AI, biomimicry and materials science are beginning to ask an extraordinary question: can we learn from bamboo’s architecture and manufacture its advantages without continually harvesting the plant? Imagine walking into a furniture showroom sometime in the future. You pick up a beautifully finished panel. It is light, strong and slightly flexible. It feels remarkably natural,…
The real opportunity is not to divert tourists from Meghalaya, but to build a destination brand that attracts people for its own reasons. For a brief period recently, a conversation began travelling through Assam’s tourism ecosystem faster than any official tourism campaign could have managed. Could Dima Hasao become an alternative to Meghalaya? The immediate…
Founder Series | The Quantiq Santanu Sutradhar left Assam for Delhi with a civil services dream. He returned to Silchar in 1999 with six or seven artisans and an idea to take the handicrafts of his hometown to markets beyond the region. Twenty-seven years later, his journey has taken him to international markets and the…
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…
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…
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…
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