The Making of Tawang Monastery and The Monpas: Explore the historical significance of Tawang, its ancient trade routes, and the...
Bibhash Dhar
The Making of Tawang Monastery and The Monpas
Thousands throng to Parshuram Kund and Malinithan to celebrate Makar Sankranti
By The Borderlens Desk Parshuram Kund Festival: This is one time of the year that just about everyone waits for,...
The Borderlens Desk
The Lotus Born in the Eastern Himalayas- Guru Padmasambhava and Tibetan Buddhism
The Eastern Himalayas consist of areas that presently fall under the jurisdiction of Nepal, India, Bhutan and China (Tibet). It...
Jigme Yeshe Lama
Gelemo, A Picture Perfect Borderland Destination With A Story Of Its Own
Situated at a distance of over 20 kilometers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China lies...
Barasha Das
Music, Carols and Togetherness Marks Christmas Celebrations all cross India’s NE
Sounds of church bells, Christmas carolling and bonfires with youths sitting around and strumming the guitar strings and humming Steve...
The Borderlens Desk
Indigenous Peoples and Digital Rights: The Future of India’s Northeast Borderlands
Digitally Equipped, Digitally Vulnerable Ravi Shankar Prasad argues that “The Digital India Programme (Digital Northeast vision 2022) is designed to...
Suanmuanlian Tonsing
Focus On Learning Mandarin Language Intensifies in India’s New Look Border Management Strategies Along the LAC
The oft-used phrase “language is a powerful weapon,” has been interpreted in diverse ways to suit particular contexts and time....
The Borderlens Desk
Malaysian Lemon Fish and Stir Fried Octopus on the Plate, ‘Just MRH’ Sets the Tone
India-Myanmar border, Moreh Not all human beings are efficient in tackling disasters, calamities and pandemics that comes our way. But...
Lian Hangluah
The Sangai festival in Manipur’s southern borderland and the rise of Behiang
Behiang, a remote village along the international border with Myanmar in the state’s Churachandpur district, was declared the “second corridor...
Sangmuan Hangsing
Land, Natural Resources, Environment, and the Zo People
The Zo people are a trans-border community living between India and Myanmar border. The term “Zomi” (also known as “Zo...
Sangmuan Hangsing
River Reflections: Impermanence, Erosion, Migration On The Brahmaputra
The uncertainty of life and livelihoods is forcing many to migrate from the temporary silt islands, locally known as chars...
Sanjoy Hazarika, IndiaSpend.com
An Alternative Approach to the North Eastern ‘Borderlands’
The North Eastern Indian ‘borderlands’ are a creation of imperial history and post-colonial tensions, resulting in hard frontiers, a largely...
Gautam Mukhopadhaya