Out of box

Shillong being an administrative and educational hub is home to a great many heritage structures. These structures have in the past served as homes, offices, schools, churches and recreational centres for the British officers and their…

By Esha Chaudhuri Sunday Shillong unearths Aditya Veera’s rendezvous with Shillong that began without any sense of belonging to the city, whatsoever. It all started with his devotion for music. Through his broadcasting show, he…

THEME #SummerFlorets   Effie Gabriella     Subhash kumar Rai     Larisa Wahlang     Vedanshi Verma The post #PHOTOSPEAK appeared first on The Shillong Times.

      Poridhi Devi, Class I, Pine Mount School (winner)             Abhinav Mishra, Class III, B.K.Bajoria School         Krishika Deorah, Class III, Loreto Convent             Sharanya Bajaj, Class II, Loreto Convent         Rishika…

By Esha Chaudhuri As May is also the month of Mental Health Awareness, Sunday Shillong draws attention to the much shied away topic ‘Mental Health’. An issue that has deep entrenched roots across age groups, and other social…

By Glenn C. Kharkongor This remarkable book was released on April 21, 2022.  In a sense, it’s a book we have been waiting for. It has hardly been a couple of decades since Meghalaya’s living root bridges were unveiled to the world.  The…

By Moakala T. Aier On my way to the office, I routinely make an effort to plug into my earphones and listen to a podcast. I was welcomed by rain on the morning of a Monday, but I still had to stick to my routine, come what may. There…

Shillong, being the capital of Assam province during British rule and of undivided Assam post-Independence, did have its share of architectural glory. Such age-old marvels in Shillong bear testimony to the colonial history and…

By Rohit Chetri What is a free press? However subjective the answers may be, the essence of the same is not disparate.  Free press, indispensable in any healthy democracy, has been time and again perceived differently — while Mahatma…

      Sharanya Bajaj, Class II, Loreto Convent School (winner)             Aarav Kedia, Class II, St.Edmunds School               Ayushman Paul, Class I, Step By Step School             Atreyee Das, Class III, Pine Mount School,…

THEME #SundaySpots   Archishman Dey   Rahul Kumar Rankawat   Mumpi Dutta   Chirime Sangma The post #PHOTOSPEAK appeared first on The Shillong Times.

By Ranjita Biswas The richly polished desk is where Charles Dickens did most of his prolific writing. In one corner of the hall is a poster announcing a performance by the legendary dancer Sara Bernhardt; next to it is another announcing…

By Supriya Suri What motivated you to make a full-length documentary film on Aruna Vasudev? I was working on a short fiction film about the dead cinephile culture in Delhi where I had asked Aruna to act as herself. While shooting the…

Once known as the hub of education in Northeast India, Shillong is home to many renowned educational institutions that have been rendering their services to the people of the state and the region for over a century now.  One such…

By Aafaque Hussain In a couple of days from now, Muslims all across the world as well as the North Eastern state of Meghalaya will witness celebrations of Eid ul-Fitr. The festival marks a time for Muslims to rejoice and show gratitude…

Theme – #HaatOfTheBazaar     Shreya Chaudhuri    Mrinal Singh   Rupin Marak   Kitbor Laloo   The post #PHOTOSPEAK appeared first on The Shillong Times.

    Urjaa Som, Class VI, BK Bajoria School (winner)                Bijit Bhattacharya, Class VI, Kendriya Vidyalaya, E.A.C. Upper Shillong              Denisha A.D Shullet, Class VI, St Mary’s Higher Secondary School             …

By OLIVIA SARKAR In the holy month of Ramzan, as the festivities have arrived, so have the array of delectable food items. While it is a time for prayers and devotion, one can also look forward to Iftar, the evening meal when observers of…