Rhodes S’ship winner Akumjung I Pongen says Nagas have what it takes to make it in the international arena. Meanwhile reminding that much of the battle to be conquered is a “mental one”.
About Rhodes S’ship achievement
Taking to The Morung Express, he said “I kept pinching myself to see if this was real and still do sometimes.”
Amumjung is a 21-year-old who hails from Kohima, Nagaland. He is among the five recently selected as Rhodes Scholars-elect for India 2022. His results were declared through a zoom call by the National Secretaries.
He is a final-year philosophy student at St Stephen’s College, Delhi. He is however the first from Nagaland to secure this prestigious award.