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SALT Book Picks 2011 NORTHEAST TRILOGY
Northeast Trilogy raises a curtain on the wonders of
Northeast India – a land, which was to many and perhaps still is a land of
mystery and mystique.
Published
in three volumes, it is an in-depth collection of hundreds of photographs
taken in the field by Dipti Bhalla and Kunal Verma over a period of three
years. Through their images they have captured a world hitherto unknown to
many - the richness and the grandeur of the Northeast.
The entire collection goes beyond
the realm of one’s imagination. This lavish set of three is a celebration and a
tribute to the people of the Northeast - from stunning portraits to
landscapes and the rich flora and fauna. Dipti and Kunal have demystified an
entire area that was hitherto unknown not only to the rest of the country
but also to the communities that live in the region in isolated pockets
demarcated by difficult terrain. The seclusion was geographical. But the
story today is different. The Northeastern states are among the best
performing ones in the country. There has been immense improvement in
literacy, health, and infrastructure.
The first volume of the trilogy takes the reader
through Sikkim, North Bengal, Assam, and Meghalaya. The second is devoted
entirely to Arunachal. Aptly titled
Brahma’s Creation, it explores fourteen of the state’s sixteen
districts, from the plains to the deepest core of the Himalaya. The
remaining two districts are covered in Volume III of the trilogy –
Children of the Dawn – together
with Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, and Mizoram. The Trilogy is a delight – and a nugget!
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