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,…
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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…
Hornbill International Motorcycle Rally revs up Nagaland’s off-season
The roar of 120 motorcycles filled Kohima’s Secretariat Road as the Hornbill International Motorcycle Rally set…
Gangtok’s homestay boom reshapes life on the Sikkim–Tibet border
In the high villages of North Sikkim, where winter once meant six months of near-isolation, homestays…
Arunachal’s Siang river valley opens a new circuit of village homestays
The new highway along the Siang river, still being finished in places, has already changed the…
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…
Sikkim’s Great Himalayan Trail: the 500-km trek connecting 18 mountain villages
The Great Himalayan Trail of Sikkim, now in its fifth season, stitches 500 kilometres of mountain…
The night bazaar of Haflong: Assam’s hill station trades after dark
Haflong, Assam’s only hill station, has discovered the night: a weekly bazaar along the lake’s edge…
Sikkim’s yak herders of Lachen: a high-altitude life in transition
The yak herders of Lachen and Lachung have grazed the high pastures of North Sikkim for…