Northeast India
Northeast India: These are the seven sister states in northeast India, which are only connected to central India via a narrow corridor. More than 45 million people live in the region, a total of 200 indigenous peoples who differ significantly from the rest of India in appearance, language and culture. Because of this diversity, there is great cultural wealth in this part of India.
One of these states is Meghalaya. This is initially the focus of our activities.
The state of Meghalaya in northeast India
Meghalaya means: abode of clouds.
Not the typical India that you know from advertising, posters or travel reports. No beaches with palm trees, no unbearable heat.
Meghalaya is gently rolling and hilly. There is a lot of pasture and a lot of fields, the landscape is more comparable to Ireland or Scotland.
The state is “hugged” from the west to the north to the east by the state of Assam. Assam, the country that is famous in Europe for its strong, bitter black tea. Meghalaya borders Bangladesh in the south. The land slopes down steeply there. There are huge waterfalls, deep gorges, rugged slopes and caves. The rainiest place in the world, Cherrapunji, is right here. Hardly anyone in India would have expected this record!
Meghalaya is the state where we focus our activities.
