Assam

There are many places in North East India that will truly amaze you and the peacefully picturesque riverine island of Majuli is one such place.

If you happen to visit the town of Goalpara in Assam, a splendid surprise will welcome you. More than 2,000 buildings in Goalpara, one of the cleanest places in the state, have been painted blue. Find out more.

Though the northeast states are often clubbed together, in many cases, there are wide differences between them.

The excerpt from the book 'My Half Of The Sky’ by Indrani Raimedhi talks about Birubala Rabha who has been crusading against witch-hunting for several years now. She went door-to-door to spread awareness about the cause and became architect of the country’s most stringent laws against witch-hunting recently enacted by Assam.

Illiteracy and alcoholism thrive in communities of Assam, along with ill health and domestic abuse, which give a perfect opportunity to traffickers. Here is how one organization and interesting initiatives are addressing the issues.

Did you know waste like human hair, sawdust and bird feathers can clean oil spills from water? Nikhilesh Das came up with this idea when he was just 13. Read more to know how three incidents in his life made him come up with three solutions to eliminate water pollution.

From safe evacuation to rehabilitation and alternative livelihood options, Ravindranath and his team of volunteers know exactly what to do in case of floods. His amazing methodology has been so successful that it has been replicated internationally and is taught in business schools. Here's all you need to know about it.

Sanjukta Parashar's name is enough to fill terror in the hearts of Bodo militants of Assam. She has taken down 6 militants and arrested over 64 militants in just 15 months. Here are some amazing facts about this brave IPS officer.

Check out the breathtaking photos of Umananda Island, the smallest inhabited river island in the world, and its many unusual stories.

Meet Parbati, a female mahout who tames elephants, uses ash instead of toothpaste, sleeps inside a tent on a threadbare mattress without a pillow and with tools of her trade all around her. In this excerpt from My Half Of The Sky, published by Sage Publications, author Indrani Raimedhi talks to Parbati about her life in the wild.