Dimapur, Dec. 5 (EMN): Award-winning Naga poet and author, Dr. Easterine Kire delivered the third Dr. Chandran Devanesan Endowment Lecture on December 4 at the Madras Christian College in Chennai, organised by the department of History. She spoke on the topic of “Unwritten history, a people’s story unveiled.”
While delivering the lecture, Dr. Easterine Kire narrated some of the unwritten history of the British and Japanese soldiers during World War II in Nagaland.
She also shared about how an Indian Air Force officer experienced the hospitality of the Naga freedom fighters when his fighter jet was shot down in the Naga Hills. But she lamented the stereotyping of the Nagas in a bad light by most outsiders over the years.
She encouraged the people to visit Northeast India without fear to enjoy the great hospitality of the people in the region. She concluded the lecture with a Naga folk song.
Hundreds of students and teachers attended the programme. Prof. Dr. Surendran Purushotham, Head of Department of History; Dr. Dayalan Devanesan, son of Dr. Chandran Devanesan; and Wapangtoshi, pastor of NCF Chennai, who is also the president of the North East India Welfare Association Chennai (NEIWAC), were present during the occasion.
Dr. Chandran Devanesan was the first Indian principal of Madras Christian College (MCC). The MCC is an Arts and sciences college based in Chennai. Consistently ranked among the top ten colleges in India, it is considered to be one of the most prestigious colleges in India. Founded in 1837, MCC is one of Asia’s oldest extant colleges. Dr. Chandran Devanesan was also the first Vice-Chancellor of the North East Hill University, Shillong.
