ITANAGAR, Oct 26:

Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein said that Arunachal Pradesh is a State with multicultural society living together in peace and harmony since time immemorial. We must strive to strengthen this bond of love and brotherhood through cultural exchanges. He said this while attending an inaugural program of food and cultural festival at Don Bosco College, Jollang today.

            He further called for preservation and promotion of the rich cultural heritage in the form of book or through documentation. He said our traditional folk songs and dances with indigenous cuisines can also be presented in a more refine way and should be showcased in our calendar festivals like Ziro Music Festival and others to showcase it to foreign tourists in order to make it popular and to attract more tourists.

Crediting his teachers for his success, Mein exhorted the students to maintain discipline and not to waste time.

He further said that the Govt is providing facilities to facilitate the young talents in games & sports and art & cultural activities to groom them in a proper way citing the scopes in the field of games & sports and art & cultural activities like singing and dancing through which one can make their living these days. He urged the students to pursue their cherished goal with passion and with the spirit of professionalism in order to succeed in life.

            On the occasion, Father C C Jose, Rector, Don Bosco College and Father (Dr) Jose George, Principal, Don Bosco College also spoke on the occasion highlighting the main objective of the events.

            Multicultural mega dance were presented and stalls of tribal cuisines of various tribes were put up in the festival by the students.

            Among others MLA Doimukh, Tana Hali Tara, AIGP Kime Aya and Michael Kamki, Joint Secrertary, Sports & Youth Affairs were present on the occasion.