Previously known as
Cherrapunji, the history of Sohra date back to 1982 when it was established as a sub division in the
East Khasi Hills district of
Meghalaya. The indigenous Khasi
tribe of this area has its history traced back to the 16th century, when they were ruled by the ‘Syiems of Khyriem’ in the
Khasi hills.
In 1883, when the Khasis came under the
British rule, Sohra was called ‘Cherra’ or ‘Churra’. It became the first place where British Christian
missionaries first came in contact with the
Khasi tribe. In the early 18th century, the British converted the
Khasi people into
Christianity by giving them their first English script and helped them systematise their grammar.
Eventually later, the
state government of Meghalaya had renamed Cherrapunji back to its original name, Sohra.
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