Bynther is a village in the

Mairang Mairang is the headquarters of Eastern West Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya, India. It is located at about 40 km from the state capital Shillong, and 45 km (approx.) from Nongstoin along National Highway 106. Geography Mairang is ...

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Eastern West Khasi Hills Eastern West Khasi Hills is a district in the Indian state of Meghalaya, located approximately west of the state capital of Shillong. It was created in 2021, after bifurcation of existing West Khasi Hills district. The territories which make up ...

District in

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

, India. The village is divided into mainly two parts: Upper Bynther and Lower Bynther (Madan Bynther). The famous folk singer

Skendrowell Syiemlieh Skendrowell Syiemlieh (died 2008) was a Khasi folk and Gospel singer. He was a master musician and an accomplished artist of the folk instrument known as the duitara. He was also the playback singer for the Khasi film ''U Manik Raitong''. Syie ...

lived here.''The Meghalaya Chronicles'' Vol 3, September 2008
Retrieved on August 3, 2018

References

Villages in Eastern West Khasi Hills district {{Meghalaya-geo-stub