Our CorrespondentMokokchung, Oct. 12 (EMN): Yuva Utsav 2022, district youth convention, organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra, Mokokchung, in collaboration with Ao Students’ Conference (AKM), was held at Fazl Ali College on October 11 on the theme ‘Take pride in our heritage and legacy.’ The special guest and SDO (C) of Mokokchung, Sentilong Ozukum, stated that India is the youngest nation with a median age of 28.4 years with 50% of the country’s population below 35 years. Ozukum added that in the next ten years, the country will largely depend on what the young people are doing today. Stating that the younger generation has the rare opportunity to take the responsibility of carrying the country on their shoulders, he encouraged them to be prepared to carry out their task. “The world is shrinking not into a global village but a global room. In the next thirty years India will be providing skills, excellence and expertise in various fields and young people need to be prepared
Our Correspondent Kohima, Sep. 27 (EMN): In remote and distant areas as well as in the hilly and difficult terrains of the state, Governor of Nagaland, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi said performing arts can be used as a powerful medium for public education, particularly for creating awareness to eradicate social evils and to impart information about welfare schemes. Stating that Nagas have inherited a valuable range of art, literature, music, monuments, customs and traditions, he said Nagaland’s art and music must also look at the role it can play in society. “Art, music and literature are a powerful medium and can be used to effectively convey social messages particularly to fight against social evils like female foeticide, female infanticide, child marriages, dowry and addiction to drugs and alcohol,” Mukhi said. “They can also educate the population on various issues such as health, literacy and the values of truth, tolerance and harmony,” he added. He said that performi