Students from Centre for Gandhian Studies & Research, NU posing for a photo with veteran Gandhian activist, Natwar Thakkar and his wife at their private residence at Chuchuyimlang Town on February 11. The CGS&R-NU students were at the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram as part of their practical study tour. (Morung Photo)
Chuchuyimlang, February 12 (MExN): Students from the Centre for Gandhian Studies & Research, Nagaland University in collaboration with the Peace Coalition of Northeast India (PCNI) visited the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlang town under Mokokchung district on February 11, 2011 as part of a practical study tour. The tour was led by the Coordinator of NU Gandhian Studies & Research, Dr Arenla Mollier.
The trip which was fully sponsored by the Nagaland University Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research turned out to be very educative for the students as they got the opportunity to interact with prominent Gandhian follower Natwar Thakkar and also tour the Regional Institute of e-learning and Information Technology (RIeLIT) and the IGNOU Centre for Social Works. 79 year old Natwar Thakkar who established his Nagaland Gandhi Ashram way back in 1955 during the heights of Naga freedom movement, shared some of his experiences and works in Chuchuyimlang and also in Nagaland.
Thakkar while expressing happiness to the Chuchuyimlang villagers for being so cooperative and generous donations of land, said that it was because of the support of the Chuchuyimlang villagers that the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram could establish the RIeLIT at Chuchyimlang; the institute is a fully Central Government funded institute and students are trained and educated about information technology and computer software and hardware. Besides, he also said that it was the generous donation of land by the Chuchuyimlang villagers that the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram could negotiate with the Indria Gandhi National Open University to start a Masters course in Social Work at Chuchuyimlang; classes for the course has already begun.
For the Gandhian students of Nagaland University interacting with the veteran Gandhian follower was an eye-opener and a window to the simple, dedicated and principled life of Mahatma Gandhi who dedicated his life for the people, irrespective of caste, creed, sex or religion.
Earlier, the students shown around the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram and also got the opportunity to interact with the Project Director of the IGNOU Centre for Social Work, Prof RR Singh, who is a very prominent academician having worked in prestigious institutes like Tata Institute of Social Work etc. The students expressed heartfelt gratitude to Natwar Thakkar for providing the opportunity to meet with them and also expressed gratitude to Prof A Lanu Ao, the director of Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research, NU for sponsoring the trip.
It may be noted here that the Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research NU was inaugurated last year at the NU Lumami Campus. This is the first batch students who are undergoing their three month Certificate course. The students of the CGS&R – NU are all members of the Peace Coalition of Northeast India (PCNI) since the Gandhian studies also deals with peace and conflict transformation in the society. The Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research NU was established at the Lumami campus with the tireless effort of the NU Vice Chancellor, Prof K Kannan and Director of CGS&R, Prof A Lanu Ao. The first batch of the course will conclude in March, 2011.
The trip which was fully sponsored by the Nagaland University Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research turned out to be very educative for the students as they got the opportunity to interact with prominent Gandhian follower Natwar Thakkar and also tour the Regional Institute of e-learning and Information Technology (RIeLIT) and the IGNOU Centre for Social Works. 79 year old Natwar Thakkar who established his Nagaland Gandhi Ashram way back in 1955 during the heights of Naga freedom movement, shared some of his experiences and works in Chuchuyimlang and also in Nagaland.
Thakkar while expressing happiness to the Chuchuyimlang villagers for being so cooperative and generous donations of land, said that it was because of the support of the Chuchuyimlang villagers that the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram could establish the RIeLIT at Chuchyimlang; the institute is a fully Central Government funded institute and students are trained and educated about information technology and computer software and hardware. Besides, he also said that it was the generous donation of land by the Chuchuyimlang villagers that the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram could negotiate with the Indria Gandhi National Open University to start a Masters course in Social Work at Chuchuyimlang; classes for the course has already begun.
For the Gandhian students of Nagaland University interacting with the veteran Gandhian follower was an eye-opener and a window to the simple, dedicated and principled life of Mahatma Gandhi who dedicated his life for the people, irrespective of caste, creed, sex or religion.
Earlier, the students shown around the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram and also got the opportunity to interact with the Project Director of the IGNOU Centre for Social Work, Prof RR Singh, who is a very prominent academician having worked in prestigious institutes like Tata Institute of Social Work etc. The students expressed heartfelt gratitude to Natwar Thakkar for providing the opportunity to meet with them and also expressed gratitude to Prof A Lanu Ao, the director of Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research, NU for sponsoring the trip.
It may be noted here that the Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research NU was inaugurated last year at the NU Lumami Campus. This is the first batch students who are undergoing their three month Certificate course. The students of the CGS&R – NU are all members of the Peace Coalition of Northeast India (PCNI) since the Gandhian studies also deals with peace and conflict transformation in the society. The Centre for Gandhian Studies and Research NU was established at the Lumami campus with the tireless effort of the NU Vice Chancellor, Prof K Kannan and Director of CGS&R, Prof A Lanu Ao. The first batch of the course will conclude in March, 2011.
