This book is the third volume of selection of speeches delivered by Shri M.M. Jacob, Governor of Meghalaya between 2001 and 2005. In his Introduction the Governor gives his views of North East India and some candid opinion on Meghalaya. The thirty-four speeches have been divided into four broad themes relating to education; national integration and communal harmony; economy of North East India and Governance. The speeches show the familiarity of Shri M.M. Jacob with Meghalaya State, where he has been Governor for ten years, and the North East region. Not many Governors have had their speeches published. This volume and the two volumes published earlier, with their focus on Meghalaya will add to the literature on the state, its people, its educational institutions, the condition of its economy and governance.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR David R. Syiemlieh
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.
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