{{Use Indian English, date=December 2018 Maraland map physical

Maraland is a region in the southeastern part of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

state,

India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...

, referring not to a political or district name but specifically to the area inhabited by the

Mara people The Mara are the native inhabitants of Mizoram 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. The Maras are related to Kuki ...

. The region is one of the three Autonomous District Councils in the state. The

Mara Autonomous District Council Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) is one of the three Autonomous District Councils within Mizoram state of India. It covers Siaha subdivision and Tipa subdivision of Siaha district. Primarily, an autonomous administrative government ...

government is headed by Chief Executive Member, currently by Puhpa N. Zakhai, a veteran Congress politician.

Religion

All ethnic Maras are

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

, mostly

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exp ...

. With the arrival of Reverend and Mrs.

Reginald Arthur Lorrain Reginald is a masculine given name in the English language. Etymology and history The meaning of Reginald is “King". The name is derived from the Latin ''Reginaldus'', which has been influenced by the Latin word ''regina'', meaning " queen". ...

in 1907 who had had earlier founded Lakher Pioneer Mission in

Penge Penge () is a suburb of South East London, England, now in the London Borough of Bromley, west of Bromley, north east of Croydon and south east of Charing Cross. History Penge was once a small hamlet, which was recorded under the name Penc ...

, South London in 1905, within a decade the Maras had accepted Christianity. Because the missionaries were from a

congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs it ...

background, the newly founded church in Maraland was unaffiliated. The current Evangelical Church of Maraland, India and the

Mara Evangelical Church Mara Evangelical Church, or MEC in short, is one of the churches in Myanmar, formerly Burma, founded by English missionaries Reverend and Mrs. Reginald Arthur Lorrain in the year 1907. It is one of the oldest churches in Chin state, Myanmar. It w ...

, Myanmar were one before the

partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

. Major religious denominations in Maraland include the Evangelical Church of Maraland (ECM),

Congregational Church of India (Maraland) The Congregational Church in India wants to be the continuation of the former Independent Church of Maraland. Under the leadership of Rev. Mark Lapi a sizeable group left the Evangelical Church of Maraland in 1989. The headquarters is in Serkawr. T ...

, Lairam Isua Krista Baptist Kohhran (LIKBK),

Salvation Army Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its ...

Presbyterian Church of India The Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) is a mainline Protestant church based in India, with over one million adherents, mostly in Northeast India. It is one of the largest Christian denominations in that region. Origin and history In 1799, Sera ...

Baptist Church of Mizoram Baptist Church of Mizoram is a Baptist Christian denomination in India. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lunglei, Mizoram. History The Baptist Church of Mizoram has its origins in an English Baptist mi ...

United Pentecostal Church The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is a Oneness Pentecostal denomination headquartered in Weldon Spring, Missouri, United States. The United Pentecostal Church International was formed in 1945 by a merger of the former Pentecostal C ...

, Seventh Day Adventist, and Isua Krista Kohhran.

Facts and figures

*Area: c.1,800 km² *Population: 56,574 (2011) **Sub-tribes: ***

Tlosaih {{unreferenced, date=May 2013 The Tlosaih are one of the major groups of the Mara people, who inhabited the southernmost part of Mizoram under the Mara Autonomous District Council. The Tlosaih language was transliterated into the Roman scrip ...

*** Hawthai *** Zyhno: ***Chapi: *** Vytu: **Religion: ***Christian: 100% *Capital: Siaha (population 25,000)

External links

Maraland information at Maraland.NETMaraland.NET : The home of Mara people on the internetSamaw.com : Maras first English PortalChakhei.com : Chakhei town online siteMaraland.org
Mizoram

Religion

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See also

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