A rare cicada emerges from the forests of Meghalaya, every four years, in time with the World Cup.
![Niangtaser are gathered before their shells harden, when they are still soft-bodied and prized for eating [Ashutosh Kumar/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Eddie-catching-young-cicada-1780481638_cc8cd1-1781428027.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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Hasan and his team of reporters juggle day jobs as labourers and seamstresses to report on their remote community.
![(L-R) Russiah Begum, Nazrul Islam Bilal, Abdul Latif and editor-in-chief Hasan Parvez meet to discuss the new issue of Andharmanik, a handwritten community newspaper [Diwash Gahatraj/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_3035-1755590067.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
A hole-in-the-wall tea shop in West Bengal, founded by a freedom fighter, is run by customers when the owner is out.
