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17 Most Famous Traditional Festivals in Northeast India | North East India

Festivals in Northeast India are generally very different from the rest of India. Northeast India is a home of various ethnic groups and tribes and practices different traditions.  Thus they show different forms of festivals which represent their unique culture and traditions. Traditional Festivals in northeast India are not only associated with traditional dances and singing, but also have some great rock music concerts in these festivals as well.

Manipuri Black Rice | Benefits, Recipe, Nutrition | Chak-hao

Black rice is a type of rice that belongs to the Oryza sativa L . species.   The rice endosperm, which is translucent with a grey to almost black color, turns deep purple when cooked. [1] My first encounter with Black Rice got me very fascinated and curious about this rice. At that time I thought I'm going to cultivate this rice on our own firm land as experiments see how it performed on our agricultural land. We also cultivated Assamese Red Rice (the local name is Bao Paddy ) and 10 different varieties of local (native) rice.