Visitors view the photos on display at the ‘Into the Roots’ photography exhibition organised by the 3rd year students of the Department of Multimedia and Mass Communication, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous) at the Bundrock Memorial Chapel, Patkai on April 30. (Morung Photo)
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Patkai | April 30
How does one go back to the roots and ‘capture’ and preserve the moment for the future? This was one of objectives of a photography exhibition captioned, ‘Into the Roots’ organised here today at the Bundrock Memorial Chapel, Patkai Christian College (Autonomous).
The day-long exhibition, described as ‘the artistic expression of the students,’ was organised by the 3rd year (6th Semester) students of the Department of Multimedia and Mass Communication (DMMC) and inaugurated formally by Angel Sonari, PCC Vice-Principal in the morning.
The students collaborated with Okusa Toyota for the exhibition, with supports from Nagaland Tool Room & Training Centre, Weke’s, Barbeque Nation, Cadenza, Core Tech and Naga Organic, while ‘We The Nagas’ was the digital media partner.
In accordance with the theme, over 34 photos, showcasing various aspects of the roots – culture, natural landscape, demography and so on, were put up at the exhibition.
In his introduction, Th Salo, one of the organiser informed that this is the second major event the department is hosting, after the first successful 3-day campus Film Festival in November last year.
The idea is to organize at least one such event for each batch as a part of their activities and curriculum, he said.
Elaborating further, Event Director, Souchutho Ngouri explained that the exhibition, organised as a part of the curriculum, decided to look into the roots as ‘most youngsters have gone astray from our roots, our culture and tend to forget who we really are.’
“Our culture is vanishing each moment as we enter into the modern era of life,” he maintained, further quoting Marcus Garvey that ‘a person without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.’
“I hope this exhibition inspires us to look back deeper in to our origin,” Ngouri added, exhorting the attendees to ‘look back at our origin and preserve it in this fast-changing world.’
Inaugurating the event, Sonari said that though a ‘young’ department, the DMCC has shown tremendous growth within a short period and its vibrancy is illustrated by various events it conducts from time to time.
Urging the department to continue with same zeal into the future, she also extended her best wishes for the event as well as other activities.
Stressing on the importance of skill development, DMMC Head of the Department, Dr Dakter Esse noted that mass communication, being interdisciplinary in nature, focuses on media in all its forms, and it is imperative that there is systematic progression of skill and general components in the course.
The photography exhibition is the practical component of the course, preparing the students to be a skilled workforce in the future, she informed, adding that it is also “the artistic expression of the students.”
By afternoon, a total of 16 photos displayed at the exhibition were purchased by visitors, the organiser informed.
