Mizoram’s ‘village tourism’ gets a certification: what the new standard protects
Mizoram’s village tourism programme has introduced a certification for homestays that meet community standards: a percentage…
Mizoram’s pua chawh: the village loan system that never needed a bank
The pua chawh — a rotating savings circle in which members contribute monthly and take turns…
Mizoram’s ‘state anthem’ debates: language, identity and the politics of song
A proposal to officially standardise Mizoram’s ceremonial songs — which version of the anthem is sung,…
The Mizoram bamboo church: a 100-year-old sanctuary built without a single nail
The church at Serchhip, built in 1926 from interlocked bamboo without a single nail, has outlived…
Mizoram’s first roller derby team: skates arrive in the hills
The first roller derby team in Mizoram — twelve women, a rented basketball court and a…
Mizoram’s rhododendron season: a hill state’s quiet festival of flowers
Each spring, the slopes of Phawngpui — Mizoram’s highest peak, the ‘blue mountain’ — explode into…
The Mizoram pine-sap harvest: a wild economy under threat
The resin tapped from Mizoram’s pine forests — sold to paint and soap factories across India…
The Mizo tlawmngaihna: the untranslatable virtue at the heart of Mizoram
Tlawmngaihna — the Mizo ethic of selfless, ungrudging service — is the closest thing Mizoram has…
The Mizoram Aizawl–Lunglei highway: the road that splits the state’s future
The four-lane highway that will connect Aizawl to Lunglei is the most ambitious road project in…
The Mizoram bamboo shoot economy: preserving a taste that travels
The fermented bamboo shoot of Mizoram — sour, funky, and the secret layer in a hundred…