SHILLONG:
NEHU observed the 188th anniversary of U Tirot Sing Syiem at its campus in Shillong, which was attended by university faculty members, researchers, students and other staff.
The observance was led by NEHU vice-chancellor Prof Prabha Shankar Shukla while Amena M Passah, Professor, Department of History, NEHU, delivered a talk on “The freedom struggle of U Tirot Sing Syiem”.
Passah stated,‘One of the lapses of colonial Indian historiography is the utter neglect of the North East India’s rich preserved of valiant women and men who resisted British imperialism in their region and whose names and exploits do not feature in the history books’.
Also, she iterated that a lot of research has to be conducted to learn more about the lives of the freedom fighters of the state as records in history books does not do justice to the works of these unsung heroes. Passah urged scholars and students of history to explore the possibilities of conducting research about the life of Tirot Sing in Dhaka while he was under house arrest.
Moreover, Shukla urged NEHU student union to take lead role in organising programmes and creating awareness about the freedom fighters of the society and the university will be providing full support in organising such events.