Mizoram

festival · village

Not in Scottish kilts, but in Mizo wrap-arounds, this is truly an Indian-ised version of bagpiping.

village · industry

Young village boys in Baktawng village digg soil to plant vegetables. Baktwang is about 70 km southeast of state capital Aizawl. It is a village where the worlds largest family lives.

festival

Viewer David Lalthanliana tells us that this clip features Mizo Idol 2014 Grace Lalchhanhimi - Chungmuvanlai. She performs at Chapcharkut festival in Mizoram, India.

festival · music

Mizo folks giving a demo of daily life style in Mizoram, as we see men making bamboo baskets, rearing pigs, grinding rice using local wooden mortar.. Chapchar kut festival is celebrated in a grand way in, Aizwal - Mizoram.

Footage of people in the Chapchar Kut Festivals 2012. These descendents of this tribe are now spread over Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Myanmar and number about 200,000.

music · dance

Mizo singers Israela Lalbiakrema, Zoramchhani, Zomuanpui, Hminga Hmar enthrall audiences with catchy Mizo songs during Chapchar Kut in Mizoram. The crowd really gets hopping and very involved in the foot tapping performance.

festival · music

Folk singer of Mizoram Vanlalhlana singing at Anthurium Festival 2014. Crowd join in and dance Chhiehhlam (Mizo folk dance). The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

dance · ceremony

Mara cultural troupe presenting Solakia or Sawlakia dance during Anthurium festival in Mizoram. This is an impressive dance originating from the Pawi and Mara communities in the southern part of Mizoram.

dance

Cheraw dance could be recognized by the use of bamboo staves. These are kept in cross and horizontal positions on the ground.

Mizoram has emerged as one of the larger producers of silk in India. Sericulture is an agro-based industry.

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Beautiful Mizo girls dressed in their traditional head gear called 'Vakiria' during the annual Spring Festival in Mizoram.

festival · crafts

Hundreds of people get on the dance floor during the Anthurium Festival in Mizoram. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

Herawt Te - A model of cotton grinding machine used for separating seeds from raw cotton. Paihper - A flat shaped basket used by both men and women for keeping paddy seeds and carried on their back while sowing in jhum.

festival · farmland

Thalfavang Kut festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram. Completion of weeding of the crop fields to make them suitable for harvesting activities is a primary farming operation of the cultivators of Mizoram…

festival · farmland

A young Mizo girl sings songs at the annual Thalfavang Kut Festival in Mizoram. Thalfavang Kut festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram.

music · farmland

Krosswindz Band from Kolkata performs at Music Festival in Thalfavang Kut, Mizoram. Krosswindz is a Classic Rock / Folk-Fusion band from Kolkata, formed in 1990.

music

Mizo singers PC Lalremruata & Rebacca Lallawmsangi sings out Mizo classic numbers during 'Zo Lunglen Zan' - Concert for relief fund in Mizoram.

music

Mizo singers sings 'Don't let me down' by The Beatles (cover) during 'Zo Lunglen Zan' - Concert for relief fund in Mizoram.

river · hills

Reiek with an elevation of 1548 metres, overlooks Aizawl and offers view of the surrounding valleys and hills, on a clear day the plains of Bangladesh can be seen from the top of the hill.

festival · crafts

Mizoram Choir group performs at the annual Anthurium Festival in Mizoram, India. The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the state govt.

festival · village

Mizo models walking the ramp while wearing the colourful creations of local designers during Anthurium Festival 2013 at Reiek Village in Aizwal - Mizoram The Anthurium Festival is a 3 day-long event organized every year in September by the…

farmland · festival

A choreographic performance celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ presented by Mizo youth at Thalfavang Kut 2013. Thalfavang Kut festival is considered as one of the most significant festivals in Mizoram.