Background
He was born at Laitkynsew village near Cherrapunji in the present-day Meghalaya state. He married a Shillong beauty, Lajopthiaw (victorious conqueror) Lyngdoh, second daughter of Phrolibon Lyngdoh and Wellington Kearney.
He was born at Laitkynsew village near Cherrapunji in the present-day Meghalaya state. He married a Shillong beauty, Lajopthiaw (victorious conqueror) Lyngdoh, second daughter of Phrolibon Lyngdoh and Wellington Kearney.
He completed his schooling at the Ramakrishana Mission School at Cherrapunji.
After passing the Bachelor of arts examination from the Scottish Church College, Kolkata, he took his Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Calcutta in 1945. They returned to Shillong after a couple of years, and G. G. Swell threw himself his new position as a professor at a local college. lieutenant wasn"t long before he entered into the political world of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
His contribution to the formation of the state of Meghalaya, breaking away from the parent state of Assam, is incontrevertible.
To their cr, the campaign was bloodless, nonviolent and successful. lieutenant was not long before GG Swell moved into national politics, having earned recognition for his intellect and passion for leadership, and for his principled and ethical way of life.
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Autonomous Districts Lok Sabha constituency in 1962, 1967 and 1971 and from Shillong Lok Sabha constituency in 1984 and 1996. He was the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 9 December 1969 to 27 December 1970 in 4th Lok Sabha and again 27 March 1971 to 18 January 1977.
Swell served as India"s ambassador to Norway and Iceland (1977 to 1980) and Burma (1980 to 1984).
Subsequently, he was appointed as ambassador-designate to Canada, then Spain but instead chose to return to political life in India. In 1992 he contested the Indian presidential election as a joint opposition candidate against Shankar Dayal Sharma but lost. He died on 25 January 1999.
He was member of Rajya Sabha from Meghalaya during 1990-1996.
