A

PRESENTATION
ON
“MY LIFE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH”
PREPARED BY:
ANAY THUL
CLASS VIII-A
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ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
'LAND OF DAWN-LIT MOUNTAINS' IS A STATE IN NORTHEAST INDIA.
IT WAS FORMED FROM THE ERSTWHILE NORTH-EAST FRONTIER
AGENCY (NEFA) REGION, AND BECAME A STATE ON 20 FEBRUARY 1987.
IT BORDERS THE STATES OF ASSAM AND NAGALAND.
IT SHARES INTERNATIONAL BORDERS WITH BHUTAN, MYANMAR AND
WITH CHINA.
ITANAGAR IS THE STATE CAPITAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH IS THE LARGEST OF THE SEVEN SISTER STATE
OF NORTHEAST INDIA.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH ALSO BEEN TERMED AS 'ORCHID PARADISE OF
INDIA' BECAUSE OF MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF ORCHID SPECIES.
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LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 

DAFLA ADI
GALLONG MISHRI
NOCTE MONPA
AKA KHAMTI
NISHI WANCHO
TAGIN
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TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
LOSAR FESTIVAL
THE MAIN FESTIVAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH, LOSAR FESTIVAL MARKS
THE TIBETAN NEW YEAR.
MOPIN FESTIVAL
THE PEOPLE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH BELIEVE THAT THE MOPIN
FESTIVAL WILL HELP BRING IN GOOD LUCK AND PROSPERITY ALONG
WITH A GOOD HARVEST.
SOLUNG FESTIVAL
THE MOST POPULAR HARVEST FESTIVAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH,
SOLUNG IS CELEBRATED IN THE MONTH OF MONSOON, GENERALLY IN
THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.
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TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
SIANG RIVER FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL CELEBRATES COMMUNAL HARMONY IN THE STATE AND ALSO
PROMOTES ECO-TOURISM.
PANGSUA PASS WINTER FESTIVAL
THE PANGSUA PASS WINTER FESTIVAL HAS BECOME ONE OF THE POPULAR
FESTIVALS OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH. THIS MODERN-DAY WINTER
FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN NAMPONG AND IS A THREE-DAY FEST THAT
TAKES PLACE IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY EVERY YEAR.
ZIRO FESTIVAL OF MUSIC
THE ZIRO FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IS CELEBRATED FOR FOUR DAYS WHERE
YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO ENJOY NUMEROUS PERFORMANCES BY
DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ARTISTS.
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TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
NYOKUM
NYOKUM IS CELEBRATED FOR PROSPERITY AND
HARMONY AMONG PEOPLE.
BOORI BOOT
BOORI BOOT IS OBSERVED TO OFFER GRATITUDE FOR A
SUCCESSFUL HARVEST.
LOKU
THIS FAMOUS FESTIVAL OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH IS THE
MAIN FESTIVAL OF THE NOCTE TRIBE, CELEBRATED TO
SAY GOODBYE TO WINTER.
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CUISINES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
BAMBOO SHOOT
IN THIS POPULAR AND TRADITIONAL DISH, THE TENDER
BAMBOO IS MARINATED IN BAKING SODA, AND GROUND
SPICES ARE COOKED ON A LOW FLAME. IT IS A SIDE DISH
THAT IS HOT AND CRISPY. THE BAMBOO SHOOTS ARE EATEN
WITH CHUTNEYS, BOILED VEGETABLES AND COOKED MEAT. 
PIKA PILA
A FAMOUS TYPE OF A PICKLE THAT IS MADE BY THE APATANI
TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH. PIKA PILA IS MADE BY
USING BAMBOO SHOOT AND PORK FAT WITH SOME KING
CHILLY.
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CUISINES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
LUKTER
LUKTER IS MADE USING COOKED DRY MEAT WITH CHILLY
FLAKES FROM THE KING CHILLY OR BHUT JOLOKIA. IT IS
ALSO A SIDE DISH AND EATEN WITH TRADITIONALLY
PREPARED RICE.
CHURA SABJI
CHURA SABZI IS A CURRY THAT IS MADE BY FERMENTED
CHEESE WHICH IS MADE BY EITHER YAK MILK OR COW’S
MILK AND SOME KING CHILLY WHICH MAKES THE DISH
SUPER SPICY BUT DELICIOUS.
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CUISINES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
MOMO
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND WIDELY EATEN FOOD OF
THE NORTHEAST, STUFFED DUMPLINGS ARE KNOWN AS
MOMOS ARE EVERYWHERE IN THE NORTHEAST. IT USUALLY
STUFFED WITH VARIOUS VEGETABLES LIKE CABBAGE,
CARROT IN THEIR VEGETARIAN VERSION AND CHICKEN,
MUTTON IS USED IN THEIR NON-VEGETARIAN VARIANTS.
MEAT
MEAT IS THE MAIN DISH OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH. SINCE
THE PEOPLE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH PREFER BOILED
FOOD INSTEAD OF FRIED, THE MEAT IS ALSO MOSTLY
BOILED AND SMOKED. THE MEAT PREPARED IS EATEN WITH
RICE.
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CUISINES IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
PASA
PASA IS A SOUP THAT IS MADE WITH FRESH AND RAW FISH.
ALSO, KHUMPATT LEAVES, GINGER, GARLIC, MAKAT, GREEN
CHILLI AND MINCED MEAT PASTE IN THE SOUP MAKES IT A
SUPER DELICIOUS SOUP TO RELISH ESPECIALLY DURING THE
WINTERS.
THUKPA
THUKPA IS A NOODLE SOUP THAT IS MADE WITH BOILED
RICE NOODLES, CHICKEN OR VEGETABLES. IT IS A
TRADITIONAL DISH OF ‘MONPA’ TRIBE OF ARUNACHAL
PRADESH.
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WILDLIFE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
ARUNACHAL PRADESH HAS AMONG THE HIGHEST
DIVERSITY OF MAMMALS AND BIRDS IN INDIA. THERE ARE
AROUND 750 SPECIES OF BIRDS AND MORE THAN 200
SPECIES OF MAMMALS IN THE STATE.
THE MAJOR ANIMAL SPECIES ARE TIGER, LEOPARD, SNOW
LEOPARD, ASIAN ELEPHANT, SAMBHAR DEER, CHITAL DEER,
BARKING DEER, SLOTH BEAR, MITHUNA, GAUR, DHOLE,
GIANT SQUIRREL, MARBLED CAT, LEOPARD CAT.
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WILDLIFE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH: 
A NEW SUBSPECIES OF HOOLOCK GIBBON HAS BEEN
DESCRIBED FROM THE STATE WHICH HAS BEEN NAMED AS
THE MISHMI HILLS HOOLOCK GIBBON.

THREE NEW GIANT FLYING SQUIRRELS WERE ALSO

SETTLED AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING WET-RICE FARMING,

MAJOR COMMERCIAL CROPS INCLUDE OILSEEDS, POTATOES,

SOME GROUPS ALSO RAISE FISH THROUGH AQUACULTURE.

THANK
YOU
PREPARED BY:
ANAY THUL
CLASS VIII-A