Nagaland: Governor calls to Promote and Propagate Hindi Language in the State

Guwahati: Nagaland Governor P B Acharya on Thursday called upon the Hindi teachers in Nagaland to promote and propagate Hindi in the state as the language is one common medium for communication and can be the bridge to bring the nation together.

Acharya while Delivering the keynote address at the All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANHTU) silver jubilee celebration at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima, said education was the way forward to progress. He appreciated the ANHTU for motivating students to excel in Hindi learning.

He stated that the ultimate aim of education was to empower the people with knowledge so as to strengthen the society and the nation. The teachers play an important role in nation-building, he added.

The Governor while stating that the voice of teachers’ unions was a vital part of the current debate on education, stressed that their grievances need to be understood to create a better learning environment for students. He said the teachers’ unions represent a collective body, primarily composed of government teachers, to express their grievances or raise their demands to the government.

He, however, urged the unions not to express their grievances at the cost of the students’ education.

Acharya also appreciated the keen interest taken by the Naga students in learning the national language.

Speaking on the occasion, Nagaland School Education principal secretary Menukhol John congratulated ANHTU for choosing a profession and a language that was rich and expressive. He said the Hindi teachers could also read and write English, which other teachers could not, and that they were good in mathematics.

John also asked the teachers not to exclude themselves from other subject teachers and appealed to them to make use of their proficiency in other languages. Admitting that teachers had the right to fight against any injustice, he, however, reminded them of their responsibilities too.

He appealed to ANHTU members to rededicate themselves to their teaching profession and take a pledge to take Hindi to greater heights of glory in the days to come.

Delivering his speech Director of School Education, Wonthungo Tsopoe stressed on the need to learn and promote the Hindi language, pointing out how it becomes uncomfortable for many State government officials while attending meetings and seminars outside as they do not understand Hindi.

He also advocated for upgrading Hindi language for higher learning and asked the Hindi teachers to think out of the box in this regard, while appealing to them to make Hindi language more vibrant.

Earlier, the governor unveiled the jubilee stone and released a souvenir, while Hindi students and teachers from various districts of the State presented special songs. NPSC chairman Asanuo Sekhose, several State government officials, union representatives, teachers, students and others from across the State attended the celebration.

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