Our Correspondent
Kohima | August 6
The ongoing exhibition on “Human Origins, Genome and People of India” under the aegis of the Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) here in the State Library evoked deserving response from the visitors. So far, the exhibition registered around 700 visitors, ASI officials told The Morung Express.
The exhibition, which was inaugurated by Governor Shyamal Datta on July 26 last, will go on till September 2. Shyam Thapa of St. Joseph School termed the exhibition as “informative, educative and inspiring.”
“It was amazing. I have learned something new and hope that I will be back someday. Very nice,” commented Taiching of Alderville School. Another student from the same school, Kipito said “It was quite nice. It has increased by knowledge about earliest civilization.”
“The visual supplements are so informative,” said Tongpang L Jamir of Kohima Law College and hoped that the ASI would organize similar events in the coming days as well. Vengota from Nagaland University said “It is nice and good collection of materials.”
Rakholu of MHBHSS termed the exhibition as excellent and thanked the ASI “for leading us to know about the ancient times.”
Medovito of Dainty Buds opined that the exhibition is full of amazing facts while Nungsang from the same institute stated that it was an ‘eye-opening’ step to Nagaland.
According to ASI, the exhibition attempts to present very interesting glimpses into what the scholars have been doing for years, most of the time away from the public eyes, “and help us to appreciate their efforts as well as the uniqueness of our human species.”
The exhibition presents a panorama of activities of some of the hunter-gatherers, nomads and pastoralists, who have retained age-old knowledge on local ecology.
Another interesting section of the exhibition presents glances of recent research projects undertaken by the ASI; the projects have often offered some notable leads for biological and cultural changes that are sweeping the human surface of India.
ASI’s publication containing findings have been kept on display and sale.
This exhibition has been specially designed for students and laymen , it was informed and hoped that the exhibition would play an important role in understanding the past and the present of human species, with special reference to India, and “inspire all of us to think about the future of human beings and the space they occupy in the vast universe.” The exhibition time has been set at 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
