Guinness record created for largest traditional Konyak dance
4,687 Konyak Naga tribe women dance to set world record
Kohima, Apr 10: An organisation of the Konyak Naga tribe has set a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Traditional Konyak Dance".
The official communication in this regard was received from the Guinness World Records authorities on Tuesday night, Manlip Konyak, president of the Konyak Union, said Wednesday.
A total of 4,687 Konyak Naga women in their colourful traditional attire had come together on April 5 in an attempt to create a record for the "Largest Traditional Konyak Dance".
In their attempt, the Konyak women danced to the beats of traditional instruments and sang a ceremonial song for five minutes and one second, the organisers had said here.
Konyak is one of the 16 Naga tribes and people of this community live mainly in the Mon district of Nagaland.
The programme was organised at Mon during the Aoleang Monyu, an annual festival of the Konyak tribe to welcome the spring.
The declaration on the record was delayed as official adjudicators of the Guinness World Records could not come to judge the attempt on the day of the event. However, their representatives from the North East Zone Cultural Centre under the
Ministry of Culture were present.
The representatives had sent evidences of the programme to the Guinness authorities.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
