Giridhar Mishra

2 months ago | idronline.org | Kamal Sharma |JASPREET SINGH |Giridhar Mishra |Shivali Dubey

Vanlaldika Apeto is a resident of Damparengpui village in Mizoram’s Mamit district. By day, he works as a guard with the forest department at the Dampa Tiger Reserve, and like many others from the Bru community in his village, he also practises jhum farming. By night, he dedicates himself to documenting Bru culture, much of which is gradually disappearing. Vanlaldika is the author of Chini Yapai (Our Footsteps), a book that explores traditional Bru attire, games, and rituals.

Jan 21, 2025 | idronline.org | Kamal Sharma |JASPREET SINGH |Giridhar Mishra |Shivali Dubey

In 2004, I started the Swasti Niramish Hotel with my family—my wife, my brother, and my brother’s wife. What sets our restaurant apart from others in the city is our unique way of taking orders. While we have a menu displayed on a board, we don’t take orders as is commonly seen in restaurants. Instead, our staff carries small bowls of cooked dishes directly to the customers. The customer can take a look at the food and pick a bowl of the dish they wish to consume.

Jan 15, 2025 | idronline.org | Kamal Sharma |JASPREET SINGH |Giridhar Mishra |Shivali Dubey

The cultivation of oil palm in Nagaland began in 2015–16 when the state government introduced it to farmers as a replacement for low-value crops. This was a result of the central government’s National Mission on Oilseeds and Oil Palm to enhance and increase domestic edible oil production and reduce import dependency. Many farmers in the state started cultivating oil palm because they were promised high returns for their yield. However, things didn’t turn out as expected.