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Six weeks after their son Ryan was born, the Boro family received a letter. “My wife thinks our children have been exchanged,” it read. “If you have the same feeling, get in touch.” theguardian.com/world/2018/jan…

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India is home to 10% of the world's endangered languages. When indigenous languages die, vast repositories of knowledge die with them thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/1…

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In Mizo tawng, an indigenous language of Mizoram, North-East India, these fungi are called ‘pu vana beng’, ‘ear of the man in the sky’ #Mizoram #Mizotawng #Damparengpui

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Mizo tawng also has a specific term for the white dust that gathers on bamboo: ‘ansi ek’, ‘star dung’ #Mizoram #Mizotawng #Damparengpui

Mizo tawng also has a specific term for the white dust that gathers on bamboo: ‘ansi ek’, ‘star dung’ #Mizoram #Mizotawng #Damparengpui
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The Siddis are recognised as one of India’s nearly 800 scheduled tribes. But as Juje Jackie Harnodkar Siddi explains, they're often appallingly treated as outsiders in their own country youtube.com/watch?v=ped-uI…

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In the North-East Indian state of Meghalaya, the War- Khasi have grown living bridges for generations. This double decker in Nongriat is over 250 years old!

In the North-East Indian state of Meghalaya, the War-
Khasi have grown living bridges for generations. This double decker in Nongriat is over 250 years old!
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Step 3: weave the roots together. It might take a community twenty years to guide the young roots over a river, but one of the great advantages of this organic engineering is that it grows stronger with age.

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Step 4: Don't forget to hand down the knowledge! Building living bridges is a craft the War-Khasi pass from generation to generation. Children learn the art by watching how their parents painstakingly weave nature into architecture.