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 . She also served the Guwahati University as a member of its executive council
earthquake of 1950
1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake
Indira Miri