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Tribes of Mizoram

Over the years, several researches have been carried on, in the soils of Mizoram state , as a result of which they successfully threw some light on the tribal communities. The tribes of Mizoram are no less in number. Not only that these tribes of Mizoram are less in number, they have their sets of culture and traditional customs to add on to it. Tracing back the history of these tribes, it is certainly been known that tribes of Mizoram remained quite undisturbed till the British period of 1826. In fact the coming of British rule in the following years had seen turmoil. It reached its culmination of the bestowal of statehood to Mizoram in the year 1987.

Societal scenario of these tribes of Mizoram is more or less at par with the other tribal communities of northeastern states of Indian Territory. All these tribes of Mizoram have settled down in the villages built by them. There is separate house for village headman. Also separate dormitories called zawlbuk are constructed for Mizo lads and single males In fact both these dwelling hub nub of all the activities of village life of these tribes of Mizoram. For these tribes of Mizoram , two official languages , namely Mizo and English are prevalent.

A remarkable thing about these tribes of Mizoram is that majority of them are more or less literates. Also almost eighty percent of these tribes of Mizoram are ardent believers of Christianity. Moreover, under the influence of Christian missionaries who came to India in nineteenth century, many of them became Protestant Christians. Only a handful of these tribes of Mizoram practice Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. However, these tribes of Mizoram have also enriched their religion with their own local customs and practices. Another interesting tradition of these tribes of Mizoram has drawn admiration of the people from all over the northeastern provinces. It is the code of Ethics that goes around `tlawmngaihna`. It is `untranslatable term`, which intends that each and every people, belonging to these tribes of Mizoram, needs to be cordial, kindhearted, generous. The tribes of Mizoram should also help all hapless and poverty stricken people.

Festivals and fairs are part and parcel of the tribes of Mizoram. Beside celebrating all the national festivals , few local festival are being feted in great exuberance. Chapchar Kut , Pawl kut are the harvesting festivals. The most popular dances forms of these tribes of Mizoram are Cheraw , a bamboo dance , Khuallam , a dance for visitors or guests, Chheih Lam is feted at the end of a day-to-day work. . Other dance forms like Solakar or Sarlamkai are performed by few tribes of Mizoram state.

As far as these tribes of Mizoram is concerned, the tribes of Mizoram are mostly farmers, practicing jhum cultivation and also terraced cultivation. Fibreless ginger is quite famous and other products include paddy, maize, mustard, sugarcane, sesame and potatoes are the other prominent crops grown in this area. Many of these tribes of Mizoram also are working in various small scale industries , include sericulture, handloom and handicrafts industries, sawmills and furniture workshops, oil refining, grain milling, and ginger processing.

Below the list of tribes of Mizoram tribes has been provided:
Chakma tribes : It is one of the important tribes of Mizoram , mainly practicing a combined religious practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, and animism.

Pawi tribes : The Pawi Tribes are named not after the name of the clan but after the name of the place where there are residing.

Ralte Tribes : This important tribe of Mizorama is found to be settled down in the Lushai villages to the northern provinces of Aizawl. Himar : Himar, a significant tribe , has been emigrated to India and then occupied the Lushai hills.

Kuki: Kuki tribe is an important tribe , where the term kuki means `hill people`.

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