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A Little Excitement Before the Regular Season Begins
So, everyone's getting really excited about the first Regular Season games starting in just a few hours, right? I mean, we're all getting up extra early, with elaborate brunch, beer and calling in late to work plans so we can watch the games, right? *crickets* Yeah, that about sums it up. While I like the idea of exhibition games in Japan and other countries, I think that having the Mariners and A's play two regular season games there is just ho hum. The timing will always be awkward, both in terms of fitting the games into the Regular Season calendar and in terms of the games themselves taking place at a time when the teams' U.S. fans can easily watch. For this reason, I doubt MLB will ever get teams that are predicted to contend to participate and so what we're left with is just blah. Two games stuck in a weird sort of baseball limbo. They count towards the regular season record, so they're not quite exhibition games. But most folks aren't paying any attention and the games are occurring completely outside the Regular Season calendar, well before the official Opening Day on April 4th, so it's almost as if they aren't really Regular Season games either, leaving me for one wondering, Why bother?
I'll tell you what is exciting though, Magic Johnson buying the Dodgers. Ding Dong, the McCourts are gone. The wicked McCourts are gone! Yes, I root for the Halo'd ones down in Anaheim, but I'm an L.A. girl raised going to games in Chavez Ravine by a Dodger lovin' family. As long as we aren't specifically in the middle of a Freeway Series, I will always have a soft spot for the boys in blue. Besides, I like to think that baseball fans everywhere were rooting for the Dodgers to come out on top of all this – Come on Giants fan cousins of mine, you know you were rooting for them too…come on. Hey. That's not the gesture you really want to be making. Seriously, knock that off right now or I'm telling your mom. See, that's much better. Don't you feel better now? Ummm…never mind. ;)
Anyway, moving right along…Magic Johnson is a shrewd businessman who has managed to create businesses that are simultaneously good for the community, good for local sports and entertainment, and also profitable. And for those of you who don't have a lot of experience with business and politics in L.A., trust me, that's no easy feat. Plus, Magic Johnson has been an L.A. guy by choice since his retirement. I see him as the kind of owner who will cultivate a good team on the field (and it's not like he doesn't have plenty of good players to work with already), while pleasing fans and leaving the important traditions intact. At least, this is what I hope will happen…even though I still hope they lose every single Freeway Series game. Hey, Dodgers soft spot, Angels heart. My goodwill is extensive, but not boundless. ;)
Which brings me to news even more exciting than that: Kendrys is hitting over .600 since his Spring Training debut and continues to see regular playing time, and I saw my first lit Halo of 2012 driving through Anaheim the other night. Okay, so it's only a lit exhibition Halo, but still. Lit. Halo! The Regular Season – the real Regular Season – is so close I can taste it!
A Brief Angels and Dodgers FAQ Before the 2011 Freeway Series Continues at the Big A
Today marks the beginning of the final stretch of Interleague play this season. Love it or hate it, you learn a lot about the baseball cultures and traditions of teams from the other league during Interleague and knowledge is never a wasted thing. To that end, before the Angels and Dodgers take the field at the Big A this evening for the second half of the Freeway Series, I thought I would use my bi-baseball-cultural heritage (Dodgers fan childhood, Angels fan adulthood) to answer a few questions and clear up a few misconceptions about our two team's shared histories in Southern California for the benefit of both fan bases.
First things' first:
This is not a Dodgers cap.
And I don't just mean this statement in the Magritte sense. This really is not a Dodgers cap, nor is it an "Angels Dodgers-look-alike" cap as some have called it. This is a replica of the original Angels cap, featuring our original interlocked L and A logo and a halo stitched into the top, a reminder of an era when, for better or worse, baseball uniforms were often a little more literal than they are today. Remember the nautical motif on the 1970s era Pittsburg Pirates cap and on short-lived Seattle Pilots caps and stirrup socks?
So, is it an ugly cap? Well, everyone is entitled to their opinion of course. I tend to think it's so ugly, it's completely awesome! But then again, you may have glanced around my blog and noted my subtle little bias.
Wait a minute! The Angels' original logo was an interlocked L and A? What have the Angels ever had to do with Los Angeles and why were they copying the Dodgers? I have heard variations on this one from both sides of the fan divide as well. The Angels have played at the Big A in Anaheim since the 1966 season…but, from 1961 until 1966 they played in Los Angeles. Yes, Los Angeles. The first year at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field and for the next four years at – if you're one of the folks who didn't know this already, this is going to trip you out even more than the concept of a Wrigley Field in Los Angeles – at Dodger Stadium.
No, Angels fans, it wasn't our field first. It was always the Dodgers' field. We just sort of couched surfed there for four seasons until we became established in our career and were able find our own digs. And, really, can you get any more Los Angeles than that? There were occasional issues between the Dodgers and Angels in those years, but they were merely baseball variations on the sort of small slights and annoyances known to housemates of convenience the world over. Hey, I'll bet the Angels were much better housemates than a former housemate of mine, who shall forever be remembered in my circle of friends as the girl who actually said, with real annoyance in her voice and not the slightest trace of humor, I might add, "But I paid you rent last month."
Okay, so the Angels do have a tie to Los Angeles, but what about that logo? The interlocked L and A isn't a copy of the Dodgers logo. It was intended as a nod to the minor league Los Angeles Angels who were the first team to use an interlocked L and A logo and played at Los Angeles Wrigley Field in several incarnations for decades before the Dodgers moved to California. I suppose that one could argue that the Dodgers copied the logo from the minor league Angels, but it's a little more complicated than that. O'Malley had bought the minor league Angels and moved the team to Spokane when the Dodgers moved out west. If I am reading the meandering history of this particular minor league franchise correctly, the original Los Angeles Angels turned Spokane Indians went through several more incarnations and are now the Tucson Padres. Regardless, it was too cool a logo to remain unused, so I commend the Dodgers for keeping it alive.
Bet the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim doesn't sound so silly now does it? …Okay, actually, it still does. Terribly so. Really. Which brings me to our final question:
Okay, so what about that crazy name, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim? Well, if you were to tell me, biased though I am, that this mouthful of a name is kind of stupid, I would be inclined to agree with you. After all, we don't refer to the A's as the Philadelphia Athletics of Oakland by way of Kansas City, now do we? Once the Angels moved out of Los Angeles, the California Angels was my favorite name, though I liked the Anaheim Angels well enough too. Throwing in the Los Angeles was silly in my opinion, and the reason given for doing it – associating the team with a larger market – was even sillier. As we just discussed, the Angels have a legitimate historic tie to Los Angeles, and I for one am going to wear my awesomely ugly haloed LA hat with pride, but legitimacy doesn't make the current name any less silly.
This concludes our brief, and hopefully entertaining, Angels and Dodgers history lesson. The game is about to begin. So go forth to the ballpark or get thee to the pub and enjoy one another's company in spirited rivalry, safe in the knowledge that your heckling can now be every bit as accurate and knowledgeable as it is biting and sarcastic. And may the best Angels team win!!! Hey, my baseball heritage may be "bi-partisan' but my adult loyalties are anything but.
There (and there and there too) and (finally!) Back Again: Final Thoughts on the Marlins Series + Angels Return for Freeway Series
So the Marlins. Well they sure are nice and heating up now, aren't they? This is just one more service we provide here at the Big A. Blah. But it did make for a pretty good game, really, and in the end the Angels were victorious…victorious and shocked out of their "okay we scored in one early inning, now we're done for the game" habit so I am pretty happy out here in California. And Wow! Mark Trumbo is a beast, and rapidly becoming a clutch beast at that. I miss Kendrys, but Trumbo's season is helping to keep me from completely pining away.
There are but two real flies in my ointment. Torii. Oh Torii! Speaking of beasts. If you haven't seen the highlight reel yet, Torii Hunter made a spectacular Torii Hunter catch against the Marlins right center wall…running as hard as he could into the Marlins right center wall. This wasn't a situation of Torii forgetting where the wall was. You could tell from his expression as he began his running jump into the wall, that he knew right where it was. But that was what was required to catch the ball. So he caught the ball, slammed into the wall and crumpled to the ground, writhing in pain, all while holding his glove up with the ball displayed so there was no doubt. He even argued with Mike Scioscia to stay in the game. Some nights, Chuck Norris wears Torii Hunter pajamas.
Understandably, Torii is now day to day. The x-rays were negative but he bruised up the same area he bruised going over the wall against the Yankees and took a pick-off attempt throw to in one of the earlier Marlins games. Hey, I know. Maybe we should ban outfield walls and pick-off throws, because players could get serious bruises and stuff… </ sarcasm > The other fly? We have several very consistent reliable arms in our bullpen but have also regained a few inconsistent arms through DL-necessitated player transactions and it's starting to show. Something to work on. And now it's back to California to conclude the Four Corners Road Trip against the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium:
I am excited. Freeway Series games have such energy and are a ton of fun. My husband and I are making the trek out the 5 freeway for Saturday's game. Tyler Chatwood will take the mound for the Angels and Hiroki Kuroda will take the mound for the Dodgers and I will take a ton of photos. Hmmm, two pitchers with chronic lack of run support. This could get interesting. We're even supposed to meet fellow blogger Emma from Crzblue's Dodger Blue World, so much fun is in store…provided my sore throat gets the message that it is on serious notice and at least improves. I see my future and it involves more black tea, honey and lemon juice. It is a truly vile, syrupy, acidic concoction whose vileness, alas, is only exceeded by its effectiveness…and did I mention that it makes me whine? ;)
Fan Hide and Seek Night at the Sun Life Stadium
For the last several seasons, I have been hearing how low attendance is at Marlins games, but I had to see it for myself to really understand it. I realize that it was a weeknight and they had recently lost 11 in a row, but I swear there were more fans in the field box sections bordering the infield alone, at Fenway Park at 2am near the end of that marathon, extra innings, multiple rain delayed game we played in Boston in early May. I was flabbergasted.
And I mean this in no way as mockery of Marlins fans. The Marlins fans that were at the game were loud and passionate sounding…and you could hear every word each individual fan was saying, the stadium was so empty. And I am sure there were many more Marlins fans watching the game on TV. No, this is just my way of saying, wow. That visual, as much as the years-long abandoned construction projects, blocks with multiple foreclosure vacancies and acquaintances in the double digits who have been unemployed for a year or more, reminded me that while we are seeing signs of economic improvement, we are still stuck in this thing and we are going to be for a long, long time.
Baseball So Cal Style: Vernon Wells Is Ready for His Close-Up & Trades with Hollywood Endings
The Angels held their press conference to officially welcome Vernon Wells to the team today. It sounds like there was a great crowd gathered underneath the giant baseball caps in front of the stadium this morning. Only where the Angels are concerned do I envy my husband's job location in Irvine, mere minutes away from the Big A, and the unfortunate 60 to 90 minute commute that goes along with it. I know that some of his coworkers, a fun bunch of diehards the lot of them, took an early lunch at the press conference and, while I like my job and my commute much better, it would be fun to be able to do that every now and then…or just to be able to get to weeknight games in time for batting practice. But I digress…
It was nice to read a little more positive press about the trade today. I am actually really surprised at the huge disconnect between the way some of the – admittedly local and Angels friendly – press views the Vernon Wells trade and the way the rest of the press views it. Apparently, this is the worst deal this offseason or any of the last few in recent history, the Rangers and the Blue Jays should erect statues in our honor and Tony Reagins should fear for his job. Wow. It's so nice to know that no one is still falling back on hyperbole and other sports writing clichés. (Sarcasm, on the other hand, is a grand literary tradition as well as an important lifestyle choice. Why do you ask?) I have read a lot more about this trade since my post last weekend and I stand by my initial assessment of the whole thing – this is certainly not the best deal we could have made this season but it is a good one and the team the Angels are putting on the field in 2011 is better than the one that left the field in 2010. Are they good enough? Well, I guess we're just going have to actually play 162 games and find out. I am excited to watch how it all plays out…and I am really excited about our outfield this season!
And then there was that was that completely unexpected twist ending to the trade yesterday…No, no one had a psychotic break or turned out to really have been dead the whole time (Juan Rivera's 2010 left field performance to the contrary – sorry Morris, I had to.), but, no one expected the Texas Inquisition! Shocking yes, but I am even more surprised at the God-like qualities Mike Napoli's batting prowess has recently taken on in some of the blog posts about his unfortunate trade by the Blue Jays to the Rangers (not to mention the unexpected presumption that he would have suddenly become the primary catcher). He's got a great bat. I'm going to miss having him in the Angels line-up too and I'm really going to miss him behind the plate, for the little bit of playing time he was likely to have (let's not forget that part!). I'm not looking forward to facing him in our division either. And I am also not thrilled that the Rangers got another power hitter – as if we didn't know it already, those guys are definitely going to be tough again this year! But Napoli did not suddenly become one of the elite hitters in baseball just because he got traded to the Rangers.
I wish Napoli well except against the Angels, as I did when he was traded to the Blue Jays. But while his homerun total may go up slightly in Arlington, always hyped as a hitter's ballpark, I really don't expect his slash line stats to change that drastically. He's been fairly even his whole career up until now. Yes, as a former Angels catcher, he knows our pitchers well, but that didn't help him against John Lackey this year anymore than it did any of our other players. He is likely to smack a Weaver or Haren pitch or two out of the park over the course of a season – fly ball pitchers and all that – but, be honest, he's also likely to keep stranding runners in scoring position even when he's playing in Anaheim and going through three and four week long slumps too. He's good. We'll miss him. It's going to suck seeing him in Rangers red…and blue…and red, white and blue…and whatever other uniform they come up with this season. But he is hardly the key to the Angels undoing. The Rangers line-up as a whole? That's a lot scarier, but our starters had better be bringing their nastiest stuff anyway. Hmmm…if all else fails and the Angels really need a Plan B in terms of pitching to Nap, maybe they can just plan on walking the guy in front of him if no one else is already on base? ;)


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Shillong | |
Capital | |
A view of Shillong
Nickname(s): Scotland of the East | |
Coordinates: 25°34′00″N 91°53′00″E / 25.5667°N 91.8833°ECoordinates: 25°34′00″N 91°53′00″E / 25.5667°N 91.8833°E | |
Country | India |
State | Meghalaya |
District | East Khasi Hills |
Area | |
• Capital | 64.36 km2 (24.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,525 m (5,003 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Capital | 143,007 |
• Density | 234/km2 (610/sq mi) |
• Metro | 354,325[1] |
Languages | |
• Official | Khasi |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Telephone code | 0364 |
Vehicle registration | ML-05 |
Website | eastkhasihills |
Shillong (English pronunciation: /ʃɪˈlɔːŋ/;[2][3] Khasi: Shillong) is the capital and Hill station of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in India. It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district and is situated at an average altitude of 4,908 feet (1,496 m) above sea level, with the highest point being Shillong Peak at 6,449 feet (1,966 m). Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with population of 143,007 according to the 2011 census.[4] It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the European settlers of Scotland. Hence, Shillong is known as "Scotland of the East". The population density of the state of Meghalaya in the 2000s decade is 342 people per sq mile.
It has steadily grown in size and significance since it was made the civil station of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills in 1864 by the British. In 1874, on the formation of Assam as a Chief Commissioner's Province, it was chosen as the headquarters of the new administration because of its convenient location between the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys and more so because the climate of Shillong was much cooler than tropical India. Shillong remained the capital of undivided Assam until the creation of the new state of Meghalaya on 21 January 1972, when Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya and Assam moved its capital to Dispur in Guwahati.
Shillong is at 25°34′N 91°53′E / 25.57°N 91.88°E. It is on the Shillong Plateau, the only major uplifted structure in the northern Indian shield.[5] The city lies in the centre of the plateau and is surrounded by hills, three of which are revered in Khasi tradition: Lum Sohpetbneng, Lum Diengiei and Lum Shillong.
- Weather conditions: Pleasant, pollution-free; summers: The temperature varies from 23 °C (73 °F); winters: The temperature varies from 4 °C (39 °F).
- Location: Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya is just 55 km (34 mi) from Mawsynram, the world's wettest place. Shillong receives far less precipitation due to the orographic effect. It is very beautiful.
As the legend goes, Shillong was named after a boy called 'Shyllong', who was born to a virgin mother in a village near Bisi. This boy later became a handsome youth and was made the local deity; and the place was named after him.
The Shillong Municipal Board has a long history dating back to 1878, when a proclamation was issued constituting Shillong and its suburbs, including the villages of Mawkhar and Laban, into a station under the Bengal Municipal Act of 1876. Inclusion of the villages of Mawkhar (S.E. Mawkhar, Jaiaw and part of Jhalupara and Mawprem) and Laban (Lumparing, Madan laban, Kench's Trace and Rilbong) within the Municipality of Shillong was agreed to by Hain Manik Syiem of Mylliem under the agreement of 15 November 1878.[6] But, there is no trace of Shillong in the British era maps dating back to 1878, up to 1900.
Shillong was also the subject of the great earthquake that occurred on June 12, 1897. The earthquake had an estimated moment magnitude of 8.1. 27 lives from Shillong town alone were lost. [7]
Under Köppen's climate classification the city features a subtropical highland climate (Cwb). Its summers are cool and very rainy, while its winters are cool and dry. Shillong is subject to vagaries of the monsoon. The monsoons arrive in June and it rains almost until the end of August. October–November and March–April are the best months to visit Shillong.
Climate data for Shillong (1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) |
26.1 (79) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
Average high °C (°F) | 14.6 (58.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
7.2 (45) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.9 (57) |
15.4 (59.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
17.8 (64) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.9 (30.4) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.0 (50) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.0 (50) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.492) |
20.2 (0.795) |
42.4 (1.669) |
116.0 (4.567) |
266.1 (10.476) |
430.0 (16.929) |
461.7 (18.177) |
296.6 (11.677) |
289.6 (11.402) |
186.1 (7.327) |
30.1 (1.185) |
16.2 (0.638) |
2,167.4 (85.331) |
Avg. rainy days | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 112.7 |
Source: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010)[8][9] |
Although well connected by road, Shillong has no rail connection and a proper air connection. Umroi Airport has only limited flights.
Shillong is well connected by roads with all major northeastern states. Two major National Highways pass through:
- National Highway 40 (India) – Connected to Guwahati
- National Highway 44 (India) – Connected to Tripura & Mizoram(NH 44A)
Private bus operators as well as state transport buses from other states ply to and from Shillong daily. Taxi services are also available to destination like Guwahati, Agartala, Dimapur and other North Eastern towns and cities.
The Shillong Bypass (picture above) is a four lane road which stretches across 47.06 km connecting Umiam (NH-40) to Jorabad (NH-44) which then leads to other North-Eastern Indian states of Mizoram and Tripura. The project estimated to have cost around 220.35 crore (US$35 million) was completed in a span of two years (2011-2013).[10][11]
As of 2011[update] India census[12] Shillong City urban/metropolitan population is 354,325 of which 176,591 are males and 177,734 are females. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 63.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 92.34%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Khasis make up the majority of the population though the percentage of Khasi people in the city continues to fall as a result of the large number of migrants from other Indian states. All the other North East tribes are represented here as well as significant numbers of Assamese, Bengali, and a bit of Nepali, Hindi-speaking people making it a fairly cosmopolitan city. Christianity is the dominant religion in the city. Presbyterianism and other denominations of Protestants and Roman Catholics make up the Christian population. A large proportion of the population follow the original Khasi religion: Niam Khasi and Niamtre. Other religions found in India are represented in significant numbers in the city.
Places of interest[edit]
These are locations in and around Shillong which are tourist spots.[13] These include:
- Elephant Falls: 12 km on the outskirts of the city, the mountain stream descends through two successive falls set in dells of fern covered rocks.
- Lady Hydari Park: The park stretches over a kilometre and has an adjacent mini zoo.
- Wards Lake: Known locally as Nan-Polok. It is an artificial lake with garden and boating facilities.
- Shillong Golf Course: Shillong has one of the largest golf courses (the world's wettest) in Asia: Gleneagles of the East. It enjoys the rare distinction of being one of the few natural golf courses in Asia. Not only is the Shillong Golf Course scenic and enjoyable, it is also challenging. A group of British civil service officers introduced golf to Shillong in 1898 by constructing a nine-hole course. The present 18-hole course was inaugurated in 1924. The course is set in a valley covered with pine and rhododendron trees. The tight fairways, carpeted with a local grass which hardens the soil, are difficult to negotiate. The number of out-of-bounds streams that criss-cross every fairway makes it all the more trying. Obstructions come in the form of bunkers, trees and rain. The longest hole is the 6th, which is a gruelling 594 yards. Shillong Golf Course is considered to be the "Glen Eagle of the East" at the United States Golf Association Museum. It was set in a valley at an altitude of 5200 ft in 1898 as a nine-hole course and later converted into an 18-hole course in 1924 by Captain Jackson and C. K. Rhodes.
- Motphran: The "Stone of France" which is locally known as "Motphran" was erected in memory of the 26th Khasi Labour Corps who served under the British in France during World War I. It bears the words of the famous Latin poet Horace "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori" which can be roughly translated as "It is sweet and fitting to die for one's country."
- Shillong Peak: A picnic spot, 10 km from the city, 1965 m above sea level, offers a panoramic view of the scenic countryside and is the highest point in the state. Obeisance is paid to U Shulong at the sanctum sanctorum at the peak's summit every springtime, by the religious priest of Mylliem State.
- Capt. Williamson Sangma State Museum: For those interested in ethnic tribal culture and tradition this government museum offers insights to the lifestyle of the people. This museum is in the State Central Library complex where monuments for the great patriots of the state were erected besides the statue of Smt. Indira Gandhi and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
- Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures: The Don Bosco Museum is part of DBCIC (Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures). DBCIC comprises research on cultures, publications, training, animation programmes and the museum, which is a place of knowledge-sharing on the cultures of the northeast in particular, and of culture in general. DBCIC with its Don Bosco Museum is situated at Mawlai, Shillong.
- Entomological Museum (Butterfly Museum): A privately owned museum of M/s Wankhar, Riatsamthiah, Shillong about 2 km from Police Bazar is the only known museum in India devoted to moths and butterflies.
- Air Force Museum at Upper Shillong
- Forest Museum in Lady Hydari Park
- Rhino Heritage Museum at Shillong
- Zoological Museum in Risa Colony
- Anthropological museum at Mawblei
- Botanical Museum at 4th Furlong
- Arunachal Museum at the Cantonment Area
- Chrysalis the Gallery: This art gallery is on the second floor of Salonsar Mansion at Police Bazaar, the commercial hub of Shillong. Chrysalis has flexible spacing to display paintings (canvases), sculpture, photography and handicrafts. Run by a local artist, Jaya Kalra, the gallery caters to exhibitions of artists and artisans especially from the northeast and also from the rest of India.
- State Museum: Located at the State Central Library complex.
- Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians is in Don Bosco Square.
- Bishop and Beadon Falls: Both cascade down the same escarpment into a deep valley.
- Spread Eagle Falls: 3 km from Polo Grounds.
- Sweet Falls: Sweet Falls (also called "Weitden," in the native dialect) is the most beautiful of all the waterfalls in Shillong. It lies about 5 km from the Happy Valley and is about 96 m in height.
- Crinoline Falls: Near Lady Hydari Park.
Although relatively unknown in the field of sports, Shillong got into the limelight because of Shillong Lajong FC, a football club based here which has taken the Indian football scene by storm in the recent I-League. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is the homeground of Shillong Lajong FC in I-League.
Shillong Golf Course is one of the oldest golf course of the country and is surrounded by scenic pine and rhododendron trees.
Locals are adept in archery. Shillong is also famous for its daily dose of archery gambling where people predict scores of an archery game played near Polo Ground, Shillong.
Binningstar Lyngkhoi from Shillong is a national marathon runner and represented India in the last 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is the fastest marathoner in India with a timing of 2:18 hours.
Shillong is fast emerging as an education hub for the entire northeastern region. Important educational institutes like the Indian Institute of Management, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya, University of Technology and Management, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Martin Luther Christian University, Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), National Institute of Fashion Technology, Shillong and North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, English and Foreign Languages University, Shillong Campus, St. Edmund's College, St. Anthony's College, Shillong and several others college and engineering institution have been established here.
Local media in Shillong is strong. There are a number of theatres, newspapers, magazines, local radio and television stations.
Cinema in Shillong includes Bijou Cinema Hall, Payal Cinema, The Gold Cinema and Anjalee Cinema Hall (also called Galleria Anjalee Cinema).[14]
Print media[edit]
Quite a number of dailies are published for Shillong both in Khasi and English. Prominent English dailies published here include Shillong Times, Meghalaya Guardian, Highland Post, Meghalaya Times and The Sentinel. Khasi dailies like Mawphor, Nongsain Hima among others are published here. Weekly newspaper are "Salonsar" and "Dongmusa". There are Magazines like "Iing Khristan" (celebrated 100 years of publication), "Pateng Mynta" in Khasi and "Youth Today" and "Eastern Panorama" in English.
Electronic media[edit]
The radio industry has expanded with a number of private and government-owned FM channels being introduced. State-owned Doordarshan transmits terrestrial television channels. Apart from these few weekly news channels like PCN, Ri Khasi Channel, Batesi and T7 are broadcast weekly on the local cable networks.
Communication services[edit]
Shillong has a well-connected communication network. Fixed telephones lines are available. Internet services are available both wired and wireless broadband. It is also well covered in mobile networks with all major cellular providers like Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, IDEA, BSNL, Reliance available here.
Shillong is divided geographically into localities. These include
Eminent personalities associated with Shillong[edit]
People who have been associated with Shillong include:
- Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born as Narendranat Dutta, was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and is the founder of Ramakrishna Mission headquartered at Belur. He was primarily responsible for introducing Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga in the West and best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America", in his opening remark at the Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago in 1893. The Swami delivered his last public lecture of his life in Shillong. The place of his last public lecture have been immortalised by erecting his statue at the very spot (also known as Quinton Memorial/Vivekananda Cultural Centre).
- Swami Bhaskarananda, head of the Vedanta Society of Western Washington, USA, hails from this city. Swami Bhaskarananda was born as Jyoti Batabyal on November 30,1930,in Shillong and studied in the Shillong Govt High School and St. Anthony's College. He joined the Ramakrishna Order as a monk on January 1, 1958. He has authored 8 books on religion in English ("The Essentials of Hinduism" is the most widely sold one and is used as a text book in colleges and universities in USA, as is the book "Journey From Many to One—Essentials of Advaita Vedanta". Some of the books have been translated into Kannada, Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish.) He is the Editor in Chief of "Global Vedanta", a journal of the worldwide Ramakrishna/Vedanta movement. In the journal he has written numerous articles on religion and spirituality. On invitation, he has traveled all over the world many times giving talks on Hinduism and its philosophy. He also helped form the Interfaith Council of Washington and is one of its past Presidents. Other than that, he is the spiritual adviser of the Vedanta Society of Hawaii in USA and the Vedanta Societies of Vancouver and Calgary in Canada.
- Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel laureate, poet, author, thinker, artist, playwright, considered a patriarch of Bengali society, often sojourned in the cool climes of Shillong; besides living in a summer residence called Mitali, (today in use as a temporary State Legislative Assembly on loan from the State Art and Culture Department). A writing desk and chair used by the Poet Laureate can still be seen (and used) in the Maharaja Suite of the Tripura Castle Heritage Hotel;
- John Shepherd-Barron, inventor of the automated teller machine (ATM) was born in Shillong.
- Queenie Rynjah, Padmashree and educationist
- Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrum, Kargil War Hero and a martyr hails from this city.
- Victor Bannerjee, an actor, was a student of St. Edmund's School.
- Amita Malik, famous film critic.
- Nirad C. Chaudhuri has written extensively about Shillong in his book The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian.
- Arthur Llewellyn Basham, noted historian of Indian culture. He died in Kolkata in 1986 and is buried in Shillong.
- Arundhati Roy, noted writer and Booker Prize winner was born in the KJP Synnod Hospital in Shillong.
- James Michael Lyngdoh I.A.S., a student of St Edmunds, retired as the Chief Election Commissioner of India. He is the author of Chronicle Of An Impossible Election.
- L. Rynjah (born 1950) I.A.S, born & brought up in Shillong. He was a prominent bureaucrat in Assam. he is now one of the advisers to Planning Commission of India.
- Edward Pritchard Gee, India's famous naturalist and author of the best seller The Wild Life of India spent his retired life in 'Evergreen cottage' in Upper Shillong. He left for England in 1968 and died soon after.
- Anwaruddin Choudhury, a prominent naturalist who is known as the 'Birdman of Assam' was born and brought up in Shillong. He is the author of 19 books including The Birds of Assam.
- Zohurul Hoque, translator of the Holy Quran into Bengali, Assamese and English was a student at St. Edmund's College.
- Rono Dutta, president of United Airlines did his schooling from St. Edmunds School .
- Anjum Hasan is a Bangalore-based writer from Shillong and her debut novel Lunatic in my Head which is set in Shillong was launched on 7 Dec 2007. She has also written a book of verse titled Street on the Hill.
- Utpal Dutt, the prominent actor of Bengali and Hindi cinema, was born on 29 March 1929 in Shillong.[15]
- Leela Majumdar, the writer, spent her childhood days at Shillong, where she studied at Loreto Convent.
- Rose Millian Bathew(Kharbuli) (b 1931) was the first woman chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission. She is from Shillong and lives there now.
- Indira Goswami (Mamoni Goswami) spent her early days in Shillong and studied at Pine Mount School.
- Arin Paul, filmmaker, spent his early days at Laitumkhrah, Shillong and was a product of St. Edmund's School, Shillong.
- Nirendra Dev, author and journalist. Studied in St Anthony's 1982–1985. Penned books The Talking Guns: North East India, Godhra-A Journey to Mayhem and Ayodhya-A Battle for Peace.
- Mansur Ahmad, President of American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (2013), was born in Shillong and studied at St. Edmund's College. Now based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Prof. David R. Syiemlieh (born 1953) lives in Shillong. He taught History at the North Eastern Hill University and rose to become Pro-Vice-Chancellor. He was for some time Vice-Chancellor Rajiv Gandhi University,Itanagar. He is a member of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi
- Karen David, a Canadian-British actress, singer and songwriter born in Shillong. She is best known for portraying "Princess Isabella Maria Lucia Elizabetta of Valencia" in ABC's fairytale-themed musical-comedy television series, Galavant, as well as Francesca "Cesca" Montoya in the BBC television series Waterloo Road, and Layla in the American action film The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior.
- Internationally acclaimed choir group Shillong Chamber Choir is also from Shillong. They have performed in the World Choir Olympics and elsewhere in the world. They won the talent show India's Got Talent in 2010.[16][17][18][19]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Shillong City Overwiew". Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Define Shillong". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "Definition of Shillong". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/city.php
- ^ Bilham, R. and P. England, Plateau pop-up during the great 1897 Assam earthquake. Nature(Lond),410, 806–809, 2001
- ^ "Shillong Municipal Board - History". Shillong Municipal Board. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Jugal Kalita (June 15, 2014). "The Great Assam Earthquake of 1897".
- ^ "Shillong Climatological Table Period: 1971–2000". India Meteorological Department. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "Ever recorded Maximum and minimum temperatures up to 2010" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^ "Gadkari to inaugurate Shillong Bypass". The Economic Times. (The Times Group). April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ ANI (May 1, 2015). "Gadkari to inaugurate Shillong bypass today". Yahoo! News. (Yahoo!). Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ Hattar, Rahul Singh. "Shillong: Scotland of the East". The Indian Backpacker. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ "Shillong gets its first multiplex". The Shillong Times. January 30, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ Utpal Dutt Calcutta Web
- ^ Sengupta, Somini (23 June 2008). "Town in India Rocks (No Use to Wonder Why, Babe)". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ Fremson, Ruth (23 June 2008). "An Outpost of Rock" (AUDIOVISUAL SLIDE SHOW). The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Shillong-Choir-hits-high-note--wins-contest---and-many-hearts/692083. Missing or empty
(help) - ^ http://www.shillongchamberchoir.com/. Missing or empty
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shillong. |
Wikiquote has quotations related to: Shillong |
- Shillong travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Eastern Panorama – Oldest Magazine of North East India
- Meghalaya State Government Portal
- Shillong.com
- Shillong Online
- TeerCounter.com - Everything about the TEER
- Resubelpara
- The Shillong Times – North East India Second Oldest English Daily
- Online news in Khasi
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