Shillong, Nov. 13: Cameras whizzed and spools of tape recorded the sights and sounds of Wangala music in the Garo hills today, setting the stage for Garo music’s debut on the international stage.

Of the 150 villages that exist in West Garo Hills of Meghalaya, only 13 to 15 are Songsarek villages. In these, only five or six houses continue to uphold the ancient Garo traditions and follow the ...

The Wangala dance, incredible vernacular architecture, and an old local religion... There’s much to appreciate in this lush stretch of the eastern Himalayas Motorcycling is like lucid dreaming. Or ...

Shillong, Oct. 28: Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma today donated a cheque for Rs 14 lakh to the organising committee of the three-day Wangala festival, which will begin in the West Garo Hills on ...

Students of the Theatre and Performing Arts Department of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University (JKKNIU) in Trishal staged a dance drama “Wangala” recently. Wangala (harvest festival) is a ...

Meghalaya, the northeastern state full of natural wonders like Cherrapunji- the world's wettest place; Mawsmai Cave; and Māwsynrām- the world's live bridge made with tree roots and trunks, is also ...

The Garo community concluded their traditional Nabanna festival, Wangala, with prayers and harvest offerings last night after two days of celebrations, pulsing with drums, dance, and colour at the ...

Appearances are deceptive. The mobile phones of bus conductors play Bob Dylan and Eminem booms in the Mi Dokan roadside restaurants (literally “rice shop” in Garo). Pamphlets of local rock bands ...

Meghalaya's vibrant Wangala dance will shine alongside diverse northeastern cultural performances at WAVES 2025, the World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit opening today at Mumbai's Jio World ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Artistes from eleven states presented folk and tribal dance which captivated the audience at Hansdhwani auditorium of Ravindra Convention Centre in the city on Thursday ...

Shillong(Meghalaya) [India], Nov. 24 (ANI): Hundreds of Garo tribals gathered here recently to celebrate the harvest festival of Wangala with much fervour here. The festival marks the end of a period ...