The 1st School in Ukhrul (1897) by William Pettigrew.

Foretold by his father and great grand fathers about the coming of the white missionary to Ukhrul, Raihao(King of Hungphun) could not reject Pettigrew’s request for a land and granted him enough land at Hungphun village. Pettigrew started his work at Hungphun, Ukhrul on 6 February, 1896.
Accordingly, Pettigrew was formally recognized as a Baptist missionary for Manipur and the whole hill areas of Manipur was claimed to be the field of American Baptist Mission .

Photo Courtesy:-Ningmasai Shongjan TRUST