Founder Series | The Quantiq Respirit Healthcare is a Guwahati-based MedTech startup. Its founder, Dr. Nihar R. Deka, is preparing to launch what he describes as one of India’s first indigenous, IP-led respiratory-care devices. Last Monday, I spent an hour with him trying to understand the journey so far. What emerged was a story that…
Northeast Renaissance Series BIO-NIVESH, BioE3 and the ₹1 lakh crore RDI push are opening a new investment window. I have travelled to some of the remotest parts of the Northeast over three decades. I have seen places with barely any roads, where a 140-kilometre journey could take 14 hours. Even so, I have always believed…
The Northeast has forests, bamboo, tea landscapes and enormous biological productivity. What it lacks is a clear balance sheet of its carbon. That may be the first thing it needs before trying to turn natural wealth into economic value. There is an uncomfortable question behind the growing interest in the Northeast India carbon economy. How…
The Northeast Renaissance Series From an everyday material to engineered fibres, functional fabrics and high-value products Two Highlights Bamboo charcoal is moving beyond traditional uses. Researchers are exploring its incorporation into yarns and fabrics designed for properties such as moisture management, breathability and comfort.https://www.texmin.gov.in/ For Northeast India, the bigger opportunity is to move beyond selling…
Founder Series | The Quantiq From childhood evenings listening to her grandmother’s stories in Lakhtokia to taking Assamese jewellery to international audiences, Waheeda Rahman’s journey is a story of curiosity, resistance, reinvention and an unwavering belief in the power of creativity. There was no electricity that evening. For young Waheeda Rahman, however, Guwahati’s familiar power…
Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a Regional Aquaculture Economy and a New Startup Frontier in Northeast India For years, Assam had an unusual relationship with fish. The state had rivers, wetlands, beels, ponds and a population with a deep appetite for fish. Yet it also depended heavily on fish brought in from other states to…
The Shillong violence is a reminder that Northeast India cannot build a common tourism brand without protecting the trust and confidence of the people who travel through it. On 3 August 2026, The Quantiq published an article titled “Brand Northeast”, inspired by the vision articulated by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia about giving Northeast India a…
India’s Global Capability Centre economy is approaching $100 billion. As the next wave moves beyond the metros, the Northeast has many of the ingredients needed to participate. What it lacks is a policy and talent strategy built for the GCC economy of 2026. There was a time when a Global Capability Centre, or GCC, was…
Founder Series | The Quantiq In 1992, Mahanta Kalita did not begin Cozy Tour & Travels with a detailed business plan, a large investment, or a vision of building one of Northeast India’s established travel companies. He began with one car. It was his father’s car. His father, a branch manager with LIC, had passed…
Northeast Renaissance Series Ideas for a Circular Bioeconomy and a New Green Industry in Northeast India There was a time when the back of the house was part of the household’s waste-management system. In almost every home in Assam, including those of my childhood, there was usually a small pit somewhere in the backyard. Vegetable…
Connect With The Quantiq
