Nationalism : A glimpse of Arunachal! While a fierce debate on what constitutes Nationalism rages, I took the time out in March 2016 to visit the Eastern Himalayas for a few days. Pura Sunya (Apatani tribe) from Ziro, Rijum Riram (Galo) from Aalo, Aniyak Nungnu (Tagin) from Daporijo, and Sengni Tangha (Tangsa) from Changlang. This photo more than anything else, epitomizes what I learned about the idea of India. These four girls are from Arunachal Pradesh, and I happened to spend around half an hour with them. All four go to the same college, three of them doing their B.A and the fourth studying B.Com. All four come from different regions and from different tribes. They all have different mother tongues. They all talk to each other in Hindi and some English. My Hyderabadi Hindi differs from each of them because of mother tongue influences. They all worship different gods. While one was a Christian, the others followed Donyi Polo (a collection of religions all under one umbrel...