Tripura’s bamboo furniture makers tap into a new generation of buyers
The bamboo furniture workshops of Agartala, long dismissed as makers of cheap household goods, have discovered…
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Category: Culture & Heritage
Languages, textiles, music, rituals and the living traditions of the Northeast.
Manipur’s polo revival: where the world’s oldest team sport meets the modern game
In the Imphal valley, where polo was born on the sagol kangjei — literally ‘pony hockey’…
Khongjom Day: remembering the last stand of the Anglo-Manipur War
Every year on April 23, thousands climb the hill at Khongjom where the last battle of…
The hajong craft of Sualkuchi: Assam’s golden silk weaves a digital thread
The looms of Sualkuchi, which have dressed Assam’s weddings and festivals for centuries, are now humming…
The Bodo weavers of Kokrajhar: eri silk and the quiet economy of the north bank
In the villages of Kokrajhar, Bodo women have spun eri silk for generations, winding the creamy…
Nagaland’s Khonoma: the village that banned hunting and became a sanctuary
Khonoma, the Angami village that banned hunting in 2004, is proof that conservation can be an…
Agartala’s café culture: how a capital city found its taste for coffee and conversation
Three years ago, Agartala had two cafés worth the name. Today the city counts a dozen…
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…
The Tawang monastery’s 400 years: a border town’s spiritual and strategic weight
The Tawang monastery, Asia’s second-largest, marked 400 years with a week of prayer, masked dances and…
Mizoram’s village libraries are getting a digital wing — and a new lease of life
The village library of Hnahthial, a single room above the community hall, has added what the…