Volume-X, Issue-IV, July 2024 |
Impact Of British Colonization In Socio-Ethical Status In Mizoram Dr. Lukram Ibempishak Devi, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, D.M. College of Arts, Dhanamanjuri University, Manipur, India |
Received: 12.06.2024 | Accepted: 18.06.2024 | Published Online: 31.07.2024 | Page No: 133-138 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.10.issue.04W.014 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
Mizoram is one of the seven states of North-Eastern India. It is a tribal state situated in the extreme corner of India . The historians believe that the Mizos usually migrated and occurred in groups from different periods under certain leaders .The area is 21,081 sq.km. and the population according to 2011 census is 10,90,014 . Almost writers belief that the Mizo tribes belonged to the Tibeto-Burman Mongoloid group comprising many tribes having the same tradition and migrated from Burma towards the west of the Chindwin River in the 800—850 A.D. They moved from Chindwin river valley towards to Kabaw valley side by side with the Burmese. Their chief occupation is agriculture. In earlier period they had their own traditional culture and ethical status. Before British rule in Mizoram every village was under the authority of chief. This state was one of the districts of Assam after independence for a long time. The socio-ethical status of the present Mizoram brought under the control of British administration. The culture of chieftain and Zawlbuk were gradually abolished by themselves after the instruction of the Britishers. Even though they keep their traditional culture in their heart with high regard. The Mizos civilization occurred during the 20th century. In the year 1864 when the English missionaries occupied in the heart of the Mizos, since then Mizo culture has been almost changed. After the British colonization in Mizoram the socio-ethical status of the Mizos is being modified and adopted the western culture. They have three popular festivals namely; Chapchar Kut, Mim Kut and Pawl kut . In the ancient period in the year 1966 the Mizo army under the Mizo National Front, demanding freedom from India. Laldenga the Mizo National Front was the President of the organization. He established the Mizo National Famine in 1959 during the famine happened in Mizoram. The police superintendent appointed to look after the administrative of the land played an important role in the region till 1947. Keywords: Traditional, culture, Zawlbulk, admistration , and independent. |