The Seven Sisters of the North East are a fascinating bouquet of rich cultural entities with unique landscapes and a diverse mix of people. This book takes the reader through the history, language, dance, music, customs, traditions and the pulsating life in the seven states viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. The northeastern region with an area of 254956 square kilometers, a least the major part of it, was formed about thirty million years ago. The Shillong plateau evolved with the great geostatic movement connected with the uplift of the Himalayas. The Brahmaputra valley, mostly built by the silt brought down by the rivers, the geologists say, is more recent in origin.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.K. Bandyopadhyay
Dr. Pradipta Bandyopadhyay has a wide experience in mass media and sociological studies. A Ph.D. in Social Anthropology he specializes in the study of the North East India and has made significant contribution to books like the Tribes of North East India, Electoral Politics in North East India, Land Relations in North East India and Linguistic Situation in North East India. Independently he wrote Leadership Structure among the Mizos – an Emerging Dimension; and Natha Cult and Mahanad – A Study in Syncretism. Dr. Bandyopadhyay brings a multi-disciplinary approach and a humane touch to his sociological analyses. Grandson of the noted physician and litterateur of West Bengal, late Dr. Pravash Chandra Bandyopadhyay, Pradipta Bandyopadhyay has also penned several literary pieces and poems. Dr. Bandyopadhyay is associated with the North East India Council for Social Science Research as a life member.
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