Living Bridges

India is a very diverse nation but mainstream children’s literature often ends up pushing the north-eastern states to unintended oblivion. The flora, fauna, traditions, languages, and the way of life in these states are very different from the other parts of India.

Thanks to Sandhya Acharya and Avani Dwivedi, the world now gets to know more about the living bridges of Meghalaya, made by weaving the roots of the rubber fig trees. Meghalaya is one of the wettest places on Earth. The Indigenous people built the “Jingkieng Jri” or the living root bridges to cross the raging rivers.

This newly released picture book is an important addition to the kidlit scene for highlighting traditional wisdom, love for nature and the indigenous way of life. Do not miss the author’s note and the message from the Living Bridge Foundation.