A Journey to West Kameng District
It is here that the beautiful mountains have witnessed the most humiliating military debacle inflicted on modern India; the drive is redolent with the valiant deeds of long fallen heroes, now enshrined in the many memorials big and small. Do spend a silent moment at these memorials and honour those who made the supreme sacrifice in the discharge of their duty. Arunachal Pradesh is the state formed from the erstwhile North East Frontier Agency (then commonly referred to as NEFA) and a drive through West Kameng is quite representative of the lives these hardy people of the mountains live. An inner line permit is required to ener the state, this is best got at Delhi or Guwahati. Our drive followed the popular route Tezpur � Bhalukpong (the state border) � Tenga � Bomdila � Se La � Jung � Tawang � Bum La and back the same way. A journey we performed in an easy 10 days, staying for 2 � 3 days at places en route. The entire journey can be done by bus, but if you ...