The Mizo people, historically called the Lushais, [h] are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group primarily from Mizoram in northeastern India. They speak Mizo, one of the state's official languages and its lingua franca.

Mizoram[a] is a state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar to the east and south, with domestic borders with the Indian states of …

Apr 15, 2025 · Mizoram, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country. It was known as the Lushai Hills District of Assam before it was renamed the Mizo Hills District in 1954. In 1972 it became a centrally administered union territory under the name of Mizoram, and in 1987 it achieved statehood.

Aizawl (English: / aɪ ˈ z ɔː l /, US: EYE-zahl, UK: EYE-zawl; [7] Mizo: [ˈaɪ̯.ˈzɔːl] ⓘ), formerly known as Aijal, is the capital city and the most populous city of Mizoram, India. [8] It is also the third largest city in northeast India.

Mizo, any of a number of ethnic groups, most speaking Tibeto-Burman languages, whose homeland lies in the Mizo Hills, a mountainous region in the southeastern part of Mizoram state in northeastern India.

HISTORICAL BACKDROP: The origin of the Mizos, like those of many other tribes in the North Eastern India is shrouded in mystery. The generally accepted as part of a great Mongoloid wave of migration from China and later moved out to India to their present habitat.

Mizoram is in itself a lovely and serene state with diverse culture to uphold and reflect, with people having an everlasting charming and merry personality to deal with. The Mizo culture is reflective of the brotherhood, happiness, festivity, and an urge to keep up the ethnicity which is deep-rooted.

Sandwiched between Myanmar in the east and and south and Bangladesh in the west, Mizoram occupies an area of great strategic importance in the north-eastern corner of India. It has a total of 630 miles boundary with Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Feb 25, 2020 · In a corner of India where curry remains an alien dish, stews made with wild edible plants and herbs still dominate the two main meals of the day.

Outside India, people speak Mizo in the Sagaing Region and Chin State of Myanmar, and in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The language is mainly based on the Lusei dialect, but it also includes words from other Mizo clans such as Hmar, Pawi, and others. This gives the language a mix of vocabulary from different Mizo groups.