(Left to right) Dr. Lanusangla Tzudir, Hekali Zhimomi IAS, Som Kamei IPS during the launching of the Floktales from the North East of India by NEZCC & Heritage Publishing House. Also seen in the picture in Joel Nillo Kath.
Dimapur | February 5 : A book called ‘Folktales from the North East India’ was launched today at NEZCC. A short programme was organized at the premise which was chaired by Joel Nillo Kath. The book was formally released by Som Kamei, IPS, Director NEZCC.
Hekali Zhimomi, IAS, one of the editors spoke on the occasion. Giving a brief outline about the whole journey, Hekali said that the project started during her tenure in NEZCC.She added that the book which is a compilation of folk stories from the north east aims to reach out at children and help them connect to their roots, understand their history and identify with their cultural environment.
The book has a total of forty folktales, five from each state. Recalling how the project started she said the team had initially wrote to all the directors of NEZCC in the eight states, while some responses were lukewarm some were very welcoming to the idea. Lanusangla Tzudir, one of the editors had to personally travel and gather materials for the book, some stories required translations also. Thus with a rather shaky foundation the project started and took about a year to complete.
The book which aims to attract the younger crowd is illustrated beautifully by Akanito G. Assumi, an animation film designer, who is also one of the editors of the book. Hekali Zhimomi expressed her gratitude to NEZCC for supporting the project to the very end and also encouraged it to work towards reaching out to children and young people in cultural activities. The book has been published by Heritage Publishing House, Dimapur.
Hekali Zhimomi, IAS, one of the editors spoke on the occasion. Giving a brief outline about the whole journey, Hekali said that the project started during her tenure in NEZCC.She added that the book which is a compilation of folk stories from the north east aims to reach out at children and help them connect to their roots, understand their history and identify with their cultural environment.
The book has a total of forty folktales, five from each state. Recalling how the project started she said the team had initially wrote to all the directors of NEZCC in the eight states, while some responses were lukewarm some were very welcoming to the idea. Lanusangla Tzudir, one of the editors had to personally travel and gather materials for the book, some stories required translations also. Thus with a rather shaky foundation the project started and took about a year to complete.
The book which aims to attract the younger crowd is illustrated beautifully by Akanito G. Assumi, an animation film designer, who is also one of the editors of the book. Hekali Zhimomi expressed her gratitude to NEZCC for supporting the project to the very end and also encouraged it to work towards reaching out to children and young people in cultural activities. The book has been published by Heritage Publishing House, Dimapur.
