Kohima youth, Kohima, Nagaland

Kohima youth, Kohima, Nagaland

Couple, Kohima, Nagaland

Couple, Kohima, Nagaland

Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima

Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima

Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima, Nagaland

Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima

Father and child, Kohima, Nagaland

Several north east Indian states have a matriarchal society. In a country where women are beaten up, shoved around and relegated to the back of the house, it was refreshing to see men take on responsibilities that are typically the domain of the woman.

Voice of India, Mumbai

Taking a call, Mumbai

Shillong, Meghalaya

The yellow house around the corner: Shillong, Meghalaya

Cherrapunji (Sohra), Meghalaya

As a child I remember being fascinated reading about the place that received the highest rainfall in the world.

In August 2015, I found myself in the very place that caught my fancy all those years ago.

Cherrapunji, as it turns out, is not the place that receives the highest rainfall. It is one of the places. Even so, I suspect I had turned a page in my life. Visiting Cherrapunji was on my unconscious list of to-dos for a very long time.

This, by the way, is the weather station — the place which measures the rainfall for which Cherrapunji is so well known!

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Umiam Lake, Meghalaya

Ramakrishna Mission, Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

Umiam Lake, Shillong, Meghalaya

Umiam Lake that stands on the outskirts of Shillong, Meghalaya, offers stunning panoramic views. And if you’re travelling from Guwahati, it welcomes you to the capital of this wonderful north east Indian state.

Umiam Lake is very popular amongst locals as well as tourists as it offers breathtaking views of the setting sun.

(iPhone shot)