Youth conference cum sports meet
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 17 2016:
The 41st
General Conference cum
Sports Meet of Phungchong
village, Machi Block, Chandel
district was opened yesterday.
The conference cum sports
meet which would conclude
tomorrow is being organised
by the Maring Yanglu
Khobung Organisation
(MAYAKHO) in collaboration
with Nehru Yuva Kendra
(NYK) Chandel.
The inaugural session of
the event was attended
Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur
Dance Academy Director L
Upendra, Chandel DC Robert
Kshetrimayum and ICHAM
president N Rajendro as chief
guest, functional president
and guest of honour respectively.
Speaking at the gathering,
Upendra said that each and
every community should preserve
and promote their
unique traditions and culture .
He said that plans are afoot
to organise a folk festival near
Pallel by March this year.
Robert Kshetrimayum said
that the district administration
would invest maximum efforts
for the development of
Chandel district in consultation
with elected ADC
Members.
Rajendro remarked that a
community is identified by
their common culture and traditions.
Reminding that a Central
came to the State to carry out
a survey in border areas,
Rajendro maintained that the
survey should be carried out
together with concerned village
chiefs and local bodies.
It is the people settled near
the border who have been
guarding the boundary of
Manipur
Traditional Maring folk
music and dances were performed
by youngsters of
Kangoi Khullen, Kangoi
Khunou, Khudei Khullen,
Phungchong and Liwa
Chaning which gave an air of
gaiety to the event .