Poem on the Living Root Bridges

Poem on the Living Root Bridges CALL OF THE ROOT BRIDGES as the blue pearls dance on my roof tin….and the fragrance of wet sand fills the air..I can hear a call from a thousand miles..of the root bridges and the rocky stair.. cosseted in nature’s laps,...

How they were discovered?

How they were discovered? Denis P.Rayen, the promoter of Cherrapunjee Holiday Resort during the time of construction of the Resort would take time off to chalk out trekking routes around these hills. In one such scouting trip he had teamed up with some people of the...

Living Root Bridges

Living Root Bridges Living Root Bridges The lower reaches of the southern slopes of Khasi and Jaintia hills are humid and warm and are streaked by many swift flowing rivers and mountain streams. A species of Indian Rubber tree – botanical name: Ficus elastica...