St. John College Dimapur (SJCD), department of History organized a field trip to World War II Cemetery Kohima on February 16, to let students delve into the Battle of Kohima and encourage them to learn about the past.
A press release from SJCD, HoD History, Senkatoshi stated that students were briefed on the Battle of Kohima fought between Allied Forces led by Great Britain and the Japanese from April 4 to June 22, 1944.
Students learnt that the battle took the lives of many young soldiers. The youngest of these was 16 year old Ghulam Muhammad, of the 2nd Punjab Regiment. The students were also told that Saliezhu Angami, 21 years old, was the only Naga grave at the cemetery. The epitaph to Saliezhu Angami reads, “The big-minded warring youngest son of mine shall arise and shine like a star.”
Thirty one history major students with two teachers of modern composite history took part in the field visit.