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Mizo District
The Mizo District, formerly called Lushai Hills District, was an autonomous district of the Indian state of Assam from 1947 till 1972 until it was granted the status of a Union Territory. This region was a significant part of Mizo history as it formally abolished the Mizo chieftainship system in 1954. It also encountered the 1959 Mautam famine, which led to the Mizo National Front uprising and the subsequent 20-year insurgency.
The original name of the district, Lushai Hills district, descends from a colonial misnomer. The British, upon encountering the Lusei tribes, applied the name to the Mizo people living in the region. Early administrators assumed Lushai to mean head for Lu and cut from sha or shat referring to the clan name to mean decapitation in reference to the headhunting practices of the traditional Mizo society.
The Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954 changed the name to Mizo district. Mizo connotes highlander. Mi refers to a person while zo refers to hills.
A Lushai Hills district was formed in 1898 under British India, merging the former North Lushai Hills and South Lushai Hills regions into a single district of the Assam province. It was regarded as an Excluded Area, beyond the Inner Line, which meant that the laws and regulations of the province did not apply, and the people from the plains could not access it without a permit.
Upon achieving independence the Zo community had been split into three countries. While the Chins and Lushai were split in 1937 with the creation of the Colony of Burma, the creation of Pakistan with the jurisdiction of Chittagong Hill Tracts divided the Mizos once more. Mizos in Tripura were also temporarily divided as Tripura retained its sovereignty until ascending to India in 1949.
The Independence of India saw two Mizo political parties, namely the Mizo Union and the United Mizo Freedom Organisation, continue to the new Dominion of India. While the UMFO had lost its support with the Lushai Hills joining India, the Mizo Union continued to work on a premise of opposing the continuation of the institution of Chieftainship. The chiefs opposed this policy and did not wish to give up their rights which had been enshrined for the British as a policy of indirect rule. The newly independent India could not take up this issue so early on which led to the superintendent L.L Peters to continue as superintendent of the Lushai Hills. Peters issued a circular to the chiefs that any subject who misbehaved with them would be reported to him so that they are punished. The order became perceived as an instrument of oppression as chiefs who opposed to Mizo Union would report cases of misbehaviour against supporters and members to arrest them.
On the independence day of India, no Indian flags were hoisted as rival factions of the Mizo Union opposed recognition of ascension to the Indian Union. The procession for the Indian Independence celebration was forcefully stopped after Khawtinkhuma threatened the party to resign after threats of violence had been issued.
On 26 September 1947, Superintendent L.L Peters called a meeting for the Mizo Union general assembly. Both the left and right wing of the Mizo Union attended. The meeting was called on request of the Governor of Assam to tell them it was preferable to be a part of India than Burma or Pakistan. Peters also informed the group of future developments, such as the district council of Mizoram. Peters also made the village representatives of the Mizo Union party to cast a vote for one leader to be responsible for the Mizo Union as opposed to two leaders of two factions. As a result, Khawtinkhuma was elected president of the Mizo Union party. From this point onwards, the two factions of the Mizo Union became less distinct. On 15 April 1948, Peters convened an Advisory Council of twenty Mizos already active in Mizo politics to be formed. In this vote, Lalmawia, the president of the United Mizo Freedom Organization, gained more votes than Khawtinkhuma and became the chairman of the advisory council. To Vanlawma this was a sign that Mizo people were interested in independence and that they did not vote for Khawtinkhuma who held a pro-Indian policy. Peters also dissolved the Village Advisory Committees at the meeting by citing that their purpose had not been fulfilled and the policy needed to be rescinded.
Mizo District
The Mizo District, formerly called Lushai Hills District, was an autonomous district of the Indian state of Assam from 1947 till 1972 until it was granted the status of a Union Territory. This region was a significant part of Mizo history as it formally abolished the Mizo chieftainship system in 1954. It also encountered the 1959 Mautam famine, which led to the Mizo National Front uprising and the subsequent 20-year insurgency.
The original name of the district, Lushai Hills district, descends from a colonial misnomer. The British, upon encountering the Lusei tribes, applied the name to the Mizo people living in the region. Early administrators assumed Lushai to mean head for Lu and cut from sha or shat referring to the clan name to mean decapitation in reference to the headhunting practices of the traditional Mizo society.
The Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954 changed the name to Mizo district. Mizo connotes highlander. Mi refers to a person while zo refers to hills.
A Lushai Hills district was formed in 1898 under British India, merging the former North Lushai Hills and South Lushai Hills regions into a single district of the Assam province. It was regarded as an Excluded Area, beyond the Inner Line, which meant that the laws and regulations of the province did not apply, and the people from the plains could not access it without a permit.
Upon achieving independence the Zo community had been split into three countries. While the Chins and Lushai were split in 1937 with the creation of the Colony of Burma, the creation of Pakistan with the jurisdiction of Chittagong Hill Tracts divided the Mizos once more. Mizos in Tripura were also temporarily divided as Tripura retained its sovereignty until ascending to India in 1949.
The Independence of India saw two Mizo political parties, namely the Mizo Union and the United Mizo Freedom Organisation, continue to the new Dominion of India. While the UMFO had lost its support with the Lushai Hills joining India, the Mizo Union continued to work on a premise of opposing the continuation of the institution of Chieftainship. The chiefs opposed this policy and did not wish to give up their rights which had been enshrined for the British as a policy of indirect rule. The newly independent India could not take up this issue so early on which led to the superintendent L.L Peters to continue as superintendent of the Lushai Hills. Peters issued a circular to the chiefs that any subject who misbehaved with them would be reported to him so that they are punished. The order became perceived as an instrument of oppression as chiefs who opposed to Mizo Union would report cases of misbehaviour against supporters and members to arrest them.
On the independence day of India, no Indian flags were hoisted as rival factions of the Mizo Union opposed recognition of ascension to the Indian Union. The procession for the Indian Independence celebration was forcefully stopped after Khawtinkhuma threatened the party to resign after threats of violence had been issued.
On 26 September 1947, Superintendent L.L Peters called a meeting for the Mizo Union general assembly. Both the left and right wing of the Mizo Union attended. The meeting was called on request of the Governor of Assam to tell them it was preferable to be a part of India than Burma or Pakistan. Peters also informed the group of future developments, such as the district council of Mizoram. Peters also made the village representatives of the Mizo Union party to cast a vote for one leader to be responsible for the Mizo Union as opposed to two leaders of two factions. As a result, Khawtinkhuma was elected president of the Mizo Union party. From this point onwards, the two factions of the Mizo Union became less distinct. On 15 April 1948, Peters convened an Advisory Council of twenty Mizos already active in Mizo politics to be formed. In this vote, Lalmawia, the president of the United Mizo Freedom Organization, gained more votes than Khawtinkhuma and became the chairman of the advisory council. To Vanlawma this was a sign that Mizo people were interested in independence and that they did not vote for Khawtinkhuma who held a pro-Indian policy. Peters also dissolved the Village Advisory Committees at the meeting by citing that their purpose had not been fulfilled and the policy needed to be rescinded.
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