Day: December 15, 2013

IMPHAL, December 15: The written works of eminent personsalities, philosophers and thinkers chronicled in books have shape the destiny of mankind, said MLA, RK Anand.

He was speaking at the inaugural function of the 10-day long 22nd Imphal Book Fair, 2013 at Hapta Kangjeibung (Palace Compound) organized by the State Central Library and the Department of Art and Culture today.

He continued that, the Library Act was passed some years back but till now in the state it’s similar to being stored in a cold storage.

Such kind of negligence defer development in the field of education, said the Congress MLA before seeking the government to take initiative implement the Act in the state at the earliest.

RK Anand further expressed that the fair which is being held is an asset supplying various books.

He added that books of local authors need to be exposed before other states.

Commissioner, Arts and Culture, RK Nimai expressed that eminent writers have written various books in all aspects of life; although the reading habit in the state is very less, which is a very unfortunate, he added.

The officer also elaborated on the need to develop the local languages.

In his keynote speech, Central Library librarian E Latakishware Singh said that as compared to the previous year book fair this years’ edition is more developed and on a larger scale, as it features 46 stalls of which 20 are from outside.

He further said that the aim of organizing the fair is to inculcate the reading habits, and to encourage more writers from the state.

During the function three books were released.

The books released today were Right to Education written by Aribam Balkrishna Sharma; Meetei Names written by Salam Bharat Bhushan and Yeningtha Amadi Nakentha written by Khwairakpam Sunita.

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KANGPOKPI, December 15: The charity tour within Sadar Hills organized under the leadership of Joseph Hekhup Kipgen for the more than 40 orphanage children at Agape Children Home, Kangpokpi struggling hard to excel in life concluded at Gamnom Sapormeina Community Hall today.

Agape Children Home Kangpokpi started the first charity tour on December 1 from the Kangpokpi Community Hall and the second tour from Keithelmanbi on December 7 while the third and concluding tour was organized today at Gamnom Sapormeina.

Today`s charity tour cum program was graced by Opendra Singh, SDC Gamnom Sapormeina and Thanglensei Kipgen, Branch Manager, SBI Sapormeina Branch as chief guest and guest of honour respectively while local MDC Lunthang Haokip, EM ADC Sadat Hills attended the program as a special guest.

Lamkholen Kipgen, organizing committee chairman in his keynote address lamented that the charity tour cum program has been organized to give the general public of Sadar Hills a platform to help the children who have already loss their parents.

“There is a big difference between a orphan and children who`s parents are still alive”, Lamkholen said before adding that Orphanage children have been multiply year by year in our land.

“Children whose parent are still alive have only one father and one mother but orphanage children have thousand and thousands of fathers and mothers because every father and mother are their father as well as their mother”, asserted Opendra Singh in his encouragement speech.

He further encouraged the orphanage children to do everything in time with determination to become a respectable person in future.

“No one in this world is an orphan in the eyes of God because God himself is the father as well as mother for everyone of us”, said Thanglensei Kipgen while adding that most of the VVIPs in the world are from an orphan background.

The day`s special guest, Lunthang Haokip, executive member, ADC Sadar Hills lauded the organizing committee and appreciated their effort to take up a bold step in guiding so many orphanage children whose future is totally dark to give them a bright future.

He also challenged everyone including social workers, government functionaries and other VVIPs as well as parents and guardians stamping a big question, “When will you help and give time for the orphanage children?”

Joseph Hekhup Kipgen, father of Agape Children Home, Kangpokpi express gratitude to all who help and render efforts for the success of the tour.

The concluding tour of Agape Children Home, Kangpokpi was marked with cultural dance from various cultural troupe and Gospel melodies from various Gospel artistes.

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IMPHAL, December 15: Creating a sort of history in the education sector in Manipur, the Slopeland Public School has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Consul General of the Russian Federation Kolkata in order to introduce Russian Language Study Centre in the school so as to exchange ideas in the field of education and culture.

The signing of the MOU and opening of Study Centre was held as part of the ongoing 7-day celebration of the Culture for Friendship and Cooperation.

The function was attended by Consul General of Russian Federation Kolkata Irina K Bashkirova as chief guest and Alexander V Mazarika director of the Russian Centre of Science and Culture; Dr Nara Singh, vice-president of the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation; Madhavi Bhatacharya, director of the Institute of Russian Language, Kolkata; Y Themboi, chairman of the Slopeland School and N Babulin, principal of the Slopeland School as presidium members respectively.

During the function, Dr Babulin said that the signing of the agreement was formalised to exchange ideas in the field of education, culture.

This will be beneficial for the students, who would like to go the Russian federation for studies, he said.

Likewise, the Russian students will come in the school for study. He further mentioned that this would encourage the sharing of culture and related areas, he continued.

The Consul General mentioned that learning the language will help bridge the culture and society of the two countries.

Dr Nara mentioned that Indo-Russia relationship is a historic tie-up. He further said that the opening of the Russian language study centre is an opportunity to the students of the school.

Dr Nara further mentioned that Slopeland may have the opportunity to avail the opening of an UNESCO university soon for the lease deprived students.

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