Harvesting Peace
The Raid Iapngar Cluster under the Khyrim Syiemship or Chieftanship of the Ri Bhoi District of Meghalaya is a collection of around 16 villages. Among the 16 is the village…
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May 16, 2016
Planting Trees for the Future
Mawhiang, EKH, together with NESFAS, joined the annul global World Earth Day Celebration this 22nd of April. The community came forward to actively participate and take a lead in expressing…
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April 26, 2016
Bringing Back the Khneng
She counts the thread of the fabric and works in a stitch to make a pattern repeated through the entire stretch of the ryndia, better known as the eri silk.…
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April 16, 2016
Custodian farmer Romiss Sh Sangma.Photo: Daman War
Yams for the Future
At forty eight, Romiss Sh Sangma of Chandigre, West Garo Hills, hopes to pass her knowledge about the various types of plants she grows in her jhum filed and kitchen garden to…
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March 31, 2016
Revisiting Chizami on Women’s Day
NESFAS, for a second time around, was invited to be a part of the International Women’s Day and Biodiversity Festival at Chizami, Nagaland, annually organised by the North East…
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March 14, 2016
Celebration of Bamboo Culture
Organized by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in collaboration with the Riti Academy of Visual arts, Shillong and the Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, North…
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March 10, 2016