North East India – An Unexplored Slice of Paradise
North East India is indeed a paradise unexplored and one of the best destination for nature lovers, trekkers and wildlife enthusiasts. North East India includes 7 contiguous states Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, Hence also known as Seven Sister States of India. The North Eastern region also host one brother called Sikkim and some parts of Bengal as Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Koch Bihar. It is one of the most treasured and Eco-friendly area in India with vast natural resources and a cauldron of different people and cultures.
Culture
The unexplored paradise of India is well known for its distinct culture and traditional lifestyle. North east region offers a mixed culture of Hindu,Christianity,Muslim and Buddhism,Buddhist Cultural is occupies an important place and large number of ethnic groups as compare to other religions. Every tribal group of these states has its own unique tribal culture, tribal folk dance and food and crafts.
People
North-East Indian people offers a colorful reflection of their land and traditional lifestyle. The Mongoloid faced people of this region’s are very distinctive in characteristics of dress,customs and language. Major tribes of hills like Khasi, Garo and Jaintia are the people with very rich in culture and traditions and tribal people of valley’s have religious beliefs, music,dance and arts.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle of North Eastern Indian states are vary from one place to other, people of states are divided into tribes and sub-tribes. Hill region tribes live a simple lifestyle as they inhabit in high mountains so hunting and fishing are the prime occupations. Agriculture and weaving are the two major occupations of the people, Tea farming in Assam is one of the main source of income along with traditional handicrafts.
Festivals and Fairs
Fair and Festivals are the integral part of tribes along with traditional dance and folk music. There are numbers of festivals celebrated by various tribes of different states throughout the year. Festival season is the best time to know the culture and traditional costumes of a paradise unexplored called North East India.
Music and Dance
These seven states are not only rich in terms of landscape,natural beauty and flora and fauna but also in Music and Dance. North east India not only offers a completely different world of traditional music and folk dance but also emerged as one of the prime industry of rock music. While Shillong is music capital of India and Guwahati is one of the major destination for live rock band performances.
Mountains and Hills
The Northeast region Physical geography falls in the category of Eastern Himalayas ranges and Patkai-Naga Hills along with mighty Brahmaputra Barak river systems and Valley Plains. The valley of Meghalaya is surrounded by Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills from all sides and home to some of the largest waterfalls in India. The route of mountains and hill of north east is best for Mountaineering and adventures sports like hiking,mountain climbing and trekking.
Natural Beauty
The seven sister states are a slice of paradise on earth,this place is blessed with natural beauty and colorful flora and fauna. The picturesque location of meandering water bodies, astonishing waterfalls, lush green forest and Blue Mountains ranges along with pleasant weather offers a beautiful view of in the country. Brahmaputra river area is covered with mountain peak,lush evergreen forests and grasslands, which provide a picturesque view of the amazing Brahmaputra Green Valleys. North Eastern region offers one of the most beautiful Eco-Tourism destination in India.
Wildlife
The least explored region host one of the highly diversified wildlife area in the country and offers a wide varieties of flora and fauna. The dense forest of region is home to some of the most beautiful but endangered and rare species of wild animals and birds. 13 major national parks and 30 wildlife sanctuaries are the treasure and heritage of the states. These Biodivers wild parks are provide shelter to rare species as many as 55 mammals, 50 reptiles, 380 birds and amphibians.
Tribal Tour
The North-east India is home to 220 ethnic groups and equal number of dialects makes it a hugely diverse region of the country. Every tribes of each states have its own culture, languages, dress, custom and tradition and festivals to celebrate. The hill station is predominantly inhabited by tribal people, few major tribes are Bishnupriya Manipuri,Tripuri,Adivasi,Assamese, Bhutia, Bodo, Garo, Khasi, Mizo, Naga,Tamang and Tripuri.