Advocate Apila Sangtam speaking at the workshop on ‘violence and its social impact’ held in Bundrock auditorium, PCC on September 21.
Chümoukedima, September 21 (MExN): Patkai Christian College (PCC) autonomous organised a workshop on ‘Violence and its social impact’ to commemorate the International Day of Peace at Bundrock auditorium on September 21.
Advocate Apila Sangtam, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench as guest speaker deliberated on different types of violence such as homicide, assault, robbery and rape, stated a press release issued by the PCC.
‘Nothing comes out good of violence,’ Sangtam stressed. She discussed four types of domestic violence; physical violence, sexual violence, verbal and emotional violence and economic violence and explained the procedures to file a domestic violence case.
Raising concern over the issue, she said that the society lacks awareness and as such people do not have information on acts of different violence and added that ‘ignorance should not be an excuse’.
She shared a detail insight on Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and urged the students to be active agents in spreading awareness against domestic violence.
Dr Wojanbeni Yanthan, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, PCC in her introductory remark stated that for any kind of change to take place there has to be a shift in our perception, for any kind of shift to take place in our perception we have to give time to produce the value.
She advocated the philosophy of rethink, redirect, reconsider, reevaluate and to re-educate as keys to guide one’s moral belief, values and moral sciences. To which she opined that only then the society can bring change that we wish to see.
Earlier, the programme commenced with a prayer from Rev Dr Vichükho Ngukha, the chaplain of PCC.
The workshop concluded with a vote of thanks by Dr Razoukhrulu Curhah followed by a closing prayer by Asenla Longchar.
