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Gourmet delight: Local vendors at a food stall wait for customers at the Dimapur Night Carnival, on Thursday at the Naga Shopping Arcade, in Dimapur.[/caption]
Dimapur, Dec. 13: The Dimapur Night Carnival (DNC) continued in its second day on Thursday with the usual gaiety and enthusiasm. The advisor for Food and Civil Supply Pukhayi Assumi attended the event, which is at the Naga Shopping Arcade, in Dimapur.
In his address, Assumi remarked that the season was an ideal time for celebrations and an opportunity that organisers have take to give ‘warmth’ to Dimapur.
"Dimapur is the only city where every Naga tribes are settled along with the communities from outside and DNC was all about giving platform to youngsters to show their creativity and activities," Assumi said.
He asserted that the second day of the carnival was a special night with events such as the solo competition which gives a platform to youngsters. He expressed optimism that one day the entire state of Nagaland will have become beautiful to take the state to the world map.
"The beauty and assets of Nagas which God has given to us is smart by itself and every VIP's from the centre and the international visitors observes Nagaland as an extraordinary with exceptional potentials in terms of landscape and the people and therefore urge upon the Dimapur citizens that as all Nagas are in the growing stage to learn to live in peace and in harmony," Assumi told the gathering.
'When we look at our Naga community and the society, there is no respect for one another which can lead us to chaos and destroy us. If the community and citizens know how to respect each other than the society can live in peace,' he said.
The legislator hoped that the community and citizens of Dimapur would realise and imbibe positive thinking and activities inspired by events such as the carnival.
‘A sense of positivity should be with us than we can have an ideal state while we learn to live together socially and economically,’ the legislator said. He was appreciative to the organisers of the carnival for organising it and bringing all the communities together. He expressed hope that community events like it would lead to a prosperous society for the Naga people.
An open solo singing competition, among others, was a highlight of the second day of carnival. 22 participants took part in the competition, which was judged by local musician Mengu Suokhrie; the Institute for Music Education’s Proprietor Yanpo Humtsoe and violinist Abel Assumi.
