China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
They should ban tourists forever. Not just in Mawlynnong but in the entire state of Meghalaya.
I have been to the state twice – the first time as a tourist in the 2000s and then my husband was posted in Shillong for 3 years – 2006 to 2009.
What I saw and heard made me sick. The native Khasis referred to us non-tribals as ‘Dkhars’ – a pejorative. And they took every opportunity to make it clear that we were unwanted and unwelcome. The students union KSU would regularly indulge in thuggery and vandalism targeting non-tribals and their businesses. Even Durga Puja had to be celebrated with a lot of security force deployment and with lots of conditions such as closing of Puja pandals at 11pm. We lived in fear – there was an actual ‘darr ka mahaul’ – one that Ravish Kumar will never talk about. I always prayed for my family’s safety and security.
I have seen and heard too much to believe in the rosy stories painted by clever media outfits like ThePrint.
They should ban tourists forever. Not just in Mawlynnong but in the entire state of Meghalaya.
I have been to the state twice – the first time as a tourist in the 2000s and then my husband was posted in Shillong for 3 years – 2006 to 2009.
What I saw and heard made me sick. The native Khasis referred to us non-tribals as ‘Dkhars’ – a pejorative. And they took every opportunity to make it clear that we were unwanted and unwelcome. The students union KSU would regularly indulge in thuggery and vandalism targeting non-tribals and their businesses. Even Durga Puja had to be celebrated with a lot of security force deployment and with lots of conditions such as closing of Puja pandals at 11pm. We lived in fear – there was an actual ‘darr ka mahaul’ – one that Ravish Kumar will never talk about. I always prayed for my family’s safety and security.
I have seen and heard too much to believe in the rosy stories painted by clever media outfits like ThePrint.