Kewhimia—residents of Kohima Village—were encouraged to set good examples for the rest of the Naga society to emulate.
Speaking at Kudawhi Union Dimapur (KUD) annual general meeting held at the residence of V Sekhose, Haralu Colony, Burma camp, Saturday, DIG, Border and Prisons, Martin Pienyü, said “people are known through their identity and we as people from a big village as Kohima village should feel fortunate of the identity we possess.”
He said being a descendant from one of the largest villages in Asia was God’s blessing and that the members of the village should have a sense of gratitude for such a blessing.
Pienyü called on the members present at the gathering to retrospect and value their identities and the place from where they originated.
He said, “If you do not value and respect your own people and identity, others would have no regard for you either.” He further said those present at the meeting should act as ambassadors and share the things they had learnt at the meeting with those people who were absent.
Earlier, during the presidential address, the outgoing KUD president V Sekhose said, Kohima villagers were among the pioneers who first settled in Dimapur as history has shown.
Sekhose said, “Our forefathers were selfless, broad and open minded and therefore they welcomed their brothers from every part of the state which has enabled Dimapur to become a metropolitan city today.”
He added that those examples of brotherly love and open mindedness had to be replicated by the present generation and thus set good examples for peaceful co-existence which would in turn reflect the goodness of “our” forefathers.
The general meeting was chaired by former KUD vice president and newly selected president James Vizo. A special number was presented by the womenfolk of the union while short speeches were made by Balie Khezhie and Nini Sekhose.