ITANAGAR, AUG 26:

The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) bid farewell to its active member Dr MQ Khan, who retired as Principal of Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) on superannuation on July 31. The farewell was held during the Society’s 154th monthly sitting, chaired by APLS President Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi.

In his farewell address, Dr Khan reflected on his career as a teacher of English literature and highlighted his contribution to the development of infrastructure at Dera Natung Government College. He urged the younger generation to follow the path shown by their teachers, saying that it is through such guidance that one can truly shine in life.

Several APLS members, many of them Dr Khan’s former students, recalled his role in inspiring and motivating them in their academic and professional journeys. Senior members Nani Kojin, Sokhep Kri, Inumoni Das Thongchi and Nomi Mega Gumro also spoke on the occasion.

APLS President Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi praised Dr Khan’s contribution to the growth of literature in Arunachal Pradesh, describing him as a person with profound and vast knowledge of literature. He said both he and the state’s young and budding writers had benefited immensely from Dr Khan’s guidance.

The programme also featured poetry recitations by Takhe Yasa, Nomi Mega Gumro and Tarh Susana, while Sokhep Kri entertained the gathering with ghazals and old Hindi songs.

Earlier, welcoming Dr Khan, APLS General Secretary Mukul Pathak said that although the Society had bid farewell to him, he would remain a member of APLS forever, wherever he might live.