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In 1935,
Raibahadur Kanaklal Barua, a prominent citizen of Assam
who served as a member of the Viceroy's Executive
Council, built a lodge in the popular neo-colonial style
of the times. The architect was his son, Tapan Lal Barua,
but it was after his daughter - Rosa - that the
Rosaville lodge was named.
The lodge
remains within the family and retains all the flavour of
a family home but Rosa now lives in Mumbai and the doors
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Accommodation
Rosaville
Lodge was a home, but a prestigious home of an
illustrious man. The nostalgia of a grander past,
when a cup of evening tea retained all the flavour
of a ceremony rather than an ordinary ritual
lingers still in the décor, be it the furniture
from the colonial times or the family memorabilia
in the hallways.
No
of rooms
6 Rooms
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Rosaville
Lawjynrieu,
Nongthymmai,
Shillong 793014, Meghalaya
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The
state of Meghalaya, with its raw beauty, has an
ethereal appeal. The higher ridges of this verdant
state coniferous belt and grade down to
sub-tropical and tropical zones.There are nearly
300 species of orchids in Meghalaya.
The
traditional rites and rituals are preserved to
this day in the sacred forests of the Khasi Hills.
The Mawphlang Sacred Forest, 20 kms from Shillong,
is a less in the preservation of the fragile
ecological system, with age old wisdom.
Meghalaya
is also rich in wildlife with two national parks
and two wildlife sanctuaries where species like
the Golden Cat, Golden Langur and Hoolock Gibbon
can be found.
The
indigenous Khasi tribe of Shillong is a
matriarchal society where land is inherited and
tended to by the women.
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The
rooms with their fireplaces and heavy wooden
furniture, like the rest of the lodge, are
instantly reminiscent of the colonial times |
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