DIMAPUR, OCTOBER 10 (MExN): ‘Not In Fine Feather?’ a documentary directed and cinematographed by Moasunep Kichu of Chungtia village, Nagaland won the Best Education Programme of the Year at the CEC-UGC Educational Video Competition 2015-16. He received the award from Governor of Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat, which includes a trophy, a certificate of excellence and a cheque of Rs. 50,000/-.
The prestigious CEC-UGC Educational Video Competition was held in Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla on October 5 and 6. The national level competition was open to all educational institutions, media production and individual. It was meant to nature, encourage and recognize excellence in educational video programme production.
‘Not In Fine Feather?’ explores the production and performance of badminton shuttlecocks as a local cottage industry. In this 22 minutes documentary, it has a history of the manufacture of shuttlecocks in India and the current crisis plaguing the sector in India. The documentary is available on YouTube.
Kichu also has expertise in developing Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) and e-content. MOOC is a courseware for UGC model curriculum and Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) which is available online free of cost in SWAYAM Platform of MHRD, Government of India.