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.
The brother state
Sikkim
The brother of the seven sisters. Kangchenjunga, monasteries and India's organic state. Capital: Gangtok.
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.
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.