This is the third volume in the three Volume series on society and economy in North-East India. The first volume covered the pre-colonial period up to the 13 century and the second volume brought the studies to the18 century. This third volume focuses on the social and economic developments in North-East India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributions to this volume have covered a wide range of subjects in the context of society and economy in the region. The volume has thus tried to put together hitherto scattered studies on aspects like trade and markets, migrations, the imperatives of colonial policies and the social impact of the various economic processes in North-East India. The academic value of this study has to be seen in the light of the fact that there are numerous tribes and communities in India’s North East who are at various stages of social and economic development and studies on many of them are still wanting have remained obscure. Until and unless well researched historical studies on such tribes and communities are carried out the comprehension of the problems and prospects of India’s North-East will remain flawed. This volume has thus tried to set this process going by inviting attention to the myriad of issues which need continuous and deeply researched interest. The book should therefore be useful and of interest to students, the academia and also policy makers.
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.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Manorama Sharma
Dr. Manorma Sharma, (b. 1937) M.A., Ph.D. Sangeet Visharad, P.G.Dip. (Education) is a known name in the field of music and literature. She has served in the Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla for a long time and has teaching experience of over 25 years during which she has guided M.Phil. and Ph. D. scholars. She has traveled widely within and outside the country in persuit of music dissemination. She has conducted com-parative study of music of the states in India and other countries. A recipient of Senior Fellowship Award from the Government of India, Award of Honour from Himachal Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and many other awards and honours at state and national levels, she is member of various prestigious literary and cultural societies. Her subjects of specialization are: Vocal music, music education, folk music and Hindi poetry. She has authored more than twelve books on music and two books of poems apart from a hundred articles on music and allied subjects.
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