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‘Because We Did Not Choose’: History we did not acknowledge
By Patricia Mukhim
Recently, the film, ‘Because We Did Not Choose’ directed by Wanphrang Diengdoh was screened at The Meghalayan Age Store in Connaught Place, New Delhi. It attracted quite an eclectic audience that engaged in a vibrant…
The 100-year-old journey of Dr. H. Gordon Roberts Hospital
The history of Shillong is written not only in textbooks and engraved on plaques but its significance is visible in the form of age-old structures that have stood the test of time – their foundations as secured as the day they were laid.…
Waltzing to Tunes of Desire
By Esha Chaudhuri
Music is for everyone. It is creative and a soul soothing endeavour irrespective of the genre or music typology. ‘Fete de la Musique’ or World Music Day celebrated all over the world encapsulates diversity of cultures…
‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Shillong’ by Uma Purakayastha
By Retd Prof Mondakini Basu
The author very significantly starts off the book with the famous Oaten incident that took place in Presidency College, Calcutta. The poem that Prof Oaten composed as a tribute to Bose despite his being a…
A childhood clipped
By Shoma A. Chatterji
KUMU-FILM-ON ADIVASI GIRLS OF TEA GARDENS OF ASSAM
Akankshya Bhagabati
Kumu – The Song of a Wingless Bird directed by debutant filmmaker Akanshya Bhagabati bagged the prestigious John Abraham National Award for Best…
Mumblings & Musings
By Patricia Mukhim
This is the first book of poems I have reviewed with quotations from noted authors TS Eliot to Salman Rushdie among others. Anirban Bhattacharyya’s book of poems “Mumblings and Musings” has received a thumbs up from no…
#KIDSPACE
Poridhi Devi, Class I, Pine Mount School – flowers (winner)
Daniel M.L.Mawlong, Class I, Shillong Public School
Ayushman Paul, Class I, Step By Step School
Ayana Agarwal, Class I, Loreto Convent…
#PHOTOSPEAK
THEME
#CityCorners
Budha Dev Adhikary
Makhanlal Kainth
Kyntiew Kharakor
Mumpi Dutta
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Shillong’s deadliest disaster
By Uma Purkayastha
‘Doomsday’ struck Shillong, the newborn capital of the erstwhile undivided Assam, on June 12, 1897, snuffing out many lives and destroying almost all dwellings. Today it is the 125th year of that deadly incident of…
Pages from a traveller’s diary
By Priyan R Naik
I had always wanted to visit Dawki for its Umngot river, touted as the cleanest river in Asia, a waterbody so clear and pristine that even rocks, pebbles and fish swimming in it can be seen clearly.
Covering the 100…
Recalling days of yore with Shillong Recreation Ground Trust
Shillong is painted with rich history, most of which is lost or buried. Some of the remnants that still exist are strewn in the form of old structures along with the memories attached to them.
The busy and occupied Polo area where the…
Love Wins
By Esha Chaudhuri
As we parade into a month witnessing long marches and celebrations with pomp and gaiety worldwide, the colours of the rainbow herald us towards possibilities of change, of inclusivity and recognising the relentless…
#KIDSPACE
Alyssa Saka Lyngdoh, Class KG, St Mary’s Montessori School (winner)
Periwinkle K Marak, Class VI, St Mary’s Higher Secondary School
Shaymal Kumar Singh, Class III, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NEHU
Nilima…
Sunderbans: Clear and Present Danger
Every year tropical cyclones throw up new challenges to thousands of rural folks living in one of the richest but most fragile ecosystems on the planet, Sunderbans. Amid the destruction of the swamps by private fisheries, environmentalists…
To Infinity
The year is 2000. It’s around 2 pm. I frantically enter my PG room and rummage for a cassette with a few songs that have been playing on repeat for the last few days on my Walkman. It’s a compilation that I got made from a corner shop that…
Raj Bhavan: 118 Years of Grandeur
Shillong prides itself in the abundance of architectural structures with a deep-rooted history that are permeated throughout the city. In this episode of Shillong’s Iconic Structures, we bring to our readers the Raj Bhavan or the…
All Things Aromatic
In an eternal quest for greener and ecological alternatives to the traditional mining and tilling, Landar Langrin presents a case of generating aromatic oils with modest means. Dialoguing with Langrin, Sunday Shillong unearths a…
#PHOTOSPEAK
Theme
#BountifulNature
Makhanlal Kainth
Randall Bennett Niangti
Risshi Raj Sen
Rahul Kumar Rankawat
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PetalsAndSepals
Sudarsana Bisharad
Tannmi Lamare
Sumita Choudhury
Ziauddin Ahmed
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Srijoni Sarkar, Class V, LBGHS School (Winner)
Sania Bano, Class V, Little Angels School
Vaibhav Sharma, Class V, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NEHU, Shillong
Rajit Bhattacharya, Class V, Kendriya Vidyalaya, E.A.C.…
Shillong – the abode of a critically endangered animal species
By Bhaskar Saikia, Zoological Survey of India, Shillong
With the onset of pre-monsoon showers in Shillong, the city dwellers are kept awakened at night with a constant cacophony of ‘tick-tick-tick’ that can be heard from the nearby…
I have always been a risk-taker when it comes to films and subjects: Ayushmann Khurrana
By IBNS-TWF
Ayushmann Khurrana, who has explored a range of less-talked and less-addressed social issues through his films over the last few years, reunited with filmmaker Anubhav Sinha for Anek, which deals with the disturbed state of…
Pages from a traveller’s diary; Part II
By Priyan R Naik
Always fascinated by memorials, I was keen on seeing the Motphran monument erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the Khasis during World War I. Located in Iewduh (Bara Bazaar), Shillong’s largest market, it was built by…
The Metamorphosis of Bijou Cinema: From a barn to a movie theatre
Shillong, a movie-goer’s paradise, has been home to some prominent movie theatres located in the prime hub of the city. With the curtains falling down on most single-screen theatres, Bijou Cinema, established in pre-Independent India is…
Tale of Two Wheels
By Esha Chaudhuri
Dorathy Syiemsad
Often spotted on weekends, an observer would notice a trail of young (at heart and mind), well-suited and visibly fit riders on a range of swanky motorbikes, headed towards their escapades. Taking notice,…
#PHOTOSPEAK
Theme –
#ComeNightfall
Evenezer Marak
Makhanlal Kainth
Mumpi Dutta
Rehaan Mazumdar
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Mohapatra, Class IX, Kendriya Vidyalaya N.E.H.U. (Winner)
Kaabi Mitkong, Class IX, Step by Step Shillong
Ayushi Behera, Class IX, Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Happy Valley
Rilang Momin,…
The Old Assembly Building: A Stately Structure before being Engulfed in Flames
Shillong’s colonial history evokes a sense of curiosity as the remnants of what once was, still remain visible today – one of them being the heritage structures that enwrap the city of Shillong.
In this episode of Shillong’s Iconic…
Over a cup of tea
By Esha Chaudhuri
Tea, a beverage has earned its reputation as one that is healing and energizing, whether to usher in the day or rejuvenate. As many would contend, Meghalaya is a non-traditional tea growing state; but some of the most…
In the Abode of the Clouds
By Glenn C. Kharkongor
This story book is a tale of delight, narrating a little girl’s experiences of Meghalaya from the time her father received the news of his transfer to the Border Security Force in Shillong. Coming from the plains of…