Date: Friday, December 9, 2011 at 9:00am until Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 11:30pm
Venue: Sakawrdai,Mizoram
Hmar Students’ Association, established in 1939 is one of the oldest tribe-based student organisations of Northeast India. It has its headquarter in Rengkai, Churachandpur, Manipur and Joint Headquarters in Aizawl, Kolasib and Sinlung Hills in Mizoram, Halflong, Barak Valley and Guwahati in Assam, Shillong in Meghalaya as well as Delhi. Besides that, it also have Branches in Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore and Silchar.
The main area of activity of the organisation is students’ welfare as well as other community related issues except election related political issue.
The Program
Though the organisation is now 72 years old, the proposed General Assembly will be the 53rd of its kind and the 2nd time the state of Mizoram will host. A minimum 1500 delegates both within and outside Mizoram are expected to attend the 3 days programme. Ruonglevaisuo (Tipaimukh), the confluence of river Tuivai and Tuiruong (Barak) is located some 15 kilometers away from Sakawrdai village. This particular spot has great significance for Unau-Suopui tribes that includes Kom, Koireng, Chiru, Aimol, Chothe tribes of Manipur, Bawm, Darlong, Hrangkhol, Sakechep tribes of Assam and Meghlalaya as history proves that these tribes separated from its other some 400 years ago to live in the area of their present settlement. For these tribes, Ruonglevaisuo has so much significance and is many times compared as Ganga is to the Hindus and Thames to the French. To come and be a part of this function will definitely be once in a life time opportunity for them.
Sakawrdai – the venue
Sakawrdai is a Sub- Divisional Headquarter of Mizoram and the Headquarters of Sinlung Hills Development Council. The village is some 6 hours drive from Aizawl on National Highway No. 153 except some 6 kilometers. The village has a household of 600 in number. Besides the office of the SDO, Police Station manned by SDPO, PWD under Junior Engineer and Community Health Centre is in the village. A well maintained Guest House under Tourism Department and Circuit House under GAD of Mizoram state is also in Sakawrdai.
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