North East State

Mizoram, predominantly a Christian populated state forms the southernmost tip of the North-Eastern states, sharing borders with Manipur, Assam, Tripura then jutting out between Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The state has thick bamboo forests. Rivers run in narrow ribbons that seem to be challenging onlookers to plunge in for some adventure and excitement. The hill ranges running in a north-south direction are resplendent with green vegetation throughout the year. The highest peak, Phawngpui (meaning vast meadow) is also known as Blue Mountain. The 2065 mts. (7100 ft.) peak is a veritable garden of the arboreum and veitchianum species of

rhododendron. The average height of the hills is around 1000 mts. There are a number of a hilly streams and rivers which murmur through the idyllic scenario.

The word Mizo means highlander, a collective name given by their neighbours to a number of tribes which settled in the area. They are originally believed to have come from North-Western China and gradually pushed themselves towards their present homeland, less than 300 years ago.