North East India includes 7 contiguous states Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, hence also known as Seven Sister States of India. The North Eastern region also host one brother called Sikkim and some parts of Bengal as Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Koch Bihar. It is one of the most treasured and Eco-friendly area in India with vast natural resources and a cauldron of different people and cultures.

The unexplored paradise of India is well known for its distinct culture and traditional lifestyle. Every tribal group of these states has its own unique tribal culture, tribal folk dance and food and crafts. North-East Indian people offers a colourful reflection of their land and traditional lifestyle. The Mongoloid faced people of this region’s are very distinctive in characteristics of dress, customs, and language. Major tribes of hills like Khasi, Garo and Jaintia are the people with very rich in culture and traditions and tribal people of valley’s have religious beliefs, music, dance and arts.

Lifestyle of North Eastern Indian states are varying from one place to other, people of states are divided into tribes and sub-tribes. Hill region tribes live a simple lifestyle as they inhabit in high mountains so hunting and fishing are the prime occupations. Agriculture and weaving are the two major occupations of the people, Tea farming in Assam is one of the main sources of income along with traditional handicrafts. Tea gardens of Assam are world famous for the aroma and rich flavour and taste.

Cuisines of North East India offers dishes that reflect the culture and lifestyle of the region. Staple food and cuisine of the states are rice along with dry fish, spicy meat and lots of green vegetables. The unique cuisine of seven states of the north east India are Jadoh, Momos, Aakhol Ghor, Tung-rymbai, and pickled bamboo shoots.

Fair and Festivals are an integral part of tribes along with traditional dance and folk music. The major festivals of northeast India are Bihu, Brahmaputra Festival of Assam, Hornbill and Sekrenyi festival of Nagaland, Torgya Monastery Festival Arunachal Pradesh, Shillong Autumn Festival, Chapchar Kut from Manipur, Ningol Chakouba Festival Manipur, and Kharchi Puja from Tripura.

These seven states are not only rich in terms of landscape, natural beauty and flora and fauna but also in Music and Dance. Music and dance festivals like Hornbill National Rock Contest and folk music and tribal dance festivals are organized across the states. Tribes of North East India use some musical instruments like Tamak folk drum,flute, khamb and lambang which are made of bamboo.

North East India is well famous for its unique culture, handicrafts, scenic beauty, and martial arts. People of these state’s got great skills in art, weaving, the sister states got a rich variety and skill on making of woodcarving, Cane Crafts, jewellery, and bamboo stick work. Arts and Craft culture is one of the incredibly old tradition along with the making of musical instruments, Carpet, and silk weaving. Every tribe excels in craftsmanship and offer a wide variety of traditional crafts and arts.

The Northeast region Physical geography falls in the category of Eastern Himalayas ranges and Patkai-Naga Hills along with mighty Brahmaputra Barak river systems and Valley Plains. The valley of Meghalaya is surrounded by Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills from all sides and home to some of the largest waterfalls in India. The route of mountains and hill of north east is best for Mountaineering and adventures sports like hiking, mountain climbing and trekking.

The region is known for highest annual rainfall is India and Mawsynram and Cherrapunji are the two wettest places on earth with an annual rainfall of 11872 millimeters. North East India’s river systems, lakes and ponds are the lifeline of people and one the main source of income. Brahmaputra one of the biggest rivers in India flows through the North east region and its numerous tributaries flowing through the different states. Wettest area is home to big waterfalls and beautiful lakes such as Tsomgo Lake, the frozen lake of India, Chandubi Lake, Umiam Lake, Kamalasagarand Loktak lake, the largest freshwater lake in India. Waterfalls includes Langshiang, Nohkalikai, Nohsngithiang and Vantawng, Langshiang is one of the highest waterfalls in India.

The dense semi-evergreen forest reserves of North East India are inhabited by many tribes as well as by wild species of animals. There are 51 types of forest found in this region classified into six major types- tropical moist deciduous forests, tropical semi evergreen forests, tropical wet evergreen forests, subtropical forests, temperate forests, and alpine forests. The mountain terrain and slopes of region is covered by natural forest vegetation like Zizypphus

jujuba, Bombax ceiba, Sterculia villosa, Dalbergia sisoo, and other non-aquatic grassland species. The grasslands and rain forests of regions supports diverse flora and fauna and several crop species.

The least explored region hosts one of the highly diversified wildlife areas in the country and offers a wide variety of flora and fauna. The dense forest of region is home to some of the most beautiful but endangered and rare species of wild animals and birds. 13 major national parks and 30 wildlife sanctuaries are the treasure and heritage of the states. These Biodiverse wild parks are providing shelter to rare species as many as 55 mammals, 50 reptiles, 380 birds and amphibians. Also, home to Great Indian hornbill, Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros, Indian elephant, red panda, Indian civet, Indian flying squirrel, and big feline species such as Clouded Leopard, Snow Leopard, Royal Bengal Tiger, Indian leopard and Lesser cats. The Northeast India is a part of Indo-Malayan biodiversity hot-spot.