My trip to Nagaland and the way I saw and felt the place would have never been what it was were it not for the people I met there and became friends with. Ritika, Akuk, Roko, Aleanoe and Alum and the fun times we had there, laughing, at everything and nothing. Threading our arms across each other, singing through the streets, they are times I will never forget. And how as I was nearing the end of my 4 day stay there, Roko invited Ritika & me home, I had not expected that. So all of us went 1st in a bus then in a van & walked and climbed for a good 20 minutes before we reached her simple and beautifully kept home.
This home is so special & one of the most beautiful I have seen till date, because everything is neat and aligned. And modest though the material used may be, the owners pride and joy in their home shines through.
This home is so special & one of the most beautiful I have seen till date, because everything is neat and aligned. And modest though the material used may be, the owners pride and joy in their home shines through.
The pink flowers outside the window match the curtains and Roko told me that they have different colours each season.
A pink painted plank to carry the colour scheme through and to give a pop to the bench. Ingenious. 
And while I was taking these still looking pictures, there was mayhem and madness in the background with Akuk's Ritikas & Roko's antics.
My favourite picture out of this entire set. When I saw this I knew I will feature this house on my blog. A cross hangs against a backdrop of painted asbestos. The power of simplicity.
I loved the way it was served, with the spoons angled perfectly to one side & isn't the pink carpet pretty?
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finally the one i was waiting for!! :) thank you vineeta.. I wil tk print outs of these to rocco... Off in april again... She is waiting with the gang!! The madness wil start again!! Can u imagine... That naga chilly these guys made me have... Those were the antics that were going on outside while i was trying to convince an angami naga to marry an ao naga!! Bishi bhaal ase!!! :)
This house is so beautiful it seems unreal.
Your photos are stunning as always.
beauty in simplicity!!! very pretty house!!
Sorry about writing two comments on your posts. First I get all excited at the pictures and have to say something and then I go through the post again and get all excited and have to say something again...
What makes this house so special is the patterns of lines, dots, squares, corn cobs and swirls that have created themselves almost spontaneously, enhanced by the colours and sectioned by the dark brown wood. You have captured that so well in the way you've composed your shots... everything is patterns here, even the puppy dogs and the food.
:-)
Very nice, just two days ago I was thinking of making a trip to that part of India and was wondering how to go about it :). Such lovely pictures of the house. So colorful. So many of us seem to be terrified to use colorful so joyfully.
My3
homey and real...really lovely!
homey and cozy, really lovely!
Simple and beautiful, what a lovely home. Beautiful photographs, Thank you :-)
Love the bold use of colors. Very inviting! Loved the corn!!
Hey Ritika!I love your home.. its so colorful and eclectic... and vineeta, you yet again seize to amaze with your lovely posts and amazing photography! wow!
Ritika, you lucky child, you will get to go again :)
Priya, never apologise for putting in more comments, especially when you say the kind of things you do. But, seriously, I was so happy to read your comment. You saw what I saw :)
My3, go, go, you must just go.
Namrata, it is Roko's home, not Ritika's :)
Loved the kitchen cabinet; very evocative of the region in contemporary terms.
Simple homely and Brilliant! Every day must be special in such a home :) The frames you have captured are very interesting!!
nagaland is second home... can hardly help being this lucky!!! n namrata... rocco is super dear friend... and i can absolutely claim its my home as well... :P ( I JUST HAVE TO DO THIS) ahhhhh... that funny funny dog of hers... and the smell of 'desi' rose... n that naga hospitality... and that madness... that unadulterated laughter... naga mirchi... puffed rice and steamedblty salted pulses and our absolute greed for it... the 32 metre mulmul that walked with me... the bag and the tie we got from rocco... the huuuge litter of cutsie pups... half in sunlight half hidden in the shadows... YOU BROUGHT IT ALL.. with this post!! for that i THANK YOU my lady...
you made my 2 days... :) apart from the days you spent with me in nagaland...
i m mad... but i finally found someone who shares the same madness (even more i guess) and just picks up her bag to meet me all the way to nagaland... a lot of them say they wanna come to nagaland with me... but who does that... except you my dear vineeta! :)
i love!!
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