Bhalukpong (ArP)

 ‘City of King Bhaluka’  -Town, Arunachal Pradesh Bhaluka, according to local folklore, was the grandson of Bana, a legendary king whose capital was at neighbouring Tezpur (Assam). Archaeological ruins of King Bhaluka’s kingdom are supposedly preserved here and there...

Itanagar (ArP)

(Hin) : ईटानगर iṭānagara ‘Brick City’  -City/Capital, Arunachal Pradesh From Asm: ita, ‘brick’; and Asm:  nagar, ‘city’, ‘town’.  It is actually the fort here, and not the city, that was built of bricks – the city inherited the name and was more famous for its...

Seven Sisters – North East Region (NER)

The ‘Seven Sisters’ are a family of seven states on the North Eastern Region (NER) of India: Arunachal Pradesh (ArP), Assam (Asm), Manipur (Man), Meghalaya (Meg), Mizoram (Miz), Nagaland (Nag), Tripura (Tri). Sikkim is usually included as a brother state....