Dimapur| July 24 : The North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) has taken up projects to revamp some of the existing facilities at the centres based at Dimapur and Guwahati. Director NEZCC, Som Kamei, told this Reporter from the DIPR that the beautification and renovation works at the Stone Sculpture Garden in Dimapur has already begun. To make the garden more attractive, traditional huts of all the States would be showcased, where the project has already started with Assam and Nagaland. Showcasing the rare and unique traditional huts, the Karbi’s from Assam has already put up the tree house at the stone garden while the Khiamungan tribe from Nagaland has started the construction of traditional morung. In the next few months, Sikkim and Mizoram would follow suit, the Director informed.
Stone sculptors from all over India including Meghalaya, Tripura , Manipur, Orissa, Nagaland, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Karnathaka, Uttar Pradesh has put up attractive stone sculptures showcasing the art form and creativity of the artists at the Stone Sculpture Garden. Kamei has appealed to the public to visit the park and to enjoy a good evening, while also learning about the traditions of Nagaland as well as other the states of India. He also informed that many a times, children from outside Dimapur visit the park and the Mini Museum located at NEZCC Dimapur, as part of excursion/exposure trips, where they learn about the rich culture and traditions of the north eastern states.
NEZCC Dimapur has been implementing various programmes under National Cultural Exchange programmes and headquarters programmes. Apart from the regular programmes of showcasing the rich, varied songs and dances of the region, the Centre has taken keen interest in developing and nurturing lesser known art forms of theatre and painting, to speak out to a larger audience on a variety of issues. NEZCC has been in existence for 25 years and the silver jubilee celebration would be held this year, in a manner befitting the occasion, Kamei informed.
Stone sculptors from all over India including Meghalaya, Tripura , Manipur, Orissa, Nagaland, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Karnathaka, Uttar Pradesh has put up attractive stone sculptures showcasing the art form and creativity of the artists at the Stone Sculpture Garden. Kamei has appealed to the public to visit the park and to enjoy a good evening, while also learning about the traditions of Nagaland as well as other the states of India. He also informed that many a times, children from outside Dimapur visit the park and the Mini Museum located at NEZCC Dimapur, as part of excursion/exposure trips, where they learn about the rich culture and traditions of the north eastern states.
NEZCC Dimapur has been implementing various programmes under National Cultural Exchange programmes and headquarters programmes. Apart from the regular programmes of showcasing the rich, varied songs and dances of the region, the Centre has taken keen interest in developing and nurturing lesser known art forms of theatre and painting, to speak out to a larger audience on a variety of issues. NEZCC has been in existence for 25 years and the silver jubilee celebration would be held this year, in a manner befitting the occasion, Kamei informed.
