Echoes of Majuli: Coming Home to a Culture I Never Fully Knew
By Julie Kagti, Curator — Curtain Call Adventures I grew up hearing the Brahmaputra spoken of the way others speak of a god — with reverence, with a little fear, and with the quiet understanding that it gives and takes on its own terms. I knew the festivals, the food, the language, the particular slant […]
Wizards in the Mist: A Curated Luxury Journey Through Meghalaya’s Raw, Untamed Nature
There is a distinct, almost cinematic magic that descends upon Meghalaya just before the monsoons arrive. The air grows heavy with anticipation, the forests turn an impossible shade of emerald, and the clouds descend to embrace the hills in a shifting, ethereal dance. As a travel curator at Curtain Call Adventures, my greatest joy is […]
Roots, Rivers & Recipes: Through Forests, Farms & Family Kitchens
A journey of taste and time through the hidden heart of Assam and Meghalaya. The morning mist was still clinging to the emerald slopes of the Khasi Hills when I realized that the best way to understand a culture is not through its monuments, but through its meals. My boots were muddy, my lungs filled […]
Beyond the Ordinary: My Journey Curating Intense Immersive Experiences in Northeast India
When I was growing up in the tea plantations of Assam, I never imagined that one day I would spend my life designing travel experiences. But as I grew older, I realized something profound: the most meaningful moments of my childhood weren’t the grand gestures—they were the quiet afternoons spent learning from my grandmother, the […]
Where the Farm is Home: At Kalayani — Kheti With Kunti
Along the highway in Kakharigaon, Puranigudam, in the Nagaon district of Assam, there is a place where all of this is not a fantasy — it is simply Tuesday morning. It is called Kalayani, and it is the home and farm of Kunti Borah, known affectionately across the region as Kunti Baideo — elder sister […]
Walk the Eastern Himalayas: Discover the Art of Slow Travel in India’s Best-Kept Secret
In a world obsessed with summits and personal records, the Eastern Himalayas whisper a different invitation—one that asks you to slow down, breathe deeply, and discover what lies beyond the pursuit of peaks. Trekking , walking, birdwatching, botanical trails,Rumbling on ancient trails. If you’ve spent years dreaming of trekking in the Himalayas, you’ve probably imagined […]
The Art of Foraging – Traditions of The Indigenous Karbi Tribesmen
Beyond the iconic rhinos & safaris of Kaziranga National Park lies a profound, ancient rhythm—the art of foraging. In the dense bamboo forest hills and vibrant floodplains of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape, the indigenous Karbi tribesmen continue a legacy of traditional ecological knowledge that has sustained their communities for generations. For the Karbi people, the […]
An ancient art form collides with the modern world – Majuli, Assam
For five hundred years, only men were allowed to perform it. Celibate monks, bound by vows of silence and devotion, moved through sacred rituals in monasteries hidden on a remote river island. Their hands told stories of gods and demons. Their feet drummed the heartbeat of an ancient faith. It was forbidden. It was sacred. […]
Farmstays : Best in a Slow Himalayan Journey
Some holidays are remembered for the places one sees; others stay alive because of the way they feel. A farmstay journey through Yangsum Heritage stay, Rinchenpong and PaliGhar in Kalimpong belongs to the second kind. It is not rushed or crowded. It moves gently through forest roads, village paths, warm kitchens, monastery courtyards and quiet […]
Houses That Remember: Indigenous Architecture Across Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh
“Every beam has a story,” the elders say, as the morung is raised by many hands — timber chosen from the forest, carved with clan memory, and built not just as a house, but as the village’s place of learning, gathering and belonging. To travel through Northeast India with attention is to realise that architecture […]