Dawki: Where the River Meets the Sky
The Glass of Meghalaya If you travel to the southern edge of the Jaintia Hills, you encounter a phenomenon that feels like a glitch in reality. The Umngot River in Dawki is famous across the world for one reason: its absolute, uncompromising transparency. When the sun hit the water, the pebbles at the bottom - meters deep - were as distinct as if they were in the palm of my hand. Watching the local boats glide across the surface, you lose the sense of where the water ends and the air begins. It doesn’t feel like sailing; it feels like hovering. ...