People say that "culture creates Identification. By practicing a set of rituals and traditions, the community gains a unique character and personality, simply because of the culture of the people belonging to it."
People who have seeped their cultural values and traditions in their lives display them in foreign lands as well. In today’s competitive world, most people migrate from their homeland to other places in the quest of a better living or some for doing further studies. It is only due to their sustaining of the cultural values that they stay connected with their family and community, in particular. Further, they maintain their unique rituals and customs so that they do not mingle with the people out there and lose out their traditions back home.
A bunch of students from different parts of North-East India had talked with the management about forming a North East Students Association in Meerut. The management in return had asked the students to organise a small cultural program showcasing the various tradition and culture prevailing in the North-East India.
It was a golden oppurtunity for the NE students to exhibit their mannerisms, their religious or spiritual beliefs, and principles. "Being far away from home, we couldn't manage our traditional dresses and the day of the program was so near. We were in a complete trouble," quoted Mr. Rupen Pradhan, B.Tech 2nd year from Tashiding.
It was then some students headed to Delhi with a hope that they will meet someone from NE willing to help. "We were so lucky that we met some Gorkha community in Delhi. They are so good," quoted Mr. Dhani Raj Rai, B. Tech 2nd year from Soreng.
They helped the students by offering the traditional dresses without which the program wouldn't be healthy. Students reached their hostel at around 11pm at night completely exhausted. But since they were prepared mentally as well as physically for the next day, they still managed to do some hours of practise.
The program was a great success and the college management was extremely impressed by the way the NE students performed the cultural program.
Students are very much thankful to the following people who helped them in the hour of need.
1. Smt. Luci Rai, GJM Women President [Delhi Unit]
2. Mr. B.S. Rai
3. Smt. Meena Limboo
4. Mr. Milan Gurung
5. Mr. Rustam Chettri
6. Mr. Suresh Thapa and others.
They also assured the students to extend any kind of support in the near future. "Feels really great when we meet such good and helpful people from our places in far land. They were also delighted when they heard that we were performing cultural program showcasing our traditions," said Rupen Sharma, B.Tech 2nd Year from Gangtok.
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