Arunachal’s potato farmers of the Ziro plateau: a cash crop comes of age
The potatoes of the Ziro plateau — firm, waxy, and prized for their keeping quality —…
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Assam’s jute revival: the fibre that built the plains comes back
The jute fields of the Brahmaputra plains, which fed a mill economy a generation ago, are…
The Sikkim winter table: thukpa, momos and the food that holds the cold
In Sikkim’s winter, when the valley fog rolls in by four, the kitchen is the warmest…
The Meghalaya honey trail: beekeepers of the Khasi hills sell sweetness with a story
The honey of the Khasi hills — dark, floral, and gathered from the wild by a…
The Sikkim butterfly survey: a tiny state’s enormous biodiversity census
Sikkim, the second-smallest state in India, has logged 700 butterfly species — more than any state…
The Apatani fish-in-field tradition: aquaculture that never floods a paddy
In the Apatani valley’s terraced fields, rice and fish share the same water: fingerlings released at…