School Examinations coincide Sangai Fest
Source: Hueiyen News Service / T Rishikant Sharma

Imphal, November 13 2014: The much-hyped Sangai Festival, an annual event of the Manipur Government which aims at glorifying the unique culture and tradition of the state, besides conserving the rich flora and fauna of Manipur, coincides with the examinations of schools under the state government.

The routine school examinations at various government schools start on 24 November and goes till the end of this month.

While at the same time, Sangai festival is being held from November 21 to November 30 .

Talking to this Daily, numerous guardians of reputed schools at Imphal complain over the coincidence of the examinations of their wards with the greatest festival organised by Manipur Tourism department.

Nowadays, school examinations involve parents as much as students and teachers, so the examinations may be rescheduled in consideration of the enthusiasm of students and parents to enjoy the festival, opined the parents.

One of the lecturers of a government college at Imphal told this reporter that the school students in the state must be encouraged to visit the Sangai Festival which is showcasing the various cultural shows of different communities residing in Manipur.

Sangai Festival has a lot to do with the preservation of cultural heritage and identity of the Manipuris, she asserted.

As commented by a parent through the social media, tourism festival and examinations being regular features, both have to be adjusted not to coincide each other.

Postponement of proponing the examinations by some days will give some relief to the students, he opined.

A noted newspaper columnist said 'for tourism promotion, people of this land must feel accommodated, especially the youths, whose mind must be drawn towards nourishing the beauty of our land'.

'If most of them could not make it to this festival, then I would say it's an unfortunate drawback related to the big event', she asserted.

Sharing his ideas, a young journalist commented, 'just to free their minds from the tensions of examination, students and their parents can at least enjoy a day in this 10-day-long festival, suitably on Saturday evening, without changing the examination schedules' .

Students of high schools whose final examinations are being conducted in the last week of November this year have also expressed their desire to witness the Sangai Festival, in spite of their scheduled examinations.

However, needs for study will compel them to miss the festival.

Guardians and students of various schools have appealed to the state Education Minister as well as the school authorities to defer the school examinations so as not to coincide with the Sangai Festival not only for this year, but also for the years to come.

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