Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan, in Shillong | Praveen Jain | The Print
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Shillong: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik hosted ‘At Home’ reception at Raj Bhavan in Shillong on the occasion of 72nd Republic Day.
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court Biswanath Somadder were also present on the occasion.
An ‘At Home’ reception is hosted by the President of India every year on Republic Day, where key dignitaries including the Prime Minister, Vice President, Defence Minister, and other Union ministers are present. In states, the event is hosted at the respective governors’ residences.
ThePrint’s National Photo Editor Praveen Jain brings you images from the ‘At Home’ reception at Raj Bhavan in Shillong.
Governor of Meghalaya Satya Pal Malik takes stock of arrangements a day before the ‘At Home’ reception, at Raj Bhavan in Shillong| Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
It was the first time that Satya Pal Malik hosted ‘At Home’ at the Raj Bhavan in Shillong | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintSatya Pal Malik at Raj Bhawan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintSatya Pal Malik was earlier the Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintSatya Pal Malik in his library at the Raj Bhawan in Shillong | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintSatya Pal Malik and Chief Minister Conrad Sangma watch a cultural programme during the ‘At Home’ reception at Raj Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintCM Conrad Sangma with the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court Biswanath Somadder at Raj Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint(From L-R) Advocate General Meghalaya Amit Kumar, Chief Secretary M.S. Rao and Justice Wanlura Diengdoh at Raj Bhavan in Shillong | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintMeghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma with his wife Mehtab Chandee at Raj Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintGovernor Satya Pal Malik, Chief Minister Sangma and Chief Justice of Meghalaya HC Biswanath Somadder at Raj Bhavan | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrintA cultural performance during the ‘At Home’ reception | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint
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