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Old Monk beer
Shillong Soumyadip ChoudhuryJune 29, 2021 0

Old Monk beer review: Does the beer live up to the legend of the rum?

It appears that Old Monk beer has been around for a little while, but for me this was a revelation and apparently for many others too.Continue Reading →

A milestone opposite the Shillong Club in Shillong.
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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
Sylheti in Sylheti Nagari script
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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1February 21, 2018
A cardboard Mera-Merir house
Shillong Soumyadip ChoudhuryJanuary 14, 2018 1

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

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

Iewduh/Bara Bazar, Shillong
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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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1December 27, 2017
Himalayas, as seen from Lumparing, Shillong
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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 Soumyadip ChoudhurySeptember 27, 2017 1

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.Continue Reading →

All Saints Cathedral, Shillong
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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
Classic Shillong city bus
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150 and rocking: Shillong – a city amidst the clouds

Shillong. A city atop the abode of the clouds. A city that is a town in size but a metropolis…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2August 6, 2017
Ball bearing cart
Shillong Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 16, 2017 1

A fidget spinner spins in ball-bearing carts sliding down Shillong slopes

The fidget spinner is easily the toy of the year 2017. And with a 5-year-old who keeps abreast of all the latest toy trends via YouTube Kids, it becomes difficult…Continue Reading →

APJ Abdul Kalam: The unofficial Google doodle
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APJ Abdul Kalam: The unofficial Google doodle

The ‘People’s President’ Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam died of a heart attack in my hometown Shillong. He was 83.…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0July 28, 2015
Ambassador local taxi with red beacon
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Adieu Hindustan Ambassador. An unofficial (and animated) Google doodle

The good ol’ Amby has finally shuddered to a halt. And here’s an unofficial Google doodle (albeit a little late)…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0May 31, 2014

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