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    Chu Kingchum Lepcha took a photo when she returned from Siliguri. Where the stress of scarcity states by saying, " My brother is staring at the bottle below the tap for a refill, but the water is not coming out of it; and just behind him, there is a drain where water is flowing, but it is not for drinking."

  • Floating Huts of Loktak

    Loktak, an internationally acclaimed freshwater lake, is the soul of Manipur. In this detailed story walks through this maze of issues and attempt to explain the nature of the problems, especially the existential dilemma of the inhabitants of Champu Khangpok, the only recognised floating village of the Loktak lake.

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    Bomjir is one of the oldest villages located at the lower basin of the Dibang river under the Dambuk circle in Arunachal Pradesh. The river Dibang, one of the three main rivers that form the mighty Brahmaputra in the plains of upper Assam, is called Talo by the Idu Mishmi tribe.

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    The series of photographs show the water sources of Dzongu, and how people are connected to water in different ways. It shows water in different weather conditions. It also sends out a very important message to viewers about the need for conservation of water, and how important it is for the coming generations.

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    The inhabitants of Nongmaikhong village always used to boast of its idyllic setting near the placid waters of Pumlen Pat with several streams flowing into the freshwater lake. Relationship between Pumlenpat and the communities of the surrounding villages suddenly got disrupted with the construction of the Ithai Barrage.

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    In the ancient Thawai Meeren philosophy of the Meities believe, all life originated from water. This story takes the readers to Andro, one of the oldest villages, site of a sacred fire that has been kept burning for the past 2,000 years at the Chakpa Panam Ningthou Meithoupirol Shanglen cultural complex.  

  • Aitlang River

    Aitlang, a small hill stream at Vairengte in Kolasib district of northern Mizoram, has a fascinating socio-ecological history. It flows out of the uplands of the border town and passes along the foothills, which were once dotted with verdant forest of native fruit trees and frequented by wild elephants. 

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    "The untold and precious treasure of the small village, Choklangan will slowly lose its important and its uniqueness". Choklangan borders Myanmar. It's in the Noklak district.  Mr. Pachim Chu from Noklak , Nagaland documented the oral story by expressing "It pains me as I jot lines about the living river".

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    This story brings – the daily struggle of tea garden families for securing safe drinking water at the Borhat Tea Estate.. Ranjita Bania and Ishani Gogoi travelled to the Borhat Tea Estate to assess what it took to secure water for the tea garden workers, especially women who they met during their visit. 

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