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When the river runs high

Each year the embankments break and each year the Brahmaputra and the Barak rivers flow over into the land, claiming hundreds of lives, destroying hom

Ritu Raj Konwar

Fishing nets put out to dry. The Misings are expert fishers.

Living on the edge: Assam's Mising tribe

They are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis

Ritu Raj Konwar,Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Living on the edge

They are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis

Ritu Raj Konwar,Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Squeezing a river dry

The Kulsi river in Assam is a habitat of the endangered Ganges river dolphin, but illegal sand mining and the existence and construction of bridges ar

Text by Sushanta Talukdar ,Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

A Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Kulsi river (40 km way from Guwahati), the unique habitat of the species in Kamrup district, Assam.

Threats to the Kulsi river in Assam

The Kulsi river in Assam is a habitat of the endangered Ganges river dolphin, but illegal sand mining and the existence and construction of bridges ar

Text by Sushanta Talukdar ,Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Threats to the Deepor Beel

Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati in Assam, known for its fish and bird diversity and rich aquatic vegetation that attracts wild elephants, fac

Sushanta Talukdar,Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Wild Asiatic elephants frolicking and foraging in Deepor Beel on the outskirts of Guwahati.

Deepor Beel, the riverine wetland in lower Brahmaputra valley, on the brink

Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati in Assam, known for its fish and bird diversity and rich aquatic vegetation that attracts wild elephants, fac

Sushanta Talukdar,Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Himalayan panorama

The book provides a wonderful perspective of the region’s geography, demography and culture.

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A GAYAN-BAYAN performance. It is a Sattriya dance style that originated from Ankia Nat, or one-act play. Music, dance and drama are interlaced in it.-

Dance of the monks

The neo-Vaishnavite monasteries of the Majuli island keep the Sattriya dance form of Assam alive.

TEXT: SUSHANTA TALUKDAR & PHOTOGRAPHS: RITU RAJ KONWAR

Rediscovering a heritage

Restoration work gets under way at the historic Kangla Fort in Manipur.

SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Imphal Photographs: Ritu Raj Konwar

A treasure trove from Assam

A study and documentation of 34 manuscripts containing more than 3,000 paintings brings to light interesting facts about the rich tradition of Assames

SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Guwahati Photographs: Ritu Raj Konwar

In rhino land

Kaziranga, which celebrates one hundred years of efforts to save the rhinoceros, and Manas, home to the Royal Bengal Tiger, are two success stories in

SUSHANTA TALUKDAR in Kaziranga and Manas Photographs: Ritu Raj Konwar