GROUP NO-2 Write up

Seven Sisters of India

                         (Jagjot Singh, Ayush awasthi, Ankit Antil, Anuj Pratap Singh, Akash Sahu)            

Intro:

The 7 Sister States also called "Paradise Unexplored" is a name given to the

    contiguous states of Arunachal

Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in northeastern India.

These states cover an area of 255,511 km2

a population of 44.98 million in 2011, about 3.7 percent of India's total. Although there is great ethnic

and religious diversity within the seven states, they also have similarities in political, social and economic

contexts.

The states with their capitals:

Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar

Assam - Dispur

Meghalaya - Imphal

Manipur - Shilong

Mizoram - Aizwal

Nagaland - Kohima

Tripura – Agartala

Then we wrote about their histories:

When India became independent from the United Kingdom 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 Shillong (present day Meghalaya's capital). 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 1987.

Then we wrote about the languages and culture of the peoples there:

Except for Assam, where the major language is Assamese, and Tripura, where the major language

is Bengali, the region has a predominantly tribal population that speaks numerous Tibeto-Burman

and Austroasiatic languages. Meitei, the third most spoken language in this region is a TibetoBurman language. Hinduism and Christianity are the predominant religions in this region. The large and

populous states of Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura remain predominantly Hindu, with a

sizable Muslim minority in Assam. Through the work of Christian missionaries, Christianity has become

the major religion in the states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya.

, or about 7 percent of India's total area. They had

Then we wrote for what this states is famous for:

Main industries in the region are tea-based, crude oil and natural gas, silk, bamboo and handicrafts.

The states are heavily forested and have plentiful rainfall. There are beautiful wildlife sanctuaries, teaestates and mighty rivers like Brahmaputra. The region is home to one-horned rhinoceros, elephants and

other endangered wildlife.

Then we wrote about their interdependency:

The landlocked Northeastern region of the country comprises seven separate states whose geographical

and practical needs of development underscore their need to thrive and work together. A compact

geographical unit, the Northeast is isolated from the rest of India except through the Siliguri Corridor,

a slender and vulnerable corridor, flanked by alien territories. 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.

The plains depend on the hills also on vital questions like flood control. A correct strategy to control floods

in the plains calls for soil conservation and a forestation in the hills. The hills depend on the plains for

markets for their produce. They depend on the plains even for food grains because of limited cultivable

land in the hill.

To provide a forum for collaboration towards common objectives, the Indian government established

the North Eastern Council in 1971. Each state is represented by its Governor and Chief Minister. The

Council has enabled the Seven Sister States to work together on numerous matters, including the

provision of educational facilities and electric supplies to the region.