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
Photo: Khanjan Mehta / Penn State
Not your grandfather’s house, but maybe it should be
Everyone wants a house to live in, and more and more, people around the world want the kinds of houses seen in Europe and North America, rather than those they grew up with, according to a Penn State engineer. However, industrial building materials are often scarce and expensive and alternative, locally sourced, sustainable materials are often a better choice.
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February 16, 2016
Kong Slibon Nongrum , traditional knowledge holder of Laitsohpliah.
The Lady with the Magical Touch
It is a local belief that she has magic in her calloused hands. Seeds for plantation are brought to her before they are sown in the farms because seeds that she plants never fail to sprout and always grow to be healthy and productive.
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February 1, 2016