MIZORAM GUIDE |
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Mizoram, "the land of the high landers",
forests and bamboo-covered hills suddenly take
the place of green paddy fields and tea estates.
Mizoram is a gentle pastoral land, and the mizos
are friendly and welcoming people. Mizoram is
the state with highest literacy state in India.
Its a land unending natural beauty with a
variety of flora and fauna. The beauty of Mizo
society is that westernization mixes
harmoniously with local traditions. Music and
dance is the sprit of their culture. Mizoram is
also a botanist's paradise as there are many
kinds of orchids, wildflowers and herbs found
over here.
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MIZORAM INFORMATION |
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Mizoram predominantly a Christian
populated state, is towards southern most tips of the
north eastern states, sharing borders of Manipur,
Assam, Tripura then jutting down between Myanmar and
Bangladesh.
The world Mizo means highlander a collective name given
by their neighbours to a number of tribes which settled
in the area. They are originally believed to have come
from North-western China and gradually pushed themselves
towards their present homeland, less then 300 years ago.
The state has thick bambo forest, rivers run in narrow
ribbons that seem to be challenging onlookers to plunge
in for some excitement. The hill range runnings in north
south direction are resplendent with green vegetation
throughout the year.
The highest peak, phawngpui (meaning Vast Meadow) known
as blue Mountain a garden of rhododendron of arboreum
and veitchiaum species is 2,065 mtrs (7,100ft). There
are number of a hilly streams and rivers which number
through idylic scenario. |
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MIZORAM FACTS AND FIGURES |
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Area:
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21,081 sq km |
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Capital: |
Aizawl |
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Languages:
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Miza, Hindi, English |
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Per Capita Income: |
6,100 |
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Religion: |
Hindu |
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Main Income: |
Tourism , Agriculture |
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Time to visit: |
All year through |
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MIZORAM HISTORY |
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| Mizoram was inhabited by the tribal
groups of Tibeto-Burmese race. During the period
1750-1850 migrations led to settlements in the hills.
The tribal groups were governed under a hereditary
chieftainship. The Lushais are the most predominant
tribe besides a few others like Panei, Lakher, Chakma,
Riang. Agriculture is the main occupation of this
region. During the British period, Mizoram became a part
of the territory of the British India in 1891 though the
administration of the villages were left to the local
chieftains. The influence of the British also extended
to conversion into Christianity. After independence of
India, Mizoram continued to be part of Assam. In 1966
the Mizos resorted to the use of armed struggle to put
forth their demands to set up a homeland. It was in 1986
that peace was established and Mizoram joined the main
stream with the Indian Union. |
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MIZORAM TOURIST ATTRACTIONS |
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| Blue Mountain (Aizawal) » Pukzing Cave (Aizawal) » Milu Puk (Aizawal) » Lamsial Pak (Aizawal) » Kungurhi Puk (Aizawal) » Sibuta Lung (Aizawal) » PhulPui Grave (Aizawal) » Chhingpuri Memorial (Aizawal) » Mangkhai Hang (Aizawal) » Buddha's Image (Aizawal) » Thangliana Lung (Aizawal)
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MIZORAM FAIRS AND FESTIVALS |
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In Mizoram, there are three main festivals in a year.
Festivals are called Kut in Mizo language. The three
Kuts are Chapchar Kut, Mim Kut and Pawl Kut. All the
three festivals are connected with agricultural
activities. The festivals are celebrated with feasts and
dances.Chapchar Kut:Chapchar Kut was celebrated after
completion of the cutting of jhums. It was a
thanksgiving festival. The villagers faced many dangers
and difficulties in cutting down dense forests with
their simple Daos and axes. They would organise a big
feast in the month of March to celebrate the success in
jhum cutting. The festival continued for seven days and
even beyond if the villagers would afford it. A few days
before the day is fixed for the festivities, hunting
parties from the village would go out in the forests and
rivers for hunting wild animals, trapping birds and
catching fish. On this occasion Zu would be brewed in a
large quantity. |
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HOW TO REACH |
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By Air :
Aizwal is connected with Guwahati,
Silchar & Calcutta which in turn is connected to major
cities.
By Rail :
Nearest railway station is Silchar
(Assam)- 180 kms from Aizwal and Guwahati- 397 kms from
Silchar is connected with the most of the major places
in India.
By Road : The state is well connected by good
network of roads. The state transport runs corporate
buses to various places within India.
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MIZORAM MAJOR CITIES |
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| Aizawal |
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MIZORAM WILDLIFE AND BIRDS |
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Conservation efforts have led the Mizoram Government to
set up quite a few wildlife sanctuaries in the state,
the oldest as well as the largest of them being the one
at Dampa in Aizawl district. The Dampa Sanctuary, set up
in 1976, covers an overall area of 681 sq.km. Quite a
number of important varieties of the wildlife like the
Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Bear, Deer, Sambar, Serow and
wild Pig are enjoying sanctuary protection at
Dampa.Three other smaller sanctuaries have been set up
at Ngengpui (110 Sq.Km), Phawngpui (60 Sq.Km) and Tawi
(60 Sq.Km.). Murlen and Palak Lake area in Chhimtuipui
district have been selected for creating two more
protected wildlife habitats. The Palak Lake area is
popularly known as the heaven on earth not only for its
natural beauty but also because it is home to a wide
range of beautiful butterflies and moths. |
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MIZORAM ARTS AND CRAFTS |
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Handloom and Handicrafts are the most important and
popular industrial activities in Mizoram. Mizoram
Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited
was established in 1988 to promote and operate scheme
for the development of handloom and handicrafts
industries in the state.The beautiful shawls and Puan of
different designs reflect the weaving skill of the Mizo
women. As much as the women excell in weaving, the men
have transformed Mizo handicrafts into works of art from
mere functional pieces. With an objective to keep
craftsmen abreast with the changing trend and to
introduce them to new techniques and designs, Crafts
Development Centres have been opened at Aizawl and
Lunglei in the year 1991 and 2001 respectively. The
Tribal Handloom Development Project was started in 1992.
Under this Project, four emporia have been opened inside
the state. Besides, one emporium and a showroom at
Kolkata, and a permanent sales outlet in New Delhi have
also been set up. |
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MIZORAM ECONOMY |
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The hilly state of Mizoram is one of the youngest states
in the Indian Union, having been conferred statehood in
February 1987. It consists of steep hill ranges,
separated from one another by narrow valleys. It is
predominantly an agrarian state like most of the other
states of the North East with more than 70% of its
population engaged in agriculture. The present state of
the economy is far from satisfactory with very less
improvement in the agricultural productivity level.
Handloom and handicrafts are the other traditional means
of livelihood. The bamboo products of Mizoram are very
famous.The per capita income of Mizoram is above the
national average. However, the state is not
self-sufficient and depends heavily on Central Govt.
assistance like most of the North Eastern states.
Mizoram has the advantage that it shares borders with
Bangladesh and Myanmar. With the opening up of border
trade, the state would be able to be a major business
hub. In terms of infrastructure, it is still very poor
with an index of 63 (according to CMIE in 1992-93) with
reference to the national average of 100.In 1997-98 the
contribution of the tertiary sector to the NSDP was the
highest (58.98%). Over the years, all the sectors
(primary, secondary and tertiary) show fluctuating
trends. Also there is no obvious shift in sectoral
contribution.The annual compounded growth rate of NSDP
during the period 1993-94 to 1997-98 has been worked out
at 13.4%. It has been observed that during 1993-94 to
1997-98 agriculture exhibited an annual compound growth
rate of 13.17% at current prices. Similarly,
manufacturing sector showed an annual growth rate of
(-).06% at current prices for the same period. |
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