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Tiwa (Lalung) Tribe

6th July 202019th October 2020 Albert Thyrniang Assam, Lalung tribe, Meghalaya, Tiwa tribe

Literally meaning “the people who were lifted from below”, Lalung is a recognized scheduled tribe in Assam. They prefer to call themselves Tiwa

Music

Quiet Storm

2nd April 20206th April 2020 Verus Ferreira Mahindra Blues Festival, Meghalaya, Quiet Storm

Quiet Storm, a band from the small hilly town of Jowai, nestled in the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya, has bagged this year’s Mahindra Blues Band Hunt.

Anurag Tewari from Sherwood School, Tura, was the SSLC 2018 topper

Toppers

Anurag Tewari: SSLC 2018 topper from Sherwood School, Tura

24th July 201831st October 2020 Editorial Team Meghalaya, Sherwood School, SSLC 2018, Tura

The 2018 Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) of the Meghalaya Board of School Education saw Sherwood School in Tura bag the first four positions in the Top 20 merit list. The top position in the state went to Anurag Tewari.

Travel & Adventure

Wangala: The biggest festival of the Garos

30th October 20172nd November 2020 Albert Thyrniang Garo tribe, Meghalaya, Wangala Festival

Wangala, also known as Drua Wanbola or Wanma Rongchua, is a post-harvest thanksgiving celebration to the Sun-God of fertility known as Misi Saljong.,

Buzz

Elusive Jerdon’s tree frog found in India

1st March 201710th February 2017 Editorial Team Jerdon's tree frog, Meghalaya

Last recorded in the wild in 1870, Jerdon’s tree frog was feared extinct. But an expedition led by Indian biologist S. D. Biju found the elusive Frankixalus jerdonii in the East Khasi district of Meghalaya.