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The hills are for the most part covered with dense bamboo jungle and rank undergrowth; but in the eastern portion, owing probably to a smaller rainfall, open grass-covered slopes are found, with groves of oak and pine interspersed with rhododendrons. The Blue Mountain is the highest peak in Lushai hills. [3]
The Lushai Hills participated in the 1952 general election on 4-5 January. [23] The seats concerning the Lushai Hills consisted of Aizawl East, Aizawl West and Lungleh. The Mizo Union won all three seats. [20] [23] The elections in the Lushai Hills district council were subsequently held on the same date. There were a total of 18 constituencies.
British rule in the Lushai Hills, spanning from the late 1889 to the 1947, commenced with the Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889-90 leading to the formal establishment of the two administrative districts (North Lushai Hills, South Lushai Hills) in 1889 and continued through the integration of the regions into the province of Assam with both districts being merged as the Lushai Hills [4] until ...
The Lushai Hills District Act no.III reduced the fathang (paddy tax) from six tins to 3 tins. [170] The Lushai Hills Act (Acquisition of Chief's Rights) 1954 abolished chieftainship. The final legislation was the Lushai Hills Reorganisation of Chiefs' Rights Act 1954 which abolished the powers and privileges that chiefs held onto. [ 171 ]
He was an intelligence officer for the Lushai Expeditionary Force in 1888. He served with the Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889-90 and was awarded the DSO in 1890. [1] He served at Lushai in 1892 and was in command of the force that took part in the operations in the South Lushai Hills. [9] He was promoted to major in 1895 and was appointed CIE in ...
Mizo is a broad ethnic classification of subgroups or clans inhabiting Mizoram (in colonial times the Lushai Hills) in India. Members of many subgroups , especially speakers of the Central Kuki-Chin languages have joined and adopted the Mizo category.
By 1941 Census of India Lushai had attained highest literacy rate (36%) in India. Till the late 1952 the church managed elementary education through Honorary Inspector of Schools. On 25 April 1952 Lushai Hills became Mizo District Council under the Government of Assam. A post of Deputy Inspector was created by the government.
Punitive British military expeditions in 1871 and 1889 forced the annexation of the entire Lushai Hills. After the Indian independence from British Empire in 1947, the land became Lushai Hills district under the Government of Assam. In 1972 the district was declared a union territory and was given a more culturally inclusive name Mizoram.