Ukhrul’s football dream: a village team’s run to the national spotlight
When the young footballers of Ukhrul United boarded a bus for Imphal, they carried boots donated…
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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’…
Mizoram’s chess circuit: why a state of 1.2 million keeps producing national masters
Mizoram, a state of 1.2 million people, has produced more national chess masters per capita than…
Tripura’s sports academies: from the northeastern periphery to national podiums
Tripura’s athletes returned from the last national games with their best medal haul in decades —…
The Garo basketball league: Meghalaya’s other sporting obsession
Ask a Garo Hills village what it builds first — a church, a school or a…
Mizoram’s football derby: the rivalry that fills Aizawl’s stadium
When Aizawl FC and Chanmari FC meet, the Mizo capital stops: the stadium fills, the hills…
Nagaland’s Naga wrestling: the village sport that refuses to gentrify
In the paddy fields of Wokha district, Naga wrestling — a grip-and-toss contest with its own…
The Khasi archers of Raliang: a women’s tradition meets Olympic ambition
In the Jaintia Hills, the traditional archers are women — the sport descends through the matrilineal…
The Tangkhul college league: how Ukhrul’s campuses became a football factory
The college football league of Ukhrul district — a tournament of eleven campuses, played on pitches…
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 —…