By Nishiraj A. Baruah For one, she is the brand ambassador of Assam Tourism. Drapped in Assamese mekhela sador, she looks lovely, of course, even as she breaks into a Bihu dance. But then there are…
No sweat bro, army guy out to make Dilli Haat a cooler place to chill out this summer
By Nishiraj A. Baruah This sweltering summer eating out in Dilli Haat, the ethnic craft, culture, clothes and culinary melting pot in south side of Delhi, will no longer be a sweaty, sizzling affair. With the launch…
Big fat story: The rise and rise of gahori in Assam but not everybody’s amused
By Nishiraj A. Baruah Once considered a taboo food meant for lower castes, pork (gahori in Assamese) has elbowed out mainstream dishes like masor tenga to become almost a state dish of Assam. Sixteen years ago…
Riding high on ideas this young DC gallops Dibrugarh into a holiday hotspot
Laya Madduri was seven months pregnant when she was posted as Deputy Commissioner of tea town Dibrugarh, Assam. Instead of going on a long maternity leave, she took on the challenge and joined work when her baby was…