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Forty kilometres from Sivasagar, near Sonari, Chalapathar is perhaps one of the few ‘heaven-on-earth’ destinations. From peace and serenity to flora and fauna, culture and heritage, Chalapathar is a mosaic of experiences. Here, with the Tai-Khamyangs one can perceive the way of life of the greater Tai race—whose members are today scattered across various parts […]

Assam’s Dima Hasao district turns into a picturesque delight from October. While its hills and valleys are charming the year round, it is especially visit-worthy now—the season of Amur Falcons, the world’s longest travelling raptors. Umrongso, 250 km from Guwahati, turns into a roosting hub for these birds flying in from near Amur river that

Ranthali is perhaps the ‘jewel’ in the crown of Assam’s rich repertory of craft villages. Famed for its beautiful and exotic ‘Asomiya Gohona’ (Assamese jewellery), it is not just a run-of-the mill manufacturing hub. Rather, it is a place that lives and nurtures a legacy of artisinal skills and interesting history. Approximately 120 km from Guwahati,

When driving down from Guwahati to Goalpara, about 140 km away, the first stop invariably is – at the Tukreswari Temple. Believed to be the place where a tukura (small piece) of Goddess Sati had fallen during Lord Shiva’s tandava following his wife’s death, the holy precinct is today also a favourite abode of the

Dadara-Pasariya-Singimari near Sualkuchi, about 35 kilometers from Guwahati, is a delightful destination. Not only are these villages home to two-thirds of the world’s population of Greater Adjutant Storks – known as Hargilla in Assamese –they also boast of the acclaimed ‘Hargilla Army’, a troop of 300 women conservationists raised by Smt Purnima Devi Barman. Popularly known as