Recalling the slogan ‘Nagaland the land of Festivals’, I got an opportune time to joined one of the biggest Ao community Festival ( Moatsu) on the 1st May of this year at one of the famous Ao village called Kangtsung under Tuli area.
This opportunity was offered to me by a friend and fellow-colleague Lima Imsong, the Vice President of the NPF Central Youth Wing who consented as the Chief Guest of the Moatsu Festival at Kangtsung Village. As an Alien to the festival and the area, Tuli Paper Mill became my best friend without communicating each other.
After having a layman observation about the geographical landscape , availability of the raw materials and its area feasibility , it reminds me that Tuli paper mill Renaissance is an immediate hour and it needs serious attention from the government of Nagaland as well as the government at the centre. In order to render economic service to the nation and also to the people of Nagaland in particular, the surrounding villagers especially Kangtsung village were enthusiast to offered land and its resources for further expansion of the paper mill.
Perhaps, every good thing contains some purpose positively or negatively. There is an old belief and experience that sometimes the original master or owner becomes the poor servant of the new master if it does not managed carefully and intellectually. Africa happened to be the Gold kingdom continent in the world but unfortunately Africans still remained poor and economically backward. Similarly, the Gulf Region has been considered as the Oil Belt of the world and in reality many countries in the world including India extract crude oil from Gulf Region by means of huge payment, but the countries of the gulf region and its people seems remain behind their new master countries economically.
Coming back to our home state (Nagaland), some of the fortunate Tribes were landed in rich natural and mineral resources. However, some of those fortunate Tribes still remained struggling in the field of economic standard as compared to the other brotherly Naga Tribes who does not have such natural gift in their land.
Therefore, if the Nagaland Tuli Paper Mill Renaissance comes into reality, the Tuli area citizens were humbly reminded to grasp the opportunity judiciously and intellectually, most importantly from economic point of view and also not forgetting to have a consensus leader to lead the people at this crucial hour.
Lastly I extend my immense happiness and thankfulness to Sir Lima Imsong, Pursunep Jamir and Kangtsung villagers for allowing me to discover a new festival and a new Nagaland for me. (The writer’s personal view and analysis only)
Janbemo humtsoe
Media Cell
NPF Central Youth Wing
