Why Would Anyone Choose to Live Here? Road to Tawang Ep 2 | Arunachal | Dirang | Sangti | Bomdila

Every shop in this Arunachal valley gets its goods from a town 200 km away, and finding a cup of brewed coffee is a mission. So why would anyone choose to live here? Beyond Places, Episode 2: Thembang Village, Dirang, Sangti Valley, Bomdila and Mandala Top. We follow the threads that tie this valley to Tibet, Bhutan, Assam, and even Bihar and Rajasthan, and find that it was never as cut off as it looks. In this episode: 📍 Thembang: why its wall has doors, and the Bapu clan's link to a king of southern Tibet 📍 Monyul, the "low land": how Tibet saw these mountains 📍 Sangti Valley: kiwi orchards and the black-necked cranes the Monpa revere 📍 Dirang market: Tezpur supplies, Army customers, and the coffee mission 📍 A Bihar family's vegetarian kitchen and Rajasthan Sweets & Snacks 📍 Bomdila Monastery and the 108 manes of Mandala Top ⏱ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Why would anyone choose to live here? 00:30 Meet Dorjee, a Monpa from Bomdila 01:30 Dirang: everything comes from 200 km away 02:05 Thembang, and the road from Tibet 03:54 Sangti Valley at 6:30 AM 05:25 Arunachal on the map 06:09 Running a homestay by the river 07:08 Kiwi orchards and black-necked cranes 08:03 Dirang market: Tezpur, Ana's and the Army 09:46 A Bihar family's kitchen 10:54 Rajasthan Sweets & Snacks 15:02 Bomdila 16:12 Bomdila Monastery 17:48 Mandala Top 19:28 The threads 20:13 Next: Sela, and 1962 🛣 ROUTE (this episode) Thembang → Dirang → Sangti Valley → Bomdila → Mandala Top ▶️ SERIES: Guwahati to Tawang by Road Episode 1, from the Brahmaputra to the mountains: [   • Why Is This Arunachal Village Walled? | Ro...   Full playlist:    • Arunachal   Episode 3 (Sela): [LINK, once live] 🎥 CREDITS Shot, written, edited and narrated by Ankit Dikshit Music: licensed from Epidemic Sound. 🔔 Subscribe:    / @beyonddplaces   #BeyondPlaces #Arunachal #RoadToTawang