Travel North East India with Upasana Kakati Upasana Kakati

Tawang is high altitude town nestled in the highland of Himalayas along the Indo-China border. It is home to the second largest monastery in the world - The Tawang Monastery. Home to Monpa Tribe and small population of nomadic Brokpa tribe, Tawang is vibrant town. This podcast takes you a journey to Tawang, it’s vibe and some of the best places. The remote and offbeat Nunnery perched on the mountain opposite to Tawang Monastery was one of the best highlights. The rope way connecting the Tawang Monastery to the nunnery is lesser known. This podcast takes you on a journey to Bumla Pass and spectacular Sangetsar Lake, popularly known as Madhuri Lake. If you want to know more about Tawang and plan a trip, do read my blogs on www.unconventionalandvivid.com and let’s connect on Instagram at www.Instagram.com/unconventionalandvivid. If you enjoyed listening to the podcast make sure to favourite the podcast for updates. Share and listen with family and friends

Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in North East India located in Moirang, Manipur. It is known for floating biomass called Phumdis scattered across the lake dotted with fishermen huts. Most of the local fishermen live on the Phumdis by building their huts. Loktak Lake is one of the largest provider of livelihood to the local community. The best way to explore and experience Loktak Lake is to stay in a homestay on the Phumdi to understand the ecosystem closely and know more about of the lives of the fishermen. This podcast is all about living on the Phumdis and life of the fishermen around the lake. For booking your home stay, you can contact Sangai Moonlight Camping. You can read my blogs on Loktak Lake on my site - www.unconventionalandvivid.com & Follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/unconventionalandvivid

Manas National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage Site located along Himalayan foothills on Indo-Bhutan Border. Once a hotbed for poaching and illegal smuggling due to the Bodoland conflict has managed to restore its lost glory through community conservation efforts with help of government and other organisations. This podcast will give you insight on why Manas National Park is a success story of conservation and has managed to revive its rhino population from zero in 2003 to 43 number in 2020. This podcast gives insight on successful transportation of rhinos under IRV 2020 program to Manas and conversion of hard core ex-poachers into conservationist. You can read my blog on www.unconventionalandvivid.com and Let’s connect on Instagram on - www.instagram.com/unconventionalandvivid

Nagaland is a hotspot for diverse tribal culture and traditions. Through this podcast, let me take you on a journey through the village of Khonoma - Asia’s Green Village. It is dominated by Angami Tribe - one of the tribes of Nagaland. The village is known for its community conservation efforts and have completely banned hunting, deforestation and unethical disruption of ecosystem since 1998 after the formation of Khonoma Nature Conservation & Tragopan Society. The village is surrounded by terrace paddy fields, forests, hills and believes in sustainable practices. It is one of the best places for eco-tourism. Since Last year, the use of plastic is completely banned. To know more about Khonoma visit my blog - www.unconventionalandvivid.com. You can follow me on Instagram at - www.instagram.com/unconventional and vivid/

North East India is the least explored destination in the country. With limited information, it is not easy to travel to the places tucked in remote areas. But, this podcast is all about stories from North East - their culture, people, tribes, food, lifestyle and warm hospitality. The podcast aims to bring out wonderful stories from lesser known and explored places. There will lot of stories, information about travel using public transport, home stays, accommodation options, guides and building community tourism. I hope you stay with me through this journey of taking you virtually to North East and enjoy the narratives. Stay Safe. Do follow me on Instagram at - unconventionalandvivid. You can read my blog on - www.unconventionalandvivid.com