5-Day Mukna Workshop Cum Residential Mass Coaching Camp gets underway
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 05 2018:
The 5-Day Mukna Workshop Cum Residential Mass Coaching Camp for High and Higher Secondary Schools being organised by Directorate of Education (S), Government of Manipur kicked-off today at Khuman Lampak Kangshang in the presence of Th Kirankumar-IAS, Director Education (S); RK Kenedy, MCS, Additional Director of Education (S); S Gogen, Chief Finance Officer; M Chourajit Sports Officer, Education (S) and Arunkumar Thangjam, vice president All Manipur Mukna Association as presidium members.
Speaking on the occasion, Education Director expressed the need of exchanging of ideas and thoughts amongst 150 students from 15 ZEOs who will be taking part in the workshop, which will in turn foster and reinforce the feeling of oneness and integrity among all.
RK Kenedy, stressed on the importance of traditional games specially the game of Mukna which is more or less similar to wrestling during the inaugural programme and urged all present to preserve such a unique game of the State.
Finance Officer, S Gogen also motivated the students attending the workshop to learn every bit of the game to be taught during the workshop with full concentration.
He also maintained that concentration, hard work, dedication are the only keys for success.
M Chourajit also spoke about the importance of preserving the game and pointed the need of adding "Mukna syllabus" in the school curricular activities.