Read more about the article Not your grandfather’s house, but maybe it should be
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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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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Curtain Draws on Pyrda for ITM Delegates

“Quel que soit l'endroit où on se trouve dans la vie, on peut être heureux" - “No matter where we live in the world, we can be happy”, said by…

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Bringing the Clan Together – Millet

  The children were the ones having the best time on the 5th of January when the 6 households of the Rani Clan of Nongtraw, Khatarshnong, East Khasi Hills District Meghalaya…

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Read more about the article On Land, Forests and Food, from Moosakhia for Mei-Ramew Day
The community members of Moosakhia gather together for Terra Madre Day.

On Land, Forests and Food, from Moosakhia for Mei-Ramew Day

An environmental anthropologist and research fellow for the Indigenous Partnership, from Italy, Beatrice Del Monte set foot in Meghalaya in July 2015, to participate in and contribute to the Indigenous…

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Terra Madre Day at Laitsohpliah and Pyrda

  Laitsohpliah RCLP/UP School and Pyrda Holy Family RCLP School celebrated Terra Madre day on 15th and 18th December, respectively. These days were selected based on the fact that the final…

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