1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1205+ words) Many indigenous societies in Northeast India traditionally followed animistic belief systems before the spread of Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Animism is based on the idea that spirits inhabit animals, forests, rivers, mountains, and other elements of nature. Within such worldviews,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (206+ words) The conference itself represents a remarkable convergence of disciplines and cultures. Hosted by the Department of English, NEHU, in collaboration with national and international academic institutions, the event explores how plants shape literature, spirituality, Indigenous traditions, memory, ecology, politics, and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (761+ words) The first, the Ordovician Silurian extinction about 440 to 450 million years ago, was caused by severe global cooling and falling sea levels that wiped out nearly 85 percent of marine species. The Late Devonian extinction, which occurred around 372 to 359 million years ago,…...