and other indians alike. they call it the land of clouds , but that s because of the severe monsoon season. hilly, remote, and the air is so crisp and fresh, and the views, well, simply spectacular. it s this cool climate that made the state of meghalaya and its capital, shillong, a popular retreat for the british during the colonial era. they dubbed it the scotland of the east . looks pretty crowded! but what about the city today? there s only one way to find out. hope we can get on. i take a bus
of this region was sectioned off to become east pakistan, which later became bangladesh, leaving the indian area landlocked. it s geographically and culturally out on a limb. this is frontier country, little known to tourists and other indians alike. they call it the land of clouds , but that s because of the severe monsoon season. hilly, remote, and the air is so crisp and fresh, and the views, well, simply spectacular. it s this cool climate that made the state of meghalaya and its capital, shillong, a popular retreat for the british during the colonial era. they dubbed it the
at partition, a large swathe of this region was sectioned off to become east pakistan, which later became bangladesh, leaving the indian area landlocked. it s geographically and culturally out on a limb. this is frontier country, little known to tourists and other indians alike. they call it the land of clouds , but that s because of the severe monsoon season. hilly, remote, and the air is so crisp and fresh, and the views, well, simply spectacular. it s this cool climate that made the state of meghalaya and its capital, shillong, a popular retreat for the british during
the indian area landlocked. it s geographically and culturally out on a limb. this is frontier country, little known to tourists and other indians alike. they call it the land of clouds , but that s because of the severe monsoon season. hilly, remote, and the air is so crisp and fresh, and the views, well, simply spectacular. it s this cool climate that made the state of meghalaya and its capital, shillong, a popular retreat for the british during the colonial era. they dubbed it the scotland of the east .
india s north east, a collection of eight states almost cut off from the rest of this vast country, but for a tiny strip of land. at partition, a large swathe of this region was sectioned off to become east pakistan, which later became bangladesh, leaving the indian area landlocked. it s geographically and culturally out on a limb. this is frontier country, little known to tourists and other indians alike. they call it the land of clouds , but that s because of the severe monsoon season. hilly, remote, and the air is so crisp and fresh, and the views, well, simply spectacular.