The Zeme-Naga people of Peren: a farming festival that doubles as a peace treaty
The Hega festival of the Zeme-Naga people is many things at once: a harvest feast, a…
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Category: Culture & Heritage
Languages, textiles, music, rituals and the living traditions of the Northeast.
Manipur’s handloom satellites: how the valley’s looms orbit the world
Manipur’s valley districts run more handlooms per capita than any region in India — the loom…
The Khasi ‘seng khasi’ movement: rethinking Khasi identity in a changing India
The seng khasi movement, founded in 1899 as a defence of Khasi customs against colonial and…
Sikkim’s Lepcha community maps its sacred lands for the first time
The Lepcha people of Sikkim’s Dzongu reserve call themselves the ‘children of the hidden land’ —…
The Pochury youth of Meluri: a hill tribe’s answer to outmigration
Meluri, a Pochury town near the Myanmar border, watched its young people leave for decades —…
Mizoram’s pua chawh: the village loan system that never needed a bank
The pua chawh — a rotating savings circle in which members contribute monthly and take turns…
The Gamosa economy: Assam’s towel of many uses goes global
The gamosa, the woven cotton cloth that Assam uses for honouring guests, drying hands and everything…
The Hmar people of the Barak valley: a community between borders and dialects
The Hmar people live across Manipur, Mizoram and Assam — a community divided by state borders…
Assam’s char-chapori cricket: the sandbar leagues that outdraw the stadium
When the Brahmaputra retreats in winter, the sandbars of Dhubri district turn into cricket grounds —…
Mizoram’s ‘state anthem’ debates: language, identity and the politics of song
A proposal to officially standardise Mizoram’s ceremonial songs — which version of the anthem is sung,…