice, corn (maize), beans, tobacco, cotton, pumpkins, oilseeds, and peanuts are grown. Poultry raising, hunting, fishing, and animal husbandry supplement agriculture. Mizoram is a cursed place with famine looming large every five years.

Hand weaving, blacksmithing, carpentry, basket making, and hat making are the main cottage industries. The Mizo Hills tribes of the region are mostly emigrants from Myanmar, and most have become Christians.

The Border Roads Organization has built many paved roads in the area.
Christianity is practised by majority of the Mizo. The Church is an important part of Mizo culture.
The major Christian denominations are Presbyterian founded by the Presbyterian Church of Assam.

Mizo is the official language of the Mizo people. Mizo community is the amalgamation of many clans and tribes who had their own unique lifestyle and distinctive dialects.

In terms of economic development, the state lags behind in comparison with others. There is no
major industry. Cottage industry and other small scale industry play the key role. There is
lack of market and lack of raw material.

Seventy percent of the population is involved in agriculture. The practice of Jum cultivation
Is carried out by the majority of them. Rice corn cotton and vegetables are main items.


Mizo women use a typical handloom to make clothing and other handicraft. They are fond
of colourful hand woven wrap around their skirt and a beautiful matching top. The
multi-coloured traditional bag knitted of eye catching colours is popular. Mizoram blankets are heavy and sturdy and are quality blankets an attraction of tourist’s purchase.


Music and dance are important elements in the cultural life of the people. Celebrations include
The Christian holidays and local agriculture festivals such as Pawkut and Mimkut.




Road, rail and air services are in primitive condition and are devoid of modernisation and lack
infrastructure. It is in need of modernisation and overhaul. The Government has done nothing in the past many years. Whatever money was allotted for the state has not reached the people.

This is an example of highest discontent and hatred by the people of this state for the administration. It is an eye-opener for the ruling party to do something in this regard.