Itanagar, Oct. 6 -- In a moment of pride for Arunachal Pradesh and the tribal communities of the North East, Katung Wahge, a respected elder and educationist from the Nyishi tribe, has been conferred the Sant Eshwer Samman at a grand ceremony held at the Bharat Ratna C Subramaniam Auditorium, Pusa, New Delhi.
A retired Chief Engineer (PWD), Wahge has devoted his post retirement years to preserving indigenous values while ensuring that tribal children have access to quality education.
In 2020, he founded Nyibu Nvwgam Yerko in Rang, East Kameng district, as a model institution that blends modern academics with the traditional wisdom, rituals, and identity of Arunachal's native communities.
What began as a single school has now grown into a...