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The Mengpui is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India. It rises near Lunglei town in Chhimtuipui district. [1]
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The Mengpui is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India. It rises near Lunglei town in Chhimtuipui district. [1]
Mizoram is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land." Thus "Mizo-ram" means "land of the Mizos". Within India's northeast region, it is the southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam and Manipur. The state also shares a 722-kilometre (449 mi) border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
The Hmar language belongs to the Kukish branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. It is a conglomeration of the dalects of its various sub-tribes. The speakers of the language are also known as Hmar. According to the official 2011 Census of India, there are 29,268 Hmar speakers in Assam, 48,375 in Manipur, 1,700 in Meghalaya, 18,587 in Mizoram although Majority of the Hmars in Mizoram speak Duhlian (Mizo). The Census cannot be said to be truly a relaible statistic as many Hmars in Mizoram register their minority tribal status as Mizo and not Hmar. Also, as the Hmar sub-tribes in Tripura maintain their own dialects they are often not represented in these numerals.
The Mizo people, are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group native to the Indian state of Mizoram and neighbouring regions of Northeast India. The term covers several related ethnic groups or clans inside the Mizo group.
Inbuan is a form of wrestling native to the people of Mizoram in India. Inbuan is said to have originated in the village of Dungtlang in 1750. It was recognized as a sport after the Mizo people migrated from Burma to the Lushai Hills.
Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on 2 July 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official Visitor, and the Governor of Mizoram acts as the Chief Rector as per Mizoram University (Amendment) Bill, 2007.
The Vantawng Khawhthla is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Thenzawl in Serchhip district in the Indian state of Mizoram. It is one of the highest waterfall in Mizoram. It is about 92 kilometres (57 mi) away from Aizawl.
The Tlawng is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India. Its tributaries include the Tut, Teirei and the Ngashih. The city of Aizawl is situated to the east of the Tlawng river.
The Tuirial is a river of Mizoram and Assam, northeastern India. It is also known as River Sonai, a tributary of Barak River. It flows in a northerly direction towards Cachar district and joins the Barak River at Dungripar Village near Sonai town. It is impounded by the Tuirial Dam.
The Tuivawl is a river of Mizoram, northeastern India. It flows in a northerly direction.
Mizoram is one of the fastest growing economies among the states of India with a per capital income of Rs 308571. Mizoram had the second highest GSDP growth during the 11th Five Year Plan (2007–2012) in Northeast India at 11% exceeding the target of 7.8% which is also much higher than the national average of 7.9%. During the 10th Five Year Plan (2002–2007), the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) was expected to grow at around 5.3% but grew at 5.7%. The biggest contributors to GSDP growth are agriculture, public administration and construction work. Tertiary sector of service sector continued to have the contribution to the GSDP with its share hovering between 58% and 60% during the past half a decade.
Rajivnagar is a large village located in Zawlnuam of Mamit district, Mizoram with total 708 families residing. The Rajivnagar village has population of 3530 of which 1796 are males while 1734 are females as per Population Census 2011. Rajiv nagar also known as Aamsury is an important business center for local Chakma people.
National Highway 302 starts from Lunglei and ends at Theriat, both places in the state of Mizoram. The highway is 10 km (6.2 mi) long and runs only in the state of Mizoram.
National Highway 502 or NH 502 connects Venus Saddle and Saiha in Mizoram, India. The total length of the highway is 23 km and runs only in the state of Mizoram.
Ralte L. Thanmawia is an Indian educationist and writer from Mizoram.
Darchhawna is an Indian writer of Hindi literature and historian from the Northeast Indian state of Mizoram. Born on the New year Day of 1936, Darchhawna is a former Officer on Special Duty at the Mizoram University, when it was the Mizoram campus of the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) and the founder President of the Mizo History Association. He held the post of the president of the organization for several terms and is holding post, after getting elected in 2013. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.
Lalsawma is an Indian social worker, writer and a Christian missionary and Pastor of the Mizoram Presbyterian Church. His contributions are reported in the reconciliation efforts between the Government of India and the Mizo National Front (MNF) on two occasions. In the wake of the March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising, the Mizoram Presbyterian Church Synod appointed missionaries for peace talks with MNF in 1969 and Lalsawma was one of two missionaries who contacted the MNF leaders. In 1982, he was again a member of the three-men delegation who held talks with MNF which, untimaltely, led to the Mizo Accord of 1986. He has written several articles and is the author of the book, Four Decades of Revivals, the Mizo Way. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian society.
National Highway 108 is a highway in India. It originates from Panisagar of North Tripura District in Tripura and extends up to Aizawl in Mizoram. It connects Lengpui Airport with the state capital of Mizoram - Aizawl. The highway passes through towns of Zawlnuam and Mamit.
Mizo cuisine is the traditional cuisine of the Mizo people of Mizoram, India. Mizos are traditionally rice eaters.
The Mizoram Co-operative Apex Bank or Mizoram Apex Bank is an Indian co-operative banking company headquartered in Aizawl. It was incorporated in 1982 as an urban cooperative bank.
Lalbiakthanga is a journalist from Mizoram. He has been declared as the oldest working journalist in India by the Mizoram Journalist Association. He was awarded the Padma Shri on 8 November 2021.