VOTH celebrates its 5th Anniversary

Lamka, 29 Dec 2014: A Thadou-Kuki monthly magazine ‘Voice of the Hills’ celebrated its 5th Anniversary cum Readers’ Meet here in M Songel Community Hall in presence of Mr TN Haokip, MLA, Saikot as the chief guest, Mr Lunsieh Kipgen, IPS, Commanding Officer, 7th Manipur Rifles as the guest of honour, Mr Ngamhao Touthang, MDC, 14-Tuibuang ADCC as the functional president besides Miss Nagaland Veineinem Singson graced the occasion as the Ambassador of VOTH  and Miss Chavang Kut (Manipur) 2014 Lamneimoi Chongloi as special appearance and Mr Nehginpao Kipgen, political scientist, United States as special guest. 

Voice of the Hills (VOTH), a bi-lingual Journal on Development, has been started by a group of five young Kuki boys in Delhi, namely, Letminlen Haokip, Amos Chongloi, Joel Mangboi Haokip, Chochon Haokip and Thanggou Haokip. It is a bi-lingual magazine which focused on the student community as well as for the development of the Kuki society. The idea of magazine kicked started on Nov 9, 2009 when these five boys had an informal discussion in a hospital bed while vising one of them, who was admitted. The first issue hit the newsstand in the next month and goes on till today.

 

Popular artistes like Ms Lhainei, Ms Lamneilhing Haokip, Ms Priscilla Baite, Mr Thangcha Haokip, Ms Beggi Haokip, and Ms Neamy mesmerized the crowd.

 

The Cultural dance (Gosem Lam), S Molcham Cultural Dance, Modern Culture Dance (Kholmun Youth Club), Hip-Hop Dance from Ms Cynthia, and Lam dil-del (Menashe Cultural Troupe) has raised many eye-brows during the function.

 

The Anniversary Special issue was released by Nagaland Miss Veineinem Singson while the chief guest released the Central Library cum Study Centre which was solely initiated by Voice of Hills magazine.

 

The functional president gave away the prize of Essay Competition to the winners. Ms Hatchinghoi Haokip bagged the winner prize in the Open Easy Writing Competition while Ms Kongjam Devi and T Letkholen Haokip received the prize in the category of honourable winners. The three consolation prizes were received by Mr Ginkhosei Haokip, Mr L Sungthang Haokip and Mr Thanglenmang Haokip.

 

VOTH consultant editor Len Khongsai addressed the welcome speech which was followed by the invocation prayer of Rev Lamkeng Lhouvum, benediction by pastor Onkho Haokip.

 

Towards the end, there was an interaction session ‘Phalbi Huilhi’ (Winds of Winter) with Miss Nagaland 2014 and Miss Kut 2014.  The audience has thrown many questions and both the ladies responded in an interesting way.

~ Bruce K. Thangkhal

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