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 […]
Where the Mist and the Hills Meet: Shergaon, Arunachal Pradesh A family memory from Shergaon, West Kameng
This story began as a journey with my children, when they were seven and eight. We had gone for a farm stay in Shergaon that bred rainbow trout, walked through an old juniper-covered forest, climbed toward ancient ruins, crossed suspension bridges, and visited one of the oldest gompas of the region. Later, the journey became […]
The Last Lines on Their Faces: Meeting Apatani Women in Ziro
There are journeys where the landscape first holds you, and then, slowly, the people teach you how to look at it. Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh is one such place. It arrives in layers: the wet-rice fields stretched like mirrors between pine-covered hills, the bamboo groves, the old village paths, the new concrete homes, the […]
Wizards in the Mist: Curating Luxury and Raw Magic in Meghalaya
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, my greatest joy is weaving these raw, untamed […]
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right
Assam Rewilded: Tea, Tribes and Tourism Done Right By a recent traveler as told to Julie Kagti The Brahmaputra River, born from a Tibetan glacier, has shaped the destiny of Assam for millennia. Its annual rhythms dictate the agricultural cycles, the intricate patterns woven into local textiles, and the very architecture of the communities that […]