Mawlynnong

Forgotten paradise...

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June 7th 2007
Meghalaya seems to be somewhat of a forgotten paradise, perhaps that is because it is the wettest place on earth and is often shrouded in fog... In fact the name means "abode of the clouds"... But even though we came here during the start of the rainy season we have been very lucky and had very little rain... Shillong the capital is one of the nicest cities in India; it certainly is the cleane ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more