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Arunachal: Mein hands over archival materials, MS on unsung heroes to nodal dept

DCM Mein
DCM Mein on Friday handed over archival materials and manuscripts (MS) on various tribes totaling about 2,000 pages to Rajiv Gandhi University’s nodal department (history) (RGU).
The documents were gathered by Nepha Wangsa and Chow Bilaseng Namchoom from the National Archives of India (Delhi), the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (Delhi), the Indian Council of Historical Research (Delhi), the State Archives of Assam, the British Library and Museum, and various other sources.
The items were handed over during a joint meeting of the Arunachal Pradesh Core Committee on Unsung Heroes and the RGU research subcommittee at the civil secretariat here. Stating that many engagements of the indigenous people with the then British government are still unknown and untraced, Mein urged everyone engaged for the purpose to shoulder the task responsibly.

“The British accounts, their official correspondence, missionary writings and other documents found in the archives are the main sources of information regarding engagements with the British government,” he said.

that “the Khamti-British war of 1839 and Mishmis are categorically reflected in the magazine published in 1848, while other documents depict the four Anglo-Abor wars, Wancho engagements with the British at Ninu, other engagements of the Nyishis, Singphos, Akas, etc,” he said.

“Such documents speak volumes about our people of those times, who are not known to the present generation,” Mein said, adding that, “with the help of such documents, we need to rewrite our history and make it known to the world.”

He urged the nodal department to prepare its report with utmost care within a stipulated time under the leadership of RGU VC Prof Saket Kushwaha. Mein assured of all possible support from the state government “in the process of the execution of the blueprint.”

“The nature of the work to get the unsung heroes of Arunachal Pradesh recognized is challenging but it will be historic once the compilation and extensive research work is done in our perspective and included in the NCERT books,” the DCM said. He urged the research committee members to work as a team “without giving any scope for criticism in future.”

Tai Tagak, a core committee member, proposed establishing a martyrs’ memorial in Itanagar.
He also mentioned the fallen soldiers of the 1962 Sino-India war, in which many Arunachalee jawans were killed in the line of duty.

“There are also many porters who volunteered to aid the Indian soldiers during the wartime. Such heroes should also find a place for recognition,” Tagak said.

Nepha Wangsa, a research scholar, stated that he has been conducting research on the Wancho-British war at Ninu since 2015.  He thanked the DCM for assisting him in carrying out his research and collecting archival materials from various repositories in India and abroad.
Prof Kushwaha said that the university along with the history department is trying to do its best to execute the work, and Prof Ashan Riddi highlighted “the progress on the work and field visits carried out by the research subcommittee for research works in various districts of the state.”

He presented “a timeline of the research subcommittee” and said that the submission of the final report to the core committee on the unsung heroes will be done in June this year.

Dani Salu, secretary of the core committee, RGU Registrar Dr NT Rikam, Controller of Examinations Dr Bijay Raji, History Professor Tana Showren, Prof Shyam Narayan Singh, Political Science Prof Nabam Nakha Hina, AITS Professor Jumyir Basar, and AITS Assistant Professor Dr Wanglit Mongchan were among those who spoke out.

 

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