The role of cultural awareness and cross-cultural understanding is paramount in increasing respect, peace and cooperation among regions, communities and nations. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, Sanskruti Centre for Cultural Excellence has been promoting and highlighting cultural heritage of different parts of India for the last few years for public benefit. From when the lockdown started, the Centre shifted to online webinars and talks for public consumption enabling greater awareness and understanding of the subject. In continuation of the objective, an online session providing closer insights into heritage, cultural diversity and developmental aspects of Nagaland and the North East has been organised on 22nd August, for the very first in the UK at such a greater depth.
Lieutenant General S. Chauhan, Chairman of Cease-Fire Monitoring Group, former Director-General of Assam Rifles, and former Defence Attache at the Embassy of Nepal has eloquently spoken on the occasion.
Through an interesting PowerPoint presentation, he captivated the attendees by highlighting the genesis and historical perspective from about 1500 BC, to the invasion of Ahom kingdom by the Mughals, followed by the British influence and administration. The content included cross-connects of the movement of people from Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Bangladesh into the North East. He has highlighted the demography of different states of Northeast India individually.
LT.Gen.Chauhan Sushil Rapatwar Ragasudha Vinjamuri
The General then gave an account of the vibrant and colourful Hornbill Festival during which all the tribal dances of Nagaland are showcased. Information on the Battle of Kohima that took place around the WW2 and the Kohima War Memorial erected thereafter was eye-opening to many of the attendees. Opportunities in medical tourism, trade and commerce sectors were highlighted and possible areas of improvement mentioned, including border management and other challenges. Question & Answer round took place at the end of the presentation, curated by Sushil Rapatwar. Vote of Thanks was rendered by Ragasudha Vinjamuri, Founder of Sanskruti Centre.
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NAGALAND’S CULTURAL ROOTS AND RICHNESS OF INDIA’S NORTH EAST
Centre shifted to online webinars and talks for public consumption enabling greater awareness and understanding of the subject. In continuation of the objective, an online session providing closer insights into heritage, cultural diversity and developmental aspects of Nagaland and the North East has been organised on 22nd August, for the very first in the UK at such a greater depth.
Lieutenant General S. Chauhan, Chairman of Cease-Fire Monitoring Group, former Director-General of Assam Rifles, and former Defence Attache at the Embassy of Nepal has eloquently spoken on the occasion.
The programme highlights otherwise unknown interesting facets about regions we do not hear a lot about but are still part of our ancestral land. Nagaland is certainly important in the context of ever challenging border issues and the curator as well as organisers seem to be well versed in the subject