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Former headquarters of the Assam administration with a Pasteur Institute and wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.<ref>Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933 page 499</ref>
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'''Shillong''' was the headquarters of [[Khasi and Jaintia Hills]] District in [[Assam|Assam Province]] during the British period. It had a Pasteur Institute and was wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.<ref name=Murrays>Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933</ref> A [[Hill station]] due to its situation and climate,  Shillong was summer capital of the Government of [[Eastern Bengal and Assam]]. It was  also called "The Scotland of the East," due to its similarity to the Scottish highlands.
 
== Churches ==
*All Saints Church (Church of England) <ref name=Murrays/>
*Roman Catholic Church <ref name=Murrays/>
*Welsh Presbyterian Church <ref name=Murrays/>
 
==Schools==
The main school for boys was St. Edmunds, run by Irish Brothers. There was also Don Bosco's - both in Laitmukhra - a sort of suburb of Shillong. Both boys' schools were Roman Catholic. The girls' school was Pinemount.
<ref>Sinclair, James. [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india-british-raj.rootsweb.com/thread/169871/  Schools in Assam] ''Rootsweb India-British-Raj Mailing List'' 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.</ref>
 
There were schools (and hospitals) operated by the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists in Shillong and the Khasi Hills.
<ref>Railton, David. [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india-british-raj.rootsweb.com/thread/169864/ Schools in Assam] (scroll down) ''Rootsweb India-British-Raj Mailing List'' 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.</ref>. This church subsequently became known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
 
==Also see==
*[[1897 Assam earthquake]]
*[[Assam]], including [[Assam#Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Missionary#Welsh_Calvinistic_Methodist_Foreign_Missionary_Society_.28WFMS.29| Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS)]]
 
==External Links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_286.gif Shillong Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India
*[http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/index.html Shillong before and after the 1897 Earthquake] including [http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/Pages/11.html Shillong Church before the 1897 earthquake] from Roger Bilham’s  [http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham Earthquakes and Tectonic Plate motions]
*[http://gravematters.in/?p=2304 "Memorial stones of Silchar cemetery thoughtfully relocated to Shillong cemetery by BACSA in 1981"]  by K.J.S.Chatrath May 21, 2016. gravematters.in.
*[http://www.mundus.ac.uk/cats/15/296.htm Foreign Mission of the Presbyterian Church of Wales], previously known as the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church. mundus.ac.uk
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_India Presbyterian Church of India] (Wikipedia) formed from the  Presbyterian Church of Wales, has its headquarters in Shillong.
*Listen to the [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/collection/florence-meiklejohn/ 1979 interview], with  [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/078a.pdf transcript 1] and  [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/078b.pdf transcript 2], with Florence Meiklejohn, wife of 'Mick' (W.), Indian Forestry Service Officer who tells  what life was like for her accompanying him on his tours in Indian forests. s-asian.cam.ac.uk. Includes Shillong.
*[http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/miscellany/fragment-of-memory-left-by-the-britishers.html "Fragment Of Memory Left By The Britishers"] by Somen Sengupta  01 October 2017 dailypioneer.com
 
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/assamdistrictga00allegoog  ''Assam District Gazetteers: The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills  Vol.10'']  1906 Archive.org.  [http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_item.a4d?catId=183535;r=8723  ''Volume10 Supplement''] 1915. British Library EAP  file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in)


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Latest revision as of 01:47, 13 April 2020

Shillong
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 25.5667°N 91.8833°E
Altitude: 1,525 m (5,003 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Shillong
State/Province: Meghalaya
Country: India
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places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Shillong]



Shillong was the headquarters of Khasi and Jaintia Hills District in Assam Province during the British period. It had a Pasteur Institute and was wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.[1] A Hill station due to its situation and climate, Shillong was summer capital of the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam. It was also called "The Scotland of the East," due to its similarity to the Scottish highlands.

Churches

  • All Saints Church (Church of England) [1]
  • Roman Catholic Church [1]
  • Welsh Presbyterian Church [1]

Schools

The main school for boys was St. Edmunds, run by Irish Brothers. There was also Don Bosco's - both in Laitmukhra - a sort of suburb of Shillong. Both boys' schools were Roman Catholic. The girls' school was Pinemount. [2]

There were schools (and hospitals) operated by the Welsh Calvinistic Methodists in Shillong and the Khasi Hills. [3]. This church subsequently became known as the Presbyterian Church of Wales.

Also see

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933
  2. Sinclair, James. Schools in Assam Rootsweb India-British-Raj Mailing List 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. Railton, David. Schools in Assam (scroll down) Rootsweb India-British-Raj Mailing List 10 June 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2020.