<Li> Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863--4 July 1902), born as Narendranath Dutta, was the chief disciple of the 19th - century mystic Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and is the founder of Ramakrishna Mission headquartered at Belur . He was primarily responsible for introducing Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga in the West and best known for his inspiring speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America", in his opening remark at the Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago in 1893 . The Swami delivered his last public lecture of his life in Shillong . The place of his last public lecture have been immortalised by erecting his statue at the very spot (also known as Quinton Memorial / Vivekananda Cultural Centre). </Li> <Li> Utpal Dutt, the prominent actor of Bengali and Hindi cinema, studied initially in St. Edmund's School before moving to St. Xavier's Collegiate School Kolkata . </Li> <Li> Victor Bannerjee, an actor, was a student of St. Edmund's School . </Li>

Shillong was once the capital of which of these states