KROS College in Kohima hosted students’ exchange programme with four students and a faculty of Sophia College in Mumbai from February 6 to the 10th.
An update from the college informed that the students’ exchange programme was initiated in collaboration with Dr K&T Keditsu Foundation with an aim to explore the culture, ideas, and thoughts between the two colleges.
During the programme, the delegates from Mumbai interacted with the students, faculty, and members of KROS College Society.
On February 8, there was a skill development session where the delegates were taught how to make Naga ornaments like earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings. It mentioned that the skill development programme is an initiative by KROS College, where students are taught different skills like basket making, crafts, weaving, knitting, jewellery making and others to promote skill-based earning and encourage economic independence and self-sufficiency.
Cultural activities were organised on February 10, where indigenous games like pole-climbing, top spinning, and cock-fight were displayed. Vishili of 6th semester taught the delegates how to weave by hand with raw cotton yarns and Neidekhono and Yenmei of 4th semester taught them how to roll the yarns.
Traditional folk dances were performed by the Krosians, while the Mumbai delegates also performed a dance. KROS students also exhibited a fashion show titled ‘Naga Manu Fashion’ with an aim to incorporate Naga traditional attire into modern fashion. The idea behind the show was to assimilate traditional attire with the ever-evolving modern fashion.
The participants also displayed Naga jewellery designed by Belle Nagaland, which was formed as a result of the skill development programme offered by KROS College to its students.
Dr Sangeeta Dubey, faculty from Sophia College, Mumbai, remarked that ‘culture is our identity and protecting and preserving them (in forms of fashion, games, songs and dances) is an admirable work.’