By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, March 15: The ninth annual conference of Oral History Association of India (OHAI) titled ‘Mountain History: At the Intersection of Memory, Politics and Identity’ concluded at U Kiang Nangbah (Old) Guest House, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, on Friday. The insightful and informative three-day conference brought to light the oral traditions and their intricate linkages with the socio-political landscape in the mountains across the nation, thereby fulfilling its objective of exploring India’s rich regional histories and cultures, focusing on the often-overlooked and ‘imbalanced’ narratives from the mountain and mountain communities and address them.
Hosted in collaboration with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, NEHU and Northeast India AV Archive, St Anthony’s College, Shillong, and supported by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan, the conference was inaugurated by Education Minister Rakkam A. Sangma on March 13. OHAI’s conference has been an eye-opening event in bringing to the fore the multifaceted histories and cultures of India’s mountain regions.
