Immanuel College in Dimapur celebrates World Heritage Day with indigenous cultural performances and discussions on Naga heritage.
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DIMAPUR — The Department of History at Immanuel College organised a cultural event to celebrate World Heritage Day on the theme "Revisiting the roots 4.0" in collaboration with IQAC at the college auditorium on April 18.
The event featured cultural performances, including an enactment of the popular Ao folklore depicting a tragic love story between Etiben and Jina, a Phom folk song, a traditional war dance, and other indigenous games, followed by a display of Naga ethnic cuisine.
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According to an update, Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Dr. Merensenla Jamir, delivered a speech pointing out that in a land like Nagaland, heritage is not just culture, but it is our identity. She noted that it defines who we are as tribes, as communities, and as a people with deep-rooted traditions.
She reiterated that heritage lives in our stories, our songs, our festivals, our dialects, and our ways of life. For the Nagas, heritage is not something we visit; it is something we live, she added.
Dr. Jamir further underscored the need for younger generations to develop a sense of pride in their cultural inheritance. She stated that when younger generations lose touch with tradition, heritage silently fades and cultural continuity weakens.