Visit to Nagaland

 My third visit to Nagaland in the last few months. This time, we are meeting faculty of Tetso college for a workshop, and students for a session on Personal Branding.

Staying at a place called Heirloom Naga Centre that has a guest house. They also make stuff from Cane at a workshop, and are mostly into export of crafted cane products. They have a showroom on the premises too. 

The guest house, decorated tastefully, and the Dimapur airport.. arriving.

Tribes India

Not satisfied with buying a house with a lake and a plane (my last post was about those), I went shopping again. To an interesting place (Tribes India) that sold tribal craft from all over India. Managed to chat up two lovely young ladies working there, and their manager. Got some interesting stuff, too. They have outlets in multiple places across India. Do visit one when you can. Support our tribals.

 Priya and Srinanda work at the store, and were good salespeople-persuasive, but not aggressive. Their boss is in the pic below- a selfie!

 They pose sportingly at my request, in their metalwork products section!

Lanka Images 2- Craft Shopping

Or should I call it crafty shopping? Any which way, it was interesting to visit this showroom, Laksala, which calls itself Sri Lanka in a Shop. Located on Baudhaloka Mawatha off Galle Road in Colombo, it is a beautiful store to visit, even if you don't want to buy.

 At the entrance.

 Store window displays that welcome you..

 Fascinating variety of masks.

..and a pic from inside the store, which reminds you of Cauvery Handicrafts in Bangalore. It has a lot of good stuff made by Lankan craftsmen in a wide price range.