Seven Sisters of India

  A scenic view of lush green hills, clouds drifting over a remote village road. Seven Sisters of India Welcome to the mystical and mesmerizing land of the Seven Sisters of India – seven northeastern states that are rich in culture, nature, and diversity, yet often overlooked on the mainstream travel map. The seven Sister States also known as "Paradise Unexplored" is a name given to the neighboring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in northeastern India. These states cover an area of about 250,000 km2, or about seven (7) percent of India's total area. They had a population of 38.6 million in 2000, about 3.8 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. History When India became self-governing from the United Kingdom in 1947, only (3) three states covered the area. Manipur and Tripura wer...