What is the important of Zawlbuk?
Zawlbuk (young men’s dormitory) was the institution that maintains the Mizo culture, here all the necessary discipline and learning about culture and customary laws were taught. All the bachelors spent their nights here and if any circumstance occur, Zawlbuk was the center of assistant.
What was the role of Zawlbuk in traditional Mizo society?
It is the social organization which has a prominent role in shaping the youths into responsible adult members of the society. Zawlbuk occupied a central position in the organization and administration of the Mizo village and functioned as the most potent institutionalized mechanism of social control.
Which traditional institution of the mizos provided informal education in the society?
Before the land of the Mizos was annexed to the British Empire in 1890, Mizos were without written language and were totally illiterate. Knowledge was predominantly imparted orally at the Zawlbuk, the traditional learning centre of the Mizos.
Who was the first honorary inspector of school in Mizoram?
Edwind Rowlands
Edwind Rowlands became the first Honorary Inspector of Schools from April 1. The first middle school (was called upper primary) came up in 1906 in Aizawl.
How did British annexe Lushai Hills?
By then they referred the land to as Lushai Hills. As a consequence of relentless tribal encroachment and often resulting in human mortality, British rulers were compelled to subjugate the tribal chiefdoms. Punitive British military expeditions in 1871 and 1889 forced the annexation of the entire Lushai Hills.
Who revive the institution of Zawlbuk in 1926?
N.E. Parry
Ironically enough, N.E. Parry, an English Superintendent (1924–28) of Lushai Hills, realising its crucial role in the Mizo society, made an attempt to revive it in 1926 by compelling all villages to rebuild their Zawlbûk, but to no avail.
What language is spoken in Mizoram?
Mizo is the official language of Mizoram, along with English, and there have been efforts to have it included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.
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