Haflong, November 21, 2020 : With its main activity for promoting
literature of the Dimasa language, the
Dimasa Lairidim Mel, Dimasa Sahitya Sabha in its executive committee
meeting released three books in Dimasa vernacular.
The meeting was held on 20th November 2020 at Haflong Town Raji
Community Hall, Haflong by maintaining
COVID protocol.
The books, published by the Dimasa Sahitya Sabha, are the ‘Dimasa Khuragai Kharmin’ Volume I
collection of Dimasa oral stories ‘Khabaih Kharimin’ compilation of Dimasa
short stories, and the ‘Khurang’ journal of Dimasa Sahitya Sabha containing
Dimasa stories, poetry, etc.
The meeting was presided over by DSS President Dinendra Thaosen, along with DSS vice
president and senior most member of the sabha Nojendra Nunisa from Diphu Karbi
Anglong, DSS General Secretary Ringpendra Nunisa and DSS Dima Hasao District
Committee President Kalijoy Sengyung.
The meeting was also attended by the Treasurer of DSS Kumudh
Ranjan Kemprai, DSS members - Surjya Thaosen, Teacher Satyabrata Kemprai,
social activist Phaiprang Phonglo, Samarjit Haflongbar former MLA and CEM
NCHAC, Circle Inspector of Schools Ramesh Kemprai and other members along with
media persons representing different print and electronic media consisting of
the news TV channels and YouTube news channels namely Samsul Alam, Pankaj
Timung, Miss Alisa nunisa, Suroj Barman and others.
In the meeting, the venue and date of the next Annual General
Meeting /Conference of Dimasa Lairidim Mel or Dimasa Sahitya Sabha has been
fixed at Guwahati scheduled to be held on 27th and 28th February
2021.
Regarding medium of instructions in mother tongue to be introduced
at Lower Primary Level instead of present additional subject of Dimasa text
book being taught in LP schools based on New Education Policy, the meeting has
decided that members delegates of the sabha will negotiate with the authority
of NC Hills Autonomous Council within short period.
Further, the executive
committee of the sabha suggested that proposal of the Constitution Amendment
Sub-committee, Dimasa Sahitya Sabha be placed in the forthcoming conference
scheduled to be held on 27th and 28th February 2021 at Guwahati.
Eventually, Dima Hasao Sahitya Sabha president Kalijoy Sengyung and Surjya
Thaosen both the members of Indigenous Tribals Sahitya Sabha of Assam from
Dimasa Sahitya Sabha, who represented the sabha in the executive meeting of the
ITSSA held on 8th November at Socio-cultural Centre of Bodo Sahitya Sabha,
Guwahati gave an appraisal on its proceedings and resolutions in the meeting.
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