Hovithal Sothü (born 9 August 1969), is an Indian Educationist from

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

and the present Project Director at Task Force For Music & Arts,

Government of Nagaland The Government of Nagaland also known as the State Government of Nagaland, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the India state of Nagaland and its 16 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Nag ...

Early life and education

Hovithal Sothü was born on 9 August 1969, in

Viswema Viswema (), is a Southern Angami Naga village located 22 km south of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, India. With a resident population of 7417, it is the second biggest village in the state and is part of the contiguous built-up of the K ...

. He received his primary education from St. Joseph's School, Viswema and finished high school from Loyola School, Jakhama. Then, he went on to join the

Kohima Science College The Kohima Science College, Jotsoma (KSCJ) is an autonomous government institute for undergraduate and postgraduate science education located at Jotsoma in the state of Nagaland, India. The college was established in 1961 with science educatio ...

to pursue his dreams of becoming a doctor where he completed his

B.Sc A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

Career

He found his first employment opportunity in the PWD Department and started his career as a peon on fixed pay. He went on to complete his

M.Sc A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

, after which, he was selected as a lecturer at Kohima Science College, Jotsoma. He taught at Kohima Science College for a few decades until he chanced upon a vacant post for an associate professor under Home Department in the Nagaland Disaster Management Cell. In between, he also managed to earn his doctorate. Over the years, he has been closely monitoring trainings on Nagaland Services Rules, Disciplinary Rules, Human Rights, Consumer Rights, Elections (for which, he is also the State Master Trainer), basic office procedures, motivation, leadership, etc and also Issues on duties of citizens and Rights and Welfare with People with Disability. He has also published papers in the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) and Indian Landslides Journal. Later on he went on to become the State Coordinator of Disaster Management Cell at the Administrative Training Institute (ATI).

Task Force For Music & Arts

At present, he is serving as the Project Director for Task Force For Music & Arts,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sothu, Hovithal 1969 births Living people Naga people People from Viswema People from Kohima Indian educators

Early life and education

Career

Task Force For Music & Arts

See also

References