North East India in Details

The system of government was partly monarchical and partly aristocratic. The king or Swarga Maharaja as he was called, was the supreme head of the state. All honors, titles, offices, decisions and war-measures emanated from the king, but he had to act according to the advice of the five hereditary councilors of state, the Buragohain, the Bargohain, the Barpatra-gohain, the Barbaruah and the Barphukan.

The Treaty of Yandabo is the peace treaty that put an end to the First Anglo-Burmese war with the British emerging victorious. The treaty was signed on 24 February 1826, almost two years after the war broke out on 5 March 1824.  The treaty was signed by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side and on the Burmese side by the Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin.  The British army had reached Yandabo village which was just eighty kilometers from the then capital Ava. This was one of the main reasons why the Burmese agreed to sign the treaty without any discussion. Terms of the Treaty of Yandabo The terms of the Treaty of Yandabo are as follows: The Burmese agreed to cede Assam, Manipur, Arakan, Tanesserim coast to the British completely without any type of control over these territories. The Burmese were to stop all interference in Cachar and Jaintia hills. The Burmese had to pay an indemnity of one million pound sterling in four installments to the British with...

Assam has tremendous strength of tourism attractions like scenic beauty, cultural variety, ethnic mixture, and diverse flora and fauna. Such wealth of tourism resources endows Assam with a comparative advantage over many other states. Assam is endowed with plentiful natural and cultural resources that can form the basis for very lucrative tourism industry, creating employment and generating income not only in the urban centers but also in the rural areas. Yet for a variety of reasons this advantage has not brought for Assam the preeminent position that it deserves.

India’s North East called the land of the seven sisters, and is a region which can be best described as virgin, wild and untouched from the modernizations taking elsewhere in the world. The Seven Sister States of India is a contiguous state of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Seven sister states are Located in the extreme northeast corner of the Indian. ' Land of the Seven Sisters ' was coined to coincide with the inauguration of the new states in January 1972 by Jyoti Prasad Saikia, a journalist in Tripura, in the course of a radio talk show. Sven sister is diverse biophysical region serene and enchanting natural scenes of lofty snow-clad Himalayan peaks, densely forested hills, valleys and plains, colorful orchids, flowers, butterflies, birds and other wildlife, crystal clear waters of rivers, lakes and waterfalls and life infusing fresh fragrant air is still present to cool the eyes and delight the soul, mind, and heart of na...

Karbi Anglong Plateau or Karbi-Plateau is the only plateau of Assam and is situated in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. The Karbi Anglong Plateau, which is the easternmost part of the north-eastward projection of Gondwanaland lies almost detached from the Meghalayan Plateau due to headward erosion of the Kopili and Dhansiri River and their tributaries.

The North East India region has great potential to develop not just as a self-sustaining economic unit of India but also contribute to the success story of the country. The economy of North- East India has got its definite identity due to its peculiar physical, economic and socio-cultural characteristics. This region consists of eight states viz., Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura, Sikkim.  The North East India region of India covers an area of 2.62 lakh sq. km. It accounts for 7.9% of the total geographical area of the country and has  3.77% of its population and accounts for a little over 2.5% of Indias GDP. The economy of the region is largely agrarian in nature with over 70% of the population engaged in agriculture for livelihood, service sector comes next and the manufacturing sector is still at a nascent stage. Economic Potential of North East India North East India is strategically located for foreign and domestic investors t...

The Purvanchal Range or Eastern Mountain is a sub-mountain range of Himalaya. “ Purvanchal ” as the name itself suggests, it is the eastern frontier region of India is surrounded by Bangladesh in the south-west, Myanmar in the south-east and china in the north-east. Its north-western limit, for a major part, follows the boundaries of Meghalaya-Mikir region, Assam valley and Eastern Himalaya and the plain areas of Tripura and Cachar are the continuations of Surma valley.

Nagaland tapering towards the north and with its narrow end at the south-west is one of the easternmost states of Indian Union, with an area of 16,579 sq. km. it is the third smallest state in the country, first and second, being Sikkim and Tripura respectively.

The climate of Northeast India in general Tropical Monsoon climate . Due to its location and the tropic of cancer passes across its souther part through Tripura and Mizoram . Therefore, it has essentially a tropical climate. But its location and topography and presence of mountains and plateaus have rendered its climate somewhat different from that of other parts of India. The Factors influencing the region's climate may be listed as follows. Factors Influencing The Climate of Northeast India 1. The situation of the hills, plateau, and mountains in the regions. 2. The seasonal change in the pressure condition over The Bay of Bengal on the one hand and over the north-western landmass on the other. 3. The tropical oceanic air-masses that blow over this region. 4. The occasional visit of the westerly lows in winter. 5. Presence of local mountain and valley winds. 6. Presence of numerous vast water bodies and extensive forests and development of local cyclones. The clim...

Assam a state in the northeast region of India is a unique geographical entity presenting a rich physical and cultural diversity. The state's natural landscape is changing fast with the growth of industrialization and urbanization and especially the ever-increasing inflow of people from within and outside the country.

Northeast India is a place of heavy rainfall, high relative humidity, and high-temperature cause rapid weathering of rocks. As the weathering of surface rocks of the hills and mountains proceeds, the sheet flood caused by heavy rainfall removes the weathered materials and carries them down to the headward steams of the rivers.  The rapidly flowing rivers then carry the sediments, big and small, down to the foothills and plains.

Geography is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. Geographers explore both the physical properties of Earth’s surface and the human societies spread across it. They also examine how human culture interacts with the natural environment and the way that locations and places can have an impact on people.

Festivals in Northeast India are generally very different from the rest of India. Northeast India is a home of various ethnic groups and tribes and practices different traditions.  Thus they show different forms of festivals which represent their unique culture and traditions. Traditional Festivals in northeast India are not only associated with traditional dances and singing, but also have some great rock music concerts in these festivals as well.

Assam is a gift of nature with its hills and mountain to the river valleys with diverse communities, languages, and tribes. Situated amidst lush green valleys and majestic mountains, Assam is the land of breathtaking beauty and matchless grace. Assam as a whole a tourist place you can go anyplace you wish you will going to find happiness and can experience their exotic culture and unique traditions.

Tawang is a town in the Himalayas in the far west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. Tawang is situated at an elevation of approximately 3,048 meters (10,000 ft) in the north-western part of Arunachal Pradesh of India. The second-largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in the world is here and was built in 1681.

The frontiers and boundaries of Northeast India comprise both from mountain ranges and hill to the fleet plain of cropland and swamps. Northeast India is consists of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. The region is located between latitudes 29 0 and 22 0 North and longitudes about 89.46 and 97.5 / East.

The forests of Northeast India are rich in biodiversity and timber, while the cultural complexity of the region is extraordinary. The Climate, physiography, and soils of Northeast India have provided favorable conditions for the luxuriant growth of natural vegetation.

Black rice is a type of rice that belongs to the Oryza sativa L . species.   The rice endosperm, which is translucent with a grey to almost black color, turns deep purple when cooked. [1] My first encounter with Black Rice got me very fascinated and curious about this rice. At that time I thought I'm going to cultivate this rice on our own firm land as experiments see how it performed on our agricultural land. We also cultivated Assamese Red Rice (the local name is Bao Paddy ) and 10 different varieties of local (native) rice.

Northeast India located in the extreme northeast corner of the Indian subcontinent with diverse physiography and relief features. In general, the region may be divided into three physiographical regions that are Plateau region, Plain regions and Mountain region. Because of its diversity of physiography the region endowed with rich and varied biophysical environments bounded by hills and mountains on its three sides except a narrow gap in the west.

Northeast India is rich in various types of natural vegetation. The climate, physiography, and soils of the region have provided favorable conditions for the growth of natural vegetation. The northeast region of India supports almost all types of vegetation from cultivated plains to grasslands, meadows, marshes, swamps, scrub forests, tropical forests, temperate forests, and alpine vegetation. The region has one of the heaviest rainfalls in the world. Although the average annual rainfall of the region is about 250 cm, it varies from place to place. The altitude variations from 200-5000 m and the presence of deep valleys, and hills provide a range of ecological variations thereby producing different types of climatic conditions from warm subtropical in the foothills, moderate in the middle, and cool temperate in high hills, which determine the vegetation pattern of this region The Forest of Northeast India may be broadly classified into 1. Tropical forest, 2. Subtropical forest, 3...