As India welcomed April- the month of the new fiscal year, states all over the nation, meanwhile, religiously welcomed the month of harvest. Seen here is Shad Suk Mynsiem, the annual thanksgiving dance festival of the Khasis which lasts for three days- three days of prayers and offerings for a bounteous harvest. Photographed by: Llewelyn Fernandez
While India celebrated International Women’s Day on 8th March with a theme to eliminate violence against the fairer sex, women elsewhere carried on with their daily work- determined and empowered ever more. Photographed by: Jasneet Sondhi
A girl holds pieces of a religious scripture burnt during the 2012 ethnic riots in Kokrajhar in Assam. Northeast always shimmers in such violence. The Northeast Today appeals to all its readers to take a pledge to try their bit in bringing peace to the region. Photographed by: Arkadripta Chakraborty
Around 15,000 participants take part to play “Khol”, an Assamese traditional musical instrument, in an aim to create a Guinness World Record at Mejenga Pathar, Titabor in Jorhat district some 305km from Guwahati on January 6, 2013. Photographed by: Ujjal Deb
Recently, the Guinness World Record holder of bromide scratch art, Apuraj Barooah, kicked off his next attempt to create a 10-km long painting with the help of budding young artists of Assam for drawing the longest piece of scratch art in bromide paper. Photographed by: jasneet sondhi
According to a recent survey, those who consumed the Red Delicious had their blood levels of oxidized LDL—“bad” cholesterol lowered by 40 percent against those who popped the pills. Photographed by: Llewelyn Fernandez
If anything confers northeast India, the most noticeable edge over the rest of the world, it is its wildlife. The region is blessed with a vast charismatic species of fauna ranging from birds, reptiles and mammals. Yet, most often, the members of the wild natural world of this region are most vulnerable to poaching and natural calamities in their own northeastern homeland. Urmi Bhattacharjee takes a peek into the current wildlife trade scenes in the Northeast. Nature’s wrath and fury cannot be controlled but the least that humans could do is protect the hapless animals from man-made threats. Greed unfortunately [Full article…]
In Meghalaya, jinx of hung assemblies has been broken. Nagaland and Tripura have preferred for the incumbent. And apparently, Northeast picks up with a trend of voting for stability Three states of Northeast – Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland have chosen for stability, all the incumbent government have won the February Assembly polls in these states. The Left Front has come to power in Tripura, their last bastion, for the fifth consecutive term. In Nagaland, the ruling Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) has registered a hat trick – three straight term win, and in Meghalaya after decades of political instability, it seems [Full article…]
Convention bending pop/rock from Nagaland- with what can only be described as epic soundscapes- Renbeni Odyuo’s musical voyages showcase her penchant for solid groove-laced choruses and nu-age hooks. While her recently released debut album may see her songwriting credentials scrutinised by the genre’s old sentinel, the artist remains confident that the north-eastern music circuit will let her convey the cloak as part of the new cohort. TNT’s Anjali in a tête-à-tête with the Naga Idol 5.10 winner. TNT: Hi Renbeni, Victory at the Naga Idol 5.10 last year and the release of your debut album this year- things seem to [Full article…]
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