State foundation day for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Chandigarh, Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar and Pondicherry was observed at Raj Bhavan Kohima on Friday.
Speaking at the celebration programme, Nagaland governor La Ganesan said that celebrating the foundation day of those states was a testament to the diverse cultural beauty of the country as part of the “Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat” program for national integration, which was announced by the Prime Minister in 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Governor said he was glad to have people from the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana etc residing in Nagaland along with the young students from Kohima Science College coming together to celebrate each other’s culture and also to learn more about each other.
Ganesan said that Nagaland is culturally rich not only because of its diverse local population but it was also because it has people from almost the whole length and breadth of the country working together and contributing to the overall progress and growth of the state.
“Though you may all be far away from your homelands, we celebrate your state with you together here at Raj Bhavan Kohima today,” he said. Governor said that every state in diverse nation contributes a unique piece to the mosaic of Indian culture.