Evelyn Norah Shullai
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Evelyn Norah "Rani" Shullai is an educationalist and a pioneer of Girl Guiding in India. She has received numerous awards including the Silver Star from the Indian government and the Silver Elephant from the Bharat Scouts and Guides. Shullai is the second Padma Shri recipient in Meghalaya,[1] given in 1977.
Shullai married a fellow teacher, H. Pariat, from the Jowai Government School in the Jaintia Hills. He died before the birth of their child, Judith. She remarried. She has several grandchildren. Her hobbies include winemaking and cooking, and formerly gardening and knitting.[2]
Girl Guiding
Shullai was involved in Girl Guiding in her time at Welsh Mission Girls’ High School (now called Presbyterian Secondary School) in Shillong, and continued while she studied at Scottish Church College in Calcutta. Here she was a Ranger and was involved for six years with a village near Serampore, teaching hygiene and enabling villagers to construct wells. In 1980, she led the Indian contingent to the international camp in Sydney. In 1984, she represented India at WAGGGS' World conference in New York City. Shullai has been awarded the Silver Elephant. [citation needed]
