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 there.Continue Reading →
At around 4:15 PM on October 22, 1979 a scuffle broke out in a Shillong locality and it didn't end there.Continue Reading →
A brief history of the Bengali Calendar and why India and Bangladesh celebrate the Bengali New Year on different days.
At a time when an anglicised creole is the new lingua franca and I am identified and counted as a…
For my fellow Shillongites am putting together this little live blog, featuring posts on how people back home are celebrating.Continue Reading →
You might have read the reviews, or better still, watched the ‘motion picture’. Shoojit Sircar’s Piku brings out the poop…
It’s a fresh year for the Assamese, Tamils, Malayalis, Punjabis, Nepalis and Bengalis. Today is Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New…
The first Bengali, as recorded, who came to Shillong was the successful trader Golam Haider, who was the supplier to the Raj in Cherrapunji, the district head quarters. he established…Continue Reading →