Arunachal Pradesh’s Galo Community celebrates Mopin with traditional fervour and gaiety
Ten News Network
By Bipin Sharma
Consulting Editor
TEN NEWS NETWORK;
National News Analyst
New Delhi (03/04/23): Galo AAO Society Delhi (GASD) led by Chairman Bamo Taso; President, Jomkar Ete; GS Lukyir Taji and their Team hosted a gala Mopin Celebration evening in the heart of the national capital on April 1′ 2023.
Since time immemorial, the people of Arunachal Pradesh especially the Galo tribe residing in East Siang and West Siang districts have been celebrating the Mopin festival during the onset of the harvesting season held in the Galo months of Lumi and Luki corresponding to March- April and the new year for the Galo tribe. The traditional festival has immense significance for the local residents who consider the Mopin to be synonymous with prosperity, wealth, peace and harmony in the family and in the community too .
The brief unexpected downpour in the evening were rather blessings of Lord Indra couldn’t hamper the enthusiasm of the large gathering of North Eastern fraternity assembled at Arunachal House to be part of the glorious cultural event that showcased the diversity and vibrancy of our ancient North Eastern customs and traditions.
Galo AAO Society Delhi President extended the warm welcome to chief guest , dignitaries invited , the Galo community and detailed about the MOPIN traditions and customs to update the young generation . The chief guest of the evening was IPS Robin Hibu (Spl Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police).
The other distinguished personalities who graved the momentous occasion were IAS Mithali Namchoom (Resident Commissioner, Arunachal Bhavan), IPS Hibu Tamang (Jt CP), IPS Tushar Taba (Jt CP), Riken Ngomle (Associate Prof NSD), Entrepreneur Rahul Sonkar, Naveen Bhardwaj (Priest Kalkaji Temple), Gajanan Mali (Founder Ten News Network ), Mehar Jyrwa (Art Raaga) and Surveshwar Sarvesh Pathak (Founder Fashion Gaze) were honoured with traditional Gamacha’s on the stage by the GASD Team.
The event was a perfect blend of the age old traditions with the modern day world as a large chunk of the attendees comprised the youths from different North Eastern States who took great pride in carrying forward the rich legacy of their age old customs.
It was a sight to behold the best of North East under one roof as young artists presented mesmerizing folk dances of their state.
This was ensued by foot tapping musical performances that made the evening truly unforgettable.
The atmosphere was simply electric with the group dance and the exuberance had to be seen to be believed. Bhupen Hazarika’s evergreen दिल घूम घूम करे song by Ms Gampi Padu Hibu touched every heart .
It was undoubtedly the Best of New India in their full elements to hail the Mopin festivity.
Special attraction of the evening Chief Guest Robin Hibu IPS was in traditional costumes adorned by the long local sword , while speaking to TEN NEWS on the occasion, said, ‘ India is a diverse country and we must love harmoniously irrespective of caste, cree, religious and linguistic differences. The people of North East add a distinctive beauty and charm to the country. Every member of the society and every state is an integral component of the country, and in the true sense, happens to be the mainstream segment of the country. We feel extremely proud of our rich ancient cultural heritage. It is indeed incredible to see the youths of our state glued to the age old customs and traditions of our state. While the evening revolved around the Mopin festivity, the event saw a considerable presence of guests from all nooks and corners of the country. The fact that the Anchor of the event conducted the program in Hindi was to send the message loud and clear that we all believe in “Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat”. We are all an indispensable part of a great nation named India, and thus it should be Nation First for us. My advice to youngsters, specifically the girls will be to stay cautious as self guard is the best possible solution to coping with any untoward eventuality, especially when you are staying put in a new place away from your home.
The guests were treated to the local wine and the customary delicacies of Arunachal Pradesh. Grand finale was Galo’s Popir and other folk dances by 400 strong Galo community led by Robin Hibu – social and cultural ambassador of North East and GASD Team.
Discover more from tennews.in: National News Portal
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
