They say love at first sight is overrated, ask people whove been to mizoram. Population foundation of india jrd tata memorial award for population, reproductive and child health on july 31st 2012. Except for brief interruptions during the years 1977 and 1980 and 1993 to 1997, these awards have been announced every year on republic day. The year book 201112 of is an official handbook of this new ministry and is published in pursuance of subrule 2 of rule 25 of the rules of business, 1973, whereby each ministry is required to prepare a year book for information of cabinet and the general public. The year book deliberates activities undertaken by the various wings of. Awards received mizoram health and family welfare department. All mizo tribes and clans, in their folk legends, claim that. Its too dangerous for me to even think of picking a novel or short story collection for my book of 2012, so ive plumped for the story of english in 100 words. A hardfought presidential election, sea changes on gay rights and marijuana, and intractable disputes over the budget are standout stories in a busy year. Travel to mizoram and have a wonderful travel experience. This day is a new moon day, and is the first day of the first chinese lunar month in the chinese lunar calendar system.
The very nature of the counter operations restricting freedom of expression and annihilating existing records have made it even more difficult to. At a glance member of mizoram legislative assembly. List of padma award recipients from mizoram padma awards were instituted in the year 1954. I am excited to share my final book total for the year and say that i actually read122 books in 2012.
Mizo hnam are an ethnic group native to northeastern india, western burma myanmar and eastern bangladesh. Singh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The best books of 2012 were about richard burton, titian, rin tin tin, the revolution in iran, the great famine in china, secret houses in london, good oil. Britannica book of the year 2011 encyclopaedia britannica. The years of insurgency in mizoram remain the darkest period in the known history of the land and its people.
The governing body is the mizo academy of letters, which awards the annual literary prize mal book of the year since 1989. Mizoram people, people of mizoram, tribes of mizoram. There are no constraints on what kinds of books they are able to choose, so the results are often intriguing. This site is designed, developed and maintained by national informatics centre, mizoram state unit based on the content provided by the state government ministry of electronics and information technology national informatics centre, mizoram state centre annexii mizoram secretariat, aizawl 796001. The most popular festival in mizoram is chapchar kut. Lalthangliana 1945, siamkima khawlhring 19381992, r. The states gross state domestic product for 2012 was estimated at. Mpl saw packed houses at the assam rifles ground in lammual, newly refurbished for the 2012 northeast games.
His book, a phek ropui chungah, won the book of the year award in 2014. To know the opinion of the mizo people, the subcommittee met the representatives of a womens. The britannica book of the year 20 provides a valuable viewpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. Mizo has a thriving literature with mizo departments in mizoram university and manipur university.
I am sure that the year book 2012 would be a valuable addition to the. He has written several books and has contributed chapters to books published by others. A tour on people and their lifestyle of mizoram mainly a tribal community the people of mizoram have a unique lifestyle and culture. The name is derived from mizo, the name of the native inhabitants, and ram, which means land, and thus mizoram means land of the mizos. I will be honest and say that i didnt finish reading all of the books that were on my list. About 20% of mizorams population lives below poverty line, with 35% rural poverty. Located at a distance of 50 kms to the south of aizawl, hmuifang mountain with an elevation of 1619 metres, is still covered with virgin forests reserved since the days of the mizo chiefs. Some of his books are prescribed texts for academic studies in mizoram as well as for the indian certificate of secondary education icse examinations.
I saw professor crystal give a talk about language at the sevenoaks literary celebration earlier this year, and his excerpts from this fascinating little book sold me on it completely. This year book is a commendable effort of dissemination of the accomplishment of the ministry to provide first hand information about the activitiesprograms undertaken by ministry and to place people in a better position to benefit from these endeavors. Announcing the winners of the annual goodreads choice awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. So, i will tell you from how i felt the first time when i came here to how i feel now 1. But information of their patterns of westward migration are based on oral history and archaeological inferences, hence nothing definite can be said. Each year, in november, we ask regular contributors to the critics pages of the new statesman, together with other friends of the magazine, to write about their favourite books of year. I have been living here in aizawl capital city of mizoram for last three years. Khiangte was awarded the book of the year by the mizo academy of letters for his play, pasal. The mizo academy of letters started awarding its book of the year in 1989. Rualkhuma colney chuan kum 20182019 chhunga mal chetvelna hrang hrang report a pe a. Flanked by bangladesh on the west and myanmar on the east and south, mizoram occupies an. Hmar is an ethnic group in northeast india, western burma and eastern bangladesh population mizoram. It is an accurate and comprehensive reference that you will reach for again and again.
For anyone looking for a quiet holiday or outdoor activities in pristine and peaceful setting, this is a destination worth your while. Lalzuia colney is an indian academic and writer of mizo literature. Mizorams first political party was the mizo common peoples union, which was formed in 1946. The generic name of mizo tribal people, which literally means people mi of the hills zo, it is believed that people from farflung regions made the hills of mizoram made their home and from the hills, they. He was the principal of the serampore college and a former. Mizoram is a mountainous state nestling in the southern tip of the northeast region of india. About mizoram people of mizoram perching on the high hills of north eastern corner, mizoram is a storehouse of natural beauty with its endless variety of landscape, hilly terrains, meandering streams deep gorges, rich wealth of flora and fauna. Their daily life revolved around agricultural activities.
I am from typical north india or say main land of india. It is a conglomerate history of several ethnic groups of chin people who migrated from chin state of burma. They have developed a unique culture in the field of music. All it took was a day, a breath, a sight to fall in love. The language developed mainly from the lushai language, with significant influence from pawi language, paite language and hmar language, especially at the literary level. Laltluangliana khiangte is an indian scholar, playwright and poet of mizo literature. The texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662 edited by brian cummings oxford. The academy also awards lifetime achievement in mizo literature. The tribal research institute of mizoram in their published book,paite in mizoram stated that the paite people with their guite chiefs entered the present mizoram along with palian chief of lushai around the first half of the 18th century. The exact population of the hmars in mizoram is not known. What do people of mizoram think about rest of india. The social structure within which the mizoram people live showcases the traditional. Kadua ya king india king dake da reng biasang mamasa literacy rate ing.
The mizos are a tribal hill peoples in the indian state of mizoram and its neighboring areas. It has undergone a considerable change in the 20th century. This year, i was determined to read at least 100 books. Ing mizoram pronunciation helpinfo metung ya kareng seven sister states pitung mikakapatad a estadu ning panguluaslagang india. The first day of the 2012 chinese new year is on january 23, 2012 in chinas time zone. An alumnus of the government champhai college, he is a teacher at kvm high school, mizoram. The paites are indigenous tribes of mizoram under the greater assam state since 1750 ad. As a noted playwrightdramatist, he was awarded india tribal drama award2012 on 16 november 2012.
Special noticesdemand notices, registersfield booksdefaulters trade. Books of the year 2012 from zadie smiths new novel to robert macfarlanes journeys on foot and memoirs by edna obrien and salman rushdie which books have most impressed our writers this year. Thus mizo menas hill people and gives them a racial and distinctive ethnic identity. Katherine boos masterclass in reportage behind the beautiful forevers was remarkable, but the best book on india this year had to be aman sethis a free man. Pu zonunsanga khiangte, mja president chuan kum 2018 chhunga mizo tawnga lehkhabu chhuak zinga tha ber, book of the year 2018 lawmman chu mafaa hauhnar h. Britannica book of the year 2011 encyclopaedia britannica book of the year events of 2010. Campanulaceaesalicaceae state flora series by edited by n. However, after 60 years it came down to 3,118 in 1961 and 4,524 in 1971. Some of the most prominent writers during this period are james dokhuma 19322008, khawlkungi 1927, b. The term mizo is made of two words, mainly mi and zo. Consensus is largely elusive, although this year a couple of titles were.
The artistic exquisiteness of the cliff with the tumbling waterfall allures travelers who come to this place frequently. Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in humans today as per who estimates, there are approx 278 million people worldwide and 63 million people in india, who are suffering from significant auditory impairment 6. The state has about 871 kilometres of national highways, with nh54 and nh150 connecting it to assam and manipur respectively. Hmuifang tourist resort, located at the scenic peak of the mountain, has been created and maintained by the department of tourism. This work has shaped the inner life and branded the.
Region 2011 was awarded to this mizoram state health care. Within the northeast region, it is the southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the seven sister states, namely. The books awarded so far and their authors are tabulated below along with the years. The history of mizoram basically encompasses the history of mizoram which lies in the remotest part of northeast india. The vantawng falls are located at a distance of 7 kms from the capital city, aizwal and attracts lot of people round the year.
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