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Information about Nagaland:
Capital: Kohima
Area: 17,000 sq Km.
Population: 1, 210, 000
Principal Languages: English, Angami, Ao, Chang,
Konyak, Lotha, Sangtam etc
The State of Nagaland, covering an area
of 16,488 sq kms is encircled by Assam in the North
and West, Burma and Arunachal Pradesh in the East and
Manipur in the South. The Naga Hills run through this
small state, which has Saramati as its highest peak
at a height of 12,600 ft. The main rivers that flow
through Nagaland are Dhansiri, Doyang, Dikhu and Jhanji.
The terrain is mountainous, thickly wooded, and cut
by deep river valleys. There is a wide variety of plant
and animal life. Nagaland has a monsoon climate with
generally high humidity; rainfall averages between 1800
and 2500 mm (70 and 100 in) a year.
The State is predominantly dominated by
Naga communities and hence it forms a single cultural
region. Each tribe present in Nagaland is distinct in
character from the other in terms of customs, language
and dresses.
The State was carved out of the territories
that were earlier known as Naga Hills---Tuesnsang Area
(NHTA), through the State of Nagaland Act, 1962. it
was inaugurated on 1st December, 1963, by the then President
of India , Dr S. Radhakrishnan.
It is indeed a land of folklore passed
down the generations through word of mouth. Here music
is an integral part of life; folksongs eulogizing ancestors,
the brave deeds of warriors and traditional heroes and
poetic love songs immortalizing ancient tragic love
stories.
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Information about Tripura:
Capital: Agartala
Area: 10,000 sq Km.
Population: 2, 757, 000
Principal Languages: Bengali, Kokbarak, Manipuri
The Ancient land of Tripura is bounded
on the North, West, South and Southeast by the international
boundary of Bangladesh. In the East it has a common
boundary with Assam and Mizoram. This tiny state has
an area of about 10,500 sq.kms and is India's third
smallest state, after Goa and Sikkim.
Tripura is mainly a hilly territory with
altitudes varying from 50 to 3080 ft above sea level,
though the major population of the state lives in the
plains. It has a moderate temperature and highly humid
atmosphere.
Tripura, quite off the beaten track,
is a storehouse of tribal crafts and culture as well
as music and dancing. In the centre of this patch of
intense greenery is the capital, Agartala, where gracious
buildings were once the palaces of Tripura’s royal
family. Rich in flora & fauna, the legendary state
of Tripura is a fascinating world in itself.
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Information about Mizoram:
Capital: Aizwal
Area: 21,000 sq Km.
Population: 690, 000
Principal Languages: Mizo & English
Mizoram is the southern most tip of the
hill states, protruding downwards between Burma and
Bangladesh. Towards its north we have Manipur, Assam
and Tripura, and in the Western most part are the Chittagong
Hill Tracts of Bangladesh, and finally Myanmar (formerly
known as Burma) in the East. Mizoram means, “Land
of the Highlanders” in the local language, Mizo.
The Mizo Hills, which dominate the state's topography,
rise to more than 2000 m (6560 ft) near the Myanmar
border.
The hilly terrain has given the land of
Mizoram its pleasant personality. This land of Mizoram
has visually unique sights. The Mizo’s love for
flowers has them growing beautiful orchids and geraniums
in their gardens and surroundings. Taking note of the
population, the Christians make up a solid 84 per cent
of the Mizo population while 7 per cent are Hindu’s
and about 1 per cent of the population is Muslim.
Aizwal, the capital of Mizoram is situated
is situated in one of the steepest slopes of the country
about 1220 m (4000 ft) above sea level.. With an area
of 21,081 sq.km and a population of 6,89,756, approximately
the official language in Mizoram is English.
Mizo which means Highlanders, is a name
given to this tribe who settled on top of a hill in
Mizoram. The Mizos are belived to be originally from
Northwest, China, gradually displaced southwards towards
Tibet and Burma in the 8th century, until they reached
their homeland about 300 years ago.
Mizoram was at one point of time the Lushai
Hills of Assam, but later went on to become an independent
state within the Indian sub continent.
An amalgam of the former north and south
Lushai hill districts, Mizoram is a land of great natural
beauty, an endless variety of landscape with rich flora
and fauna, clusters of whispering pines and quaint villages
with houses on stilts.
The Tropic of Cancer runs through the
heart of Mizoram, and hence, it has a pleasantly temperate
climate throughout the year. A land of steep hills and
deep gorges, Mizoram's highest peak 'The Blue Mountain'
rises to a height of 2165 metres. Important rivers that
flow through this hilly state are Tlawang, Sonai, Tuivawl,
Kolodine and Kamaphuli.
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