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Report for the period from January 01, 2019 to February 08, 2019

1. New Session –

i) The new session of the Vidyalaya commenced on January 02, 2019.

ii) 140 students were admitted to class V (Bengali & English Medium) in the academic year 2019. Classes for the newly admitted boys began on January 7, 2019 after an inaugural meeting at the Junior Section Assembly Hall.

2. Examinations: -

Internal: - The second preparatory Test for class XII was held from 04.02.2019 to 09.02.2019.

External: -

i) 269 students from VIII to XI participated in the M.T.R.P. (Mathematics Talent Reward Programme) conducted by I.S.I.

ii) Our boys participated in National Cyber Olympiad (NCO) – organised by S.O.F. and it was held on 31.01.2019.

iii) 15 students from V to X were selected for MATHEMAZIC – 2018-19 and the Examinations were held on 26.01.2019 & 27.01.2019.

3. Sports & Games –

i) 20 boys participated in South 24 Parganas District Yogasana Competition which was held on 13.01.2019 at our Mango grove on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee of our Vidyalaya. Chinmoy Sarkar (Class X) bagged the 3rd place and two students Shibasish Mondal (Class VII) & Arkadeep Chowly (Class VI) also bagged the sixth place of their respective age groups.

ii) On 19.01.2019, a friendly cricket match was played between Scottish Cricket Team and Vidyalaya students’ main Team (VIII to X). Our boys won the match.

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iii) Some boys of our Vidyalaya participated in the Inter Ramakrishna Mission School Athletic Meet in Purulia from 22.01.2019 to 25.01.2019. It was the part of the Diamond Jubilee

Celebration of Purulia

Vidyapith.

iv) From 11.01.2019 to 12.01.2019, our boys participated in the Interschool Football Tournament, Kick-start 2019 – organised by New Town School.

v) The Annual Sports of the Ashrama was held on 07.01.2019 and 08.01.2019. All students, teachers and staff participated actively and enjoyed the sports days. After the end of all events, prizes were given to the winners of various categories. The chief guest was Mr. Samar Kr. Paul, Vice President of the Cricket Association of Bengal.

4. Interaction / Popular Talk –

i) On 06.01.2019 at Vidyalaya Senior Section Assembly Hall before the boys of IX & X, Mr. M.D. Qutubuddin Khan (Deputy Superintendent of Police,Baruipur), Shri Ajoy Prasad, I.P.S. (the S.P. of Baruipur Police), Shri Gunasindhu Sahu (Sub Inspector of Police, Cyber cell, CID, Bhawani Bhavan) delivered lecture on “Career Orientation, Cyber Crime and Safe Drive, Save Life”

5. Celebration –

i) Bhavan Jayanti: - In this time period, we have three Bhavan Jayantis. Swami Shivananda Jayanti was celebrated on 01.01.2019, Swami Saradananda Jayanti was celebrated 12.01.2019 and Swami Turiyananda Jayanti was celebrated on 20.01.2019. Bhavanas were well decorated, special pujas were organised and prasad was served.

ii) On 12.01.2019, 156th Birthday celebration of Swami Vivekananda was observed and a function comprising speech, songs, recitation

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was held at Vivekananda Centenary Hall. The Chief Guest was our ex-student, Shri Alapan Bandyopadhyay, IAS. and the guest of honour was Shri Shakti Prasad Mishra, Nivedita Chair, at the institute of Culture, Golpark. Our Secretary Maharaj also delivered an inspiring speech for all youths – presented there.

iii) 157th Tithipuja Celebration of Swami Vivekananda was held on 27.01.2019 at the V.C. Hall. The Chief Guest was Swami Dharmeshwaranandaji Maharaj.

iv) 123rd Birthday Celebration of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was held on 23.01.2019 at the V.C. Hall and the Chief Guest was Brig. Niladri Shankar Mukherjee, (S.M, V.S.M,)

Former State Commander,

Kolkata.

v) On 26.01.2019 Republic Day was observed and the Chief Guest of the function was Subrata Talukdar, Hon’bleJustice of Calcutta High Court.

vi) On 2nd February 2019 Vidyarthi Vrata for the

newly admitted boys of class V was held in the Junior Section Assembly Hall. Our respected Secretary Maharaj, Headmaster Maharaj, other monks, Brahmacharins,

teachers, staff were present to bless the newly admitted boys. The parents were also present. All took lunch – Prasad after the function.

vii) On 03.02.2019 Naranarayan Seva in connection with Sri Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sri Ma Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda Jayanti was held at the Ashrama Campus and innumerable devotees took Prasad on that day.

viii) Concluding Programme of Diamond Jubilee and 60th Annual Exhibition 2019 The much-awaited Annual Celebration rolled on January 23, 2019 with the inauguration of our

Annual Exhibition after liting the lamp by Revered Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj, General Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission & Ramakrishna Math, Swami

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Sarvalokanandaji Maharaj the Vidyalaya Secretary, Swami Vedpurushananda, Ex-Headmaster of Vidyalaya and Sri Kausik Ganguly an alumnus and eminent Film Director. They observed the projects of various departments and appreciated the creative works, then in V.C. Hall, they delivered short speeches to encourage all.

To commemorate the Diamond Jubilee, ‘Hirakjyoti’ a souvenir has been published. A revised Website of the

Vidyalaya has been lunched on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

A musical album – ‘Jiban Jage Spandane’ has been published to mark the occasion of Diamond Jubilee. Prof. Arup Kumar Biswas

an ex-student of the Vidyalaya and the music composer & producer of the musical album set to music to the various juvenile poems. Our boys sang the songs.

In the evening at V.C. Hall ‘Abritti o Shruti Natak’ was performed by Jagannath Basu and Urmimala Basu. Thereafter musical performance was given by Srikanta Acharya. All enjoyed the evening.

On 24.01.2019, in the morning from 10 am Teachers’ Retreat was organised. It was a purely academic - session – discussion of various education related topics. Chief speakers were Swami Divyanandaji Maharaj, Trustee, Ramakrishna Math and Secretary of Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math. Prof. (Dr.) Basab Chaudhuri, Vice

Chancellor, West Bengal State University.

In the evening, from 5.45 pm. an orchestra ‘Mantra’ was performed by Sri Ajit Ghosh & his students.

Then Teachers’ Drama ‘Swarna Trishna’ was performed. All enjoyed the performance of the teachers.

On 25.01.2019, our boys demonstrated Yoga at the

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Mango grove. Junior boys participated in the Go-As-You like competition.

In the evening at V.C. Hall students’ Drama ‘Bhakta Prahlad’ was staged.

On 26.01.2019, at V.C. Hall annual Prize Giving Ceremony took place. President of the function was Swami Balabhadranandaji

Maharaj, Assistant General Secretary, Ramakrishna Math & Mission, Belur Math, Chief Guest was Prof. (Dr.) Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, Vice-Chancellor, Amity University. It was the last

day of the Exhibition. Students and Guests visited all the departments and enjoyed the exhibition.

6. Miscellaneous –

i) On 20.01.2019 our students received prizes at Gita Jnana Competition organised by the ‘Sankhanad Mission’.

ii) On 31.01.2019, two teachers of the Vidyalaya Mr. Prasun Mukherjee (Mathematics Department) and Mr. Rabindranath Chatterjee (English Department) retired from their job officially and a felicitation function was arranged at Room – 46.

Br. Turiyachaitanya Dated: 08 February, 2019 Headmaster