Guwahati: Dark fantasy, chocolate manufactured in Mangaldai town of Assam made its way into the markets of Myanmar.
The chocolate after traveling over 2,000 km and passing through Siliguri, Kolkata, Singapore, Yangon to finally reach Kale.
Commissioner of the Assam Department of Industries and Commerce, KK Dwivedi, shared this information while addressing at the Northeast Festival. Dwivedi discussed several aspects of the region at the ‘Make in Northeast – DoNER Dialogue,’ including how the term ‘Northeast’ was first used in 1884 by Alexander Mackenzie, the then-chief commissioner of Burma, in his book ‘History of the Government’s Relations with the Hill Tribes of the North-East Frontier of Bengal.’
While appearing on a talk show in 1971, Jyoti Prasad Saikia coined the term “seven sisters” for the northeast, according to Dwivedi. He described the ‘dark fantasy’ journey as a classic example of why good connectedness is necessary.
A team from Assam including MLA’s and officials visited Kale in Myanmar wherein the small market the team saw the chocolate named “Dark Fantasy”.
After further inquiry, they found that the chocolate had passed through Guwahati, Siliguri, Kolkata, Singapore, and Yangon before arriving in Kale,” Dwivedi explained. He claimed that the chocolate travelled approximately 2,000 kilometres and over two months when it would have taken two days if it had travelled through the Manipur border town of Moreh. Trade and commerce would accelerate once a connectivity network is established, he claims.