A professional architect, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, and an urban dweller of Mumbai- so many roles in one person, the last one taking its highest toll. Upama Borkar, born and raised in Guwahati, now settled in Mumbai, is a graduate from Sir J.J. College of architecture and a YOGA addict.…

A trip to Mokokchung to witness the Moatsu festivals of the Ao Naga tribe

The topography of Mokokchung

They say that one of the most contented feelings in human life is a departure into foreign lands. Mokokchung is one of those destinations, way out of a tourist's map. A 105 km…

It was a beautiful morning in Kathmandu. I had an afternoon Air India flight to New Delhi from where I fly to Leh the next morning. I was staying at the Oasis Kathmandu Hotel, which was a kind of lifestyle upgrade to me in Nepal. I had spent almost two months in this country in 2005 taking a sabbatical from my exhaustive corporate life in New Delhi. I was, back then a new generation hippie in Kathmandu. That is altogether a different story and perhaps I will be…

Arpan Kalita is a spirited drifter. Having wandered from engineering assignments to account tables to graphics, he finally found solace in…

No matter what the temptation might be, our current situation allows us no scope to gather. A festival without a gathering is nothing but a festival without content. Northeast India has rightly earned its spot as the land of festivals. Northeast India, with its colorful tribes, sub-tribes, and its many expressive cultures fill the yearly calendar with myriad traditional festivals.

But of late, this region has also…