The
concept of starting North East Social Communications
(NESCOM) was conceived by Fr. Peter Chinnappan,
a diocesan priest of Kohima. On his own, he
attended the National Assembly of UNDA/OCIC
at Jharsuguda, Orissa, in 1988. During the meeting
the National leaders had requested him to do
something for the North East. On his return
he expressed his desire to few bishops about
starting a regional communication centre. |
NESCOM
House at Dimapur
(1999-2004) |
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Archbishop
Joseph Mittathany of Imphal and President of
North East Regional Bishop’s Conference
(NERBC), asked him to speak to the Regional
Bishops’ meeting, which will be held at
Diphu on 13th March 1998. There were some other
individuals who shared the same views and it
gained momentum. Later the NERBC invited Fr.
Peter Chinnappan to the Regional Pastoral Council
in Sept. 1998 and he placed before the Council
the aims and objectives of the would-be NESCOM.The
idea went through and on 7th March 1999 Fr.
Peter Chinnappan was appointed as the Secretary
to the Commission for Social Communications
in North East. |
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Bishop Joseph Aind of Dibrugarh is the Chairman
of Social Communications. He appointed Fr. Chinnappan
as the first Director of NESCOM and asked him
to start the centre in Dimapur. Bishop Jose
Mukala of Kohima happily put at the disposal
of NESCOM a building at Purana Bazar, Dimapur.
After the preliminary works, Fr. Peter Chinnappan
took possession of the building on 15th November
1999 and it was formally blessed by Bishop Jose
Mukala on the 1st Dec. 1999 in the presence
of Bishop Joseph Aind and many priests, religious
and faithful. |
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Script
writing and Video production workshop |
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NESCOM functioned
from Dimapur till the first week of June 2004.
It was shifted to SFS Bhavan, Sree Nagar, Guwahati
(rented house) and started functioning from 10th
June 2004 up to 15th August 2005. On 16th August
2005 it was again shifted to Kharghuli, Upper
Luitpur (old Bishop’s House) as the archbishop
gave to NESCOM the facilities free of cost. The
condition is that NESCOM builds its own premises
in the land gifted by him at the earliest. |
NESCOM,
KHARGHULI,
GUWAHATI |
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S.F.S.
BHAWAN SREENAGAR,
GUWAHATI (2004-2005) |
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