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Layers of History: Essays on the Khasis-Jaiñtias (2015) by David R. Syiemlieh.
David R. Syiemlieh is a retired Professor of History from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya. He has also served as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission of India.
The seventeen essays in this collection relate to the Khasi-Jaiñtias of Meghalaya in North-East India and cover a time span from their pre-colonial past, through the colonial era and into more contemporary times.
The book is published by Regency Publications and is available on amazon.in