Kaling Moyong bats for preservation & promotion of tribal dialects
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ITANAGAR: Pasighat East MLA Kaling Moyong has passionately appealed to the Tangsa community to protect and promote their dialects saying that many dialects in the State are on the verge of extinction mainly because of the young generations who do not use them in their day-to-day life.
He was speaking at the Moh-Mol festival celebration at Nampong in Changlang district on Sunday. While extending Moh-Mol festival greetings to the people, Moyong appreciated the Tangsas for preserving and promoting their traditional costumes and rich culture. He said that most of the festivals in Arunachal Pradesh are related to agriculture and the spirit of celebration is same though names are different.
He urged the Tangsa artisans and weavers to participate at Trade Fairs inside and outside the State. He asked the people to take the outbreak of second wave of COVID-19 seriously and get vaccination which is the only way to protect them. Secretary General of Arunachal Chambers of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) Toko Tatung described Jairampur and Nampong as a mini India.
While appreciating the local MLA Laisam Simai for the unprecedented development he had ushered in the region with his unstinted effort and meticulous planning, Tatung requested the people not to depend only on government jobs which are hard to come by, instead engage in gainful business entrepreneurship to sustain their livelihood.
Earlier, in his welcome address, local MLA Simai described the occasion as momentous and threw light on the significance of Moh-Mol festival for the Tangsas. He said that the Tangsas are spread across Changlang district and also in upper Assam and Myanmar. Simai also conveyed the messages of Governor, Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to the people. While narrating the migratory history of the Tangsas, the MLA re-iterated that the Tangsas are striving hard to preserve their rich and varied culture irrespective of professing different faiths. He urged the community members especially, the youths to travel the proverbial extra mile to safeguard their dialects, costumes, folksongs, folkdances and other rich legacies inherited from their great ancestors.
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