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Life is busy, demanding a lot and getting the same is pity tough. Isn’t that so? 65 million years ago, reptiles dominated the earth, more precisely the Dinosaurs. They were the dominators - the boss of the land. But with the changing time and demands, they were unable to cope up and evolution had taken their toll and now only there remain the fossils or the Sci-Fi fiction films! Gone are those days – gone are their time. So, that’s the true example of evolution or rather the inability of the reptiles to adapt to the change. Basically, adaptation is what the nature demands from you to live long and strong. We the humans had seen ourselves rise from nomads to ‘the tourist to the moon’! We have done far more than what the huge monsters might have done. So, now, what are we waiting for? To become extinct? We are troubled, but aren’t we still living? That’s adaptation or the lifestyle management…..!


Well, let’s check the write up below: -

North-East India as the centre of Lifestyle Management


“…O North-East India! Is it not the base of ULFA’s?
Here people of Bihar and that of Bangladesh are killed…. Isn’t that so?
Aren’t the people there are man eaters? (Portrayed in the Hindi film TANGO CHARLIE) Is rupee the currency there?
What a mess, the people there are anti socials and what they eat?
God Knows… Hills…hills and there live the Chinkeys…
Hey, don’t go there, they might eat you..!
Basically, they don’t have brain… that’s why very short tempered…!
Is it really a part of India?
Aren’t they only our guests? (Portrayed in the Hindi film CHAK DE INDIA)
Go hell with them, why should we care..!”


Let’s find in……………

Friends, welcome to North East – North East India. You people from the mainland might be thinking what’s there over here so as to welcome you. But before saying anything let me at first clarify the term, ‘MAINLAND.’

It is being said by many that the country India is the step mother of North-East (NE) and often it’s being referred to as the mainland. Do you also feel so? If not then check all the enlisted ‘facts’ about NE and if you get along with anyone of them, just accept the term mainland…! So, as far as isolation of the North-eastern states is concerned, it all began as a result of British imperialism, when the region was cut-off from its traditional trading partners (Bhutan, Myanmar and Indo-China). Later, Indian independence and partition made this a landlocked region, exacerbating the isolation that is being recognized lately, but not studied yet. However, bodies like the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) were incorporated on August 9, 1995 and the Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DONER) was set up in September 2001 to reach here.

Anyway, for giving you the exact picture of NE India, we will have to flashback to the day when the seven sisters were together – the NEFA (North-East Frontier Agency). The North East Council (NEC) was constituted in 1971 as the nodal agency for the economic and social development of the seven states. Just NEFA was really not sufficient to compress the wide diversity of life found here. People themselves, origins, livelihood, languages, habits and mental and physical behavior were all not the same. Based on that, seven new states came up. All though very contrast among ourselves, we the people are often referred to as ‘Chinkeys’ and this place – the land of tribal culture. Now you may say it is much uncivilized, but how we have adapted to the situation prevailing here is far to seek. You people have given the phrases, - base of ULFA, Bihari people killed, minorities are screwed up etc. etc... But, my dear friend, we too suffer from that, and how we cope up to them and even prosper like the beautiful lotus in the mud, is the lifestyle management.

"Love is the beginning of Wisdom and Love stems from Understanding. One cannot Love blindly; he's got to understand first."

One has to understand the uniqueness of tribal culture, in order to love them, to experience their warm hospitality, simple ways of living yet a shrewd and sincere judgment of opinions.

Presently numbering approximately 20 million people, we have existed as a distinctive tribal community for thousands of years, surviving wars, plagues and epidemics, man-made and natural disasters, and we therefore owe allegiance to our Land which have suffered with us, and have protected and preserved us as a people through all these centuries, comforting our dead, blessing and enriching the living.

With our unique tribal genius we have been able to live in harmony with nature, possessing the inbuilt knowledge of knowing the extent of development when to do it and how to do it in the best capacity to incur lasting result for benefiting the present and future generations. We take from nature sufficient enough to keep ourselves fittest for survival without disrupting the balance of natural development, of man and his environment, adopting our ways of living in conformity with the changes of the natural environment.

Yes, we are sensitive to change, for we are able to deeply feel and appreciate the goodness and wisdom of the Creator in giving us this beautiful earth for man to live in harmony and at peace with his fellow man and with mother earth; to develop and not to destroy.

Well friends, what you might have drunk in the morning, is a cup of tea and Assam Tea is more refreshing than anything. The state Asom (Assam) is the largest producer of tea and timber in the country and it has the oldest oil refinery in India (Digboi). Some 79% of India's crude oil is found in the NE region only. Its rich bio-diversity supports an immense range of rare and endangered creatures such as the one horned rhinoceros, the golden langur, the Gangetic dolphin and the clouded leopard.

Asom is reputed for its silk and the most prominent variety is muga, the golden silk exclusive only to this state. Apart from muga, there is paat, as also eri, the latter being used in the manufacture of warm clothes for winter.

A wide range of decorative items are available in cane and bamboo work and bell-metal and brass. Tribal arts, including masks (bhaona) in metal, bamboo and wood are popular souvenir items.

Thus, as stated, we the people of NE are living our life up to the fullest. Tension is there in every place, even maybe at your home also, but what it matters is how we tackle them. Till now we the people have learnt to stay with difficulties. Simple adaptation is just what the nature wants from us. NE is vast-its terrain difficult. But vacationing in NE is an adventure – an exciting, enlightening and incredible adventure – reminding you again what a wonderful privilege it is to savor the delights of wild beauty at its very best.

So, that might have cleared your myths. How come a place so on verge of development can live under the shadow of terror? Media is providing you the news which you want to hear. Can’t you change your perspective or at least try to analyze on the feeds being given to you before reaching on to a conscience?

Before I wrap it up, I will definitely say, embarking on a journey of India’s remote eight states of the North-East is a tumultuous but rewarding one. In recent years, the region has seen a deep interest in its tourist potential. The infinite variety of its geographic setting, its topology, its varied flora and fauna and avian life, the history of its people and the variety of its ethnic communities and their rich heritage of ancient traditions and lifestyles, its festivals and crafts make it a holiday wonderland that’s just begging to be discovered afresh. Discovering the NE states, including the partially opened up Sikkim, in the Eastern Himalayas, is a challenge – yet a romantic adventure in the best traditions of travel and discovery…………………...

Since North East India is the only distinct unambiguous region of India along with South India, I beseech everyone to look into the article more seriously and thereby providing true prospects for the tourism industry to prevail here. Do check in at the ground reality and don’t at all believe on myths……. You might be missing the God’s land…..on nature’s own canvas…!






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