SJU Chümoukedima inaugurates Heritage centre

St. Joseph University (SJU) Chümoukedima inaugurated its Patrimoine-Heritage centre at the university campus on May 10.
In a press release, SJU informed that while inaugurating the centre, Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) president, Etsungmomo Kikon elaborated on the efforts made by elders in creating awareness of wealth of heritage.
In this regard, he expressed his appreciation to all the educational institutions for culture-centered programmes in order to revitalise the pride in the knowledge one has inherited.
Meanwhile, guest of honour, Dr. Naomi Zhimomi also spoke on relevance of cultural sensitivity and need to appreciate one’s cultural heritage.
Earlier, the centre was blessed with prayer by Rector, Good Shepherd Seminary, Rev. Fr. Jaison Thomas.
During the inaugural programme, student in-charges of different fields were also awarded.
St. Joseph University informed that the centre was inaugurated with a vision to start a particular department on cultural studies in the near future, to preserve the rich culture of Nagaland in particular and the North East in general.