Seven sisters, one brother: a first-timer’s map of Northeast India
Eight states, eight capitals, eight completely different trips. Here is the cheat sheet nobody gave you.
One of the seven sisters
Manipur
Loktak Lake, the sangai deer, classical dance, polo and Ima Keithel. Capital: Imphal.
Your Northeast winter festival calendar: Hornbill, Sangai, Wangala and more
November and December are peak festival season up here. Block your calendar, book your homestay, pack a jacket.
Beyond momos: 10 Northeast dishes you need to eat at least once
Momos are lovely. They are also the least interesting thing on the Northeast menu. Start here instead.
Every thread has a story: the iconic weaves of the Northeast
Muga, gamosa, puan, phanek, risa, jainsem. The Northeast dresses in its own history, one loom at a time.
Funk is flavour: a love letter to the Northeast’s fermented foods
Axone, tungrymbai, hawaijar, ngari, gundruk. The smell is the point. Here is why the region ferments everything.
Northeast icons who put the region on the world map
Boxers, lifters, sprinters, singers and a footballer who became a national hero. A starter list, not a final one.
Bamboo, clay and paper: five crafts from the Northeast worth knowing
Black stone pottery made without a wheel, monastery paper from tree bark and masks for god-sized drama.