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The Nocte Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh | Celebrating Indigenous Peoples

Its been a while we have posted something in our blog. We would like to continue with our series Celebrating Indigenous Peoples, focused on indigenous peoples of Northeast India and their times – bringing into highlight in this post knowledge on the Nocte peoples of Arunachal Pradesh. The Noctes are the easternmost inhabitants of India who inhabit the…
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The Monpa Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh | Celebrating Indigenous Peoples

The Monpa tribe is one of the most populous tribes of Arunachal Pradesh and is considered as one of the major tribal communities in the entire region. Monpas are the inhabitants of the high altitude Tawang district and the mountain passes of Bomdila in West Kameng district. Historically, the Tibetan word Monpa referred to all…
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The Bugun Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh | Celebrating Indigenous Peoples

The Khowa tribe, also known as Bugun people in their native language, of western Arunachal Pradesh bordering Bhutan is one of India’s smallest tribal communities and has a small population of only around 2,000 members. They are primarily the inhabitants of Tenga valley and some also dwell in the subtropical forests near Bhalukpong in the…
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Photo Of The Day – Camping in Namdapha Tiger Reserve

For few days, we were inside a rainforest. Surrounded by a continuous layer of greenery. The tall trees, standing next to each other, so many of them, would seldom allow sunlight to touch the ground. It was on the fourth day that our trek brought us outside the enclosure, into a landscape that stretched magnificently till…
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Photo Of The Day~ Between Blue And Green in the Siang Valley

We had left from Along to Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh, traveling in the Siang Valley. A week of rain had given way to a spectacular sunshine. There were massive cloud formations and a blue blissful sky. The green was still wet from the water, rejuvenated. The mountains felt young and alive. It was the change of…
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Central Arunachal Pradesh Tour – Day 5,6 – Mighty Valleys Of The Siang River

Continued from here. Day 5 & 6 We woke up to a beautiful and bright sunny morning. The bad weather of the past few days had disappeared, making for a blue sky. Low on money, we first went to an ATM which is the only working machine in the all of Along. There was a…
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Photo Of The Day ~ Somewhere Where The Himalayas Begin

The above photograph was taken somewhere in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, where the Himalayas begin in the east. Here, the fascinating subcontinent of India meets the equally fascinating country of Myanmar; a spot where two totally different cultures interacted for the first time and created an unparalleled cultural diversity that is today found in northeastern India.
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The Lure Of The Lohit River – To Where Eastern India Ends

PROLOGUE Nor I and nether Neil, had ever known that a place called Kibithu exists in the map of the world, until last October, when on one of those romantic evenings that autumn brings to Bangalore, a certain Mr. Bhat gave us a call and asked us to assist him in his travel to Northeastern India. Fortunately, he…
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Photo Of The Day ~ Sky, Oranges

Walong is a small and sleepy village situated besides the spiritual waters of the Lohit River, which flows in the very east of the Indian Himalayas. Here, there is not much to do – except eat the juicy oranges that grow aplenty, or hangout with the local tribal people. And on few lucky days, when the clouds disappear and…
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Photo Of The Day ~ Another Day In Paradise

The landscape around the headquarter town of Anini in Arunachal Pradesh, India, is simply spectacular and magical. And on a sunny day, at the peak of winters, when the sun shines bright; it seems as if all is perfect and right. Being the eastern most of Himalayas and very inaccessible, the region has remained unexplored; a hotbed of biodiversity and a…
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