Members of Nagaland University community take part in a Unity Walk programme held at the Lumami Campus Headquarters on March 6. (Photo Courtesy: PRO NU)
Lumami, March 7 (MExN): The Nagaland University organised a Unity Walk programme on March 6 at its Lumami Campus Headquarters with the participation of around 600 people individuals.
The walk, held under the under the aegis of the Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav, the celebration of India’s 75 years of Independence, was flagged off by the Chief Guest and NU’s Vice Chancellor Prof Jagadish Kumar Patnaik.
The walk commenced with introductory speech by Prof MK Sinha, Dean, Social Sciences and about 600 people comprising Faculty, Officers, Administrative Staff, Research Scholars, and students participated, informed an official release.
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav is an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements and the celebration which began on 12th March 2021 will end on August 15, 2023, it said.
The Mahotsav is being celebrated on the basis of five pillars: Struggle for independence, ideas of 75 years, achievements of 75 years, actions of 75 years and resolutions of 75 years, it added.
The release from NU PRO Peter Ki further informed that prior to the walk, the university has organised a series of programmes to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence.
On March 12, 2021, a Symposium was organised joining the rest of the India to pay respect and homage to the freedom fighters, to discuss the journey of freedom struggle belonging to various schools of thought and the role of Mahatma Gandhi in particular.
Between August 23 2021 and November 14, 2021, NU also translated four chapters of Narender Sehgal’s 2018 book titled Bharatvash Ki Sarvang Swatantrata first into English and later into Tenyidie, a Naga tribal language.
A one-day seminar on the new National Education Policy was organised on February 25, 2022 and the university also joined the nation with the Har Ghar Jhanda (Har Ghar Tiranga) programme of the Government of India during the Independence Week from August 13-15, 2022, the release added.
A Quiz Competition on India’s National Flag and Freedom Struggle was also held on August 8, 2022 while the NU hosted a Lecture Programme on ‘Traditional Medicine Practices of Nagaland’ on November 21, 2022.
A webinar on “Contribution of Tribal Heroes in Freedom Struggle” was also organised on January 30, 2023, it added.
