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Nambie Jessica Marak from Meghalaya created 'Eat Your Kappa' on YouTube to showcase Northeastern culture and change how people view local food. She's also one of the top-eight finalists on MasterChef India 2023.

Popularly revered as 'Rani', Gaidinliu was a political and spiritual leader of the Zeliangrong people of the Northeast. She led the revolt against the British rule at a young age of 13 and was imprisoned for 14 years.

“When I see the history of Indian film industry, apart from Danny Denzongpa, who was mostly given negative roles because he looked different, when have you seen faces from our part of the world?”

Time to ditch those PVC pipes for a 200-year-old system of watering plants which ensures that small drops of water are delivered directly to the roots!

“When I decided to start my own venture, a lot of people discouraged me and thought I was crazy to let go of a stable bank job." #WomenEntrepreneurs

From a no-cook 'magic' rice to a lemon with the highest Vitamin C content in the citrus realm, Northeast India is a treasure trove of amazing ingredients. #FoodSecrets

"I want to play cricket till the day I die. There is no interest in working another job," says the first Arunachali player to score a century in domestic cricket.

Did you know a serving of black rice has more protein and less carbs than white or brown rice? Try it!

A resident of a village in West Jaintia Hills, 56-year-old Kimson Lipon doesn't own a smartphone, but is determined to impart the knowledge he has learnt over the course of 30 years! #FarmersFirst #GrowOrganic

“If we had more people like him, we would have already achieved our target to become self-sufficient in fish production,” says East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe.