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INDIA - ARUNACHAL
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Date-wise Events |
- January 20, 1972:
It
became the Union Territory of India on this day.
- April 20, 1974: On this day,
Indian President V.V. Giri inaugurated
Itanagar, the new capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
- February 20, 1987:
It was converted into full-fledged State of the Republic of
India on this day.
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Description |
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It holds the extreme north-eastern position among the other states
in the north-east region of India.
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It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares
international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east
and Tibet autonomous region in the north.
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China claims the northern part of this state as a part of the Tibet
Autonomous Region, which the government of India has been strongly
rebutting.
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It is also known as the Orchid State of India or
the Paradise of the Botanists.
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Geographically, it is the largest among the North-east Indian states
commonly known as the Seven Sister States.
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As in other parts of Northeast India, the people native to the state
trace their origins from the Tibeto-Burman people.
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Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of regional languages in
South Asia enriched with diverse culture and traditions.
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It is said that the Hindu texts Kalika Purana and
Mahabharata mention the region as the
Prabhu Mountains of the Puranas, and where sage
Parashuram washed away sins, the sage Vyasa
meditated, King Bhishmaka founded his kingdom, and
Lord Krishna married his consort Rukmini.
- Formerly it was called North East
Frontier Agency.
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