The 1938 Shillong riots: The forgotten story of Khasi-Bengali clashes in undivided Assam
The trigger for the 1938 riots in Shillong was political in nature but appears to have quickly taken a communal turn.Continue Reading →
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…
Pohela Boishakh: A brief history of the Bengali calendar
A brief history of the Bengali Calendar and why India and Bangladesh celebrate the Bengali New Year on different days.
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 Bengali, I remain a Sylheti, from Shillong.Continue Reading →
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.
Coming soon: The post-Piku t-shirts (and panjabis) 😉
You might have read the reviews, or better still, watched the ‘motion picture’. Shoojit Sircar’s Piku brings out the poop…
Pohela Boishakh: Unofficial Google doodle
It’s a fresh year for the Assamese, Tamils, Malayalis, Punjabis, Nepalis and Bengalis. Today is Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year’s Day and the new year is 1420. An unofficial…Continue Reading →
The Bengalis of Shillong
The first Bengali, as recorded, who came to Shillong was the successful trader Golam Haider, who was the supplier to…
