Northeast students get together

Where: Salt Lake

Second home: Most are here for higher studies. Though they hang out all over town, the majority flocks to Salt Lake where PG accommodation and to-let flats are easy to get. The Mizoram House nearby also helps matters. "Salt Lake is open and green; it reminds me of home," says Aizawl girl Teresa Sailo, an English literature student at Calcutta University. Golf Green - with Jadavpur University close by - is the second choice, but cheaper accommodation is also driving some to the bylanes of north Kolkata.

The look and feel: If you walk through Salt Lake in the evening, chances are you will bump into a youngster from the Northeast at every other step. After a busy day, sundown is when they step out for food, music and fresh air.

Overheard: "We have an association in Kolkata for people hailing from the Northeast. We meet regularly," smiles college student Angela Wanglet.