Renchen Women Welfare Society (RWWS) organized a one-day seminar on Traditional weaving for college and Higher secondary girl students at Lotha Hoho Ki on 28th July 2023. The seminar was held on the theme "Traditional weaving: Recollect, Revive, Pass on," with Chairman Lotha Hoho, Er. Mhondamo Ovung, as the special guest. Former Lotha Eloe Hoho President Thungbeny Lotha and R. Yilobeni Lotha, member RWWS, were the resource persons of the day.
Er. Mhondamo Ovung, while addressing the gathering, lauded RWWS for their initiative to educate and create awareness among girl students about the importance of our age-old traditional practices, weaving, arts, and costumes. He encouraged the participants to learn the art of weaving and other customary practices of our ancestors as it not only benefits them in many ways but also enables them to know the age-old traditional practices of our forefathers. While urging the girl students to be sincere and have determination in their endeavors, he called upon them to remember their responsibilities and use them for their future success as women equally contribute to building our nation and the welfare of our society. He also reminded them to preserve and conserve our traditional practices to keep our culture alive.
During the first session, Former President Lotha Eloe Hoho Thungbeny Lotha emphasized the topic "Reviving traditional weaving skills for cultural identity and posterity." She also highlighted the different arts and costumes practiced by our ancestors and their significance and usage. She further stated that such kind of program is necessary to save our culture and to let the girl students learn about our disappearing arts and other practices.
In the second session, resource person R. Yilobeni Lotha (member RWWS) dwelled on the topic "Weave to earn." More than 200 students from different higher secondary and colleges participated in the seminar.
The program was chaired by Liboni Humtsoe, Member RWWS, while Dr. Abeni Lotha, President RWWS, delivered the welcome address. Orenponi Ezung proposed the vote of thanks.
(DPRO & IA, Wokha)
