{"id":10178,"date":"2025-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/news\/assam-don-bosco-university-congratulates-padma-shri-awardee-prof-david-r-syiemlieh\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:41:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:41:54","slug":"assam-don-bosco-university-congratulates-padma-shri-awardee-prof-david-r-syiemlieh","status":"publish","type":"province_news","link":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/news\/assam-don-bosco-university-congratulates-padma-shri-awardee-prof-david-r-syiemlieh\/","title":{"rendered":"Assam Don Bosco University Congratulates Padma Shri Awardee Prof. David R. Syiemlieh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-wrap read-single social-after-title\">\n<header class=\"entry-header pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"read-details\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-details af-cat-widget-carousel\">\n<div class=\"figure-categories read-categories figure-categories-bg categories-inside-image\">\n<ul class=\"cat-links\">\n<li class=\"meta-category\">\n<p>                                 Main News<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Assam Don Bosco University Congratulates Padma Shri Awardee Prof. David R. Syiemlieh<\/h1>\n<div class=\"aft-post-excerpt-and-meta color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta author-links\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-author byline\"><br \/>\n                                            <i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p>              Admin-ING<br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-date\"><br \/>\n                    <i class=\"far fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n                    May 11, 2025                <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aft-comment-view-share\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- end slider-section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-img pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail full-width-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662536_1767662536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-morenews-featured size-morenews-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\">        <\/div>\n<p>                                                                                    <span class=\"aft-image-caption\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    Prof. David R. Syiemlieh the Padma Shri, India\u2019s fourth highest civilian awardee addressing the staff and students at Assam Son Bosco University, Tapesia.                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-content read-details\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On May 10, 2025, the Assam Don Bosco University extended its heartfelt congratulations to Prof. David R. Syiemlieh on being conferred the Padma Shri, India\u2019s fourth highest civilian award, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Education and Literature.<\/h3>\n<p>Prof. Syiemlieh, a distinguished historian and academician, has been serving on the Board of Management of Assam Don Bosco University since 1 February 2020. In a special message delivered by the Vice Chancellor, Fr (Dr) Jose Palely SDB, in the presence of the Vice Provincial of Guwahati, Pro Vice Chancellor, Registrar, faculty, and students, the university honoured the scholarly achievements and service of the Padma Shri awardee.<\/p>\n<p>A recipient of the Charles Wallace Grant (UK), the India-France Cultural Exchange Grant, and the prestigious Senior Fulbright Fellowship (USA), Prof. Syiemlieh has held key academic and administrative roles, including Chairman of the UPSC, President of the North East India History Association, Pro Vice Chancellor of NEHU, and Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar.<\/p>\n<p>Author of several books and scholarly articles, he is known for his significant contributions to the historiography of North East India. Among his notable achievements is the rediscovery of the final days and death of Tirot Sing, the Khasi freedom fighter, and the grave of Thomas Jones, the pioneering Welsh missionary to the Khasi Hills.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662536_1767662536-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4470\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662537_1767662537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4471\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662537_1767662537-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4472\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662538_1767662538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4473\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662538_1767662538-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4474\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-item-metadata entry-meta author-links\">\n                                    <\/div>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Continue Reading\">\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Continue Reading<\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Previous:<\/span> Project Dosti Launched to Empower Children with Digital Literacy Skills<\/div>\n<div class=\"nav-next\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Next:<\/span> Happy Birthday Cl Jwakim Basumatary SDB<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 10, 2025, the Assam Don Bosco University extended its heartfelt congratulations to Prof. David R&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12962,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-10178","province_news","type-province_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Assam_Don_Bosco_University_Congratulates_Padma_Shri_Awardee_Prof__David_R__Syiemlieh_1767662541-1.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news\/10178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/province_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}