Arunachal Pradesh

“We were wanderers. Moving constantly without much of a reason, until that day. From no plans to structured road-maps to help villages get the basic facility of light, we have come a long way, and yet it feels that a longer journey awaits”

Thanks to Ruhi’s voluntary service and passion for teaching, 74 of the 92 students passed! This was a leap of 80 per cent from the past year when only 17 students (21 per cent) had cleared the subject!

The airstrip is located in a remote corner, with no proper road connecting it to the rest of the state. But that didn't stop the villagers!

This rare pic is the "highest photographic evidence of tigers in the snow-clad peaks of the Indian part of the Eastern Himalayas" — a first after Russia’s Amur tigers! #Rare #Wildlife #India

The Arunachal Pradesh Governor is also a war veteran who served in a number of wars. In 1993, he was the Commander of the Black Cat Commandos Counter Hijack Force that rescued 124 travellers from a hijacked aircraft in Amritsar.

Did you know Arunachal is the state with the highest proportion of Hindi speakers in the Northeast? For a state with over 90 languages, this is incredible!

“The original plants of Kenyan tea industry were brought into that country mostly from Assam, and the Kenyan tea genetic resources are of Assam origin."

Five decades ago, these villagers got a chance to serve their nation and they did it with all their heart. Today, the good deed returned to them in the form of a fortune!

Mike Libecki and his 14-year-old daughter Lilliana have installed 20 new laptops, printers, internet access and solar generators in a remote village in Tawang!

The terrain is difficult, and there is also an increasing dearth of individuals who remember and can narrate these stories.