Indian
States - Comprehensive guide to cultural heritage of India where
you discover art & craft, dances, music, costumes, and languages of
India.
The Eastern Region has the
beautiful Sun Temple in Orissa, designed as a massive stone chariot on
twenty four exquisitely carved wheels and drawn by seven straining
horses(now a World Heritage Monuments); the beautiful mountain State,
Sikkim.
The ancient kingdom of Kalinga, lies on the North Eastern
extremity of the Indian peninsula, cocooned between the Eastern Ghats (range
of hills) on the West and the Bay of Bengal on the East.
India's second smallest and least populous State, Sikkim, is a
jewel embedded in snow-clad mountains. Barely 100 kms from North to South
and 60 kms across, the small
West Bengal is where the holy Ganga meets the ocean. It is home
to the intelligent, sensitive and cultured Bengalis, the 'Bhadralok', as
they are called.
Called the Gateway to the North-east, Assam, is the most
accessible of these States and is the home of the Indian one-horned
rhinoceros (found at the Kaziranga National Park).
Tripura is the second smallest state in India. It was formally
declared as Union Territory on November1st, 1957 and was elevated to the
status of a full-fledged state on January 21,1972.
Meghalaya or 'abode of the clouds', is a source of inspiration
to any poet, a dramatic canvas for an artist's dream, and the ideal retreat
for people in search of beauty and solitude.
The Mizos belonging to the Mongoloid race, are original
settlers of the Shan State of Burma. Two of the tribes, the Lushai and
Himar, migrated to India and occupied the Lushai hills. Mizoram was annexed
in 1891 by the British as Lushai Hill district, and made a part of Assam.
Nagaland is blessed with salubrious climate throughout the year
and one can visit it anytime. If one is looking for a quiet get away from
the hectic city life, it provides the right ambience; for life here is laid
back and slow-providing a tension free life.
Tripura is the second smallest state in India. It was formally
declared as Union Territory on November1st, 1957 and was elevated to the
status of a full-fledged state on January 21,1972.
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