Students of the Don Bosco Higher Secondary School Wokha during a field cultivation lesson and training conducted on August 3. (Photo Courtesy: DBHSS Wokha)
Wokha, August 3 (MExN): With the aim of promoting and preserving cultural practices, a field cultivation lesson and training were imparted to the Class 12 students of the Don Bosco Higher Secondary School (DBHSS), Wokha on August 3 within the school premises.
Speaking on the occasion, DBHSS Wokha Principal, Rev Fr TC Joseph, emphasised on the importance of preserving one's own culture.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves," he highlighted that agriculture, as humanity's earliest and largest occupation, sustains life and constructs culture.
Agriculture serves as a platform for learning, shaping our culture as we cultivate and thereby contributing to the community, Rev Joseph said, adding that it teaches optimism and a positive life attitude, while traditional songs are passed down during the process of cultivation.
Expressing the need for a symbiotic relationship with the Earth, which in turn sustains life, he underlined its significance in the present age of globalisation.
The principal also expressed hope that introducing students to indigenous cultural practices would benefit them beyond academics, instilling values like hard work, patience, and the rewards of personal effort.
He also extended gratitude to farmers and the cultivating community for providing society with essential needs.
Rev Fr Joseph also highlighted the significance of the National Education Policy (NEP) and informed that the DBHSS Wokha is currently offering various vocational and skill development activities to its students.
Encouraging the students, Assistant Teacher Rumben Murry also urged them to adopt and preserve the cultural heritage of their ancestors and stressed on the importance of promoting the rich cultural heritage of the Lotha tribe, especially in today's rapidly changing world.
The event was organised through the initiative of Marcus Lotha, Language Teacher, and Assistant Teacher Rumben Murry, inofmred a press release from the DBHSS Wokha.
