Early 19th century published accounts of Living Bridges confirm an exceptional tradition of India rubber tree-based bridge construction near Cherrapunji. Validating their increasing strength and ...

This resurgence in interest in root bridges is in part thanks to the efforts of Morningstar Khongthaw, a native from Rangthylliang village, who founded the Living Bridge Foundation. Khongthaw and ...

A root bridge takes around 20 years to become fully functional. Once complete, however, it will probably last for several hundred years and, unlike its non-living counterparts, will actually ...

Please click on the images for glimpses of Meghalaya's Living Root-Bridges. IMAGE: The exotic doubledecker root-bridge at Nongriat, East Khasi. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Arshiya Urveeja Bose ...

How did you feel the first time you saw a living root bridge? The first time I visited a living root bridge was in 2011 and it was under rather terrible circumstances. I was visiting the area with ...

GUWAHATI: In a remarkable fusion of tradition, nature, and well-being, yoga practitioners gathered for a unique session on Meghalaya’s iconic ‘Double Decker Living Root Bridge’- a marvel of ...

The North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy (NEIAH) organised a “one of a kind” yoga event at Meghalaya’s double-decker living root bridge on Monday (March 24, 2025) as part of ...

Locally known as Jingkieng Jri, Living Root Bridges (LRB) are Ficus-based rural connectivity and livelihood solutions within dense subtropical moist broadleaf forest eco-region of Meghalaya in the ...

This resurgence in interest in root bridges is in part thanks to the efforts of Morningstar Khongthaw, a native from Rangthylliang village, who founded the Living Bridge Foundation. Khongthaw and ...