IMPHAL, April 26: A one-day Schedule Caste Youth Cultural Festival 2015 was organized by Representative of Lois (ROL), Kakching under the sponsorship Manipur Other Backward Class, Government of Manipur at Library and Information Centre, Auditorium Kakching.
MLA of Kakching Constituency, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh; DC Chandel, Robert Singh Kshetrimayum IAS, Deputy Director MOBC M Damu Singh and ex-president of ROL Yengkhom Nilachandra Singh attended as the chief guest, guest of honours and president respectively.
Addressing the gathering, Y Surchandra said that culture which is an indispensable part of the society is changing from to time like the primitive age culture which has drastically changed now.
He further said that culture should change but not its unique values and history and called upon the people especially youths to strive for excellence in every field so as to contribute towards bringing peace, harmony and development in the state.
As a part of the festival, various cultural programmes including Maibi Laiching Jagoi, Takhel Jagoi, Meitei Pung Cholom, Thabal Chongba Jagoi, Dhon-Dhulop Cholom were performed by
Sangeet Academy Kakching apart from Thang-Ta martial art by Ibhudou Khamlanba Thang-Ta Academy, Kakching.