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29th Sep 2018 09:09:PM State
ITANAGAR, Sep 29:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh B D Mishra and First Lady Neelam Misra attended ‘Ek Shaam Hindi Ke Naam’ programme at State Banquet Hall, here today. Organised by Arunachal Hindi Sangathan (AHS), Itanagar, the programme was to promote the national language Hindi.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor highlighted the importance of Hindi as national language. He said that every developed nation has a national language for its unity and integrity. With one language, there is more understanding and acceptance of each other.
Citing example of former Chief Minister of Kerala EMS Namboodiripad, who made Hindi compulsory subject in the State schools and Mark Tully, BBC correspondent, who worked in India, the Governor said that Hindi has proved to be beneficial for non-Hindi speaking people to work in different jobs.
Dr Joram Aniya Tana who was conferred the ‘World Hindi Award’ during the 11th World Hindi Conference in Port Louis, Mauritius shared her experience and suggested steps to promote the national language. President AHS Takam Sonia and Vice President AHS Tai Tugung also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, the Governor gave away certificates of merit to the winners in essay writing competition. Chera Radhika received the first prize, while Tiling Sugku and Manashi Naloiju received the second and third prizes respectively.
Priyanka Singh received the first prize, while Neng Kham Benken received the second and Kenjyoti Dini and Kipa Adar shared the third prize in competition topic ‘Women empowerment’. Yaja Ansari received the first prize, while Kiran Kumari and Priety Pinya received the second and third prize respectively on the topic ‘Environment conservation and protection’.
To liven the spirit of the theme of the programme, Lily Riba Jomoh and Dr. A.K. Pandey of Dera Natung College, Itanagar, Sunil Kumar of NEHU and Dr. V.K. Mishra of Rajiv Gandhi University made appreciable rendition of Atal ji’s Hindi poems on the occasion.
Kenter Joya Riba
(Managing Editor)She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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