1860
View of a village scattered across
a hillside with a chapel at the top photographed by Oscar Jean Baptiste
Mallitte in the 1860s. Situated in Meghalaya, ‘the land of the rain clouds’,
Shillong has often been referred to as ‘the Scotland of the east’ due to its
scenic rolling hills. Meghalaya is one of the wettest regions on earth; the
lush hills contain many waterfalls which are brought about by the Monsoon-laden
winds that come off the Bay of Bengal. This region was a favourite holiday
retreat of the British in India and was also important as a tea growing area.
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