Wandell Passah's blog

A comfortable two hour drive from Shillong
Situated on Mawhati road is a village Raitong
Long long ago peculiar brand of bamboos was found
For they grow up with shoots upside down!

At Motphran a bridge on dry river
Constructed, the reason unknown whatsoever,
Many but became rich, for this I am sure
But who bothers it is government expenditure.

1. When in nineteen fourteen First World War broke out
King George VI frantically searching for the strong and stout,
To the west our men would sail across many a sea

1. A Rangjyrteh hut did see a new dawn
When unto the couple, a lovely daughter was born,
Pain of labour gone, worry no more
When this most precious gift knocked at their door.

Ah! Our miserable, deplorable forty four
Seeing your plight my heart runs sore
A life vein of Shillong to Guwahati
Orphaned, tortured to extreme, what a pity!