North East India

After Landimliu Pheiga Gangmei or Lulu married Bob Staal and moved to Belgium, she started a food truck featuring authentic Naga cuisine to showcase the Northeastern delicacies that don’t usually find a place in what is perceived to be “Indian food”.

Searching for eco-friendly brands and sustainable startups from northeast India? Here are some of the best ones you can order from and help grow.

Nambie Jessica Marak from Shillong runs ‘Eat Your Kappa’, a YouTube channel that documents the various food and culture of northeast India.

You may not have heard about Padma Shri recipients like Trinity Saioo, Lakhimi Baruah, Hanjabam Radhe Devi, Birubala Rabha and Pi B. Sangkhumi, but these inspirational women from the Northeast deserve your respect.

An unsung freedom fighter who helped Netaji Bose escape and fought alongside Mahatma Gandhi in the Non-Cooperation movement, Helen Lepcha (also known as Savitri Devi) remains lost in the pages of India's history.

Growing up, Samir Jamatia from Tripura was fed various herbs and shoots to treat ailments by his grandfather. Today he has made a business out of supplying bamboo leaf tea to the UK and Europe.

The contributions of personalities from the Northeast are often left out when we speak about Independence Day. In our own way, let us right this oversight this time.

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!

These rare Cordyceps mushrooms have medicinal properties backed by research. They are anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-aging, anti-microbial, and anti-viral among other benefits.

“While studying in Chennai, I was initially scared and embarrassed to cook my home food that had a distinct smell. It’s because of the stereotype associated with our cuisine, as if it’s something dirty or unappealing. I finally decided to break away from that feeling.”