People - The NorthEast Stories

Memory in a Glass: Yangdup Lama on the Spirit of Cocktails

Hoihnu Hauzel - August 28, 2025

Few bartenders in India have shaped the nation’s cocktail culture quite like Yangdup Lama. Born in the...

Hoihnu Hauzel - July 11, 2025

Himangshu Baruah grew up in Assam, where tourism often amounted to little more than a line on...

Hoihnu Hauzel - June 24, 2025

In the heart of Assam’s lush, rain-kissed landscape lies a legacy that spans four generations: Jalan Tea...

Hoihnu Hauzel - May 3, 2025

Chandmari in Aizawl is the city’s busiest main road — and that’s where Hannah Khiangte keeps herself...

Hoihnu Hauzel - May 1, 2025

Zamminlun Singson was just an infant when conflict first touched his life. His village, Sumtukphai, in Manipur’s...

Hoihnu Hauzel - March 27, 2025

In the tranquil mountains of Sikkim, nestled within the heart of Gangtok, it’s hard to miss a...

Hoihnu Hauzel - February 9, 2025

“Easternlight”—a name that’s hard to forget. Known simply as “East,” he smiles as he recalls how people...

Ninglun Hangal - November 4, 2024

In Kohima, the Capital city of Nagaland, people say that Bamboo and Belho go hand in hand...

Isabella Nawodita Gurung - September 9, 2023

Bamboo has a way of telling myriad stories, through handicraft that artisans create using the material. In...

Hoihnu Hauzel - June 23, 2023

Hazuwa in Assam’s Baksa district is slowly beginning to feature in traveller’s itinerary. Afterall, it falls on...

Hoihnu Hauzel - April 4, 2023

It’s hard to forget your roots, ask Anjona Mustafi. She was born in Darjeeling and raised in...

Hoihnu Hauzel - February 6, 2023

Corporate law and textiles would seem radically unrelated, but Delhi-based Krishna Sarma sure knows how to juggle...