1st November, 2023: Naga Writers Speak – 8th Series
The 8th Naga Writers Speak was held on the 1st of November 2023 at 10 AM in the Kohima College conference hall. The speaker for this event was Dr. Neikehienuo Mepfhü-o, Assistant Professor, Dept of Functional English, Kohima College, Kohima and author.
The subject of Dr. Mepfhü-o’s lecture was ‘Writing Social Issues in Fiction’ The objective of the annual Naga Writers Speak is to foster interest in Naga literature and its practitioners in the form of writers, critics and academics in the hope that students will be motivated to do read, write and do research in literature. In all 30 students and 11 faculty members were present. Feedback from the students were positive with a request for future events.
15th & 16th September, 2023: Nagaland Theatre Festival, RCEMPA, Jotsoma
19 students enrolled in the 3rd Semester General Elective paper on Text and Performance attended the Nagaland Theatre Festival at the Regional Centre for Excellence in Music and Performing Arts (RCEMPA), Jotsoma. The 2-day theatre festival featured a stage performance on the first day and a one day theatre workshop on the second day.
The objective of this activity was to expose the students to the practical aspects of theatrical production through the workshop and to allow them to witness an actual theatre performance.
Dr. Theyiesinuo Keditsu was sent by the department to chaperone and supervise the students for the two days. For all the students, both parts of the festival was a first in their lives. The department received very positive feedback from the students. Few expressed a new found interest in theatre and found the skills they learnt during the workshop would be useful for staging productions of their own.
20th April, 2023: Department of English Organised the “7 Naga Writers Speak”
The 7th Naga Writers Speak was held on the 20th of April, 2023 at 11 AM in the Kohima College conference hall. The speaker for this event was Dr. Kevileno Sakhrie, Retd. Associate Professor, Dept of English, Kohima College, Kohima and eminent Literary Critic. The 7th series was supposed to be held in 2022 but had to be deferred due to COVID related delays.
The subject of Dr. Sakhrie’s lecture was ‘Anthologizing Naga Writings’. The objective of the annual Naga Writers Speak is to foster interest in Naga literature and its practitioners in the form of writers, critics and academics in the hope that students will be motivated to do read, write and do research in literature.
In all 36 students and 10 faculty members were present. Feedback from the students were positive with a request for future events.