(Left) A section of students at the 26th freshers’ social cum annual day of SD Jain Girls’ College on February 9. (Right) DC, Dimapur Kevekha Kevin Zehol (NCS) addressing the gathering. (Morung Photo)
SD Jain Girls’ College observes 26th freshers’ social cum annual day
Morung Express News
Dimapur | February 9
“You’re studying in one of the best colleges in the state, and you pay the least amount. Can you be more fortunate than that?”
The chief guest Kevekha Kevin Zehol, Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur was addressing the students of SD Jain Girls’ College today, at its 26th freshers’ social cum annual day at the college premises. He was accompanied by Moa Sangtam, Administrator, Dimapur Municipal Council as special guest.
Questioning the students on what their aims in life are, the DC said, “We live in a very competitive Naga society now. We need to work hard.” Asserting that it was simply not a jargon, Zehol said that competition level has gone “more high,” that we have to be become Charles Darwin’s “survival of the fittest.”
Giving statistics on the number of unemployment in Nagaland, the figures which Zehol gathered from Government source of May 31, 2018, he informed that matriculates in Nagaland stood at 12,022 without government job; 12,117 pre-university passed without job; 20,652 graduates without job; 5,206 post graduates without job and 1,383 doctors and engineers (technocrats) without job. The figure amounted to 27,241 adding only the graduates to technocrats. “I bring you this numbers to tell you that the competition has become very tough,” Zehol said adding “if you’re just studying for the sake of it, I doubt whether there’s any meaning for you to really study.”
“The figures are very high. We live in a very competitive world; we really have to work hard.” Zehol reiterated that the world belongs to only those people now, who work hard.
The DC further encouraged the students to “be yourself, all the time.” Stating that being in the system of the Government of Nagaland for 27 years; he has seen that we are not satisfied with what we are. “We always want to copy somebody else…Always know that you are unique, God has made you in a very special way,” Zehol urged.
Zehol further pointed out that at most, “we are very good starters, but when it comes to finishing, we are not very good at finishing.”
While the College Board may like to produce as much, the best, “the hard work has to come from you,” Zehol exhorted the students, requesting them to “make a pledge today to use your intelligence that God has given you to make Dimapur, Nagaland a better place.” The DC concluded by challenging the young students, “If other people can, why can’t you?”
Earlier, flag hoisting was done by Om Prakash Sethi, President, SD Jain Samaj. The programme saw various presentations by the students including welcome song, slam poetry on ‘life’s not fair’ by Sumpi Sarkar, Manipuri dance by Sanatombi Devi & Group, solo song by Insubenla, remix dance by Limanaro and Vdina. Brief speeches were delivered by Kishore Kashliwal, Secreatry and KC Rout, Principal. Vote of thanks was proposed by Bhagchand Sethi, Jt. Secretary, College Managing Committee. The first session was compered by Lika Chophy.
