Northeast India is the easternmost region of India. Northeast India because of its locational isolation has remained a terra incognita even after more than a half-century of attainment of independence by the country. Northeast India is located between 20 0 N latitude to 29 0 30 / N latitude and 89 0 46 / E longitude to 97 0 30 / E longitude. Its northern and eastern boundaries are natural barriers represented by the high Himalayan Mountain and Patkai Hill range respectively. However, its southern and western boundaries are more political than natural. People of Northeast India Northeast India is commonly called the land of ‘ Seven-Sisters ’. Of the present seven states, viz Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura, The first five were parts of undivided Assam, from the viewpoint of administration, during the pre-independence period. They were subsequently constituted into individual states to fulfill the socio-political aspirat...
