Mussoorie Writers: Tales From Sikander Hall by Lillian Skinner Singh

The Chakkar will occasionally feature special videos made for Mussoorie Writers with permission on our website. Here is a short film featuring Lillian Skinner Singh, who was once the oldest resident of Mussoorie, sharing personal and public lore from the hillside.

‘Sikander Hall if full of stories, historical lore, family anecdotes, legends of East and West.’

Here is a trip down nostalgia lane for hillside romantics. Lillian Skinner Singh, who was once the oldest resident of Mussoorie before her passing, shared stories of her unique family background, religious duality, Mussoorie's former nightclubs, and rumours of ghosts and hauntings in the Himalaya.

This film - shot in 2015 - was directed by Neela Venkatraman, produced by Mussoorie Writers, and funded by the Winterline Foundation.

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Mussoorie Writers was founded in 2005 with the objective of celebrating Mussoorie’s literary heritage and encouraging an interest in books and natural history. In collaboration with the Hanifl Centre for Outdoor and Environmental Study at Woodstock School, Mussoorie Writers is committed to focusing attention on the Himalayas, as a source of inspiration and inquiry, for authors and readers from India and abroad. Check out MussoorieWriters.com.