Pxley is a curated digital archive documenting the living culture, traditions, memory, and everyday life of Assam.
It brings together essays on festivals, sacred spaces, rivers, foodways, textiles, language, history, and material culture to preserve and contextualize the cultural life of the region.
Pxley began as a personal travel journal, sharing stories and photographs from journeys across places such as Bangkok, Barcelona, and Bar Harbor.
Over time, those experiences developed into a deeper interest in how culture, place, and identity are shaped and preserved across different communities.
That perspective eventually returned to Assam, the region I call home, where the focus shifted from travel writing to cultural documentation and archival work.
This archive focuses on interconnected aspects of Assamese cultural life, including:
Festivals such as Bohag Bihu, Magh Bihu, and Kati Bihu
Namghars and Neo-Vaishnavite spiritual traditions
Sattriya dance and devotional performance culture
The Brahmaputra River and river-centered life
Assamese foodways and seasonal traditions
Handloom weaving and material culture
Village life, ritual practices, and oral memory
Language, literature, and regional identity
Historical sites and cultural heritage landscapes
Pxley is designed as a thematic archive of Assamese cultural life.
Each essay can be read independently, but together they form an interconnected record of place, memory, and lived tradition.