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Internet Soumyadip ChoudhuryDecember 2, 2019 0

Why Twitter appears to be so big in India when it actually isn’t

If we look at the news and what the news media tells us, we would be under the impression that Twitter is a big deal in India. How big a…Continue Reading →

A milestone opposite the Shillong Club in Shillong.
Shillong

A riot that changed a city: 40 years of 79'er gondogul - the 1979 Shillong anti-Bengali riots

At around 4:15 PM on October 22, 1979 a scuffle broke out in a Shillong locality and it didn't end…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 22, 2019
Shubho Noboborsho - Bengali New Year
India

Pohela Boishakh: A brief history of the Bengali calendar

A brief history of the Bengali Calendar and why India and Bangladesh celebrate the Bengali New Year on different days.

Soumyadip Choudhury 0April 15, 2019
Sylheti in Sylheti Nagari script
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryFebruary 21, 2018 1

On International Mother Language Day, a note by a Sylheti from Shillong

At a time when an anglicised creole is the new lingua franca and I am identified and counted as a Bengali, I remain a Sylheti, from Shillong.Continue Reading →

The Deewaar of Aadhaar
Bollywood

The Deewaar of Aadhaar

The 'deewaar' of Aadhaar has people on both sides of the wall (and also many sitting on it)

Soumyadip Choudhury 1February 14, 2018
A cardboard Mera-Merir house
Shillong

'Mera-Merir ghor jole re...' on an apartment balcony in western Uttar Pradesh

Recreating a fading Makar Sankranti tradition from East Bengal and Assam.

Soumyadip Choudhury 1January 14, 2018
Iewduh/Bara Bazar, Shillong
Shillong Soumyadip ChoudhuryDecember 27, 2017 1

Shillong would've been named Yeodo, but because of Tokyo

Interesting trivia on why the city of Shillong has been named so. Part four in the series of Shillong Stories on Cutting the Chai.Continue Reading →

Himalayas, as seen from Lumparing, Shillong
North East India

A rare sight: Seeing the Himalayas from Shillong

Shillongites were basking in the sights of the snow-capped Himalayan peaks 250 kilometres away.

Soumyadip Choudhury 0November 23, 2017
Umpling Durga Puja pandal
Shillong

Durga Puja in Shillong: Live blog

For my fellow Shillongites am putting together this little live blog, featuring posts on how people back home are celebrating.

Soumyadip Choudhury 1September 27, 2017
Durga Puja map
India Soumyadip ChoudhurySeptember 25, 2017 0

The Durga Puja pandal map

Pandal-hopping is a Durga Puja essential. But for that you need to know where the pandals are. Use and contribute to this crowd-sourced map.Continue Reading →

Vivekananda at the World Parliament of Religions
India

Did Vivekananda say ‘Sisters and Brothers of America’? Fact checking a fact check

Also a list of the other participants from India at the 1893 Parliament of World's Religions at Chicago. There were…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0September 17, 2017
All Saints Cathedral, Shillong
Specials

Shillong: Atop the abode of the clouds

In Shillong, rain is a recurring feature all the year around and umbrellas a constant companion.

Soumyadip Choudhury 1August 19, 2017

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