India still remains one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. Apart from its many religions and sects, it has its own share of cultural, historical and theories that still make the people curious. North East still has its one of a kind history that still needs its story to get out. Here are some of the stories you may like:

FOOTLOOSE IN THE GOLDEN FIELDS OF CHEURIBOTEY 

I remember as a kid tagging along with grandfather, jumping the terraces of endless golden paddy fields, and sleeping on the haystack watching the blue sky while soaking in the warm November sun. I couldn’t miss this opportunity of going with BB daju. Cheuribotey is a steep downhill walk for 2 hours, but with BB daju’s endless stories and beedi breaks, the walk is fun and goes by easy. Read More

SANDAKPHU-PHALUT TREK – THE JOURNEY AHEAD 

Being guarded by the scales, I tend to go off balance at times. And it was the time of the year when my scales dipped to its lowest. I had been bed-ridden for quite some time and had left the chaos of the city far behind. I was home, yet it didn’t feel quite like home. I lay dormant with hundreds of questions, including self-doubt, running in the back of my mind. I yearned for fresh air—a fresh start. That’s when I decided I would literally walk through my questions and doubts, and that’s how the Sandakphu-Phalut trek happened. Read More

EVERY TRAIL HAS A TALE 

In the lap of nature, mystery abounds. It’s evolving, it’s shifting, and it’s creating the unknown, till an observant eye spots something queer, something remarkable, and for a second, fathoms nature’s mischievous hand at play. In the virgin valley of Pakyong, a small town in East Sikkim, lie many a nature trails, beckoning one to explore the biodiversity of its forests comprising pine trees, Nepalese alder, bamboo, schima wallichi, and many more. Read More

UNKNOWN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN ASSAM 

The name of 'Sri Surya Pahar' implies that the site was perhaps associated with the cult of sun (Surya) worship. Some archaeologists believe that a carved stone slab which is now housed in the Sri Surya Temple and worshipped as ‘Surya’, may be a part that was detached from ceiling of the temple of Surya. Read More

According to legend, Goddess Sati immolated herself in the sacred fire that was prepared for the yagyas of her father because her husband Lord Shiva had not been invited to the ceremony. In complete rage over the incident, Lord Shiva carried the burnt body of his Sati and was on the verge of destroying the universe by dancing the Thandav. Lord Vishnu intervened and dismembered Sati's dead body with his chakra into 108 pieces. One piece is believed to have fallen near in Akashiganga. Therefore, devotees take a dip in the water to be blessed by the Goddess. Read More