Area
: 83,743 Sq. Km
Population :8,64,558
Best Season: October-March
Clothing :Cottons (summer)
Heavy Woollens (winter)
Capital :Itanagar
Languages spoken: Hindi,Assamese,English.
ARUNACHAL
PRADESH ... the land of dawnlit mountains.Arunachal lies on the
North Eastern tip of India bordering Myanmar on the east, Bhutan on
the west and China on the north and the state of Assam on the south.
Evergreen forest covers more than 60 percent of Arunachal Pradesh with
its numerous turbulent streams, roaring rivers, deep gorges, lofty mountains,
snow-clad shining peaks, hundreds and thousands of species of flora
and fauna. Its endless variations of scenic beauty are the first to
greet sunrise in the country.
Crowns northeastern India & is the first state to greet the rising sun.
Its a densely forested state, sharing a border with China, and its people
are as varied as its terrain. There are; the gentle & cultured Monpas,
the Thongi who have had treaties with the authorities in the valley
for more than a thousand year, the warriors of the Bangni-Nishi & the
Tagin; the Apatanis whose methods of rice cultivation have drawn the
attention of scientists from all over the world. The greatest attraction
of Arunachal will be its varied and interesting people. Visitors should
note also that the Arunachal's Namdapha National Park covers the world's
greatest range of altitudes; from 200 m to 4,500 m. Itanagar is the
capital city of Arunachal Pradesh.
The state is proud of having more than five hundred rare species of
orchids. The rivers of Arunachal Pradesh are ideal for angling, boating,
rafting and its rugged terrain is suitable for trekking, hiking and
holidaying in a serene atmosphere. Arunachal Pradesh, a sentinel of
the country on the north east, is an ancient land which also finds it's
mention in the early literature such as the Kalika Purana, the Mahabharata
and the Ramayana.
It is
known that it was here that Parasuram washed away his sins, Vyasa meditated,
Bhismaka founded his kingdom, Lord Krishna married his consort, Rukmini,
king Balinarayana drew men for his armies from among the hardy people.
The sixth Dalai Lama was born on the soil of Arunachal Pradesh and the
13th found refuge and safety here.
Right at
the top of north-eastern India, crowning its six clustered sisters like
a protective helmet, is Arunachal Pradesh, the `Land of the Dawn-lit-
Mountains.' This is the first Indian soil to greet the morning sun.
Dawn first illuminates Arunachal's border with China: a long border
which stretches all the way from its east, over to its northern boundaries
and down to its north- western edge where it merges with Tibet. To its
west is Bhutan and on its southern end it touches Assam, Nagaland and
Burma before sweeping up to China.
