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.
"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".
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.
It is often said, “A picture is worth a thousand words!” In October 2021, in the middle of COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Sikkimese youth, signed up for a one-day online photo documentation workshop on water. The outcome of the workshop are placing here by Minket Lepcha and Rumit Lepcha.
The indigenous people take pride in their natural resources, especially water, as it is the source of all life on earth. This story of Bhurma Tuipui sheds some light on the deep-rooted water wisdom of the Hrangkhawl community, based on its traditional ecological knowledge and practices.
"Death! oops, you can't tell when or how the death will come. There was a rectangular black pond that killed several families. Right now, the "Swargadeo Chukapha Multispecial Hospital" is about 2 kilometers away." Piya Sahu, narrated an accident and local belief in a pond near the Rajabari Tea Estate.
The new gold of our age is water. An easy competition organized by a water fellow from Northeast Waster Talks, Mr. Longsu collected numbers of essays. Out of many collected essays, "The value of water" is an essay by Cicity Sacheitenla of Little Flower School Pungro, which is presented here.
The Natghar Majuli team is organizing the 2nd Natghar Majuli Theatre Festival (NMTF-2025) after the success of Majuli Water Talk 2.0. The festival promises to be an exciting celebration of theatre and culture, bringing together enthusiasts and performers from across the region.
Talks on water were not limited only to discussing different aspects of usages and management of water but also expanded to cover subjects like literature, history, politics, identity, and bio-cultural diversity and heritage of the region. Multiple interests and actors influence water management and policy-making.
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