Maraland
Encyclopedia
Maraland is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram
state of India
. The Mara Autonomous District Council
government is headed by Chief Executive Member, Puhpa S.Khipo, a veteran Congress politician.
are Christian
, mostly Evangelical
. With the arrival of Rev. & Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain in 1907 who had had earlier founded Lakher Pioneer Mission in London in the year 1905, within a decade Maras have all accepted Christianity. Though the missionaries were of baptist
origin, they didn't affiliate the new found Church in Maraland with any outside Church. The current Evangelical Church of Maraland, India and Mara Evangelical Church, Myanmar were one before India
partition.
The major religious denomination in Maraland are Evangelical Church of Maraland, Congregational Church of India (Maraland), Lairam Isua Krista Baprist Kohhran, Salvation Army, Presbyterian Church of India, Baptist Church of Mizoram, United Penticostal Church, Seventh Day Adventist, Isua Krista Kohhran etc.
Mizoram
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the...
state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council
Mara Autonomous District Council is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of Union India. Primarily, an autonomous administrative government meant for the Mara people living in the state. It is situated in the southern tip of Mizoram state bordering Myanmar...
government is headed by Chief Executive Member, Puhpa S.Khipo, a veteran Congress politician.
Religion
All ethnic MarasMara people
The Mara people are a recognised scheduled tribe in India, native to northeastern India, primarily in the Mara Autonomous District Council of the state of Mizoram, where they form the majority of the population. Significant numbers of Maras are also found living south-eastern part of Burma, in Chin...
are Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
, mostly Evangelical
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
. With the arrival of Rev. & Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain in 1907 who had had earlier founded Lakher Pioneer Mission in London in the year 1905, within a decade Maras have all accepted Christianity. Though the missionaries were of baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
origin, they didn't affiliate the new found Church in Maraland with any outside Church. The current Evangelical Church of Maraland, India and Mara Evangelical Church, Myanmar were one before India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
partition.
The major religious denomination in Maraland are Evangelical Church of Maraland, Congregational Church of India (Maraland), Lairam Isua Krista Baprist Kohhran, Salvation Army, Presbyterian Church of India, Baptist Church of Mizoram, United Penticostal Church, Seventh Day Adventist, Isua Krista Kohhran etc.
Facts and figures
- Area: c.1,800 km²
- Population: 45,000 (2001)
- Sub-tribes:
- Tlosai
- Hawthai
- Zyhno:
- Chapi:
- Vytu:
- Sub-tribes:
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- Religion:
- Christian: 100%
- Religion:
- Capital: Siaha (population 25,000)