A Description :

Northeast India refers to the easternmost region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States and Sikkim. When India became independent from the rule of the British in 1947, only three states covered the area. Manipur and Tripura were princely states, while a much larger Assam Province was under direct British rule. Its capital was Dispur. Four new states were carved out of the original territory of Assam in the decades following independence, in line with the policy of the Indian government of reorganizing the states along ethnic and linguistic lines. Accordingly, Nagaland became a separate state in 1963, followed by Meghalaya in 1972. Mizoram became a Union Territory in 1972, and achieved statehood - along with Arunachal Pradesh - in 1986. Northeast India is ethnically distinct from the other states of India.

Linguistically the region is distinguished by a preponderance of Tibeto-Burman languages. Strong ethnic cultures that had escaped Sanskritization effects permeate the region. That the eight states form a special category is officially recognized. Among the North Eastern states, Sikkim became an Indian protectorate in 1947 and a full state in 1975. The Siliguri Corridor in West Bengal, with an average width of 21 km to 40 km, connects the north eastern region with the Indian mainland. More than 2000 km of boundary is shared with other countries: namely Nepal, China, Bhutan, Burma and Bangladesh. Assam is the gateway through which the sister states are connected to the mainland. Tripura, a virtual enclave almost surrounded by Bangladesh, strongly depends on Assam. Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal depend on Assam for their internal communications. Manipur and Mizoram's contacts with the main body of India are through Assam's Barak Valley. Raw material requirements also make the states mutually dependent. All rivers in Assam's plains originate in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and western Meghalaya. Manipur's rivers have their sources in Nagaland and Mizoram; the hills also have rich mineral and forest resources. Petroleum is found in the plains.

Places To Visit in Guwahati

• Kamakhya Temple
• Bhuvaneswari Temple
• Basistha Ashram Temple
• UmaNanda Temple
• Navagraha Temple
• Balaji Temple
• Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary
• Assam Rajyik State Museum
• Saraighat Bridge
• Guwahati Planetarium
• ISKCON Guwahati
• Assam State Zoo
• Nehru Park
• Shrimanta Shankardeva Kalakshetra
• Regional Science Center

Places To Visit in Assam

• Kaziranga National Park
• Manas National Park
• Orang National Park
• Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nameri National Park
• Agnigarh Hill
• Dibru Saikhowa National Park
• Digboi Oil Refinery
• Cruise on River Brahmaputra
• Jatinga Hill Station
• Diphu Hill Station
• Umrangshu Hill Station
• Maibong Hill Station
• Haflong Hill Station & Lake
• Sivsagar - Ahom Historical places