Shillong, August 17: “Heritage Shillong”, a book containing historical and heritage sites of Shillong written by late prof. Dipankar Banerjee and published by Jeewan Ram Mungi Devi Goenka Public Cheritable Trust, will be released on Saturday by Governor RS Mooshahary.
Briefing about the book managing trustee of trust Shankar Lal Goenka said, “The book would help the younger generation to know about the historical facts of Meghalaya which has lost many heritage sites like state assembly building, race course, Kelvin Cinema hall, even the old TB Hospital.”
Goenka said book, which took about a year and half, would be in a set of two, one pictorial and the other historical facts and the cost of the pair has been fixed at rupees fifteen hundred.
Goenka also informed that during the release of the book the trust would be felicitating late Plissibon Marbaniang and Dhurbanath Joshi. Former Rajya Sabha MP BB Dutta, Prabhat D. Sawyan, Lou Majaw and Dr. KK Jhunjhunwala will also be felicitated. – By Our Reporter
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