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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Threads That Bind Us: A Journey Through Northeast India’s Living Looms
The Threads That Bind Us: A Journey Through Northeast India’s Living Looms I learned to weave from Aita, my Assamese grandmother, when I was just seven years old. During mid-mornings or late afternoons on our tea estate, when the heat of the day settled into a quiet hum, she would sit at her loom. To […]
Northeast India for Seniors in Spring: Slow Travel, Rich Rewards
As the founder of Curtain Call Adventures, I’ve had the privilege of sharing the magic of my homeland, Northeast India, with travelers from all over the world. There’s a special joy in curating journeys for seniors, who bring a unique appreciation for the rich tapestry of cultures, landscapes, and experiences our region offers. If you’re […]
Echoes of the East: A Journey into the Heart of Eastern Himalayan Heritage
As part of the larger “Journey across the Himalayas – Ours to Tell” event, a first-of-its-kind multidisciplinary festival celebrating the stories of and from the Himalayas, the “Echoes of the East” exhibition, focussed on Intangible cultural practises of the northeast. A Royal Enfield social mission, this initiative brought together 50 communities, partners, and artists to […]
Whispers of the Tsomkha Zemen: A Trekker’s Intimate Journey Through Arunachal’s Hidden Heart
The air in Sangti Phudung has a certain weight to it, a cool, clean heft that feels ancient and alive. It was here, after a short drive from Dirang over the famed London Bridge, that my journey began. The motorable road dissolved into a village playground, a final outpost of the familiar before the wild […]
The Sandakphu-Singalila Trek: A Himalayan Adventure
There is a quiet magic in walking slowly, letting the path unfold as it will. On the Sandakphu–Singalila trek, every step feels like a conversation—with the wind, with the forests of rhododendron and pine, with the mountains that rise steadily in the distance. Then one morning, the horizon reveals the great secret you have been […]
Shergaon in Two Days — Orchard Mornings, Monastery Evenings, Waterfall Afternoons
“Into the mountains we went, walked along streams of gurgling waters dappled in sunlight and mist. Lost in the forest of old trees, we counted 32 shades of green at a glance while birds with iridescent feathers flit among juniper trees. Climbed steep slopes full of pine and rhododendron to explore ancient ruins. Hopped over […]