Lucky Arunachal

While the entire cow-belt of India is roasted undermaladies of the human race would also be present
the unforgiving sun and the mercury soars to nearlyamongst the wild flora of Arunachal.
half the boiling point of water, Delhi being 45 degreesLord Hanuman would have surely come to Arunachal
centigrade, Arunachal is blessed with soothing rainPradesh, if he knew it was so green, in search of the
that has kept the temperatures at levels that theSanjaveeni, to save Lakshmana who was mortally
rest of India hopes to achieve in their rooms afterwounded 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 noWest Siang District to save Ram’s beloved
hurry and took his own sweet time to make thisbrother.
paradise. Not a single barren patch is visible in thisGreen tourism is another unexplored area that would
state. Lush green as green can be. If kindergartenpay rich dividends if optimally exploited. All those sore
kids are to be taught about the natural brilliance ofeyes that have got tired of the drab grey of the
green colour, bring them to Arunachal to show themconcrete jungles of the Cities would give anything to
how green the hue green can be. Never did I knowfeast their eyes on the lush green hue of Arunachal
the green can be so green. If you want to givePradesh. I see so many wild banana trees in these
anybody a heart attack, blind-fold him and air-lift himjungles during helicopter flights, which makes me
from Tsogtsalu in Ladakh and drop him in any districtponder if their fruits are edible. If properly harvested,
in Arunachal Pradesh. The sudden contrast from thethis state could become the banana bowl of the
dry barren terrain of Ladakh to the rich greenIndia. I was astonished to see the precious herb that
landscape of Arunachal would be enough to give himis a priced medication in Ayurveda and Unani, known
a shock, that could be medically diagnosed asas Brahmi. If Dabur comes to know of the existence
Cardiopulmonary Embarrassment due toof 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 theArunachalees have redefined the meaning of colour
number of unexplored botanical specimens that wouldgreen to the world. Come let us raise a toast to
be present in these forests, just waiting to beGreen Arunachal.
discovered. I am certain that the herbs to cure all the