Our Correspondent
Chozuba | January 7
Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) President Seve R. Vadeo said the current generation has inherited so much good from “our forefathers and our elders and as Chakhesangs, we are proud to have so much positive virtues which have been attributed to our community, attributes like- courage, hard working, honesty, etc.”
Vadeo said this in his presidential address on Wednesday during the 69th general conference of Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) at Chozuba. The conference will conclude on January 8.
For a change, this time round, the CSU had not engaged any politician or bureaucrat as the chief guest for the conference. It featured various experts as speakers and resource persons, who talked on different subject matters.
Vadeo said while mentioning positive attributes of yore, “It is also saddening that we have also inherited some iniquitous practices which have become detrimental to the progress of our people.”
He said not only do we need to join the educational movement which operates under the assumption that knowledge is the most powerful tool, “we have to create lasting, relevant social changes for the community.”
He said that there is nothing more critical than the quality of one’s personal education and their ability to communicate such ideas effectively and constructively to others.
Armed with education, we must take up action on those conventions which are wrong but yet have been left unaddressed, he added.
Touching on the conference theme “Zeitgeist: the spirit of the time,” Vadeo said Zeitgeist movement is about the sharing of human knowledge and our technical ability to not only solve problems, but to facilitate a social system that actually optimizes our potential and well- being.”
This 69th general conference is being hosted by Chozubami Students’ Union.
The main speakers of the conference include V. Lucas Meyase, Rtd Director School Education, Dr. Zavise Rume, President All Nagaland Counselors’ Association, Rev. Dr. Phuveyi Dozo, President United College of Missions & Theology and Tavehii Thingo, President Chakhesang Cultural Organization.
Armstrong Pame, Joint Secretary Tribal Affairs & Hills, PHED, Government of Manipur and Rozelle Mero, Managing Director, The People Channel, acted as resource persons for the seminar while Aolemla Imsong and Muletolii Vero were resource persons for the workshop on “Social Responsibility.”
Among others, the conference also witnessed cultural dance competition & folk song competition, union assembly etc. Election of new executive council will take place on January 8.
