The beautiful state of Mizoram is an abode of quite a number of tribes. Amongst them Chakma held a place of prominence. Another eighty thousands of Chakma tribes reside in the Mizoram state. For better administration and control, very recently an autonomous council has been built, namely, Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC). Their origin too is quite significant. After emigrating from foreign countries, these Chakma tribes have settled down in every nook and corner of Mizoram state.

As far as the religious practices of these Chakma tribes are concerned , most of them follow sect of Buddhism, this religion that they practiced are quite old , which is a combination of `Animist` and `Hindu` notions. However , as a recent phenomenon , due to the influence of several foreign and local missionaries , multitudes of Chakma tribes have adept to Christianity. Several Christian rites and rituals are being followed with great reverence and faith.

The languages that these Chakma tribes follow are also significant. These languages and its variants have got rich origin and history. The Chakma tribes have been heavily influenced by one of the languages belonging to Eastern Indo-Aryan language group. Chakma language is a main language. It is closely related to Bengali language. Recent linguists have also came up with their important observations. They have found out that the modern Chakma language is known as Changma Vaj or Changma Kodha. It is a part of the Southeastern Bengali stem, which is part of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages. Changma Vaj, the language, is written in its own script, better known as Ojhopath.