New Wangparal village celebrates golden jubilee
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, February 03 2023:
New Wangparal village, a Chothe village in Chandel district, celebrated its Golden Jubilee cum village foundation day on Friday.
Special contractor HL Lov-ingson Anal and social worker MK Paul Heimei Chothe attended the celebration as chief guest and president while social workers Ws Kanral Anal and Wng Kohring Anal were present as guests of honour.
Purum Khullen village chief Th Ansai Chothe, social workers Th Kumar Chothe and M John Chothe also attended the event as special guests while Believer's Eastern Church (BEC) Imphal Diocese's Episcopa HG Jeremiah Mor Theodosius was the minister.
BEC Aripat pastor reverend father Parpa Ratsuh Chothe conducted the opening prayer after which village elders presented folk songs followed by New Wangparal village pioneer and founder Y Sawnpu beating the gong (Shenbung) 50 times to mark the opening of the celebration.
Chief guest HL Lovingson Anal unveiled the golden jubilee monument and the villagers observed a two-minute silence in honour of the village's deceased pioneers, founders and residents.
Families of the village's pioneers, founders, daughters of the village, who got married to other villages, and several villagers were also honoured on the occasion by presenting gifts.
New Wangparal chief Pr Nehemiah Chothe narrated the history of the village, how the villagers faced many hardships through the years, and how they used to sell fire woods in Komlathabi to support their families.
Social worker MK Paul Heimei Chothe released a souvenir, which was followed by cultural dances and folk songs.
BEC New Wangparal pastor reverend father Nepolean conducted the closing prayer.
The village is located at a distance of 56 km from Imphal and it originated from Ariba Purum Khullen/Azouhu Hupi (not the present day Purum Khullen village) .
In 1950, the village elders founded a new village called Wangparal, which further divided/extended into four villages.
New Wangparal is one of the four villages and it was founded in 1973 .