ASSAM-Home of the Brahmaputra.
Dominated by the mighty Brahmaputra River,Assam is one of the most advanced state in the North East.She is blessed with vast plain rich in forest and the rolling tracts with paddy and tea,and the oil from the vast depth of the earth.
To wrapped in a protected covering between dramatic Himalayan foothills in the north and the plateau and the hilly terrain of Meghalaya in the south,Assamese of the highest timber producers in the country.Her tea state established by the British,produce of half of India.Digboi has India’soldest and the Asia first oil refinery.
The most accessible of the North Eastern states,Assam was ruled for six centuries by the brave Ahoms{of the shan tribe of Burma}from the13thcentury,who successfully protected or refused by the mughal invasions.They are also great patron of the arts.you can see some the places,tank and temple around the Sibsagar.International visitors pour into her world renowned KazirangaWorld Life Sanctuary,one of the last frontiers for the prehistoric,one horned rhino.The project tiger ManasWorld life Sanctuary is a World Heritage Site.Assam is also home to the World’s largest inhabited riverside,Manjuli.
MANIPUR-Representing its graceful shape.
One of the loveliest holiday destination in the North East is ManipurThis erstwhile royal state is slowly slipping into mainstream tourism and it is hottest tourist find in India
One ofthe oldest state in the North East,Manipur enjoy its own individual identity with vigorous enthusiasm,This is reflected in the martial art of Thang-ta and Sarit-Sarak.Itis artistic learning are visible in its graceful Ras leela dance form and intricate hand woven shawls.TheMeiteis[of Tibeto-Burma provenance]Manipur primary populace,inhabited the fertile Imphal vally whose eastern periphery lies in the Chindwin-Irrawaddy basin.Inthe surrounding hills reside theNagas in the northand its Kuki-Mizopopulace tothe south.
This Shangrila of the North East has a galaxy of naturalwonders and cultural traditions to be enjoyed at leisure.Home of colourful people and dazzling rituals,myth and legend,lively festivals and an evocative classical dance form,martials arts and indigenous games,Manipur offer visitors a comprehensive diversity of tourist delights.The stunning environs of the LoktakLakeare a wonderful natural and cultural experience.Sundry wars in which the Manipuris played a role are commemorated in the INA museum and war memorials.
MEGHALAYA-Many Hues of Nature.
It is one of the India’s prettiest and youngest state{21st},having split away from Assam in 1972.Inhabited by the Khasis,Jaintia and Garos,it is best known for the pretty hill station Shillong which has been Meghalaya’s First City for along time,and Shillong is the capital city of Meghalaya.Christianity has been a compelling force amongst all three.Meghalaya borderline with Assam and Bangladesh.
Itis here tobe mentioned that,it is unique matrilinealsociety,which governs lineage and ancestral inheritance through the female line.thats means women is dominating power in society in compare to the man.
With British conquest,Bengali’s came in as a administrator,the Nepalese served in the state Khasis and in the Garo Hills and the Shillong was to become an important educational center,a summer resort and also a garrison station.
Meghalaya’s natural beauty is most conducive for extend holidays with the hill station of Shilling continuing to be favorite.Three hundred varieties of orchids are found in the state which is rich also in wildlife.Meghalaya has also two national park which are home to rare species of flora and fauna.The gentle hillsof Meghalaya are interspersed with rich meadows and fine forest.They have a traditional Sacred Forest that are steeped in spiritual belief and held in great veneration,Just 20km from from Shillong you will find the Mawphlang Sacred Forest in all it is pristine wonder.
MIZORAM-Songbird of the North East.
Mizoram the land of blue mountain,lies in the southern most outpost of the north eastern States.Neighbors state are Manipur Assam and Tripura bound this tranquil little state,but of slip down between Myanmar and Bangladesh.Highest amongst it is several peak is the Phawngpui-the Blue Mountain.Rice is grown few plain area in the State.Oral tradition reveals that the Mizo people had migrated from their homeland in China about3 century ago in search of new pastureland,settles in the remote Mizo hills{LusaiHill}.It was came into British rule between 1891-95 and in February1987,it became the 23rd state of the Indian Union.From the19thcentury the Christian missionaries played a key role in the state and its greatly responsible for the westernization of its social life.Literacy is second in compare to Kerala state of India.
It is here to be mentoned that,the Mizo people are sociable,hospitable,fun-loving and very simple.The Mizos are supposed to be one of the finest choir singers in the North East.Living to the heart of nature,being woken up by bird song reflects their affinity to the most attractive features of the land in which they would live.Every village now has aYMA{Young Mizo Association}centre,which dedicated to the infuse society with its traditional lifestyle and customes.Some of the colourful aspects of this revival is witnessed amongst the folk andcommunity dances that have been handed down from one generation to the next.The folk bamboo dance is popular which attraction of the tourists.Itis reflected in the important harvest festivals that are an important part of Mizo culture.