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The Last Anglo Abor War 1911

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The Anglo Abor War was a series of events which took place in 1911 between the British and the Abor Tribesmen in what is today Arunachal Pradesh. The British were keen to explore and Map out the almost impenetrable Jungles that the Siang River cut through in the Eastern Himalayas. And of course this put them on a collision course with the local Tribal communities who saw them as invaders and outsiders.

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tags: anglo abor war, eastern himalayas, siang, brahmaputra, arunachal pradesh, himalayas, travel himalayas, explore himalayas, North east India, adi tribe, mishmi tribe, abor people
categories: Himalayan History
Wednesday 05.06.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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The Making of the Brahmaputra

The Siang at Ranighat where it becomes the Brahmaputra

The Brahmaputra is one of the great Rivers of the World and its named after the Hindu God Brahma. The Son of Brahma actually. The River originates close to the Mansrover Lake and makes it’s journey across the Tibetan Plateau and then it turns around the Himalayas and finally arrives on the plains of Assam. Its course from the Tibetan Plateau to the plains of Assam was for years an endearing mystery.

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tags: brahmaputra, siang, tsang po, lohit, dibang, dihang
categories: Himalayan Geography
Wednesday 01.29.20
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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