His Excellency Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao Diocese was honoured on April 13 at a ceremony at the House of Commons in the British Parliament in London, for their contribution to Indian culture and society. His Grace Bishop Palliparambil is serving in a corner of the remote north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha, an NGO with the vision of promoting Indian culture and society, honoured Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao Diocese with the Sixth Bharat Gaurav Life Time Achievement Award at the prestigious House of Commons in the British Parliament. His Excellency Bishop George has been working in northeast India for over 40 years. He is the first bishop of Miao Diocese, created in December 2005. As reported by Vatican Radio, A letter from the Award Committee said, “You are one of the iconic personalities of our nation who always encouraged each and every one to bloom into the next idol of tomorrow. You are the pride of our country and we feel privileged to inform that our Award screening committee has chosen you to reward the “Bharat Gaurav Award.” His Grace Bishop remarked that “It’s not a blessing for me particularly. I’m happy that it was given because that remote corner of the earth has been noted. That’s my satisfaction.”
His Grace Bishop George concluded his remarks by highlighting that “The Church’s priority is to provide infrastructure to all they have started because most of the facilities they are running are in temporary shelters. This will take time.”
