style=font-size:large;| Young Mizo Association

Type	Not for profit, NGO
Founded	June 15, 1935
Headquarters	Aizawl Aizawl Aizawl is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. With a resident population 228,280 , it is the largest city within the state. It is also the center of all important government offices, state assembly house and civil secretariat... , Mizoram 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...
Membership	Any person of the Mizo community.
Field	Social services for progress and integration of the nation.
Number of Members	Around 10,00,000
Key Personnel	Founders: the Christian missionaries and the pioneer Mizo 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... President: Lal Chungnunga (from September 2010)
Website	http://www.centralyma.org.in

The Young Mizo Association (YMA) is the Mizo apex body, established as the Young Lushai Association (YLA) on June 15, 1935. Zawlbuk, the traditional dormitory and training ground for young men had come to its end, and the association was possibly envisioned as a likely substitute for the Zawlbuk institution. Young Lushai Association was renamed to the present Young Mizo Association (YMA) in 1947. It was registered on May 14, 1977 with the Government of Mizoram

Government of Mizoram

The Government of Mizoram also known as the State Government of Mizoram, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Mizoram and its 8 districts...

 as per Firms and Society Registration Act 1860 (Act XXI of 1860) under SR No. 4 of 1977.

History

It was a rainy season when some Mizo church leaders and Christian missionaries got together for tea on the night of June 3, 1935 (Monday) at the residence of Miss K. Hughes known as Pi Zaii by Mizo people,a Christian Missionary from Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

, at Aijal (now Aizawl

Aizawl

Aizawl is the capital of the state of Mizoram in India. With a resident population 228,280 , it is the largest city within the state. It is also the center of all important government offices, state assembly house and civil secretariat...

) that an impromptu proposal that would include all the Mizo Christian people was made. Some proposed a name like Young Mizo Christian Association. The proposal by Rev. David Edward: Young Lushai Association that rhymes with Young Welsh Association in Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

was accepted. It was also agreed that night that the Association would be formally inaugurated on June 15.

Though how many people and who were present on that night could not be ascertained, the following people were (1) present:

1. Rev. David Edward
2. Upa D. Ţhianga
3. Rev. L. Evans
4. Upa Chawngzika
5. Miss K. Hughes (Pi Zaii)
6. Pu Muka
7. Rev. Chhuahkhama
8. Pu Vankhuma
9. Pu L. Kailuia
10. Pu L.H. Liana
11. Upa Ch. Pasena

Aims and objectives

• Good use / Proper utilization of leisure time. (Hun awl hman that)
• Striving towards a holistic development of the Mizo society. (Zofate hmasawnna ngaihtuah)
• Reverence for a good Christian life. (Kristian nundan tha ngaihsan)

The Ten Commitments

1. Self discipline and righteous.
2. Good Manager of the family
3. Just and truthful.
4. Tolerant.
5. Polite.
6. Chivalrous and useful.
7. Socially active.
8. Respectful of Religion.
9. Preservative of Culture.
10. Abstain from liquor and drugs.

Emblem

The emblem, as seen in the Constitution of Young Mizo Association is a flamed torch with which the abbreviation of Young Mizo Association is written, held by a hand inside a circle is the association's emblem. The three stems of the torch signifies the three objective of Young Mizo Association. The ten sparks of the torch signifies the ten commitments. In the ribbon where Young Mizo Association is written, there will be ESTD written on the left side and 1935 on the right.