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Meet Jadav Molai Payeng, the man who single-handedly planted a 1,360 acre...

Jadav Molai Payeng, fondly called “Jadav Khura” in Assamese, is today not only a storyteller of inspiring forest tales, but a much celebrated man for his indomitable spirit! People met India’s “Forest...

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You should watch this film on racial profiling of people from North East India

Stranger In My Land is a short film that talks of the undeniable racial profiling meted out to the people of the North East around India. The film tries to portray the ignorance of mainland Indians...

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Kut Festival: A way to break free from the Anti-North East racism?

It is a bright and pleasant afternoon, with part sunshine and part clouds filling the air. Located pat in the middle of modest residences in the Byrathi layout of Kothanur village (about 12 kilometres...

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Housemaids to artisans: How Bodo women transformed a dying skill into a...

The Brahmaputra swelled its banks in Chirang, Assam. It rolled indifferently across the Mochahary family’s land. For the third time, it snatched all they had. Young Nandini, barely an adult, packed a...

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Assam’s Majuli is in danger of going the Atlantis way

The Brahmaputra, one of the mightiest rivers in the world, has many stories to tell as it journeys from Tibet through India and finally finds its way to the Bay of Bengal. Sadly, many of these tales...

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How Giskaa is bringing you closer to the culture and crafts from the North-East

This section on Social Innovation is made possible with the support of Deshpande Foundation India. Exotic, alluring, mystical – words that are appear in almost all descriptions of the North Eastern...

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