Sept 2: The Adi tribals living since eons at the Simong village of Arunachal Pradesh might never get to see the works of renowned American architectural designer Maya Lin, iconic footwear designer Manolo Blahnik of Spain or acclaimed Indian photographer Dayanita Singh. But the three are joining hands with 15 other globally-known artists to raise funds through an art auction in New York next month to aid these tribals in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh in developing a proposed community biosphere reserve with the help of an international NGO called Future Generations. Perhaps the first such community-backed biosphere reserve in India, the Eko Dumbing Community Biosphere Reserve area is a treasure trove of flora and fauna with all kinds of medicinal and aromatic plants and rare flowers, where 44 new species of flora and fauna were discovered in 2005 alone. Former Union Minister and sitting MLA of Arunachal Pradesh Omak Apang said that the propose Biosphere Reserve is nestled in between Mouling National Park, which is on the weatern side, across the Siang River and Dibang Biosphere in the south eastern side. Dihang Dibang Biosphere Reserve is one of the largest Biosphere Reserve in India. Bringing the 18 artists together for the cause, formally christened