The Logical Indian

Hally War Wins Padma Shri 2026 For 50+ Years Of Growing Meghalaya’s Living Root Bridges

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

India Formally Submits Meghalaya’s Iconic Living Root Bridges For UNESCO World Heritage Status Consideration

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

This Meghalaya Man Began Growing a Living Root Bridge at 10 & 50 Years Later, He Won a Padma Shri

Hally War from Siej village, Meghalaya, has been awarded the Padma Shri for shaping a living root bridge he began learning as a child, guided by Khasi tradition.
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Can living fig-tree bridges save lives in a changing climate?

In 1841, a young Scotsman called Henry Yule was exploring the Khasi Hills of north-east India when he came upon something no other European had ever reported. There, in that challenging landscape of ...
India Today NE on MSN

How a Meghalaya man's childhood game became a life of living bridges

Hally War was barely 10 years old when he first started weaving the aerial roots of rubber fig trees in his village of Siej ...
LAist

PHOTOS: Living Tree Bridges In A Land Of Clouds

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Business Insider

In the wettest place in the world, people grow 'living' bridges out of tree roots that can stand strong for centuries

In the wettest place in the world, you won't cross bridges that were built. You'll cross bridges that were grown. Located in northeast India along the border of Bangladesh, the state of Meghalaya is ...