Indira Miri

Indira Miri (1910–2004), popularly known as Mereng, was an Indian educationist from Assam, known for her efforts in promoting education in the North East Frontier Agency.

Born in 1910 in Shillong, Miri lost her mother at an early age and was brought up by her father, Sonadhar Senapati, who sent her to Kolkata for school and college studies which she started at Bethune School and completed with a BA from Scottish Church College.

On her return to India in 1947, Miri was appointed as the Chief Education Officer of NEFA with her base at Sadiya, a small Assamese town and worked among the tribals for ten years.

During the earthquake of 1950, Miri and her fellow teachers were known to have worked for bringing relief to the people of the region.

She resigned from NEFA service in 1957 to join the Jorhat BT College as it principal and worked there till her retirement in 1969.