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No steel, concrete, or cement: Meghalaya’s living bridges take 30 years to grow but get stronger with age. How villagers create them from tree rootsThe Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya have mastered the art of growing living root bridges using fig trees. These incredible engineerin...- Forget concrete, steel or wood. One state in India, has ‘living bridges’ which last for 500 yearsMeghalaya's Khasi community crafts extraordinary 'living bridges' from the roots of rubber fig trees, a testament to natural engineering. T...
- Why this small Indian village is India’s role model and Anand Mahindra’s Monday MotivationAnand Mahindra highlights Mawlynnong village in Meghalaya. Its residents embody collective responsibility and discipline. Cleanliness is a ...
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