Lovlina Spots Missing Northeast on Glasgow Map, Gives Restaurant a Geography Lesson

ndian boxer and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain said she felt “hurt” after noticing that India’s Northeast was missing from a map printed on napkins and displayed outside a popular Indian restaurant in Glasgow. The Assam-born boxer raised the issue on Sunday, August 2, 2026, after spotting the map while visiting the restaurant. The omission of the Northeast drew attention because the region is an integral part of India and includes Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. Lovlina’s reaction reflected the emotional and cultural significance of the Northeast for people from the region. For many Northeastern Indians, inaccurate or incomplete representations of the region can feel like more than a simple geographical mistake. The incident also sparked discussion online about the importance of using accurate maps, particularly in international settings where representations of India can shape perceptions among visitors and local communities. While the controversy centred on a restaurant display, it quickly became a wider conversation about geographical accuracy and recognition of India’s diverse regions. For Lovlina, the issue was personal. As someone from Assam, seeing the Northeast absent from a map of India understandably left her disappointed, bringing renewed attention to the importance of representing the region correctly.