on Strange things / Incidents

on Strange things / Incidents Standing on one of the highest points in the station of Cherra, about sunset, I have seen my shadow cast on a distant bank of white fog, that filled the valley to the eastward, an appearance resembling that of the celebrated giants of the...

on Caves around Cherrapunjee

on Caves around Cherrapunjee The formation of the limestone rocks near Cherra gives rise to a curious phenomenon in the disappearance of streams in their hollows. Sometimes a river vanishes in a cleft beneath a high cliff, sometimes falls headlong into deep circular...

On Cherrapunjee’s rainfall

On Cherrapunjee’s rainfall The most remarkable phenomenon of any kind in the country is undoubtedly the quantity of rain, which falls at Cherra. On a certain occasion thirty inches (769 mm) of rain is said to have fallen at Genoa in 24 hours, and the statement...

on Terrain and Vegetation

on Terrain and Vegetation Notes on the Kasia Hills and People by Lieut. Henry Yule, Bengal Engineers , Published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1844. Vol. XIV, Part – II – July to December 1844 , Nos. 151 to 156. New Series . Printed at...

on Living Bridges

on Living Bridges Note:  One of my good friends Mr. Herbert Daniel Gebauer, from Germany ([email protected]) an enthusiastic caver associated with the exploration of caves in Meghalaya for many years had come with another German Mr. Michael Laumanns, Berlin in...

Nigel Jenkins

Nigel Jenkins Nigel Jenkins was born into an Anglo-Welsh family in Gower, the son of an auctioneer and farmer. He taught himself Welsh and went on to become a leading literary figure in Wales. He was also well known as a Poet and Writer and despite acquiring fame in...