The Shillong Literary Festival, in a nutshell

The Shillong Literary Festival, in a nutshell

In the landscape of Shillong’s picturesque, cherry blossom-lined Ward’s Lake, conversations on literature flowed, spilled and beguiled literary enthusiasts for three days, November 18 to 20. Though a smattering of North-East’s cultural bounty, a host of food, wine and handicraft stalls serving Khasi specialties became an auxiliary centrepoint where these conversations took an informal tone […]

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The Shillong Literary Festival, in a nutshell

The Shillong Literary Festival, in a nutshell

In the landscape of Shillong’s picturesque, cherry blossom-lined Ward’s Lake, conversations on literature flowed, spilled and beguiled literary enthusiasts for three days, November 18 to 20. Though a smattering of North-East’s cultural bounty, a host of food, wine and handicraft stalls serving Khasi specialties became an auxiliary centrepoint where these conversations took an informal tone […]

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A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

A suitcase full of clouds | Stocking up on chubitchi brew and smoked pork in Iewduh, Shillong

Perilla seeds, fermented bamboo shoot, soy beans, coffee grown in the Garo Hills, smoked fish, a beautiful book by Anurag Banerjee, and some cook books. My last stop before I fly back home from a holiday is always the fresh produce market. And when it is the incredible Iewduh in Shillong, Meghalaya — one of […]

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The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre in the country?

The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre in the country?

Every year, around Valentine’s Day, blues music fans from across India and the world meet for an annual date at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios. They congregate for the Mahindra Blues Festival. It returns on Saturday after a three-year pandemic-induced interval, marking its 11th edition, which makes it one of the country’s longest-running music festivals. That’s an […]

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The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre in the country?

The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre?

Every year, around Valentine’s Day, blues music fans from across India and the world meet for an annual date at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios. They congregate for the Mahindra Blues Festival. It returns on Saturday after a three-year pandemic-induced interval, marking its 11th edition, which makes it one of the country’s longest-running music festivals. That’s an […]

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The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre?

The Mahindra Blues Festival has tickets selling out. But how is it helping this musical genre?

Every year, around Valentine’s Day, blues music fans from across India and the world meet for an annual date at Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios. They congregate for the Mahindra Blues Festival. It returns on Saturday after a three-year pandemic-induced interval, marking its 11th edition, which makes it one of the country’s longest-running music festivals. That’s an […]

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Shillong rally against unemployment turns violent, many hurt

Shillong rally against unemployment turns violent, many hurt

GUWAHATI A public rally by a tribal organisation in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong on Friday turned violent, leaving several people injured and many vehicles damaged. The Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) had organised the rally to highlight the issue of unemployment. Members of some influential groups such as the Khasi Students’ Union covered […]

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CUET not required for admission to NEHU colleges in Meghalaya: Pradhan

CUET not required for admission to NEHU colleges in Meghalaya: Pradhan

CUET would not be required for admission to undergraduate courses in colleges affiliated to the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Thursday. In a letter to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Pradhan said the exemption was given for this academic year, considering the geographical conditions, far-flung locations, […]

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