After People called Mumbai and People called Ahmedabad, we travel to Shillong. One of the important cities in Northeast India, Shillong has a complex history of transformation from tribal hills to a Colonial summer capital to the present day education hub that it is. A hospitable and a picturesque city nestled in the Khasi Hills, with all trappings that make it a 'go-to hill station', the city is so much more than the cliche's often describing it. The capital of Meghalaya is the perfect setting for our third book in the series. People Called Shillong intends to capture the geography and the textures transcending beyond the cliche's. Fifty stories attempt to capture the heartbeat, the life and times of this city in Khasi Hills, provide a re-reading and an intimate one.

The People Place Project is a publication initiative by Design Variable that chronicles the life and times we live in. Through a lens of people and places, it hopes to pin together the narratives of how we have come to be here - our language, our thoughts, our attire, our structures and everything that defines what we are.