Chhibber to grace international day for older persons
Source: The Sangai Express
Ukhrul, September 24 2015:
Vijay Chhibber, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highway Govt of India has consented to grace the international day of older persons at Ukhrul, reports our correspondent.
Disclosing this to the media at Viewland in Ukhrul today, president of Kharar Long, Ukhrul, Ch Pheiray said that the senior citizens of Ukhrul are ready to observe the day in a unique manner by dressing up in traditional attires and sporting the old Tangkhul fashion of hair cutting and all the male delegates will trim off their hair, in the Hao style.
On the day, different cultural exhibitions and traditional making of fire, carrying beam for Morung etc will be staged as part of the endeavour to revive the aged Tangkhul traditions.
All interested to witness the Tankhul traditions are welcome, said Pheiray and extended invitation to the Tourism Department, Science and Technology Department and others for cultural promotion and preservation.
It is expected that more than 2500 delegates from Tangkhul villages will attend the international day for older person cum cultural exhibition in traditional attires at TNL ground, Ukhrul.