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Cherry Blossom Festival, Shillong 2017 – A Riot of Pink

Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival

The wait finally ended when the Hills of Shillong and those around it started to turn a soft shade of pink, around the second week of November this year. The otherwise indistinguishable cherry trees had started blooming at it looked heavenly. And no I am not going overboard when I say this. I have taken …

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Sangai Run – The Curtain Raiser Of Sangai Festival 2017

I had planned and then postponed a trip to Manipur more than once, in the past few months which was kind of frustrating. Now looking back, I realize, the postponements were actually a blessing in disguise. After I planned my Manipur trip the third time, I found that the dates almost coincided with the Manipur Sangai …

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A Gem From The Non-Touristy And Unseen Meghalaya

There is much more to Meghalaya than Shillong, Cherrapunjee, and Dawki. There are many more hidden gems, as I would like to call it, beyond the most popular places to see in Meghalaya. One such example, a little about which I have already written, is this remote Khasi village in Meghalaya. While this village an example …

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Colors of Umiam – During The Monsoons

The highway from Guwahati to Shillong is superb, undoubtedly one of the best in the country. It quickly snakes up from the plains of Assam to the hills of Meghalaya and is a joy to ride/drive. As you leave the outskirts of Guwahati behind, you are welcomed by the green hills of Ri Bhoi district. The first …

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Roads? What Roads? – Ziro To Itanagar By Road

Itanagar to ziro valley

The definition of words like good, bad and terrible change when you are in North East India. More so when we are talking about roads. To give you an example, let me tell you a little about of the most beautiful states of North East India, Arunachal Pradesh. Of all the northeastern states, Arunachal Pradesh has the most terrible …

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