British Council has provided free membership of its online library to the 184 scholarship awardees of the Kohima Educational Trust (KET) for 2017. The online library provides access to a range of premium e-resources and can be accessed from anywhere in India.
In a press release, KET president, Charles Chasie informed that the initiative marks the beginning of a five-year partnership between the British Council and the Kohima Educational Trust. He said more initiatives would be announced as part of the UK-India Year of Culture in 2017. The release stated that KET was founded in 2003 by British veterans of the 1944 Battle of Kohima and is devoted to honouring the people of Nagaland through educational activities. This was done in collaboration with the Kohima Educational Society (KES), a charity formed by leading Naga citizens in response to the formation of the Kohima Educational Trust.
The release stated that director of British Council India, Alan Gemmell hoped that KET scholars would find the online library membership helpful in furthering their education. It said British Council also aims to strengthen collaboration in the areas of culture, education and skills for the benefit of people in India and UK.
KET president, Charles Chasie said that these memberships would add real value to the scholarships the Kohima Educational Trust- of which HRH the Duke of York was the patron.