Cycling in Nagaland & Upper Assam: Land of Natural Beauty:
The “seven sisters” of India i.e. the seven north eastern states of India have always been my favourite destinations. In April’24, I have cycled across Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Assam. This time, I wanted to explore the state of Nagaland and upper part of Assam. I reached Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland on 5 April’25 at 00.30 hrs after a long journey of 30 hrs in New Delhi- Dibrugarh Rajdhani express. Day-1: 5 April’2026: Dimapur to Diphu: by local train: Cycling 10 km; Stay: Hotel Jal mahal (03862-225023, Rs 1145), Dimapur After collecting my cycle from Dimapur station, I reached to my telephonically pre-booked hotel at 1 am and slept for few hours. After breakfast, I roamed around the Dimapur city and visited the Kachari ruins , the 13th century medieval monuments. The site features distinctive, tall, mushroom shaped stone pillars alo...