Tribes of Mizoram are known as Chakma tribe. They are the primitive inhabitants of the mainland of Mizoram. These Chakma people were unengaged with the mainstream of civilization until 1826. But with the emergence of British colonial power, the tribal society had undergone consequential mayhem. In 1987, they bequeathed their statehood to Mizoram. As far history is concerned, they had their root in Magadha of Bihar.
Chakma community has a multi-dimensional social formation. After they were defeated by the Mughals in 18th century, they fled away from Bihar to reach and settle down at the butte of Chittagong area. They built their own thatched huts and started to live like a community. Chakma villages have separate and special house for the village chief. Zawlbuk is the name of the dormitory where the Chakma lads and bachelors live. They speak in two languages: English and Mizo. Surprised? Actually, they came into close contact with his foreign lingo with the invasion of the British. They were baptized in large numbers and today the majority of the Chakma tribe of Mizoram is Christian in religion.
Chakma tribal group is predominantly engaged in Jhum cultivation. The grow paddy, mustard, sugarcane, potatoes, sesame but the mostly cultivated crop is fibreless ginger. Chakma people are for the most part farmers in profession. But many of them also work in small-scale industries. A code of ethics called Tlawmngaihna is the main binding force of Chakma community. It teaches them to be affable, benevolent and generous. This code has been successful to integrate the whole of Chakma tribe for centuries. The north-eastern region of India, to be more specific, Mizoram, is the playfield of the community, their primordial habitat.
