A roundtable talk on “Mopungchuket Tourism – From Ideation to Action” was held at the MSM Conference Hall Mopungchuket, organized by the Mopungchuket Community Tourism Society (MCTS). The discussion focused on transforming the village’s community-
based tourism (CBT) approach into a model where individual initiative and entrepreneurship play a central role.
The session was led by Dr. Limasenla Jamir, assistant professor Fazl Ali College Mokokchung, who served as the resource person. She shared practical strategies for villagers to become active stakeholders in tourism and outlined a range of opportunities such as setting up homestays, organizing cultural storytelling sessions, and developing agro-tourism, guided heritage tours, tea garden experiences, and eco-nature trails.
Jamir encouraged the participants to blend Mopungchuket’s identity as a “Clean and Cultural Village” with entrepreneurship and digital readiness. She emphasized the importance of training in hospitality, communication, hygiene, and first aid to strengthen the local tourism ecosystem.
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The roundtable also discussed revenue models, governance mechanisms, and sustainability practices to ensure fair income distribution and environmental responsibility. Jamir proposed transparent revenue-sharing systems and the creation of a dedicated tourism fund for maintenance, training, and welfare initiatives.
She further suggested forming a homestay union to ensure fair distribution of guests, alongside providing hospitality training, maintaining food hygiene, and enhancing online visibility through popular digital platforms. She also proposed initiatives such as training youth as heritage guides, organizing storytelling sessions around local legends like Jina and Etiben, and hosting hands-on workshops in weaving, traditional cooking, and craft-making. For sustainability, she advocated eco-trekking routes, river-based experiences, and waste management systems linked with conservation rules.
The talk additionally addressed skill development through workshops in hospitality and small business management. Participants responded positively, noting that the discussion helped bridge the gap between enthusiasm and execution by offering concrete steps for individuals to engage in the tourism economy.
As a scholar and sociologist, Jamir, who is also a former journalist and passionate adventurer, shared insights from her extensive travels across Nagaland, the northeast, and the Himalayas, exploring cultures and landscapes with a keen eye for detail. Beyond academia, she is also an entrepreneur-artist managing her own creative brand label and actively contributes to conservation efforts as a member of the Ungma–Longsa Dikhu Green Zone Project and as information secretary of the Nagaland Community Conserved Areas Forum.
ABAM youth secretary Butesen Ozukum attended the program as the Observer, while MCTS convener Limalenden Longkumer shared the concept and purpose of the roundtable.
The event concluded with a collective understanding that Mopungchuket’s tourism future lies in local creativity and confidence, working together within a strong community framework and shared vision.
