Mizo People

The Mizo people (Mizo: Mizo hnam) are an 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.

All Mizo tribes and clans claim in their folk legends that Sinlung (alternatively called “Chhinlung” or “Khul”) was the cradle of the Mizos. Sinlung can either refer to “enclosed with a rock” in the Mizo languages or to a main ancestor named “Chin-Laung” from whom Mizo, Chin and other clans descended.

The Lushai tribe, also known as Mizo, in Kalemyo Sagaing division, western Burma is keen on contesting….

11 August 2010: The Lushai tribe, also known as Mizo, in Kalemyo Sagaing division, western Burma is keen on contesting the forthcoming 2010 general elections for a seat in Parliament. They are now busy undertaking a census of community members.

A member of Lushai township committee has requested the government to contest for a seat in Parliament if their population touches the 50,000 mark in Kalemyo District and Tamu District, said a tribe elder.