Brief History and Significance of Mizoram State Day
-in commemoration of the 34th Mizoram State Day (20th February 2021) Till today, our (Mizo) history of origin is still shrouded in mystery. Even our historians, who have spent decades trying to discover our point of origin are still undivided and in disagreement regarding the matter. However, amidst all such mysteries and uncertainties surrounding the origin of the Mizo race, one fact always stood out even against the test of time. And that fact is that ‘there is a Mizo nation.’ The reason being that there are Mizo i.e. us, and we have our own land i.e. Mizoram. Our identity and the land, which we can rightfully claim as our own, are not gifts which we received out of nowhere. Rather, they are born out of and stamped by our blood and sweat of the hardships that we endure down the years. Thus, today, let us all remember our fallen heroes of the yesteryears, who have toiled hard and persevered to give us what we have today. In the days of our ancestors, there wa...