India has nominated Meghalaya’s living root bridges for UNESCO World Heritage status. Here’s what the 2026–27 nomination means for indigenous heritage, conservation and tourism.

Located across the southern slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills of the northeastern state, the nominated property ...

India formally nominates Meghalaya's bio-engineered living root bridges for UNESCO World Heritage status in the 2026-27 cycle ...

Meghalayan farmer Hally War earns the Padma Shri for a lifelong mastery of "weaving" self-repairing, living root bridges.

The nomination highlights Jingkieng Jri or Lyu Chrai, the living root bridges, located across the southern slopes of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya.

India has officially nominated Meghalaya’s sacred living root bridges for UNESCO’s World Heritage List, spotlighting the ...

A Khasi man from Meghalaya, known for his lifelong dedication to weaving and taking care of living root bridges in the southern slopes of Khasi Hills region of the state, has been honoured with a ...

Meghalaya’s living root bridges nominated by India for UNESCO World Heritage list 2026-27, highlighting indigenous Khasi and ...

India has nominated Meghalaya's living root bridges, cultivated by Khasi and Jaintia communities, for UNESCO World Heritage status.

Meghalaya’s living root bridges is moving closer to UNESCO World Heritage recognition. Across India, some of the most remarkable heritage sites are not frozen in time. They are lived in, walked on, ...

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on January 29 expressed his happiness over the submission of the Living Root ...

India has submitted to UNESCO in Paris the nomination dossier of Meghalaya's living root bridges for consideration to include in the World Heritage list 2026-27, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on ...