NEIR 2026

The North East Integration Rally (NEIR) isn’t just an event on the calendar — it’s a living campaign rooted in inclusion, cultural pride, and purposeful exploration.

By bringing together people from different backgrounds, the rally becomes a moving festival of stories, connections, and real change.

The North East, though rich in culture and history, often remains unseen and underrepresented in mainstream narratives.

NEIR changes that by:

• Connecting states and communities: One road physically links eight unique states and countless villages, towns, and cities.
• Fostering understanding: Participants and locals meet face-to-face, share meals, exchange stories, and learn directly from one another.
• Celebrating diversity: Tribal dances, music, language, food, and crafts come alive at every stop — showing the tapestry of cultures that define the region.

NEIR is not a race to a finish line - it's a campaign to create impact, including:

Each participant becomes a storyteller:

• Capturing unseen landscapes, traditional festivals, and everyday heroes.
• Sharing content on social media, blogs, and NEIR platforms.
• Challenging outdated stereotypes and showing the North East as modern, resilient, and deeply rooted in culture.

These shared stories become part of a wider movement to reintroduce the North East to the rest of India and the world.

NEIR aligns with and supports:

• Act East Policy: Promoting better connectivity and cooperation with neighbouring regions.
• Sustainable tourism: Encouraging responsible travel that respects culture and environment.
• Youth development & skill building: Creating pathways for young people to learn, volunteer, and lead.

Whether you join as a rider, filmmaker, or sponsor - you:

• Become part of something bigger than yourself.
• Build friendships that cross state lines and cultures.
• Leave a trail of positive impact in every town and village you pass.
• Help craft a new, authentic narrative of the North East.

By the time the finish line is reached in Guwahati, NEIR will have:

• Planted thousands of trees
• Documented hundreds of local stories
• Trained youth volunteers and built new skills
• Created a digital archive and whitepaper to share the North East’s voice with the world