Rishi Aurobindo Talent Group - my organization and my Institution

I can remember this day when I first went for scout camp at Kurseong at 1999. From Howrah district of West Bengal, total 13 boys and 2 girls went there. I became the fond of Scouting. My scout group name was Rishi Aurobindo Scout Group. Then I went many camps some district level, state level, group level. I became the organizer and trainer of the group. I got Rover leader training (senior group of scout-age from 18 to 25 years) under Bharat Scouts and Guide, at Ganganagar (West Bebgal District Scout camp site). I went to Azimganj, Narit, Birnagar etc for scout camp and outing. Even my school The Vivekananda Institution also became a camp site.

 

We every year make a grand celebration of 15^th August, the Independence day of India. A colorful road rally of many pipe band teams, school teams, NCC, Civil Defense and many others sports teams and NGO groups join here. Thousands people join in this rally.

Every year we organize cultural program like Tagore birth ceremony, Bijoya Sammiloni (a get together after Duraga Puja); organize sports; Join in social service etc. Apart from these we join in 26^th January Republican Day 

parade and cultural ceremony organize by Howrah District magistrate office. This is also a competition, we several time win first prize in cultural program and parade.

From 2007 we change our group name and format. Now we are Rishi Aurobindo Talent Group. But still we try to continue the chronicle of sports, culture and service.

And I, I learn organization from this group. Leadership, Cultural performance, program arrange, tour arrange, public speaking, speech etc. I learn from this group. I got many good friend here, they are still with me-Rajendra Ghosh, Kaustuv Mukherjee, Dibyendu Mukherjee etc. Rajendra or Rajen is my friend from school life, and then he pushes me in this group. Rajen,s father Radha Gobindo Ghosh is secretary of this group. He is a great organizer, we known him as Bultuda. Now we are busy with our job so we can’t give too much time for this group. But Bultuda still continue. He is main life of this group. I got friends some older or younger than me, like Shibabrata Ghosh, Sanat Pyne, Bijit Bannerjee, Abhijeet Bannerje or Shenkoda, Sovan Mukherjee, Sujoy Chakraborty, Suvendu Nandi, Sarnendu Mukherjee and many others; And above all my respectable Nilabrata Mukherjee and Basudeb Rit.  

Still I am with this group; I do not go there regularly. Because of my job, cultural program; now I am work and perform with many others cultural groups. But still I remember this small ground and children; their play, song, smile and shout; their small anger, fight, sad and cry. 

My school ‘The Vivekananda Institution’

We live in new days but do not forget our past. Like my school –my school ‘The Vivekananda Institution’. Swami Vivekananda was one of renowned reformer of not only Bengal, also India. We know him as a religious and social reformer. He gave a prestigious place to Hindu Religion, Indian culture. When he delivered his historical speech on the stage of world religious conference at Chicago, USA in 1893. He was founder of Ramakrishna Mission.

At 1922 our school was established in Howrah, at Kasundia Road. Then in 1926 it was sifted to Netaji Subhas Road. At last in 1957 it was sifted to new address, that is 7/8 Naskar Para Lane, now it is Known as Swami Vivekananda Road. This is one of the best school of Howrah. In spite of many obstacle, financial problem, glorious saga of this school still flow. Many scholars, famous man once read in this school. In future they spread their precious work to whole country.  

I am a very ordinary student of this school, I started my school life in 1987 from class one. I attached with this school till twelfth standard.

First day, when I go to this school for admission test with my grandpa, and uncle- I was cried loudly for didn’t go into the school room. Any way then I passed this test, and took admission. This was morning schedule.

I got some friend in this school. At first which school I did not like, after some day I am waiting eagerly for school time. I was fond of choto bari (new and small school building), Boro bari (Old and big school building), school ground and play there. Till today I remember the love and scold of teachers. One day at Tiffin time I ran through suddenly I stuck with a teacher. I felt afraid for scolded but I strange to see he smiled and handshake with me.    

I liked school library, every week we got a book for reading. Many story book I read from this library. We always eager for tiffin break, no not for food for play. In rainy day we also played in ground. After school time sometimes we did not want to go home, for play. Because this type of big play ground really rare in Howrah city.

Classes one to four are morning section, and class five to twelve day section. At morning section when science lab was locked, we climbed to outer window of lab from outside of building for saw the Skeleton of man at biology lab. One day my guardian called for my fault, I was accused for hit a boys ear and make bleeding. I remember that I said another boy told me so I did it. Teacher told in front my mother, if your friend told for jump to fire, are you do that?    

I liked specially literature, history and geography. For love to literature I joined at sahity sava (literary meet) at school. Where I wrote some poem and short stories in Bengali. I was fond of recitation from this time. Till today I am with recitation and anchoring for this day’s experience and remembrance.       

Every year alumni students are arranged alumni associations, every year I could not go there. But when I go I still recall this gold plated school days.