 Okay. Good afternoon everyone. Sorry for the delay, but I think we're on time. So we have a wonderful session which is very relatable and also relevant today in our society that is learning new languages and the experience of NACA. So today we have, I will briefly, the program has been played in the, but then I will briefly read out the program so that we have, we are a little bit familiar with all and also I would like to, and also I would like to acknowledge those who have joined for this webinar today from other departments, HODs, faculty and well-wishers and also mostly the students. I hope and I believe I'm audible. Okay. Anyway, I will briefly read out the program today. We have an introductory note by, introductory note by our respected HOD, Dr. Rimey Longway, Department of Political Science. Then we have participants, students, participants, Geza Viko Loshie, PA for semester, Rose M. Lota, PA third semester, Dya Lila Imsong, PA first semester, Kalibo, PA first semester, Lika Zimo, PA third semester. And then we have after the participants and after the speakers we have Q&A session and that will be led by Dr. Ali, Dr. Sabur Ali, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and concluding remarks will be given by Dr. Anirudha Babur, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science. So let us, let us go ahead with, let us go ahead with our program. So I would like to give, I would like to request Dr. Rimey to kindly take your time and take your time for the introductory note. Thank you, Professor Eureti. Good afternoon, everyone. I hope I'm audible. Once again, welcome everyone of you to this webinar on learning new languages benefit, benefits Naga experience organized by the Department of Political Science as part of the dot talk within a series of, that's a college. First of all, I would like to mention that our college is providing a platform for students and teachers where they can come forward and share their knowledge and piece of research and their findings. So this time it is, I'm extremely happy to mention that the Department of Political Science could successfully organize this student webinar on this particular day on learning new language benefits Naga experience. So as part of the introductory notes, I would like to mention that in the context of India, we have a problem of, we have the questions of language and also we have the issue of linguism, you know, we have problem of linguism in Indian politics. So in today's webinar, we are not going to enter into that domain or going to discuss all those things in today's webinar, but we are going to talk about importance of learning new languages in a very interconnected world of our time. So we will be focusing on the importance of how, you know, one can possibly learn, you know, or many languages as one could possibly learn. So our focus will be on this aspect that how many languages of other communities can one learn apart from our own mother tongue or our own dialect or our own language. In general, you know, it is important for all of us, you know, especially in India, in Indian context to know and to learn the Hindi English and also some of the, you know, languages which are recognized by the each schedule of the Indian constitution. Most importantly, it is a must for all of us, you know, to learn and to know how to speak and even, you know, how to speak and how to write Hindi and English. In our own context, in North East India, it is also important for all of us, you know, to reconsider this need, you know, in our time and also help, you know, our younger generation to focus on focus attention on learning, you know, our diverse languages that we have even in the case of North East India. So just coming home in our state Nagaland, we have 16 other tribes and in other parts of the Northeast also, you know, putting all the Nagas tribe together, we have around 66 Nagas tribes, you know, and we all have unique languages and we have different dialects and it is very important, you know, in the case of our state Nagaland that the students, you know, could understand and speak, you know, each one of them so that, you know, the communication language can be used, you know, as a tool with which, you know, we can think and as a means by which we can communicate with others better. So therefore our focus is how to, you know, how do we encourage, you know, young generation, young people to learn more languages so that, you know, they are able to communicate, you know, in their respective regions or with people from other parts of the regions, you know, through languages, through, you know, learning their languages. So the second part is speaking about, you know, our students, webinar speakers, you know, they will be talking about, you know, they will be speaking about language skills of their parents and grandparents also and then another one, another aspect of today's webinar is learning new languages benefits. So what are the benefits, you know, that one can approve to oneself by, you know, embarking, you know, on learning other languages. So I just want to say that, you know, today's program is all about how, you know, our younger generation, you know, especially, you know, students who felt, you know, the need of knowing more languages and also as they try to learn more languages, what are the experiences that they have gone through? They have, what are their experiences? So we will be, you know, getting to know from our present, you know, speakers today. So I look forward, you know, for meaningful, you know, sharing of their experiences and also I believe that they will throw out, you know, many text-away points and we also will have a very meaningful Q&A sessions. So I am looking forward and I wish each one of them the very best, you know, in their efforts to share what they would like to communicate to the people at large. So I, as one of the participants, I'm also looking forward to listen to them and I also heartily once again welcome every one of you, some of my colleagues from other departments, and then I also welcome, you know, our respected, you know, people, you know, chairs and madams from the management and also students, participants, my colleagues, every one of you to this webinar. And I would like to conclude by giving my best wishes to the student speaker for this program. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Rimi. That was, that was a clear and very vivid introduction for this students webinar today. We look forward to engaging with the speakers with this particular theme and topic. I would like to, before we proceed with the speakers, I would like to read out briefly our concept not for this webinar. So we have learning new language benefits, another experience. India is a multilingual country and it is a land of many languages and Thailand. There is a linguistic diversity in India. According to people's linguistic survey of India, there are 780 languages and 86 scriptures of which 250 languages got extinguished and some other languages have been considered to be endangered languages. The eight schedules of constitution of India recognizes 22 languages, excluding English and the linguistic policies of funding the Indian government are organized around this information. After independence, the language, the language policy of central government was not appreciated by the supporters of regional languages and as a reaction, the issue of language was politicized. If anti-English agitations were launched in in Hindi speaking areas, anti-Hindi agitations were launched by non-Hindi speakers, speaking states in South India. Instead of learning both the official languages, some people have shown no interest at all in learning other languages. Language is both a tool with which we think by and the means by which we communicate with others. It seems that in Nagaland, the present generation is showing keen interest in learning new languages apart from those that are recognized by the eight schedule of the constitution. Even the Korean language is quite a popular here. As per the union government's report, Nagaland students' performance on English language is higher than the national average. They also have good skills over the Hindi language. In this backdrop, the academic world has a great necessity to understand how young generations in Naga society are so inclined to learn new languages, how they develop their interest towards learning new languages, what are their learning new languages, benefits and experiences. During this webinar session, some of the questions will be taken up. The webinar also aims to educate and inculcate the importance of language as a tool and a means by which we think and communicate with others in all aspects of our life. With this concept, based on this concept, we look forward to engaging with the speakers in a broader and a diverse manner with this particular topic. We know that learning new languages and especially Korean languages with regard to the traumas and movies and songs, cable-offs, etc., is of great influence and also very popular among the youths in the Naga society. So we look forward to the interesting talk session with the speakers. So first of all, I would like to request our first speaker, first participants, and then the following the participants, please take your time following the keeping in mind with the numbers, with the follow-up. I will read out the participants and you take your time accordingly. The first participant is Geza Viko Loche, PA, first semester. Then second is Rose M Lota, PA, third semester. Third speaker will be Tia Lila Imson, first semester. Then the fourth speaker will be Kali Bo, PA, first semester. Then we have Lika Zimo, PA, third semester. So please take your time accordingly. Geza Viko. Thank you, Ms. Aung Syi. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Ms. Aung Syi, could you please confirm if I am clearly audible? Yes, audible, Kunir. Thank you, Ms. There was an article, I believe, published in a news outlet called Mint two years ago in 2018 that stated that Nagaland is one of the most diverse states in the country, language-wise, with Kerala being the least diverse, with 97% of its residents identifying Malayalam as Tia Madutong. Nagaland has 14 languages, 17 dialects, with Konjak, the largest language, having about a 46% share. Now Nagaland has no shortage in diversity in languages. Most Nagas are bilingual or multilingual, meaning that they are proficient in two or more than two languages. Among teenagers and young adults, there has been a rise in popularity of certain languages like Korean, French, Japanese, and even Thai language. This, however, is not something that began very recently. Although it is still an arguable matter as to how this fascination for foreign languages initially began, it is widely accepted that what sparked this linguistic phenomenon could quite possibly be an influx of imports, mainly from South Asia in the 1990s or 1980s or even before that period. These included music, soap operas, movies, or dramas in the form of CDs or cassettes. You could call this a cultural invasion of some sort, flooding markets in Nagaland with products from across the globe. Now in the late 20th century, Nagaland was witnessing an economic transformation and young adults were curious with the outside world and were looking to experience the cultures outside of their own home, their own state. This included not only Western cultures, but also cultures of progressing countries like China or South Korea in Asia. The result was this demand and supply of products from other countries that grew in popularity in Naga society. This, I believe, has become more significant in recent decades with the internet and this vast intermingling of people globally. There exists this fascination for cultures in such, as Dr. Rimey mentioned, such an interconnected world. This, I believe, is self-evident in what we see today with young people being influenced by things like anime, k-pop, and among other things. For me personally, I'm not personally acquainted with many languages, but the languages that I do know are Hindi, English, the local dialect of Nagamese, and a little bit of Japanese and French on the sidelines, and of course, one of my mother tongue, Tenide. And even within Tenide, there are so many variations of the language. Like for instance in Pesamo, which is my father's village, the type or variation of Tenide there is somewhat different from the Tenide that exists in Konoma. And the type of Tenide that exists in Konoma is different from other villages, other Angami villages, like in Chachama or Kohima. As far as language is concerned, youngsters are increasingly developing capacities for new languages. In many ways, I think this can be used effectively to benefit ourselves. Now there are multiple advantages to learning new languages. Some health benefits concerns include sharpening thinking abilities, critical thinking, and listening abilities. People who speak more than one language have proof to have better memory and enhance multitasking capacities. Also, keeping in mind, learning new languages and having an array of different languages at your set keeps the mind healthy and sharp even through old age. It also gives the mind a form of plasticity, meaning the quality of being easily shaped or molded. And it also gives more rational decision making. Now as far as social benefits are concerned, it allows people to communicate efficiently with ease and being able to speak other languages exposes us to different cultures and helps foster appreciation for the traditions, arts, or history of the people associated with that particular language. And not to mention greater vocabulary in the first language, and essentially being able to speak the same ideas in different languages. This allows one to find and create different dimensions of the same ideas of concepts, aiding in learning the subject matter in finer, more comprehensive detail. Those boosts confidence and being proficient in more than one language is beneficial in an age when globally we are, as again, Dr. Rimey mentioned, globally interconnected. Now multilingual people also have employment benefits with better job prospects and employers and companies giving greater attention to those who are skilled at more than one language. That being said, it is important to note that in our attempts to develop our skills for other languages, there is always the possibility that we might lose our own original language or fall short in owning our own culture. There are certain benefits to having an edge by knowing multiple languages. But as they say, learn as many languages as you can, but never forget your own. Thank you. Rose M. Lothar, PA third semester, kindly take your time. Rose M. Lothar, I think Rose M. Lothar have some issue with the technical issue. So let's proceed with Dia Lila Imson, PA first semester. Dia Lila. Yes, Miss. Good afternoon, everyone. Am I audible? Yes. Okay. Thank you for having me today. My name is Dia Lila Imson from PA first semester, and I'm going to speak about the experiences of Nagas on learning new languages. There are numerous languages spoken around the world. Language is a form of communication that assists people to communicate with one another from every part of the world. They are bilingual and multilingual around the globe. And Nagas, I know exception to that. Naglin is the clear winner on the diversity stakes on both the language and dialect axis. In my case, I can speak Hindi, English, Ao and Naganese and can understand some basic Korean words, which I learned through watching Korean series. It is no surprise that I know Ao Naga as it was my first language that I learned through my parents. And I'm pretty sure the first ever word I said might have been in Ao. Secondly, almost all schools in Naglin are English medium and thus I believe most students from Naglin can speak or understand English. As for Hindi, it was a compulsory subject in my previous school and watching a lot of cartoons when I was small really helped in learning it. Lastly, I may not be able to write in Hangul, which is the alphabetical system in Korea, yet I can probably say that I can at least watch some clips of Korean series without the subtitles. The main reason why I became so interested about this language is their culture and watching Korean series really helped me in learning an idea about the Korean culture. The Naga community has always been keen on learning new things and experimental. Their learning new languages is no exception. Languages are an important essence attached to each respective cultures. The younger generation of Naga, let's take the example of the generation Z, has always been keen on learning new languages and study about other cultures. For the most part, the young generation of Naga are able to speak two or more additional languages, that is their mother tongue, the national language of India, which is Hindi and English. The curiosity to learning never ends, discovering something and wanting to adapt and manifest that particular thing into their lives is something which I have personally observed in the younger generation of Naga, especially with the rapid spread and rise of Korean culture in our land, the interest and curiosity to learn their language and culture has escalated. Half of the younger generation can understand and hold basic conversation, sorry, half of the younger generation can understand and hold basic conversation in Korean. There's also Japanese which comes from their interest in NMA and then there's English which I believe most all, almost all the younger generation can speak and understand. English is also the common language spoken around the world including India. Nagas are exceptionally well versed when it comes to English language. The performance of Naga students that English is higher than the national average. In most cases, many Nagas go abroad to go get their education or to settle in, which also plays a big role in shaping their linguistic skills and abilities provided with the fact that their interest in other cultures increases their knowledge in the field of politics as well. Learning a new language eventually leads to learning about their cultures, which is never a dull experience. With advancement of the world, the minds of the younger generation is also advanced. The road to learning new things is end. Being experimental is never ending. Lastly, in order to prepare our nation's children or the future leaders of the next generation, sorry, in order to prepare our nation's children to be the next generation's future entrepreneurs, doctors, scientists, engineers, or whatever influential job they choose, we must foster an environment from a young age that promotes multilingual learning. Through this, we are setting up ourselves, the next generation, the leaders of the next generation for growth, success, security, and ultimately prosperity. Thank you. Thank you, Dya Lila Imso. Now I request Rose Emlota to kindly take your time. Thank everyone, a very warm and love-filled afternoon in this webinar. So before I start speaking, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Rose Emlota. I'm from Bolshean's Department, BHC semester. As we all know that Nagaland is known for great diversity and also great influence for its flora and fauna too. Nagaland is a tribal state, where in total there is 16 men drive. So each individual has their own languages. So my mother tongue is Lota, Lota's dialect, and there is no other mixture as my parents were born to Lota and hence for all my ancestors were Lota too. Lota is my first language that I've learned and being taught. Besides Lota language, I get to know some other languages too. That is Nakamis, English, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, and some field travel languages. As I was born and brought up from Dimapu, it was very vital for me to know Nakamis. And as far as I remember, my second language that I've learned was Nakamis at the age of 45 years old. Nakamis is a language of creole language and it is playing a vital role in our society, be it in rural or urban areas. Nakamis represent the best communication medium for all the Nagas in Nagaland, especially at Grasswood level. I feel that I've learned Nakamis because of my curiosity, because whenever I call out with my parents in terms of function or in marketplace, they exchange words in Nakamis to local people. So therefore, I was able to cope up with Nakamis language. My friends, and in my friends circle, each and everyone belonged to different tribes. So ultimately, I was influenced to speak their languages too. So I can speak some few words in Sumi and Chengdu, many of the Nakas, including me, we tend to learn their best friends languages in order to communicate them and it felt more closer to them. And we also find it cool and great to do that. Moving on to English language, as we know this in 1967, Nagaland used English as the official language. So I went to English medium school, so I was able to learn English. At first, the English was very simple and more sophisticated, as I grew older and older, the language seems to get more complicated and fast. I was proud to learn English and I believed that whenever we watch movies, we learn new words. And so I learned English during my youth. It was mostly from Nagaland State, but not, but also few periods of time in my school. I was starting to build my age standard. And after that, it was spent upon me whether I should continue taking up my subject. I'm not really explaining Hindi, but I understand it completely because of my parents in my childhood. And so parents watch news or movies and TV series. So basically, from here, I understand most of the Hindi. And I believe that almost all the Naga people are English. So most of the Naga is greatly influenced to Korean culture. And so am I. So like we Naga belong to Mongolian, they saw the appearance. It's like in some Asian countries, like China, Japan, and we have smol chinky eyes. So people usually often call us to date them. So according to me, it's because of the people who call us in that manner. I'm not as curious about it and know who are they. So I've learned Korean language and K-drama. So like whenever I watch the music video or dramas, it really amazed me a lot because the Korean people look so perfect. Perfect body, perfect skin, and everything. So I was really impressed by them. So I tend to look like them and also mainly the language looks very warm to me. Most commonly used by Naga people. It's like you can't read them. I'm like, you know, can I see them in life? So I tried to speak their language in order to see more. And I dream every day that maybe once I can go and visit South Korea and meet all people. So last but not least, I'm real good in learning Japanese language and it was only possible because I start watching anime. If you guys are confused what is an anime, then let me explain. An anime is a hand-clone and computer animation originating from Japan. I'm easily, of course, by watching it, I find it very unreal and superficial and uncanny to. And the main reason is because of the character they display. Not real, but the character looks so real and very amazing that sometimes I try to look like them by cosplaying it. As we know that in Nagaland, Gohima, every year on the month of July, the horse and even N.A.J. Ghost Feast, it's paid to tribute those fans out there. People cosplay some anime characters and complete who looks the best. So sometimes I go there and watch their cosplay and it makes me so hydrated. I start learning their language and it's like a similar feeling towards Korean culture and language. So theoretically speaking that you guys might be wondering that what's to use or benefit in learning all these other languages. So I believe that I'm earning a great benefit by adapting other languages because it boosts my brain power by developing my learning skills such as cognitive thinking and problem solving. It's like I'm doing a brain team. Specifically I'm a multilingual person there. So I believe that multilinguals are more confident in everything they do, be it in decision making or doing multilinguals. And it feels like it boosts my academic areas and it boosts my networking skills. It also has the advantage of seeing the world for different viewpoints and enhancing my ability to communicate with people. Thank you very much. Thank you Rose. Now next we have Calibur, BA First semester and then Liga Zemo, BA Third semester. Please follow, please take your time after Calibur. Thank you. Good afternoon everyone. My name is Calibur from BA First semester and currently taking up poll signs as my owner's paper. Well, Frank Smith says that one language saves you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way. Likewise everyone has different talents and being multilingual is also one of the talent I would say. As on my part I learned a few languages since from my childhood. I have learned four languages so far that is Sumi, English, Hindi and all languages. I was taught how to speak Sumi language since childhood as I am from the Sumi community. As for my second language that is English language since I was brought up from English medium school. I learned from my school and also English is our state language so this is how I learned how to speak English. The first thing I learned in English language was how to see some polite words like thanking you, sorry, welcome, please, etc and for my third language was Hindi as well as as as we all know Hindi is a national language of India and also it is not that easy language to learn according to me. When people speak certain words in Hindi it sounds easy for the person who listen but when we try to speak it is not that easy as it sounds. I should say I should say it needs lots of practice. Hindi is a very sweet language and being a part of India we should all know how to speak Hindi whereas for all my fourth language I learned from my neighbors as I was saying in Hindi our community it was not it was not hard for me to learn our language and well about my parents and grandparents they were not that educated person like other people but I can probably say that my dad can speak multilingual languages from from he learned during his childhood and about my grandparents well my grandfather he can hardly speak Rangma to me and Hindi languages he learned Hindi language when when he was a soldier during the second world war and till now he can speak so well so well as I shared my experience with you all I'm sure that many of you have the same experience in learning new languages so let us not stop but continue to explore more languages as it helps us to communicate and understand one another in depth thank you. Good evening everyone respected lecturers and all my dear friends firstly I want to thank Sir Sabarali for giving me this privilege and I hope you will all be able to lane your ears for some minutes today I'll be speaking about the zilness in the Nagas society in learning new cultures and languages and how it is built a bridge between people in the course giving opportunities to all expect of life firstly growing up in the state of Nagaland has been a very big blessing to me since there hasn't been any restriction on me or on any Nagas as a whole against learning anything new there has also been a fascination on the part of younger Nagas for learning new cultures and new languages also a major part of us being able to read and speak these different languages can be partly given to our parents as there hasn't been any restriction on watching only a specific language best program for us our parents have been kind and generous enough to us by not objecting to learning anything new or new cultures or languages so with a younger generation of Nagas have been quite fortunate enough to be able to learn and study all these other cultures as for me I too have been very fortunate enough to have parents that has never objected me in learning new language and new cultures secondly the first time I got introduced to a different culture was the North Indian culture as I grew up watching Bollywood movies and serials a major part of how I learned and understood Hindi can be contributed by the Hindi movies which I used to watch during my younger days and although Hindi was taught to us in school starting from class six it was made easier by the fact that we have already been introduced to it through movies and songs and later as I grew up Hollywood movies started to train more and I started watching I started watching it and I learned lots about Americans and their cultures and watching English movies and literature has has been a very helpful source from which I have been able to improve on my speaking and writing skills of the English language and taking a dictionary and looking up on a new English vocabulary while reading books or movies has really helped me along the way in addition to this Korean dramas and movies have also been a very major part of my life as I grew older although I haven't been able to learn so much about Korean language yet I have been able to study the cultures through their dramas and movies learning about all these different cultures and languages has been very blazing to me if you're fluent in it you have a higher chance of getting jobs and other opportunities because these days most of the companies and other search for people with good communication skills in English also another point is being able to connect with people by communicating their own languages and touch this allows us to get closer and helps us understand the culture more deeply and expose us to their traditions religion arts etc and while traveling and being able to speak the local language our culture can help us a lot and also in gaining perspective about religion lastly one of the easiest way of learning different culture and language of the world can be done by watching your movies and books of a particular region as we are easily embraced in it through their stories in conclusion we in Auguste as a whole should not only take more interest in our own tradition culture and mother tongues but rather take it to another level and use it for the professional and personal benefit thank you thank you and thank you all everyone that was a very interesting deliberations on the engagement deliberations and engagement with learning new languages and experiences your experiences and in a very diverse and broad manner we have deliberated together with the speakers so now I would like to request Dr. Sabur Ali to lead the session for Q&A and I hope we will have a more engaging and more engaging and also more fruitful discussions and more detailed discussions on this particular topic with the speakers so I now place this time to Dr. Sabur Ali. Thank you Airoh. Now the question and answer session starts now the audience can ask the question with our speakers now the audience can ask their questions with our speakers please use the chat box first and then I will call your name then you can raise your question please use the chat box first and then I will I will call you for your question yeah one clarification Hindi is not India's national language it is here official language in places associate official language Vijaya if you have any question please take the mic Dr. Vijaya. Yes actually I am giving clarification there was a proposal in the beginning for making Hindi a national language but due to the anti-Hindi agitations from the especially from the south southern part of India this was pushed back and now again it is you know brought on to the front line politics so that's what I am giving clarification apart from that the presentations were enriching in a way that how language will help us learning new language will help us to know culture of different regions different ethnicities and also different countries that's all thank you it's a very good session I think there is one more question by Pamry Shamchakol I think you can initiate the discussion what is the origin and official language of Navalan I think there are a few questions coming up so Dr. Sabur Ali please initiate the discussion and discussion and follow with the Q&A yeah yeah I will do you take your my question is to the participant what they prefer explaining one language to be proficient in that or having knowledge of many null in language but not making any significant contribution to anyone can you take the question yes sir sure yeah please take the question thank you miss Nisha Dahiya although I don't think I would take the answer to both extremes as to excelling in only one language and being proficient in specifically that language or having knowledge of many languages and not making significant contribution to anyone because in a way that's sort of a very polarizing question I think because I think in many ways I could go right down the middle if you ask me because having multiple languages at your disposal is in a way very useful in present day society because again like I mentioned earlier with the health mental and social advantages of being multilingual but I think I see your point here um maybe in the context to nationality or nationalism or strictly belonging to one particular group or society I think it is important that we remember our own mother tongue and having this one particular uniform language that can be shared by all I think that is important to and that reflects well and to our own culture and to our own society but to a certain extent I believe and to answer your question well I can't um before I go to Dr. Remi's question uh Ms. Nisha Dahiya um my answer to your question is that I don't have an answer to your question or one more specifically I think there are other ways that we can use language not just one language but multiple languages and when we speak of multiple languages I think um about two or three languages being proficient in those and learning how to communicate efficiently in just a few languages I think could be more advantageous as well than having so many languages and not being able to communicate properly in all of them as for Dr. Remi's question what is the role of accent in the process of learning new languages a very good question sir thank you for asking um here I think I'd like to bring to your attention this um certain shaming for the accents of Nagas specifically by our own people and there's this new trend in the youngsters um that you can see in WhatsApp statuses or on social media where they criticize other people for having this it's native English accent and although I believe that accents should not have such an important role in learning a language or speaking a language I do admit that um to some extent in some dimensions of society having an accent does have some of its disadvantages I do agree but nevertheless regardless of your accent if you do have proper vocabulary if you are efficient in communicating and knowing how to communicate and more importantly the more you have the more firm grasp we have on the language itself I don't I think if you have that an accent is not on the higher list the higher part of your list of priorities but yes I do agree having a different accent can can give you a disadvantage in some aspects yes any more questions no um I'm sorry sir uh before we conclude with the webinar sir I had a question for you Dr. Saber um if you will could you please um explain a little more on this anti-Hindu protest in India because I think the students and I are very intrigued with this topic and we'd like to know from you yeah in the in the very beginning uh in so I'm trying to give answer in the very beginning like Hindu nationalism Hindu based ideology they had the strong power in the national politics so they try to make Hindi as a national language it means national language it there is a difference between national language and official language the national language will represent the culture it has sentimental attachment with the people the official language it is just they are using for the instrumental purpose according to sociolinguistics sociolinguistic scholars they are giving such a definite sense so in the very beginning Hindu nationalism idea of Hindu it tries to capture the national politics and they want to make hindi as a national language in this backdrop they made hindi as a compulsory language in all over India in schools education syllabus but south indian people particularly from Tamil Nadu they started to oppose this idea so according to them they told like if hindi becomes a national language and it becomes a superior official language the benefit of the state entirely will go to the north indian people and the south indian people non-hindi people will reach the second citizen position so that's this is the debate between south and north from south india regarding this they started the protest the protest continues still it continues even even now the current regime also try to make three language formula they are trying to bring they are trying to impose hindi language on Tamil Nadu but still in Tamil Nadu people in the political gallery they are reporting this idea okay so the hindi like it is like it has close connection with the idea for first class citizen and second class citizen okay so based on this I trust this is going yeah I hope I give you some introduction about the hindi education program yes sir thank you very much yeah now you can take my thank you Dr. Sabur our Q&A session was enriching and it was we have it also have provided scope for us to question and also question ourselves and also engage and deliberate together with these various aspects of various aspects and ideas on learning new languages and also engaging on the language politics so it has opened a scope for us to also delve towards this particular topic for for whoever is interested more interested in this particular field so that was a wonderful session and that was very enriching thank you Dr. Sabur and all the speakers now let us go towards the towards the concluding remarks let us we will have a concluding remark by Dr. Anirudha Babur assistant professor that's a college both sides department so Dr. Anirudha Babur thank you thank you ma'am first of all I really congratulate the coordinator for coming up with this wonderful idea and the topic learning new languages benefits naga experience now when we think about the naga experience the one thing that we have to understand what is the meaning of being a naga this is a very primary question because the reference point of the entire event is nagas right so when we try to explore this complex question of what is the meaning of being naga then we come to realize that it is very sleepy understanding that we have about the word naga right because we have 16 tribes in nagaland and if we include the other tribes of the nagas who are scattered in different naga regions located in different parts of other states like say Manipur Arunachal Pradesh and Assam it would be more than 60 60 tribes right and if you if you really want to go deeper and if you go to Myanmar right in the Kachin region areas and all you will find that you know there are there are naga tribes who are living there and they have developed their own linguistic channels and the language so first we have to speak about what is the meaning of being naga and later on you know we need to understand you know how the linguistic experiences or language experiences have been perceived right now you see we have naga myth here in nagaland and official language of nagaland the administrative language of nagaland is english the question is why do we have english and for that we have to go back two centuries and then we find our answers you know with the coming of christian missionaries introduction of english as a formal language of education right so it is very important to observe that that english was the first alien language which was penetrated in the nagaland in its purest form right so that is the answer now when we think about the overall perspective basically language is a system of communication in speech and writing which has been used by people of a particular region and that is something that sets the people apart from all other creators every known human society as you know has a language and also non humans may be able to communicate with one another in fairly complex ways no one of their communication system begins to approach language in its ability to convey information nor i believe is the transmission of complex and very information such as an integral part of the everyday lives of the other creators nor do other communication systems share many of their designed features of human language such as the ability to communicate about events other than in here and now but it is difficult to conceive of human society without language so when we discuss about the language we cannot separate it from sociological perspective we cannot separate it from political angle also so we have to understand one thing that language like culture that other most human attribute is notable for its unity in diversity of course there are many languages and many cultures all different but all fundamentally the same in one way or the other way because there is one human nature and because of fundamental property of this human nature is the way in which it allows diversity in both language as well as culture i have been i have been studying and coming to Nagaland for more than a decade now so it's almost a journey of 10 years 11 years for me so when i discuss and think about our fascination our passion for the korean language you know i i i really uh you know get thoughts chat up in my mind now you see uh hallu or korean wave is a is a phenomenon of korean entertainment and popular culture which includes pop music dramas and movies but relatively this hallu culture is relatively more prominent in the northeast india okay including nagaland now you see uh when we think about the etheric groups our northeast india have more than 220 ethnic groups each with its unique cultural transition and language the people of the northeast uh i believe feel more connected with the south station culture than that of the heartland of india and it is absolutely fact this connection could be due to range of factors like physical resemblance traditional lawless systems and good habits as well and yes there are numerous korean restaurants in all over northeast india and i always tell my students about korean uncle's cafe nearby our college you know these are these are small examples actually okay to to actually understand this entire grand phenomena okay but somewhere i believe that the appeal of kpop or k entertainment lies with the concept of fresh colorful youthfulness with a certain amount of innocence that we normally do not see in other music industries anymore despite the use is your cynicism the fact remains that it connects with the youth in a huge way so this is the reality of the today's uh not only nagaland but the entire northeast india so the journey from mother tongue to the to the korean language to the japanese language the french language has been has been very long and it will continue like suppose in my case specifically i'm i'm i'm i'm i'm also interested in the modern language as well as in the ancient language do you know once upon a time i mean 2000 to 3000 years ago in india there was one language which was called pali language have you heard about it the way we speak hindi now the way we speak nangan is in nagaland okay or marathi in maharashtra the pali used to be spoken in entire maharashtra almost 70 to 80 percent of the people of the of the you know the people living in maharashtra used to speak pali language now where is that pali language it's gone now right where is where is maharashtra language it's gone now so these are the languages you know which came prospered and disappeared from the slate of the history but of course we still studied them in the universities what about the latin and sanskrit well there is one similarity between latin and sanskrit is that the sanskrit and latin both were the language of the class which was devoted to the study so it those were the these were the languages or intellectual languages i should say so where is the latin now we do not know what is the use of latin we do not know we we are not even able to you know find people who can teach us latin i tried but i failed right so what is the conclusion the conclusion of our discussion and conclusion of whatever i'm trying to convey is very simple that we are floating in the time we are moving ahead the languages will come languages will grow languages will come languages will go mankind will prosper and we will reach somewhere from point a to point b so i am not really surprised or rather i have any problem with what language is coming and what language is going off like for example in mumbai you know in mumbai we do not speak hindi right there's a mixture kind of language even in mumbai there is no pure marathi the the kind of marathi that you get to hear in mumbai and the marathi that you get to hear in punay is totally different or the marathi that you get to hear in other parts of Maharashtra is totally different how many of us speak your language i don't know because when you're a student of history i i i know very well that with the progress of human civilization in order to create something we have to give up something but what i'm worried about is the cost of it that's it thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to share my views thanks to the organizers and wonderful job done by participants as well thank you so much thank you everyone with this we have come to the end of our session i hope you had a wonderful time and also a very you you get a very insightful ideas about this regarding the language learning languages and also the benefits and experiences in a very diverse and broad aspects of aspects and it also might have open up the scope to endeavor further on with research or do further engagement so thank you everyone it was a wonderful evening and it was a wonderful session with all the participants and speakers speakers so with this we have come to the end of our session you have a wonderful evening ahead thank you everyone