British Council provides online library memberships

Dimapur, March 11 (EMN): The British Council announced to present free membership of its online library to the 184 scholarship awardees of the Kohima Educational Trust (KET) for 2017. The online library provides access to a range of premium e-resources and can be accessed from anywhere in India. Kohima Educational Trust (KET) was founded in 2003 by British veterans of the 1944 Battle of Kohima. The Trust is devoted to honouring people of Nagaland through educational activities. This is done in collaboration with the Kohima Educational Society (KES), a charity formed by leading Naga citizens in response to the formation of the Kohima Educational Trust.This initiative marks the beginning of a five-year partnership between the British Council and the Kohima Educational Trust. More initiatives will be announced as part of the UK-India Year of Culture in 2017. Alan Gemmell OBE, Director British Council India said, “We are delighted to support the Kohima Educational Trust for the work it does to keep the connections between the UK and Nagaland alive. We hope KET scholars find the online library membership helpful in furthering their education. We are aiming to strengthen our collaboration in the areas of culture, education and skills for the benefit of people in India and UK.” Charles Chasie, President of the Kohima Educational Society said, “We at the Kohima Educational Society are thrilled to have the British Council announce the free online library membership for our scholars. These memberships will add real value to the scholarships the Kohima Educational Trust — of which HRH the Duke of York is the patron — provides. This year they will help 184 disadvantaged students from some of the remotest part of Northeast India to connect to ideas and learning resources from the UK.” The online library has a repository of premium online services that individual users can access, anytime and anywhere.