India’s First Sunrise Happens in This Tiny Village at the Edge of Three Countries

While most travellers head to popular hill stations when the summer heat sets in, the northeast holds some of the country's earliest and most extraordinary sunrises.  India spans nearly 30 degrees of longitude — by the time its first light reaches Mumbai or Delhi, it has already spent close to two hours illuminating this eastern corridor of hills, ridges, and river valleys.  The monsoon will close this window by the end of June. Until then, the skies are clear and the dawns are at their most vivid. Here are five places where India's day begins. Dong Valley, Arunachal Pradesh At the far end ...