Like any other fort, the ones here too have fascinating stories – of Tibetan assassins to British invaders. While most of them have shrunk with time & barely stand tall, they still speak at length about the cultural & historic significance of this region.
The early tribal settlers of Jatinga – Zeme Nagas were terrorised to witness the birds dropping dead from the sky. One day disoriented birds flocked to a bonfire lit by the locals in a field to scare off wild pigs.
Guwahati – a city like any other. Considered being the gateway to North East India, this faceless city to some is still just a starting point for their trips to more fascinating destinations like Meghalaya, Kaziranga, and Majuali. This summer I was…
A place where culture and religion meet each other, in Hajo Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims co-exist in harmony since time immemorial. Hajo is 30 km from Guwahati and is an ancient pilgrimage site of major importance but now almost forgotten. The monuments…
The story of the Bleeding Goddess Kamakhaya Temple is one of the oldest among the 51 Shakti-Peeths. It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Kamakhya. Like any other pilgrim destination, Kamakhaya too has many interesting stories of origin. My favourite, Khamakhaya…
Manas National Park is situated along the banks of Manas River, a major tributary of the Brahmaputra at the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas in Assam. On the other side of Manas river which serves as an international boundary between India and Bhutan…
