- Introduction
Maraland is a region in the South-Eastern part of Mizoram state,
signifying the Mara people inhabited area. The region 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, currently by Puhpa N.Zakhai, a veteran
Congress politician. Maraland is not to be coined with political name nor
district or any other territorial name, but rather it signifies the area
occupied by Mara people as their homeland.