Baghmara

Baghmara photo

Baghmara is the seat of the South Garo Hills district in the state of Meghalaya in India. The place borders Bangladesh and is about 113 km away from Tura; 248 kilometers from Guwahati; and 287 km from the state capital of Shillong. It has the famous Someshwari river, also known as Simsang in the Garo […]

Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji

Cherrapunji is one of the wettest places on the planet and the only place in India to receive rain throughout the year. The town of Cherrapunji is nestled in the East Khasi Hills about 50 km southwest of the state’s capital, Shillong. It is also known as Sohra or Churra means ‘The Land of Oranges’. […]

Mawlynnong

Mawlynnong Outside photo

Mawlynnong is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of the Meghalaya state in North East India. It is notable for its cleanliness. It comes under the Pynursla community development block and Vidhan Sabha constituency. (According to wiki) It’s referred to as ‘God’s Own Garden’ and won the acclaim of being the cleanest village […]

Shillong

Khasi hills with waterfalls flanked by forested slopes near Shillong.

Shillong is a hill station in northeast India and the capital of the state of Meghalaya. ‘Shillong’ means ‘The Abode of Clouds’. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district and the 330th most populous city in India. It is the only hill station in the country that is accessible from all sides. […]