Arijit Purkayastha

Koyeli Travels, Guwahati, Assam. Tour operator - North East India.
Chapter Chairman NE, ADTOI
I write on lesser known places of Assam

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Ultapani’s famed “reverse-flow” streams at Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park create a surreal visual illusion. From June-October, 460+ butterfly species and the rare, radiant golden langur add to its magic.

Read twin green frontiers: https://t.co/wLlViiBo9m

#Bodolandtourism
#Assam

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World Environment Day
Assam’s 1.85 lakh+ ponds are more than water bodies-they are living repositories of culture. From Ahom-era tanks, they reflect centuries-old bonds between people & nature.
Protecting them strengthens water security, biodiversity, resilience, & livelihoods.

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#WorldBicycleDay 2026 - Cycling for a Greener Future.
From village roads & paddy fields to wetlands rich in birdlife, cycling offers an authentic, eco-friendly way to explore Assam while supporting local communities & livelihoods.
#CyclingForAGreenerFuture
#CycleTourism
#Assam

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Every morning walk reveals the same disgrace, freshly painted rotary & dividers near new flyover stained with paan & gutka spit. Even continuous rain cannot wash away this shame. CCTV exists, but enforcement is absent. @GuwahatiGMC must act with marshals, multilingual warnings.

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Sharing my monthly Sunday Reading column in The Assam Tribune, “The Buddhist Trail”, tracing Assam’s emerging Buddhist circuit from Sri Surya Pahar to monasteries and villages across Upper Assam and Karbi Anglong, where detours and backtracking become part of the journey.
#Assam

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World Turtle Day highlights the urgent need to protect turtles and tortoises.

Hajo in Assam shelters the critically important Black Softshell Turtle, where faith, history and conservation coexist beautifully.

https://t.co/khIyDmrhRt

#WorldTurtleDay #Assam #TurtleConservation

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Celebrating International Tea Day with the legendary Bundiya-Bhujia : Assam’s timeless tea time companion where sweet meets salty in the most dangerously addictive way possible, one spoonful somehow turns into an entire bowl. Best enjoyed with Assam chai, whether black or milk.

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On #InternationalTeaDay, celebrating tea as a symbol of heritage, livelihoods and sustainability.
Sharing my earlier articles on Tea Tourism in Assam, https://t.co/CJn2J8bB88 later translated into Assamese on August 11, 2024, https://t.co/KrB80HO2Us

#InternationalTeaDay
#Assam

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On #WorldBeeDay, remembering beehives we witnessed in 2022 along Mayong–Morigaon Road while travelling with young friends from Assam’s tourism fraternity. I only hope these hives still remain.

“Bee Together for People and the Planet – A partnership that sustains us all.”

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@mrinaltalukdar8 @SamujjalKashyap Grateful to have been part of the audience for such an important and deeply moving work. Beautifully directed by @SamujjalKashyap and produced by @mrinaltalukdar8

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Could similar bottle collection cages be placed across cities, towns & villages of Assam?

A simple idea that can help prevent plastic bottles from blocking drains, encourage recycling & keep our surroundings cleaner. Small steps can make a big difference.

#CleanAssam

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On #WorldHeritageDay, let us celebrate Assam’s timeless heritage.

The Umachal Rock Inscription near Bhutnath, Guwahati is among Assam’s earliest inscriptions, noted in Kamrupa Sasanavali.

Along Kalipur Road, about 600 steps up Umachal hill.

#AssamHeritage

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ৰঙালী বিহুৰ আন্তৰিক শুভেচ্ছা জনালো।

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অসমৰ দিহিঙে দিপাঙে… every পুখুৰী tells a tourism story.

Grateful to Dainik Janambhumi for featuring the Assamese translation ‘পুখুৰী পৰ্যটন’ in Basundhara. Assam’s 1.85 lakh pukhuris hold immense potential for immersive rural tourism.

Read in English https://t.co/bKOhLF5TWe

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Morning walk ✔️
Fresh air… loading.
Clean city = conscious choices + proper dumping + CCTV.
Start fining today. A fine today makes a finer tomorrow.
#CleanGuwahati @GMC

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My 74th tourism article in The Assam Tribune highlights art of planning journeys, as a group of quinquagenarian women turn limited time into a well planned Guwahati to Majuli trip, proving multi modal travel is possible in Assam.
https://t.co/x3QNpNKTC1
#multimodaltravel
#assam

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Zubeen is a butterfly too!

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World Puppetry Day celebrates timeless storytelling & living traditions. Honouring the creators who keep stories alive. Sharing my articles published earlier on Puppetry of Assam in Assamese (translated) and in English.

https://t.co/rUUKlvJy71
https://t.co/KWqy1ysQFZ

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On World Sparrow Day, let’s make space for the small chirps that have always been part of our daily life.

Create bird friendly homes with plants, water and care.

#WorldSparrowDay
#SaveSparrows
#BirdFriendly