Written by Lal Dena
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16 May 2010
By Lal Dena
The first missionary who came to Manipur was Rev. William Pettigrew, Edinburgh, Scotland, under the sponsorship of the Arthington Aborigines’ Mission which was named after its founder, Robert Arthington, a millionaire at Leeds. By denomination, William Pettigrew belonged to the Church of England. He left England for India on 16 December, 1890 and came to Bengal.
On being told that Manipur, an erstwhile princely state was still a virgin area, Pettigrew came to Cachar, ...
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