Visit To Mizoram
Mizoram - known as Hill People's Land, is a finger like extension in the extreme southeast of the region poking between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Under the British, the area was known as Lushai Hills a name that persisted untuil 1972 when it became a Union Territory. The inhabitants are originally have though to come from China in the 7th century. However, under the British rule, the missionaries were given a free rein to work. As a result, the area enjoys an exceptionally high rate of literacy and 95% of the local are christains.
Mizoram has half a dozen parallel north-south ranges of hills rising to over 2000 mts. These are covered in dense thickets of bamboo and wild banana. Rivers run through deep gorges in narrow ribbons. Mizo houses are generally built on steep slopes. The front door opens out at a street level while the back stands poised precariously on stilts. Every home proudly displays orchids, geraniums and balsam.
Foreigners can only obtain a permit if they travel on an organized tour of atleast four arranged by a recognized travel agency. For more information, contact:
1.The Mizoram Government Offices,
Circular Road, Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi, Tel : 011 - 23015951.
2.Chowdhary Avenue,
Kolkata, Tel : 033 - 24757034.
