Enchanted In Meghalaya

A trip to Krang Shuri waterfalls in West Jaintia Hills is all you need to give your mind and soul a break.

- Saptarshi Majumder

It is true that when you are traveller at heart, your bucket list is always expanding but it is not always easy to pack your bags and set out to explore lesser-known lands, mostly because we have so much pressure to excel at work while also balancing family life and everything else. And, although the destination you may have in mind may just be a couple of hours away, you may not get to scratch it off your list for years. For me, Krang Shuri waterfalls was one name on my list that I had been yearning to travel to but it took me close to 7 years to make it happen. After becoming bewitched by a picture of the falls at a photography exhibition held in Rabindra Bhavan back in 2011, I knew that I had to see it for myself one day. A colleague of mine had recently driven down to the falls with her family and that pushed me to take a little road trip of my own to the falls located near Jowai, West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya.

The plan was to make use of the Diwali holidays. I called my friend, Anwar Hussain Majumder and we decided to go together in our respective cars. We were a big group, Anwar, his wife and two daughters, in addition to my wife and I. Anwar’s colleague and his wife also decided to join. We planned to meet at the end of the Shillong bypass towards Jowai. However, the day before we were meant to travel, my wife suffered from a sudden bout of fever. I had to cancel the trip but on the day of the trip, we woke up to a bright winter morning that made us change our minds. I informed Anwar of the change and we left Guwahati at 9 am, later than what we had planned originally.

The Road is Calling