Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya, has appealed to the people of Nagaland, especially retired teachers, who could teach two or more local dialects, to come forward to be a part of the NE department/chair of different universities in the country. According to a Raj Bhavan statement, those selected persons would have to go to Mumbai, Mangaluru or Delhi. The Universities would provide accommodation and honorarium for their service. Governor said it was a positive and noble mission for strengthening emotional and national integration. Interested persons could submit applications along with details addressed to Ms. Pooja Kamath, Secretary, INFC, Mumbai and mail to Raj Bhavan, Kohima within 30 days. Governor has initiated opening of NAMASTE (Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam, Sikkim, Tripura) NE Department/Chair in different Universities of the country to teach local dialects of the NE states. Governor observed that nearly 800 Universities in India have a department for foreign languages including German, Korean, French, etc while only a few Universities have a department/chair for tribal dialects.