Meghalaya’s living root bridges draw record visitors — and a conservation dilemma
The double-decker root bridge at Nongriat, grown over decades from the aerial roots of ficus trees,…
Shillong’s ‘Scotland of the East’ tag is now official — tourism board leans in
When the state tourism board launched its new campaign, the tagline was unapologetic: ‘Scotland of the…
Mawlynnong, Asia’s cleanest village, wrestles with its own fame
Mawlynnong’s reputation as Asia’s cleanest village — earned through a generation of community-led tidiness, bamboo dustbins…
Meghalaya’s first organic market in Shillong sells out in two hours
The farmers who set up under a tarpaulin in Shillong’s polo ground on Saturday morning were…
Meghalaya’s ‘mawsmai’ caves: speleologists map the longest cave system in South Asia
Speleologists have now mapped more than 1,700 caves in Meghalaya, including the Krem Puri — a…
Shillong’s cherry blossom festival: 10 years of pink, music and a changing winter
When Shillong’s cherry trees bloom in November, the city’s hillsides turn pink — and the capital…
The Meghalaya monsoon music scene: how rain became a genre
Shillong receives more than 11,000 millimetres of rain a year, and its musicians have long treated…
Shillong’s gospel choirs: the Sunday sound that defined a city
On Sunday mornings, Shillong’s churches fill with a sound that has defined the city for a…
The Pnar weavers of Jaintia Hills: matriliny and the economics of a craft
In the Jaintia Hills, where the youngest daughter inherits the family home and the khadduh (youngest)…
Meghalaya’s coal country turns to tourism: the Jaintia transition
A decade after a Supreme Court order ended most rat-hole coal mining in the Jaintia Hills,…