From the archive record
Students throng assembly ground for morning prayer at Don Bosco School Kohima. Don Bosco Shrine located at Maraikaphon, Sohra. This is the only Shrine in all India dedicated to Don Bosco. Cherrapunji stands out as the centre of Khasi culture and society. The numerous neoliths and megaliths (known in the Khasi language as ‘mawbynna’) honouring the dead, speak volumes on the bygone splendour of the kingdom. The innumerable Khasi songs and folklore which have their origin and setting in Cherrapunji point to a chequered history of culture, art, literature, dance and religion. Even today, the social fabric which constitutes Khasi life look to Cherrapunji for inspiration and guidance. If one would discover all that is best in the Khasi culture and tradition, one must turn to Cherrapunji. Christi