Workshop on Bibliographies on Northeast Languages

Itanagar, Mar 16 : A three-day workshop-cum-training programme on compilation of bibliographies on North East Indian languages is being conducted by the Department of Public Libraries under the aegis of the Arunachal Pradesh government here.

The programme is being sponsored by Central Reference Library, Kolkata.

While attending the programme as the chief guest, Information Commissioner Y D Thongchi urged the participants from the district to make full use of the workshop.

He said the North East Indian languages is of great interest.

Arunachal Pradesh has 26 official languages but off the record it has many more which undocumented, he said.

He further said time has come to identify all the languages in the state and record as the younger generation are forgetting their own languages.

Earlier, Director of the State Library J Borang, while welcoming the guests, highlighted the importance of the listing and documentation of the languages.

The programme was attended by resource persons from Kolkata, participants from Mizoram and all the districts of Arunachal Pradesh.