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Shillong, Apr 2 (PTI) American travel writer and researcher Patrick A Rogers, known for his work on Meghalaya's 'living root bridges', has died of cardiac arrest while on a tour to a remote village in East Khasi Hills district, officials said on Thursday. In a post on X, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma condoled the death of Rogers, saying his sincerity, humility, and deep love for the land and its people touched many lives. "The Living Root Bridges community of Meghalaya mourn the loss of Patric
Shillong: Patrick A Rogers, an American travel writer and researcher, who passed away on March 21, left behind for posterity, valuable documents that he had prepared on the botanical 'engineering' wonders of the globally known living root bridges of Meghalaya.He died of cardiac complications at Shnongpdeng, a riverside village near the India-Bangladesh border in Dawki, known for its crystal-clear Umngot river.Rogers had authored 'The Green Unknown: Travels in the Khasi Hills'. He had pioneered the 'Living Root Bridge Project', which focused on mapping and preserving the root bridges in the hil ...Read More >