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By By Ninglun Hanghal — July 7, 2026
By Hoihnu Hauzel — July 11, 2025
By Hoihnu Hauzel — June 24, 2025
By Hoihnu Hauzel — February 9, 2025
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By Isabella Nawodita Gurung — September 9, 2023
By Hoihnu Hauzel — June 23, 2023
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Category: People

By Ninglun Hanghal   -   July 7, 2026
Nagaland’s literary landscape is undergoing a quiet but remarkable transformation. Home to one of India's highest literacy rates — ranging from over 80 per cent to above 95 per cent in some districts—the state has long nurtured a strong reading culture, aided by English being both its official language and the primary medium of education. […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   April 23, 2026
For a long time, coffee was not associated with India’s Northeast. The region was defined instead by the tea estates of Assam, and by a drinking culture shaped by what was already familiar: chai, cha, singpi, among others. Tea was made with milk, or simply with a dash of homegrown leaves—often called “black tea,” taken […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   August 28, 2025
Few bartenders in India have shaped the nation’s cocktail culture quite like Yangdup Lama. Born in the village of Gayabari, a quaint tea garden village near Kurseong in the Darjeeling hills, Lama’s journey into the world of spirits and storytelling began far from the polished counters of urban cocktail bars. After completing his hotel management […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   July 11, 2025
Himangshu Baruah grew up in Assam, where tourism often amounted to little more than a line on a government map or a seasonal influx of visitors to well-known spots like Kaziranga. Despite the region’s vast diversity spanning eight states, each rich in language, culture, and terrain, organised travel opportunities have remained scarce, and even rarer […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   June 24, 2025
In the heart of Assam’s lush, rain-kissed landscape lies a legacy that spans four generations: Jalan Tea Estates, a name woven into the rich traditions of India’s tea story. At the helm today is Mrityunjay Jalan, a fourth-generation tea planter who bridges the wisdom of the past with the urgency of the future. Educated in […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   May 3, 2025
Chandmari in Aizawl is the city’s busiest main road — and that’s where Hannah Khiangte keeps herself busy. Watch her on Fridays as it’s her most hectic day. Office-goers stream into her namesake boutique to place orders, and the store comes alive with fittings, fabric swatches, and the hum of conversation. Opened in 2013, the […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   May 1, 2025
Zamminlun Singson was just an infant when conflict first touched his life. His village, Sumtukphai, in Manipur’s Churachandpur district, was caught in the ripple effects of violence when a neighboring village was attacked. Fearing for their safety, his family—along with many others—fled to nearby Ngurte, another village. That unrest in 1997 was the result of […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   March 27, 2025
In the tranquil mountains of Sikkim, nestled within the heart of Gangtok, it’s hard to miss a bookstore. It’s a three-story building that quietly ignites its own revolution. This place, Rachna Books, is more than just a bookstore. It is complemented by a cozy café called Café Fiction, creating a unique space where stories and […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   February 9, 2025
“Easternlight”—a name that’s hard to forget. Known simply as “East,” he smiles as he recalls how people would often ask him twice when they first met. It was his father who named him in honour of Kachouphung, the easternmost village in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, where his roots run deep.  Ukhrul is in the […]
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Ninglun Hangal   -   November 4, 2024
In Kohima, the Capital city of Nagaland, people say that Bamboo and Belho go hand in hand — and they might just be right. One may wonder what this means. Well, meet Richard Belho, a leading advocate of bamboo, who champions its sustainability and benefits. Bamboo, abundant in the Northeast, grows rapidly, maturing in just […]
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Isabella Nawodita Gurung   -   September 9, 2023
Bamboo has a way of telling myriad stories, through handicraft that artisans create using the material. In the Northeast bamboo defines lifestyle, and a variety of items created from the material including utensils, furniture, baskets and traditional decorative pieces can be found in almost every home. When it comes to bamboo handicraft, each state in […]
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Hoihnu Hauzel   -   June 23, 2023
Hazuwa in Assam’s Baksa district is slowly beginning to feature in traveller’s itinerary. Afterall, it falls on the way to Assam’s best kept secret, the Manas National Park, that’s now poised to receive visitors. Drive a little into the interiors of the village and you will find Kirat Brahma and his team engrossed in making […]
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