Hello, Northeast: why we started Life in North East
A love letter, a newsroom and a promise: the Northeast deserves to be covered by people who know it, not just visited by them.
News & stories from Northeast India
The Northeast, unfiltered.
Not remote. Just ahead.
Life, people, culture, food, arts and events from the seven sisters (and their brother, Sikkim). Reported from Shillong, with love and a little attitude.
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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.
Meghalaya’s living root bridges: what to know before you climb
They are grown, not built, and some are centuries old. Here is how to see them without wrecking your knees…
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.
Meet the family
Seven sisters & one brother
Eight states, hundreds of communities, more languages than you can count on both hands. Start anywhere.
01Capital · Itanagar
Arunachal Pradesh
First sunrise in India, Tawang monastery and Ziro's pine-lined valley.
02Capital · DispurAssam
Tea, rhinos at Kaziranga, Majuli's river island and Bihu all year in spirit.
03Capital · ImphalManipur
Loktak's floating phumdis, Ima Keithel and the dancing deer, the sangai.
04Capital · ShillongMeghalaya
The abode of clouds: root bridges, rock music and the wettest towns on Earth.
05Capital · AizawlMizoram
Hilltop cities, famously quiet roads and the bamboo dance, cheraw.
06Capital · KohimaNagaland
Hornbill Festival, Dzukou Valley and smoked pork you will dream about.
07Capital · AgartalaTripura
Royal palaces, Neermahal on the lake and the rock carvings of Unakoti.
08The brother · GangtokSikkim
The brother: Kangchenjunga views, monasteries and India's organic state.
Food
Eat like a local
Fermented, smoked, fiery and deeply comforting. Bring an appetite.
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.
Culture
Culture, decoded
Weaves, festivals, families and the stories behind them.
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.
Meghalaya’s matrilineal families, explained without the clichés
Lineage through the mother, the youngest daughter as keeper of the home. It is fascinating. It is also not a…
Places to Visit
Places to visit
Where to go, when to go, and how not to be that tourist.
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.
Meghalaya’s living root bridges: what to know before you climb
They are grown, not built, and some are centuries old. Here is how to see them without wrecking your knees…
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