| While the entire cow-belt of India is roasted under | | | | maladies of the human race would also be present |
| the unforgiving sun and the mercury soars to nearly | | | | amongst the wild flora of Arunachal. |
| half the boiling point of water, Delhi being 45 degrees | | | | Lord Hanuman would have surely come to Arunachal |
| centigrade, Arunachal is blessed with soothing rain | | | | Pradesh, if he knew it was so green, in search of the |
| that has kept the temperatures at levels that the | | | | Sanjaveeni, to save Lakshmana who was mortally |
| rest of India hopes to achieve in their rooms after | | | | wounded in battle. He would have airlifted one of |
| paying their air-conditioning bills through their noses. | | | | these green mountains all the way to Lanka from the |
| When God made Arunachal, he was in absolutely no | | | | West Siang District to save Ram’s beloved |
| hurry and took his own sweet time to make this | | | | brother. |
| paradise. Not a single barren patch is visible in this | | | | Green tourism is another unexplored area that would |
| state. Lush green as green can be. If kindergarten | | | | pay rich dividends if optimally exploited. All those sore |
| kids are to be taught about the natural brilliance of | | | | eyes that have got tired of the drab grey of the |
| green colour, bring them to Arunachal to show them | | | | concrete jungles of the Cities would give anything to |
| how green the hue green can be. Never did I know | | | | feast their eyes on the lush green hue of Arunachal |
| the green can be so green. If you want to give | | | | Pradesh. I see so many wild banana trees in these |
| anybody a heart attack, blind-fold him and air-lift him | | | | jungles during helicopter flights, which makes me |
| from Tsogtsalu in Ladakh and drop him in any district | | | | ponder if their fruits are edible. If properly harvested, |
| in Arunachal Pradesh. The sudden contrast from the | | | | this state could become the banana bowl of the |
| dry barren terrain of Ladakh to the rich green | | | | India. I was astonished to see the precious herb that |
| landscape of Arunachal would be enough to give him | | | | is a priced medication in Ayurveda and Unani, known |
| a shock, that could be medically diagnosed as | | | | as Brahmi. If Dabur comes to know of the existence |
| Cardiopulmonary Embarrassment due to | | | | of Brahmi growing wild in Arunachal, they would not |
| “Green Shock”. | | | | bat an eyelid before setting up a factory here. |
| I am yet to see such dense jungles. Just imagine the | | | | Arunachalees have redefined the meaning of colour |
| number of unexplored botanical specimens that would | | | | green to the world. Come let us raise a toast to |
| be present in these forests, just waiting to be | | | | Green Arunachal. |
| discovered. I am certain that the herbs to cure all the | | | | |