Dimapur, Sep. 10 (EMN): The Gorkha Youth Association Kohima (GYAK) celebrated its 30th foundation day at Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima (GPPK) Bhavan, Chandmari, on September 10.
Addressing the gathering as the guest speaker, GPPK president, Santu Thapa, called upon the Gorkha youth in the state capital to stand together under the banner of GYAK for the general welfare of the Gorkha community. Underlining the important role of youth, Thapa stated that a society, state or country cannot progress without the youth. Stating that educated youth have immense power to change the society, he urged the youth to be responsible in discharging their duties, stated an update from GYAK.
He also advised the youth not to waste their energy by indulging in anti-social activities and other abusive substances but maintain good health. He further urged the youth to be careful in dealing with fast changing technologies.
Exhorting the gathering as special invitee, president of Tsütuonuomia Youth Organisation, Sedevizo Zatsu, stated that youth play a vital role everywhere -- in church, association, society or nation.
"If the youth are united and strong, then unity is sure to prevail," he said adding that youth is the time of development and a time to cultivate the abilities to bring social reforms and improvement in the society.
Recollecting that the friendship between the Gorkha/Nepali and Tsütuonuomia (T Khel) started way back during the World War-II with T Khel as guardians, Zatsu opined that the two youth bodies (TYO and GYAK) should reaffirm and bind their relationship stronger and better than ever before and continue to live as one family.
GYAK president, Narayan Bahadur, delivered the keynote address and also led the gathering in observing a minute silence in honour of the first president of the association, Deepak Lama, and second president, Prakash Sonar, who passed away during the interim period.
GYAK also felicitated one of its members, Nobin Thapa, an aspiring fitness trainer and competitor.