C-Edge College promotes multilingual diversity

C-Edge College students presenting song during the commemoration of celebrated International Mother Language Day on February 21.

C-Edge College students presenting song during the commemoration of celebrated International Mother Language Day on February 21.

Dimapur, February 21 (MExN): C-Edge College, Dimapur celebrated International Mother Language Day with the theme, ‘mother tongue is our lifeline’ to promote and preserve multilingual diversity on February 21.

The key speaker of the event, Bendangyala Jamir, Associate Pastor Women, Naga United Ao Baptist Church, highlighted on mother tongue, the alarming issues on the fast deteriorating of language and also emphasized and gave measures on how to save and promote mother tongue. 

The students presented various folk songs in Naga language. An enactment based on how languages hold strategic importance for people and can advance the process of education and development was presented by the English Honours students. 

The event was hosted by Ilolika of 6th Semester. Lyingbeni Enny, college EU president pronounced the invocation and the event ended with vote of thanks by Medophrezo of BA 4th Semester.