International conference on Nagas in Delhi
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 19 2015:
Two-day International Conference on 'Rethinking the Nagas in the Contemporary' organized by Naga Scholars' Association (NSA) along with Manipur based The Hao Research Initiative (THRI) will begin on Friday at the Convention Centre Auditorium, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Prof.Paul Pimomo from Washington Central University will deliver the keynote address at 9 am.
In a press note, co-convener of the Organising Committee Yaronsho Ngalung said the conference is being organized to specifically mobilize experts with international reputes and civil societies closely working on the Naga society to help in analyzing the "the present stalemate" and "political uncertainty" .
The Conference is organised as maiden initiative to facilitate platform for churning out ideas with the objective of providing alternative academic groundwork to all the decision making authorities concerning the Naga issue, said the co-convenor.
Other key speakers for the conference include Dolly Kikon, Stockholm University; Visier Sanyu, President, Naga Overseas Association; Gam Shimray, Indigenous Knowledge and People, Chiangmai; Felix Padel , Anthropologist, London; N.Venuh, Nagaland University; Xavier P Mao, North East Hill University; Subhir Bhaumik, Centre for Studies in InternationalRelations & Development (CSIRD; Chuba Ozukum, President, Naga Hoho; Chingmak Chang, President, Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation; Gaidon Kamei, President, United Naga Council and Abeia Meru,President, Naga Mother Association.