Renchen Women Welfare Society (RWWS) organized a one-day seminar for college and higher secondary girl students on the theme ‘Traditional Weaving: Recollect, Revive, Pass on’ at Lotha Hoho Ki, Wokha on Friday. A DIPR report informed that Chairman, Lotha Hoho, Er. Mhondamo Ovung was the special guest while former Lotha Eloe Hoho President, Thungbeny Lotha and R. Yilobeni Lotha, member RWWS, were the resource persons of the day.
Er. Mhondamo Ovung, addressing the gathering, lauded RWWS for their initiative to educate and create awareness among girl students about the importance of the age-old traditional practices, weaving, arts, and costumes. He encouraged the participants to learn the art of weaving and other customary practices of the ancestors as it not only benefits them in many ways but also enables them to know the age-old traditional practices of the forefathers.
While urging the girl students to be sincere and have determination in their endeavours, he called upon them to remember their responsibilities and use them for their future success as women equally contribute to building the nation and the welfare of the society. He also reminded them to preserve and conserve the Lotha traditional practices to keep the culture alive.
According to DIPR, during the first session, Thungbeny Lotha emphasized on the topic ‘Reviving Traditional Weaving Skills for Cultural Identity and Posterity’. She also highlighted the different arts and costumes practiced by the ancestors and their significance and usage. She further stated that such kind of program is necessary to save the Lotha culture and to let the girl students learn about the disappearing arts and other practices.
In the second session, resource person R. Yilobeni Lotha dwelled on the topic “Weave to Earn.”
More than 200 students from different higher secondary and colleges participated in the seminar.
The program was chaired by Liboni Humtsoe, Member RWWS, while Dr. Abeni Lotha, President RWWS, delivered the welcome address and Orenponi Ezung proposed the vote of thanks.
