FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NEFA, ARUNACHAL PRADESH IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND LEAST KNOWN STATES OF NORTH EAST INDIA.GIVING US A RINGSIDE VIEW, THIS UNIQUE MEMOIR, BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S OVER THREE DECADES OF SERVICE IN THE STATE, TAKES US THROUGH THE DIFFERENT STAGES THAT LED TO THE BIRTH OF THE STATE AS PRESENT DAY ARUNACHAL PRADESH, THE MANY TOWNS AND VILLAGES, THE DIVERSE TRIBES, THEIR CULTURE AND DAILY LIFE, THE DEVELOPMENTAL PHASES AND PATHS TO MODERNIZATION AND THE GRADUAL URBANIZATION. WRITTEN IN AN EASY AND PERSONAL STYLE, THE BOOK IS AN INTERESTING CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH. CHANDRA BARDOLOI HAD HIS EARLY EDUCATION AT GOLAGHAT, ASSAM. LATER HE COMPLETED HIS GRADUATION AT ST ANTHONY'S COLLEGE, SHILLONG. BARDOLOI JOINED THE NEFA ADMINISTRATIVE, SERVICES, NOW KNOWN AS ARUNACHAL PRADESH CIVIL SERVICES, IN 1965 AS BASE SUPERINTENDENT AND SERVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES. TOWARDS THE END OF HIS CAREER HE WAS NOMINATED TO THE IAS, AND RETIRED FROM SERVICE IN 2002. BARDOLOI PRESENTLY RESIDES AT TEZPUR, ASSAM.
Chandra Bardoloi had his early education at Golaghat, Assam. Later he completed his graduation at St Anthony's College, Shillong.