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Visiting a Mishmi longhouse in Arunachal Pradesh

Malini — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 12:44:56 +0000

Wakro, in Arunachal, is inhabited primarily by the Mishmis. Mishmis are one of the many tribes that belong to Arunachal Pradesh. Divided into three sub-tribes namely Miju, Digaru and Idu, Mishmis are well-known for their expertise in weaving and handicrafts. One of our ‘not-to-be-missed activities’ during our stay in Wakro was to visit an authentic Mishmi longhouse. The ‘other [...]

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Wakro – An Arunachali couple, their schools and their ASSET

Malini — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:15:46 +0000

“I think I’m suffering from a “Writers Block”, I told my better-half one day. “Isn’t that something that affects writers. Why should you suffer?” came his reply. I blast at him and prove (once again) that I was, after all, the worse-half. I knew in my heart that I had been putting away this post for [...]

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Wakro – a Prelude

Malini — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:00:58 +0000

There is something left to be told, something really substantial and special that was, in fact, the reason that had us pack up our bags and head out to Arunachal in the first place – Wakro. But let’s first put a few realities on the table. Not many tourists have Arunachal Pradesh on their travel agenda. [...]

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On the easternmost road in India – to Kaho and Kibithu

Malini — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:20:34 +0000

Half a century ago, India suffered its worst military attack, and subsequent defeat, throwing open a gaping hole at the Indo-Chinese border along the easternmost road in India, proving how unprepared India was, militarily and politically. On the 50th anniversary of the Chinese invasion, this post is dedicated to some of our bravest soldiers who [...]

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The Road to Walong – Following the Lohit River

Malini — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:06:54 +0000

In 2011, in the month of October, we spent 21 days in the north-eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya. I am publishing a few posts this October to mark the anniversary of our travels on those lesser trodden paths. It is a year since we traveled to the north-east, but there is not [...]

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Meeting with Uncle Moosa and his friends in Tezu

Rajesh — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:28:42 +0000

It all began with our Uncle. Uncle Moosa we call him. Not just us. Most of east Arunachal calls him that – and for good measure. Our Uncle Moosa It is Uncle Moosa, as part of a select band of social missionaries, who took a good part of two generations of the region on that [...]

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Pangsau Pass, Stillwell Road and Arun’s Story

Rajesh — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:04:41 +0000

We let the dust from the road shimmy around our feet and the silence wrap us from all around. In front of us stood the board we had traveled over 4000 km to see. It read – Pangsau Pass It was a sight we had seen without having been there. And it also wasn’t déjà vu. [...]

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Destination: Namdapha National Park

Malini — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:59:26 +0000

It was 5 pm and the sun was already on the wrong side of the horizon. The flickering solar lights at the forest guest house where we were staying at looked feeble from where we were standing. We were atop a small mound of sand overlooking the Noa-dihing River. The only sounds we could hear [...]

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The beautiful bridges of Arunachal Pradesh

Malini — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:02:10 +0000

In the 1992 best seller, ‘Bridges of Madison County’, when National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid drives his pickup truck through the hot and dusty dirt tracks of Iowa and turns into Francesca Johnson’s farm driveway looking for directions to the Roseman covered bridge, little did I know about the beauty and romance of the bridges [...]

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