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David R. Syiemlieh holds a doctorate in History from the North Eastern Hill University, where he is presently Professor and Head of the Department of History. Author of British Administration in Meghalaya: Policy and Pattern (1989); A Brief History of the Catholic Church in Nagaland (1990); They Dared to Hope: The Congregation of Holy Cross in India (1998) and Survey of History on North East India 1970-1990 (2000), he has edited several volumes of the North East India History Association Proceedings of which Association he was General Secretary for many yeaers. Prof. Syiemlieh has contributed articles in numerous journals and edited volumes. These relate largely to the history of the North East. He has been the recipient of several grants and fellowships - Charles Wallace Grant (1993); Briths Council Grant (1996); India-France Cultural Exchange Programme (1997); and more recently a Fulbright Fellowship at Notre Dame University USA, 1999-2000.