It’s only been three months and I have become addicted to Shillong’s beauty. Our dear professor, Dr Tapas Kumar Giri had arranged a trip to the sacred groves of Mawphlang for the entire batch, after the end of our orientation programme. I must say it was an experience of a lifetime, because we got to witness first-hand, the enormous scope of tourism and development of alternate forms of energy which north-east India has. We have also had numerous treks to the nearby Prasar Bharti centre and Shillong Peak. On a personal level, being a part of the ‘Nurturing Minds’ initiative (which has been started by IIM Shillong for under privileged school children) I have had the opportunity to interact with several locals and it was a very humbling experience to get to see life from their perspective.
So amidst all our busy and sometimes pseudo-busy schedules, all our assignments and projects, it feels good to get philosophical sometimes and appreciate this amazing place that we live in. I am sure Shillong will show us a lot more over the next two years of our stay here and will keep enchanting us in many different ways. This place truly heals you.
The author is a first year student at IIM Shillong
Comments
Bhabakrishna Ray Talukdar
Nice article. Indeed we are fortunate to miss the so called "development bus" of our country. It has helped us remain more humane!
29 Oct 2015, 08.59 PM