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A milestone opposite the Shillong Club in Shillong.
Shillong Soumyadip ChoudhuryOctober 22, 2019 0

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 →

Sylheti in Sylheti Nagari script
India

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

'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
All Saints Cathedral, Shillong
Specials Soumyadip ChoudhuryAugust 19, 2017 1

Shillong: Atop the abode of the clouds

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

Classic Shillong city bus
Specials

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

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…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1July 16, 2017
Poha seller in Noida
India Soumyadip ChoudhuryApril 3, 2017 0

Poha: The momo for the mornings

I begin writing this perched on the top berth in a sleeper coach of a train that has a long halt at Ujjain Railway Station. Ujjain is an ancient town…Continue Reading →

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
India

1962: Newspaper front page from 50 years ago when China attacked India

It’s been 50 years since the ‘Himalayan Blunder’ of 1962 when the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) unexpectedly rampaged into Indian…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0October 23, 2012

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