[1][2] It was initiated by the Welsh Christian missionaries who understood the need of cultural conservation of the Mizo tribe, who were under pressure of political and social modernisations.
[3] By 1935, Christianity had taken over most of the traditional Mizo lifestyle, formal education system had been introduced, British rule was about to be revoked and local administration was to be subjected to Indian politics.
The traditional social security, custom and training ground for young men was coming to an end, thereby necessitating a substitute of the tribal institution urgently.
The advent of Indian Independence incited new political and ethnic identity revivals in Mizoram (Lushai Hills, as it was called).
But the central committee objected to it, and this prompted the creation of an entirely political party, the Mizo Union.
[14] The emblem, as described in the constitution of Young Mizo Association, is a flamed torch with which the abbreviation YMA is written, which is in turn held by a hand inside a circle.
A ribbon at the base bears an inscription "YMA" at the centre, with "ESTD"' written on the left side and "1935" on the right.