January 27, 2026
Hiring for the long run in Northeast India
Funding constraints shape hiring in Mizoram and Meghalaya, prompting nonprofits to prioritise passion and train skills on the job.
Malsawmdawngliani Tara
Malsawmdawngliani Tara is an IDR Northeast Media Fellow, 2025–26. She is also a radio presenter at All India Radio in Aizawl, Mizoram, an academic, and a poet. Tara’s literary essays have appeared in academic journals and her poems have been published in Teesta Review and Mizo Poetry Society. She uses writing as a form of self-expression and as a medium for voicing concerns around gender, environment, and the society.
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All India Radio
Articles by Malsawmdawngliani Tara
December 18, 2025
Pop, pour, glow: Mizoram’s homegrown start-up story
From social media marketing to local sourcing, Mizoram’s start-ups are redefining what growth looks like in a small, climate-vulnerable state.
October 9, 2025
Mizoram’s cosplayers blend art, identity, and livelihoods
Initially viewed with scepticism and dread, cosplay in Mizoram is now a vehicle for youth expression, social change, and local entrepreneurship.
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