The 12th death anniversary of Arambam Samarendra was held in different 17 Venues today.
Arambam Samarendra trust and social standard club organized the day at Khurai nandeibam Leikai.
The gathering paid floral tributes to the memorial site of A. Samarendra.
A state level open patriotic song competition organized by CADA was held at Shri Shri Bal Mukunda Deb govt. music college. The day was also observed at the office of Patriotic writers Forum at New Checkon.
Prof. IS Kangjam, Sagolsem Indrakumar, president of the forum graced the occasion as chief guest and president respectively. The second edition of collected papers on the history and culture of Manipur written by SAroj N., Arambam Parad and John Parad was also published in connection with the function.
A lecture programme was also held at Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy. “The assertions of ethnic groups in the North East India region are more valid and legitimate than India’s assertion on its nationhood,” asserted hard talking writer Kaka D Iralu of Nagaland.
Speaking on the 7th Arambam Somorendra Memorial Lecture at JNMDA in Imphal today, Kaka D Iralu said no one has the right to tell the Nagas over their lands. “We are the master of our lands and India has no rights over them,” he asserted.
Noted journalist Subhir Bhaumik in his lecture entitled, “Northeast: A thousand assertive ethnicities,” expressed that with India spreading its diplomatic tentacles to all its neighbouring countries has made these nations to act in favour of New Delhi and that as a result, there lies ahead a hard choice for the insurgent groups based in these neighbouring countries to make. Subhir Bhaumik said these militant organisations of the northeast have three options–joining a dialogue with India, seeking and getting Chinese support and santuary, or returning to fight within their own state like the Maoists do and risk military and political annihilation.
“For the last captains of the Northeastern rebellions, there is not much time before they have to make a difficult choice,” Subhir Bhaumik said.
Subhir Bhaumik dwelt at lenght on the insurgency issue of the region and said that due to the absence of ‘institutional memory’, the government continues to repeat the past mistakes. He said if the government has an ‘institutional memory’ the numerous mistakes committed by the government would not be repeated.
On Monday,a discussion on the ‘Self Determination Struggles of Northeast India will be held at Manipur Press Club. where The Sangai Express editor Hijam Rajesh, Witoubou of Newmai News Network, N Ibungochoubi of Manipur Mail, Irengbam Arun of Imphal Free Press, Subhir Bhaumik of Seven Sisters Post and writer Kaka D Iralu will be the panel speakers. AMWJU president A Mobi will grace the programme.
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