Mizo District
Lushai Hills (1947–1954) Mizo District (1954–1972) Mizoram[1] | |||||||||
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Autonomous District of undivided Assam | |||||||||
1947–1972 | |||||||||
Capital | Aizawl | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1951 | 196,202[2] | ||||||||
• 1971 | 332,339[3] | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
Deputy Commissioner | |||||||||
• 1952–1953 (first)[4] | Shri. S.N. Barkataki | ||||||||
• 1972 (last)[5] | Shri. G.C. Srivastava | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
15 August 1947 | |||||||||
• Abolished chieftainship (Lushai Hills Reorganisation of Chiefs’ Rights Act, 1954)[6] | 1954 | ||||||||
• Renamed as Mizo District (The Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954)[7] | 1954 | ||||||||
• Mautam famine | 1959 | ||||||||
28 February 1966 | |||||||||
• Granted UT status | 15 August 1972 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Mizoram |
The Mizo District, formerly called Lushai Hills District, was an autonomous district of the
History
A
After the independence of India, the district continued to exist in the same form, with the nomenclature changed to
Prior to independence, the people of the district rallied behind a "Mizo" identity and formed a political party called Mizo Union. In 1954, the Government of India accepted their demand and changed the name of the district to Mizo District.[8]
The first Mizo chief to give up his chiefdom and chieftainship was Khawvelthanga of Maubuang (1885–1971).[9]
During the Mautam famine of the 1959, Mizo District experienced severe food shortages, and the impact on the Mizo population was profound. Over a hundred people starved to death.[10] Estimations say that around two million rats were killed and collected by the locals.
The Mizo population were extremely upset with the Assam Government as they predicted about the famine two years earlier, but no response was given. As a result, the Mizo National Famine Front was formed for the Mizo people to gain a more autonomous state.[11] In addition, in 1960, the Assam Government officialised Assamese as the official language of Assam without consideration of the Mizo language. These reasons led to the Mizo National Front uprising.
See also
References
- ^ "Mizo Chanchin, Bu II – A History of Lushai Hills, Part II [1947]", British Library, EAP454/13/12, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP454-13-12
- ^ "Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ https://aizawl.nic.in/mz/incumbency-chart-2/
- ^ https://aizawl.nic.in/mz/incumbency-chart-2/
- ^ https://academic.oup.com/book/10383/chapter-abstract/158192519?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- ^ https://kanoongpt.in/bare-acts/the-lushai-hills-district-change-of-name-act-1954/section-3
- ^ Agnihotri, Constitutional Development in North-East India (1996), p. 60.
- ^ Ruata Lungchuang. Understanding "Semi - Slavery" In Mizoram And How It Was Abolished. The Mizos, https://www.themizos.com/2022/09/understanding-semi-slavery-in-mizoram.html
- ^ https://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=education.Science_and_Technology.Mautam_phenomenon_in_NE_States
- ^ https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/playing-the-piper/article5389646.ece
Bibliography
- Agnihotri, S. K. (1996), "Constitutional Development in North-East India since 1947", in B. Datta-Ray; S. P. Agrawal (eds.), Reorganization of North-East India Since 1947, Concept Publishing Company, pp. 57–92, ISBN 978-81-7022-577-5