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The government and Naga groups on October 31, 2019 had said that the Naga Peace Talks had successfully concluded as per the government's deadline. Close to three years later, no official announcement has been made to date. The delay in reaching a solution after over two decades of the Naga Peace Talks has led to an uneasy calm here in Nagaland. As per the civil society groups in Nagaland, there is a simmering tension among the people of the state but they are hopeful that an “honourable” solution will be found at the earliest.

Shillong Chamber Choir and the Little Home School' is the story of one man's endurance to empower his community through educational reform and allow for a system where children would be allowed to grow irrespective of their talents and skills. Neil Nongkynrih's vision to create a school for children in Meghalaya started out as an attempt to just gather people around and play a variety of music. But the choir instead, developed a unique repertoire. Mozart and Beethoven are intertwined with regional tunes from the Khasi area. Along with the music school, there is a home school run by Nongkynrih where sixteen children live, study and pray together.

A short documentary about the Indian state of Sikkim.The kingdom of Sikkim was founded in Yuksom in 1642 and Phuntsok Namgyal was crowned as the first Chogyal (Religious ruler). The region has come long way from being a kingdom to becoming India's 22nd state in 1975 to being the world's first fully organic state. The intention of this documentary is to bring out the roots of this beautiful Indian state. Songs : Demazong Sil cover by Tashi Denzongpa, Tanbak by Mickma Tshering Lepcha, Bhutia Folk song , Semni Gawo by Chewang Dorji Bhutia

Metha, along with other tribal hunters in a Khonoma, Nagaland, has given up hunting to save the forests and the endangered Blyth’s Tragopan. The film is a story of development gone awry and and conservation efforts by people to protect their birds and animals.

The director can be reached at teenaakaur@gmail.com / +91 8104572015

The Dimasa are one of the oldest inhabitants of the North Eastern part of India and is one of the many Kachari tribes. The Dimasa Kachari tribe in Cachar District of Assam is a sub-group of the Dimasa community spread across Assam and Nagaland. A popular legend among the Dimasa people says that their ancestors were living at the confluence of the rivers Dalaobra and Sangibra. In that beautiful place, there was a huge banyan tree, the shade of whose foliage covered the land entirely. The tree was the abode of many birds and animals. The ruins of the Dimasa kingdom in Dimapur show their fondness for and fine taste in art and culture. Advanced architecture and city planning are indications of the refinement of the rulers.

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The Story of India Tea. "In the heart of Assam the story begins, amidst the thick jungle growth. To clear it is the planter first job." Shots of workers clearing jungle, weeds, undergrowth etc. Shots of worker sitting on elephant which lifts up undergrowth with its trunk. Shots of workers clearing the ground for planting. M/Ss of worker testing seeds in tubs of water

A short documentary on the Gulma tea estate which is home to 1500-2000 people exceeding more than a dozen villages within the territory. The Nepalis, the Shastris, the Biharis, and the Bengalis make up the Gulma community.

From ancient times to the modern internet age, the poets, writers, Artists and the like have side-lined 'the elbow, the most important human organ in their works. Has anyone anywhere got to read, hear or see any description of the 'item'? Based on an article by Roma Bezbarua

The Dimasa are one of the oldest inhabitants of the North Eastern part of India and is one of the many Kachari tribes. The Dimasa Kachari tribe in Cachar District of Assam is a sub-group of the Dimasa community spread across Assam and Nagaland. A popular legend among the Dimasa people says that their ancestors were living at the confluence of the rivers Dalaobra and Sangibra. In that beautiful place, there was a huge banyan tree, the shade of whose foliage covered the land entirely. The tree was the abode of many birds and animals. The ruins of the Dimasa kingdom in Dimapur show their fondness for and fine taste in art and culture. Advanced architecture and city planning are indications of the refinement of the rulers.

A video compilation of photos of the Royals Of Sikkim.

Men work to clear land with shovels and picks. Elephants are used to clear away debris. Tea seeds are tested in water. Seeds are planted. Fencing is erected to prevent animals damaging the crop. Straw is spread on the ground. Seedlings are taken and transplanted after a year's growth. The soil around the plants is hoed. The trees are pruned. Young trees are tipped. A group of child workers pose for the camera. A family of workers pose. Women pick tea.

A documentary on the Land of the Lisus. It is a small village landlocked by the Himalayan mountains in the Eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh

A piece on the ' Shad Suk Mynsiem' Festival held in Meghalaya every year.

When religious sect leader and polygamist Mr Ziona died in 2021, he left behind 38 wives, 89 children and 36 grandchildren. With 199 members and counting, the Ziona family is believed to be the world's largest.