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,…
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The Tizu river rafting circuit: Nagaland’s newest adventure tourism bet
The Tizu river, which drops through the hills of Kiphire district on its way to the…
Mizoram’s ‘village tourism’ gets a certification: what the new standard protects
Mizoram’s village tourism programme has introduced a certification for homestays that meet community standards: a percentage…
Meghalaya’s ‘river caves’ festival: spelunking’s coming-out party
Meghalaya’s first dedicated caves festival, held in the rain-soaked hills above Cherrapunji, took 2,000 visitors underground…
Gangtok’s cable car: a 20-year-old ride still reshaping the capital’s skyline
Gangtok’s cable car, which has carried locals and tourists between the city’s lower and upper bazaars…
The Naga-run homestay network of Khonoma: tourism’s hardest test
Khonoma’s homestay network — 30 households, a common kitchen and a strict visitors’ code — runs…
The Umiam lake economy: Meghalaya’s water sports hub diversifies
The reservoir at Umiam, once a scenic stop on the road to Shillong, has become an…
The village of Kongthong: where babies are named after their own whistles
In the Khasi village of Kongthong, mothers give each child a spoken name and a whistled…
Mizoram’s rhododendron season: a hill state’s quiet festival of flowers
Each spring, the slopes of Phawngpui — Mizoram’s highest peak, the ‘blue mountain’ — explode into…
Tripura’s unakoti: the hill of a thousand gods awaits its road
Unakoti, the ‘one-less-than-a-crore’ hill where ancient sculptors carved gods directly into the rock face, is Tripura’s…