Bhogdabari, a village near Boko in Assam’s Kamrup district is also known as Omita gaon (papaya village). When 37-year-old Krishna Boro began growing papaya plants on his half a Big... Read more
10 lakh people had made it to the Ambubachi Mela last year. This year, the numbers are expected to rise further as the weather is more favourable. The festival is observed every y... Read more
As my train, the Jan Shatabdi Express, was entering Dimapur, a co-passenger observed that it is rare to see any birds in Nagaland. He said that the Nagas shoot at anything that mov... Read more
Banuo Haralu, a Naga weaver and seller, had caught glimpses of fake-looking Naga shawls before but one day she decided to probe further. Along with a friend, she visited nine shops... Read more
If I were to sum up Easterine Kire’s Son of the Thundercloud in a single sentence, I would say: it lacks build-up. Like the traditional novel, there is obviously a movement from po... Read more
Youtube has helped me make many discoveries in the past, some of my favourite songs as ones that I just happened to chance upon when looking for something else. Recently, I was loo... Read more
