Meghalaya,swaddled amidst wraith-like mists is aptly called the abode of clouds. It is one of India's prettiest and youngest states (the 21st), having split away from Assam in 1972. Inhabited by the Khasis, Jaintia and Garos,it is  best known for the pretty hill station Shillong, which has been Meghalayas First City for a long time. Christianity has been a compelling , force  amongst all three. Meghalaya borderlines with Assam  and Bangladesh.

Standing out amongst the other states, not just for its traditional and natural  beauty daya is also known for its unique matrilineal society, which governs lineage and ancestral inheritance through the female line.

With British conquest, Bengalis came in as administrators, the Nepalese Srved in the military and the Marwaris stepped in as traders. Christian           Missions were established among the Khasis and in the Garo Hills andShillong was to become  an important educational centre, a summer resort and also a garrison station. It was not just the British who ended up enjoying the benefits of  these developments.

For centuries now, Meghalaya's historical strengths have been irreversibly linked with its superlative  natural setting. For the discerning holiday-maker, nothing could be more enticing..