Governor of Nagaland, La Ganesan on Thursday attended the Cultural Day Programme at Phek Government College at Phek district. The Governor was accompanied by the Minister for Tourism and Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along DIPR informed.
Addressing the programme themed ‘Our Culture, Our Heritage’, Ganesan said that Phek held a place of national importance because a big historical event had taken place in the land referring to the time when Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army (INA) marched across Phek along with the Japanese Army for the liberation of our motherland under the slogan ‘Chalo Delhi’ in 1944 during the World War II.
He also mentioned that many Nagas joined the liberation march as the region remained the only liberated territory of India under the administration of ‘Azad Hind Fauj’. He therefore encouraged the people to make these historical events a part of their heritage.
The Governor expressed his happiness to the College as it has been accredited Grade B by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in February 2019 and for the recognition by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2(F) and 12(B) of UGC Act, 1956 which will enable the College to receive fundings for its development.
La Ganesan said that the indigenous skills of making handcrafted products is in much tandem with the emphasis of the New Education Policy on vocational and skill-based education which will preserve the knowledge of our tradition. He stated that the programme gave a small but significant taste of India’s rich culture and also a sense of pride and belongingness to one’s national identity.
The Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland La Ganesan attended the Phek Government College Cultural Day program on 20 April 2023. pic.twitter.com/Vzp0z00iws
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Minister of Tourism and Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along, also congratulated the College for the NAAC grading and UGC recognition and added that every achievement of the College has been dotted by the sacrifices of the communities around us.
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Principal, Phek Government College, Dr. T. Tiakaba Jamir, delivered a welcome address in which he said that Phek College was established in 1981 with a vision to impart education and then in 1990 the State government took over and aided the college and thus it became Phek Government College. He also highlighted that the total students’ enrolment is 297 with total faculty strength of 40 and 30 non-teaching staffs and that the college offers two undergraduates programme which are Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Science (BSc).
The programme was chaired by Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Dr. Levinu Sakhrie, while the Vote of Thanks was proposed by the Co-ordinator of Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC) & Assistant Professor, Department of History, Dr. Nutazo Lohe. Also, a folk song and cultural dance were presented by the students of the College.
