North-east India is one such "rich tapestry" made up of myriad colourful threads. An enchanting mosaic of diverse cultures, races, tribes, languages and religious beliefs, co-existing in a harmonious environment, the North-east is indeed every poet's 'dream-come-true' destination.
Its uniqueness lies in this diversity. A region of geological marvels, natural opulence, ethno-cultural traditions and cheerfully colourful people, North-east India is a one-of-a kind montage designed by God himself.
The eight North-eastern States, though, pronounced in the same breath by mainstream Indians, each have their own distinctive identities. Brought together by the demands of the world's biggest democracy, these States, viz. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim, are as different from each other as chalk and cheese. A multitude of tribes and communities with their countless ethno-cultural traditions, religious beliefs and languages have lived in this region for ages.
The North-eastern map, however, has not always been the way it appears now. When India attained independence in 1947 the entire region was covered by merely three States -an all encompassing Assam province and the two princely States of Manipur and Tripura. In the decades following independence, four new States were etched out of the Assam province. And thus, Nagaland became a State in 1963, Meghalaya in 1972 and Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh attained Statehood in 1987.
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