Fashion designer seeks global help for peace in state
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR
Imphal, June 01 2023:
Fashion designer Robert Naorem has sought the attention of the whole country and across the world to restore normalcy and peace in Manipur.
He stated that Manipur needs support from the centre and the state government as well as from the people from both the sides to bring back peace.
Talking to the DIPR, Robert Naorem reminded all concerned that Manipur is home to various communities embracing different faiths.
"The present clash is due to some misunderstandings between two communities and not about reli-gion at all.
It can be taken as a conflict between brothers of the same family but not about Hindus and Christians or between Meiteis and tribals.
There are many religions which predominantly stay in our state.
The national media is focusing more on religion without highlighting the ground reality and it is quite unfortunate" .
He added, "I have worked closely with both the commu-nities.
Recently, I did shows based on the Kuki community supporting the tribal motifs at Kangpokpi and Churachan-dpur districts.
Whenever I showcased something across the world, I never miss out my tribal brothers and sisters and the beautiful weaves of tribals.
It is necessary to bring back those moments and I always feel proud to work with all the communities." Robert said that he sup-ports both the communities and treasures peace.
He urged both the communities to stop the violence and support the huge sections of the society that are suffering.
While pointing out that the state is marching towards develop-ment and promotion of tour-ism is going on full speed such as the recently held Femina Miss India, Robert stated that the current situation should not be a hindrance to the tourism sector.
He further appealed to all the commu-nities to stop violence and get involved in the developmental process taken up by the gov-ernment and work together to let Manipur shine to the rest of the world.
It may be mentioned that Robert Naorem is a fashion entrepreneur, designer and makeup artist who is known for his contribution towards the handloom and textiles of Manipur.
Robert has also been honoured with Global Warming Award in May 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
He was awarded the International iconic award in 2017 (Han-dloom and textile of India) by Gold Tower group and foundation.
He earned "the most inspirational designer of 2017" award for showcasing his collections at India Fash-ion Week London and best international designer India, at international fashion week Milan, Italy in 2019 .
Very recently, he show-cased his liampur Round' collection at the Femina Miss India 2023 pageant which was held at Imphal, under the sponsorship of Tourism Department.