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Bihu Festival of Assam: A Season of Zest
Read more: Bihu Festival of Assam: A Season of ZestWe wish our readers and guests a Happy Rongali Bihu! Hoping that the noise and celebration we create in Assam has its good vibes felt all over the world, especially on a day when the world saw bombings in Boston, a major earthquake in Iran and a minor one at our home. Three times a…
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15000 Drummers in Assam Literally Shake the Ground And Set a Record
Read more: 15000 Drummers in Assam Literally Shake the Ground And Set a RecordOn an effort to set a record, on January 6th this new year, on the outskirts of the small town of Jorhat in the state of Assam, a group of more than 14,000 drum players recently gathered to play together the traditional Assamese music instrument of khol; which is similar to drums. The artists taking…
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The Ziro Music Festival, Arunachal Pradesh – Woodstock Of India
Read more: The Ziro Music Festival, Arunachal Pradesh – Woodstock Of IndiaLocated in the remote state of Arunachal Pradesh in India, Ziro is a quaint eastern Himalayan town and home to the ever-fascinating Apatani Tribe. Situated in a valley, the town and it’s surroundings is a vast landscape of greenery, filled with pine forests and rice-paddy farms. The Apatanis who are the major tribe of the…