ROING, Oct 20: Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Jomin Tayeng Government Model Degree College (JTGMDC), Jemi Notko, Roing hosted a national webinar titled "A Discussion on Development in North East India." The webinar was part of the Arete Lecture Series, which the cell introduced in 2019 to improve academic discourses in the institution. 
Resource Person, Roderick Wijunamai, Lecturer in Sociology and Anthropology in the Department of Social Sciences, Royal Thimpu College, Bhutan, highlighted the various perspectives on development during the discussion. He criticised the westernized concept of development and discussed why and how understanding development from within is critical. Criticizing market-led development in North-Eastern India, he also discussed how various developments in the region are more market-oriented than people-oriented. Such development activities have largely ignored the socio-cultural dimensions of development. He emphasized the importance of understanding development from a local perspective, including what is good and desirable for them in terms of material, food, culture, and specific ideas of communities with access to resources for subsistence, and envisioned a society built on solidarity. He also emphasized how the term "development" has become a political tool for politicians to use in order to achieve their political goals. 
Following the presentation, the participants interacted with the resource person. Dr. Apilang Apum, Coordinator of IQAC, JTGMDC, organized the event. 

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