Whether you be in Lucknow or Nellore, Satara or Howrah, you are in the real India- the North and the South. With their own distinct flavours and languages, these are the two true regions of India that you should care about. But what is this North-East that some people boast about. Should you even care about it?
North-East India is something that you can totally ignore, and why, I will tell you that:
1. All the mountains are in North India, are there even hills in the North-East!
Goecha La, Sikkim
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Tsomgo Lake, Sikkim
2. The rest of India is all about culture, what would the people in North-East know about it?
Bihu Festivity, Assam | Creedits: Wikipedia
Manipuri Dance depicting Krishna's tale, Manipur |Credits: Wikipedia
Rengma Tribe Couple, Nagaland
Zeliangrong Tribe, Manipur
3. The people are primitive, how will we even talk to them!
State-Wise Literacy Rate in India in 2011 | Source: Wikipedia
School girls in Mizoram | Credits: Wikipedia
4. There are no natural wonders good enough to visit the North-East
Double Decker Living Root Bridges, Cherrrapunji, Meghalaya
Mawsmai Caves, Meghalaya | Credits: Wikipedia
Floating Islands, Loktak Lake, Manipur | Credits: Wikipedia
Parsuram Kund, Arunachal Pradesh
Clear Water River, Dawki, Meghalaya
5. The wildlife is all the same, naah doesn't drive me enough...
Red Panda, the state animal of Sikkim
Foxtail Orchid, the state flower of Assam | Credits: Wikipedia
One-horned rhinoceros, Kaziranga, Assam
Pitcher Plant, Mawlynnong, Meghalaya | Credits: Wikipedia
6. Trekking isn't even a thing in North-East, why do I even need to look beyond Himachal!
Dzukou Valley Trek, Nagaland
Goecha La Trek, Sikkim | Credits: Wikipedia
7. North-East isn't a place for sports lovers
Bhaichung Bhutia, top Indian footballer | Credits: Wikipedia
Girls into Sports, Mizoram | Credits: Wikipedia
Mary Kom, Olympics Boxing Bronze Medalist | Credits: Wikimedia
8. For someone who loves to travel for music, North-East has a pretty dull scene, isn't it?
NH7 Weekender, Shillong, Meghalaya | Credits: wikipedia
Ziro Music Festival, Arunachal Pradesh | Credits: Pranab Doley
9. I don't think I share the same food choices as those in the North-East
Unakoti, Kailashahar, Tripura | Credits: Wikipedia
12. North-East is a region marred by disputes and political tension
India-Myanmar Land Border opens allowing people to travel in and out without permits | Source: Google
13. Whatever, it be, North-East lacks connectivity with the rest of India
Source: Google
You understand the sarcasm, right?
If this cannot convince you to to put North-East on your travel list, nothing else will. Experience a landscape full of beauty and surprise in the least explored part of India, and thank us later.