ITINERARY FOR THE FIELD IMMERSION TRIP 2016 TO

NORTH EAST
( SHILLONG & GUWAHATI )

Sl.N Date /
o
Time

Activity Planned

Remarks

Day
1
Day
2

Arrival at Guwahati

Stay at Guwahati

11/12
4.50 PM
12/12
8
AM
10
AM

12

Kamakhya Temple

Talk by Dr Manzil Hazarika

about the cultural history and
archeology of Assam with focus
on Kamakhya, Umananda and
Navagraha.

Anthropological Museum at
Cotton College.

Boat ride to Umananda at the

island of Vasmachal.

Navagraha temple.

AM

4.30 PM
7 PM.

Visit the Kalakhetra , a cultural

Centre.
Report at Machkhowa Ghat for the
Cruise on Brahmaputra.

Day 3 / 13th December :

AM.
10 AM
12.30 PM

Pick up point at Kachari Ghat in U

See the Retrospective Exhibition

A dinner cruise with musical nigh

Board the Bus for Shillong at 7

Stop at Umiam Lake in Barapani,

Shillong
Arrival at Shillong
LUNCH

1.30/ 2 PM

The talk will be held at the Depar

University.

All Saint Church and Captain

Breakfast / spend some time in

Williamson Sangma State Museum

4 PM

Day
4.

Art Gallery

14/12
7.30.AM

Have early breakfast and go to

Smit, Laitlum.

11 AM

Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous

Cultures

4 PM

Post lunch Site seeing on way

back from the museum : BeadonBishop Water- falls (Sunapani)/ Sweet
falls (Weitdem)

6 PM

Day
5

15/ 12
8.30 AM
12 AM

Talk by Desmond L.
Kharmawphlang ( Poet and
Professor , North Easter Hill
University )about North Eastern
Literature and NE Poetry.
Readings by Desmond L.
Kharmawphlang.
Talk by Jyotirmoy Prodhani.

Meet documentary Film maker ,

orientation about Shillong and its
made by Raphael Warji.
Route to Mawlai if possible

At the MAD Gallery , Riti A

Mawphlang sacred grove and Khasi

Heritage Village
LUNCH
Elephant Falls and Shillong peak on
the way back from Mawphlang

6 PM

At the MAD Gallery , Riti A

Talk by Meban Lyndem ( on

Khasi Music) Asst. Professor
(Martin Luther Christian
University, Shillong)

Musical evening by Meban/ Na

Rympei

Day
6
Day
7

16/12
9
AM
1 PM
17/12. 9.45

Lewduh (Barra Bazaar) and Police

Bazaar
Return to Guwahati
Departure

Barra Bazaar for indigenous stuff

( Board train to Delhi )