Wednesday, September 15, 2010







Northeast India
, a superfluous natural beauty and peace with exotic flora and fauna that lives and breathes and with vibrant colorful people. The land of mountains and land of almost 166 indigenous tribes.  Each tribe has its own culture, traditions, language and life style which give unique identity. It has over 2000 km of border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh and is connected to rest of India by narrow of 20 km wide corridor of land.


Northeast India is situated in the lap of great Himalaya hills in the north eastern part of India. The seven sisters of the regions are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya.  North east India is ethically distinct from the mainland of India.



The languages spoken in the region are English, Assamese, Boro, Garo, Jaintia, Khasi, Manipuri, Mizo, Nagamese, Bengali and Hindi. Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhist religions are followed in the region.  






It is valley rich in food culture. Each state has almost same fooding habits, the habitants of the region are non-vegetarians and fond of chilies. ‘Rich’ is the stable diet of the region. The authentic food is bland yet delicious. Chinese food and local dishes are available.  The taste and flavors are different from the rest of the country. Dishes are generally made of bamboo shoots, mostly steam foods. The food is prepared with very little oils and practically less spices.

In some parts of north east, animals are considered to be good diet. In Nagaland, some local tribes consume dog meat. Mithun (local animal) are sacrificed during ‘Solung’ festivals and consumed with’ Apong’ (drinks made of rice bear) by near and dears as a sacred meat in Arunachal Pradesh. Tribal in lower Assam are fond of pig meats (pork).  Dried and fermented fishes ‘Iromba’ is highly appreciated in Manipur. 


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