Mizoram is situated in the northeastern part of India . It is bound by Assam and Manipur in the north, Myanmar in the east and south and Tripura and Bangladesh in the west. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of Mizoram and therefore the climate of this area is neither very cold in winter nor very hot in summer. The average winter temperature ranges between 11 and 21 degree Celsius. The summer temperature ranges between 20 and 30 degree Celsius.

Mizoram has wide bamboo forests and boasts of a number of streams and rivers. Wild animals found in the State are barking deer, blyths, tragopan, stump tailed macaque, swamp deer, tiger, leopard, elephants, hoolock gibbon, sambar, wild boar, wild cats, hornbill, pheasant etc. Over 300 varieties of butterflies in different colours can also be seen in the state. "Mizo" in local language means a highlander ( Mi=man, Zo=hill or high altitude). The Christians make up a solid 84% of the Mizo population while 7% are Hindus and 1% Muslims.

Mizos are very fond of music, singing and dancing. Among many other festivals, Chapchar Kut, a three-day spring festival celebrated during the month of March is the most popular festival. In this festival, people young and old, men and women dressed in their colourful costumes and headgears perform various folk dances to the tune of drums, gongs and cymbals. Mim Kut celebrated during August-September and Powl Kut during December are harvest festivals and also involve singing and dancing.