My blog : August 2021

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The places connected for mountaineers activites in around Kolkata.

The Bangabasi College Tent at maidan was used for the meeting of The Institute of Exploration where Swapn Kanti Pal and Sanjoy Dutta first visited in 1971.

The Institute of Exploration's first Rock Climbing Course was held at South-Eastern railway Tent in 1971.

National cadet Corp Club House

Location of NCC Club House

Various programs were organized by the Institue of Exploration the first meeting in 1980 on forming a coordinating body was held thereat.

Territorial Army Institute ( now Territorial Army Officer Institute), Outram Road, Kolkata 700016

In 1972 the members of the Institute of Exploration of Kolkata had their first meeting with the Director-General of NCC on a social event thereat.

In 1983 a program was with the mountaineers & trekkers of West Bengal and Deputy Secretary of Government of India, Department of Youth Affairs, New Delhi

In December 1983 a weeklong program on the promotion of mountain adventure was organized with the West Bengal Mountaineers & Trekkers Confederation, Giridoot, Kanchenjungha Foundation, and Ex Capt S K De

Several programs and meetings of the proposed coordination were held between 1981 to 1982.

Rangers Tent at maidan was used for the meeting of the proposed confederation.

The 2nd meet of Mountaineers & Trekkers was held at the campsite of the Bharat Scouts & Guides West Bengal at Ganganagar, near Doltala, North 24 Parganas.

Sunday, August 8, 2021

Indian 75th Independence Day celebrations.

We, the Indians are reaching our 75th years of Independence. I do remember our 25th Independence event. I was then at Kolkata, my B.Sc result of University of Calcutta has published. There was a special session of West Bengal State Assembly, People's reached Assembly area by procession.

Our 50th anniversary 1997, I was then with State Bank of India, posted Commercial Branch of Kolkata. SBI Local Head, Zonal Offices and big branch observe Independent and Republic Days in a befitting manner.

By then I had served Indian Army and Territorial Army.

In 1991 on the Independence day a Scout Group name The Young Explorers' Institue Scout Group was inagurated at karunamoyee Estate, Salt lake, It is underr the Bharat Scouts & Guides, West bengal State Branch. A film on Pigeon on Gun, on Fortwilliam was projected by the Field Publicity Directorate, Govenment of India. The Sri B. Gupta, Deputy General Manger of State bank of India of Zonal Office Bidhan Nagar was teh Chief Guest. Tree was planted on this occassion.

I had to observe 70th Anniversary of Independence Day program at New Delhi. I traveled from New Delhi to Howrah Jn. by train I could watch Independence celebration from Mughal Sarai Jn to Howrah Jn during day light. It was mainly big stations are observed by RPF personnel.The citizens were active on the both side of Beliaghata Road.

Last 12 years I joined Independence at the Housing Society program