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Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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In Arunachal Pradesh, the Adi community is trying to reviving the traditional anyat millet
As rice and wheat became widely popular, dietary habits changed with traditional recipes with millets being pushed to obscurity.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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In Assam, the Mising community has adapted its architecture to cope with annual floods
Their flood-resilient houses, called chang ghors, stand several feet above the ground on bamboo stilts.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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A community displaced 25 years ago still waits for land
In 2020, the Centre trumpeted a resettlement plan in Tripura for Brus who fled violence in Mizoram in 1997. On the ground, little has changed for the community.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
Trending
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The Tamil Nadu voter who views the BJP as a threat to the education system
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Ground report: Why this Muslim nomadic tribe in Uttarakhand has little to gain from polls
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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In Assam, locals and forest officials have joined hands to save elephants from train hits
Rapid urbanisation around Deepor beel, the only Ramsar site in the state, has led to habitat fragmentation of tuskers.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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As Manipur loses its green cover, a man has turned a dry hill into a lush forest
The jungle now has numerous varieties of plants, among them 30 species of bamboo and 20 species of orchids.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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Two young women in Nagaland are on a crusade against e-waste
Sowete-u K Letro and Bendangwala Walling have been sensitising people since they started the state’s first electronic waste collection centre in 2018.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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On Assam’s tea plantations, a water crisis has made it difficult to contain the spread of Covid-19
More than 200 workers from at least two tea gardens in Dibrugarh district were infected with the coronavirus in early May.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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A Bengaluru couple wants to save India’s tribal music – with a little help from urban artists
In their first project, Piyush Goswami and Akshatha Shetty have focused on Assam’s Biate tribe.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
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In Shillong, hip-hop artists are singing tales of poverty, unemployment and a fading language
Acts such as Khasi Bloodz, Kingdom Culture and Mawlai Emcees are trying to give a voice to the youth of the region.
Sanskrita Bharadwaj
The Reel
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Watch: The trailer of Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ is out