CHANDEL, Nov 6: The Naga Students’ Union, Chandel (NSUC) for the tenure 2024-27 on Friday organised its 2nd General Conference at the Residential Model School, Mantri Pantha in Chandel under the theme “Resilience in Transition: Educating, Empowering and Uniting”.
Notably, this is the first general conference of the NSUC in over 2 decades and just the 2nd since its inception in 1981.
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Delivering the presidential address, Ruwnglar Elly Anal, President, NSUC said the general conference is not merely a meeting but “a renewed covenant between our past, our present, and our future.”
He said that the theme of the conference was not slogans but rather “a call to action for every student, every youth, and every young Naga in Chandel”.
Stating that we live in a time of transition, the NSUC president called for educating oneself with purpose, adding that education is the first pillar of our resilience.
Calling on the students to empower themselves, he also advised them to be united as one family.
Dr. Ss. Olish, MLA 41-Chandel (ST) AC; Mamoni Doley IAS, DC Chandel and Dr. Serbum Shakchung Moyon, CMO, Chandel graced the conference as chief guest, guest of honour and functional president respectively.
During their respective speeches, they congratulated the NSUC for organising the conference and called on the students present to prioritise education. They also spoke on technology and how its misuse can affect students.
They stated that education was the way forward especially to develop a society.
Mamoni Doley IAS, DC Chandel also unveiled the Construction of the NSUC on the occasion.
As part of the conference, a choral singing competition was held with four units of the NSUC namely Anal, Lamkang, Tarao and Khoibu participating. The Anal Lenruwl Tangpi were placed first witl Lamkang second, Khoibu third and Tarao in third place.
Former presidents of the NSUC, unit president, meritorious students, teachers, schools and principals were felicitated and presented with a memento.
Earlier, Rev. Shonnai Saka, President CNCF dedicated a monument and was unveiled by chief guest of the day, Dr. Ss. Olish, MLA 41-Chandel (ST) AC while Rev. Dr. Bd. Kailun Anal President, Anal Christian Forum invoked God’s blessings upon the conference.
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Folk Society, Panchai and Sr. Elizabeth Jolshung also enchanted the gathering with their melodious voices.
The conference flag was hoisted by Ng. Gilbert Monsang, Founding President, NSUC
The conference was attended by hundreds of students from various schools of Chandel.
The students also pledge to pursue education with sincerity and courage, to develop skills that create dignity and self-reliance, to protect our identity, culture, land, and environment, to reject division, violence, and destructive habits, to promote peace, harmony, and mutual respect among all communities, to make Chandel a land of educated, empowered, and united youth.
