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A day amidst the Apatanis -- Ziro Valley Rediscovered. See the endearing Numpi go to school in a remote and beautiful part of India - the true essence of India lies in her rural secrets! A region -- remote, landlocked... inaccessible for the longest time. With forests so dense and mountains so insurmountable, its tribal population was completely cut off from the world outside. In the midst of this mountainous area, priorly known as the North East Frontier Agency, lies a picturesque valley with fertile lands, inhabited by a tribe of efficient rice cultivators. This is the Ziro Valley in the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The land of fertile paddy plains at an altitude of 5,500 feet and inhabited by the progressive Apatani tribe. Ziro has the highest number of schools in the state, even more th