You’d think everything that can be said about Shillong had been said in countless different ways – some good things, some parodies – but not all had been said until I have my say. I’d like to think that way at least, and you will bear with me.
Shillong is the capital city of the state of Meghalaya in India. It is a truly beautiful place. Some people call it the East of this or that country, but Shillong is unique and beautiful in its own right and I would not call it anything else. I don’t see the need to qualify it by calling it something else.
It became my adopted city since the middle of ’92. I entered as a child and I left a much older bloke, at least chronologically in ’03. A part of Shillong would always stay with me, even if I am not aware of it sometimes. I wished I had the luxury to capture the scenes as it was back then, but a few photos taken in flight is all I have now with me. I am meaning to show a few here, like it or not. I will be back there yet, till then we will have to contend with what we have in our hands now, won’t we?
Approaching Shillong
Umiam Lake, Shillong
Also called Barapani
Another view of Umiam Lake
My Alma Mater: North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
North Eastern Hill University, Shillong: AB
NEHU AB, another view
Shillong Golden Evening
Leaving Shillong
I will be back there yet. So long, Shillong!
One Reverie 
Lung avan tileng vawng2 ve mawle aw.
Pu HV, I lo leng lut a, ka lawm e. I lunglen a lo kai tho va, a tha lamah ngai mai ang aw.
Lung a va ti leng ve ooo…
Hmelhriat loh ni mah la, i lo leng lut a, ka va lawm em! I sakhming te han hriat a va chakawm ve.
Beautiful! really brings back sweet memories…..
maisek hi tluklok rim i nam ngawt mai. mizo online community Barnabas i ni ngawt alawm le. Thanks
A nalh hlawm vek mai, lung a van tileng em aw? mark pe dawn ila, a vai khian 1st an hauh vek ang, save keuh keuh teh ang, A nei tupa in a phal chuan. I la thiam in i la nalh thei hle mai. Mahni tawkah thlalak hi nuam ka ti ve viau a, mahse hei zet zawng, tluk loh rim a nam vat vat mai
Mi fak leh chawhphur i thiam hle mai, i tilawmawm e. Ka thlalak ho ve te te hi flickr lam atang hian lo copy tawk an awm ve a. A latu acknowledge lem lova an lo tarlan/hman ve ringawt hian rilru a tibuai deuh thin. Mahse, chutiang ni lova pangai taka inhriat tir a, acknowledge chunga lo hman te chu han phal lohna em em pawh ka nei lem lo ania.
Naupang chhia (deuh roh) nih atanga tlangval hriat tan thleng kalo awm vena ram ania. Hetiang thlalak han hmuh hi chuan lung han tih len loh ngawt ahar fo thin ani.
Nang leh kei ang, Shillong-a thatlai hun hmang a, seilian chho ta hi Mizo mai ni lo, North east ho zingah hian sang tam tak kan awm awm e tiraw.
Wow! Beautiful pictures, especially of the lake!
Thank you Domenic. Visited your blog and found it very interesting. Happy blogging!
I’d like to report that the picture of Barapani used by you is copyrighted. KIndly remove it or give a copyright credit. Thanks
Kindly identify the picture. All of these photos are my own work. I have an arrangement with one company for one of the photos, that I may continue to use in my blog though they have bought it.
@Shivani Sharma Dasmahapatra, all of these photos are mine. Which photo are you taking about? This is a very serious allegation against me.