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The NSS Day Celebration was organised on 5th

November, 2011. The function was attended by

several dignitaries including, but not limited to,

Mr. Sudatta Chowdhury, SDO, Kharagpur and

Prof. A.K. Majumdar, Deputy Director, IIT

Kharagpur. The volunteers presented their

groups’s current activities and future objectives.

Then, there were performances involving both

the volunteers as well as the community

members. The meritorious students were

awarded scholarships. The SDO praised the

effort made by NSS, IIT Kharagpur and the

positive impact that it has created in the vicinity

of IIT Kharagpur.

anuary is the month of celebration in IIT KGP, “a land where despair one must remember the l ife of Netaji, a great revolutionary

dreams won't lie”, to quote Spring Fest. We revel at the spirit of who despite all the differences with his contemporaries stood fastJ youth, technology, entrepreneurship with his ideals and didn't spare a single

and what not in this blissful time of second to achieve the freedom of his

the year. We dance and party hard during motherland. His is a life worth

SF and marvel at the lectures of eminent emulating for today's youth, a life which

guests at KTJ, celebrating life at its best. reflects a sense of revolution and

But there's something else observed in passionate fervour for one's nation.

January which is but forgotten by the Incidentally, his birthday too lies in this

majority or at most labelled as a mere month on the 23rd.

formality. This is the “National Youth At this 62nd anniversary of Republic

Week”, dedicated in honour of the Day, when the whole nation got

birthday of Swami Vivekananda, a redefined in terms of our Constitution,

spiritual genius of commanding intellect let us make a resolution to make changes

and power. to our life and the one's less privileged

Celebrating the spirit of the youth is not than us, to the best of our capacity and

only to make merry in life but it includes a capability and not let anything come in

wider perspective than held by most of us. Youths are the agents of our way. Let us redefine the spirit of the youth.

change, in whose hands alone lie the power to bring about a An inspiring quote from Swami Vivekananda :

revolution, for our mind is fresh and discernible and not so disposed “When you are doing any work, do it as worship, as the highest

to accept whatever the society shoves at us. We have always stood worship, and devote your whole life to it for the time being.”against the questionable and age old practises of our country,

replacing the contemptible with commendable. Hence it becomes

exigent that we engage ourselves in meaningful activities which

further the cause of our nation. However, the contemporary

situation hints otherwise. It appears that there is a general disregard

for constructive work and a sense of unawareness towards the

opportunities available. The youths at large seem disinterested to

make initiative or are fed up of the ills taking this country to ransom,

their every good intention getting counteracted by someone corrupt

hanging onto the system. But in these moments of frustrations and

Anuraag | The NSS Newsletter26th January, 2012

Doing the Necessary

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NSS Day Celebration

EDITORIAL TEAM

Imbesat Ahmad Krishna Kant Sijariya

Ishan Garg Saif Khan

M Vivek Reddy Gyan Prakash

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Village: Kuchlachati Q.What are your future plans for

P a n c h a y a t : G o p a l i G r a m the village?

Panchayat No. 5 Ans. We are planning to organize

N a m e o f r e p r e s e n t a t i v e : some sports event for the kids

Mr.Sanjit Ari here. We have also decided to

organize a blood donation camp

Mr.Sheikh Liakat Ali (Local here. Distribution of more tripols

Committee Member) and Saddam (Social Volunteer and member 7 is on cards. Moreover we have picked the poorest house in the village

Star Club) and plan to make it a model house and provide it with all the basic

Q. Please brief about the village where the work is going on. amenities. Petition for pension of the villagers is also a future

Ans. The locality where NSS work is going on consists of around 100 possibility.

tribal families who are very poor and lack basic amenities and is Q. Please share your experience working for NSS.

riddled with many problems like illiteracy, alcoholism etc. Ans. It gives me immense satisfaction working for people as poor as

Q. What are the activities done here by the NSS unit along with you? these. Personally I think the survey we conducted for caste,

Ans. The NSS people have distributed around 35 polythene cover or economic status etc. wasn't of much use as every year it's done but

tripal for rooftops during monsoon time. The have also done nothing concrete has come up with it yet. This has only increased the

bleaching of about 40 wells. They have also distributed some misunderstanding between us and the vil lagers. This year, we NSS,stationary in a primary school and currently are active in binding of IIT Kharagpur talked to SDO and BDO about this problem and

2 drinking water wells. In one of the wells 2 persons have already hope a solution will come out.

died by falling into it. Except that, am really pleased

with the effort our team has putQ. Are you satisfied with the effort put up by the unit?

especia l ly the first yearAns. Yes we are very much satisfied and we hope for more

students. The second yearparticipation from their part in future.

students need to be moreQ. Do you have any demands or requests for the NSS?

involved in the activities.Ans. Yes, we have some requests for the NSS team. Firstly we want

t h e m t o p e t i t i o n t h e

Mr.Mantu Rajak (Program Officer)government and the SDO on

Q. What is the motto or motivation behind all the work you've doing our behalf for issuance of caste

and birth certificates, old age in the village?

pension, SC/ST pension for the Ans. Our aims is

benefit of the tribal people. 1.To motivate the locals and show them how things are to be done.

Also we request them to help We are not here to do all the work ourselves but to make them

the issuance of certificate for participate so that they become self-sufficient in future.

fishermen so that they get subsidy from the government. Also if they 2.To instil self confidence in the tribal people.

can teach the people here some skills like bamboo crafting that will 3.To uplift the economic status of the villagers through women's

be really be helpful in generating employment. empowerment like teaching them how to stitch or make paper crafts

etc. Also we need to find a

market for the embroidery work Mr.Bhanu Mallick (Villager)

done by the womenfolk here.Q. Please tell us about any benefit you have received from the NSS.

4.To make a model house for aAns.Till now the government and panchayat have been more helpful

very old and poor couple in thisthan the NSS. But we are satisfied with the work put up by the

village and include a bedroom, a volunteers.

kitchen, a smokeless stove and aQ. What problems do you face here?

latrine.(The old couple presently live in a pathetic condition, theirAns. Our source of income is not fixed. Some days we go on withouthome being just a tent like structure covered by the tripol having justany money. We mostly do menial work and even beg during hard

enough space for two persons.)times.

Q.Are you satisfied with your volunteers? Q. Do you have any request for the NSS?

Ans. I am fully satisfied with my team. They are very punctual andAns. We would like more

sincere. But the participation of second year students is less thanpolythene sheet or tripols and

expected.want the volunteers to help us

Q. How is the attitude of the villagers towards NSS? renovate the village temple.

Ans. The villagers are friendly and cooperative and have provided us

with free labour for well binding etc.Abir Das (Group Leader)

Q. What will be your message for the whole NSS family? Q. Tell us about the work you

Ans: Everyone including the Program Officers should be sincere indo.

their work. They should be punctual and should keep the promisesAns. Presently we have given a Rs. 200 scholarship to a boy and a girl

they make to the villagers. That way our image will be clean. Alsoafter a test in the village school. This is sponsored by senior students

there is an urgent requirement of some kind of development fund toof IIT Kharagpur. We distributed tripols bought from our own

sustain our activities.pocket money and currently using the money meant for program

development to buy bricks, sand etc. for the well binding.


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O n t h e e v e o f S w a m i Swami Vivekananda's concept of education was based on thought

Vi v e k a n a n d a ' s b i r t h d a y, process, nervous association of ideas. The clash of thoughts produce

celebrated all over India as the different thoughts and to absorb those thoughts and grow in our

National Youth Day, NSS IIT own way is nothing but education. Educated person is one who has

KHARAGPUR hosted a lecture picked up some idea and made it a part of his personality, his life.

by Swami Atmapriyananda of The choice of the idea depends on the man himself, as every man is

R a m a k r i s h n a M i s s i o n unique in its own way. UNIQUENESS, to throw light on it, he madeVivekananda University. He told us about the life and principles of an analogy between uniqueness in nature and Pauli's exclusion

Swami Vivekananda, and how we should approach our own lives to principle which means as every particle in an atom is unique with

realize those principles for the development of ourselves as human respect to all the quantum numbers, similarly, a person is unique in

beings as well as the society. his own way with respect to different aspects of life and that

He started by telling us about Swamiji's address in the Parliament of uniqueness is admirable.

Religions in Chicago, where he had begun his speech with "Sisters He also talked about Swami Vivekananda's guru, Sri Ramakrishna.

and Brothers of America". To these words, he got a standing ovation He said that Sri Ramakrishna was so deeply attached with the truth

from the crowd which lasted for two minutes. After that he had that he could even sense it with his subconscious mind. He stated

travelled to many parts of America and England, instilling respect various examples where his disciples including Narendranath Dutta

for himself in people all over these places. or Swami Vivekananda had tested him but Sri Ramakrishna always

Swami Vivekananda believed that God is present inside everyone. emerged successful.

We all are born with some unique characteristic or strength which At the end Swami Atmapriyananda addressed us, the students, as

may be hidden within ourselves. We need to identify them, develop the future of this country and asked to develop ourselves by

full control over our body and mind, and not let our body and mind believing in ourselves, by growing control over our mind and body,control ourselves. Then only are we actually reaching God, as God is by increasing our determination and will power and the desire to do

not anything supernatural, God is only the manifestation of positive something beyond our personal interests, something for the society,

energy, characteristics and strength inside ourselves which we need something for the country, and most importantly something for

to identify. humankind.


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A Tribute

A Talk to Enlighten Us

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Swami Vivekananda was born in Calcutta on 12 January 1863 and people of holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. He

was given the name Narendranath Dutta. Narendranath's thinking found such a person in Sri Ramakrishna, who became his master,

and personality were influenced by his parents Viswanath Dutta and allayed his doubts, gave him God vision, and transformed him into

Bhuvaneshvari Devi—the father by his rational mind and the sage and prophet with authority to teach

mother by her religious temperament. A precocious boy, After Sri Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda renounced

Narendra excelled in music, gymnastics and studies. the world and criss-crossed India as a wandering monk.

From his mother he learnt the power of self-control. One His mounting compassion for India's people drove him

of the sayings of his mother Narendranath quoted often to seek their material help from the West. Accepting an

in his later years was, "Remain pure all your life; guard opportunity to represent Hinduism at Chicago's

your own honor and never transgress the honor of Parliament of Religions in 1893, Vivekananda won

others. Be very tranquil, but when necessary, harden instant celebrity in America and a ready forum for his

your heart." spiritual teaching.

By the time he graduated from Calcutta University, he For three years he spread the Vedanta philosophy and

had acquired a vast knowledge of different subjects, religion in America and England and then returned to

especially Western philosophy and history. Born with a India to found the Ramakrishna Math and Mission.

yogic temperament, he used to practise meditation even from his Exhorting his nation to spiritual greatness, he wakened India to a

boyhood, and was associated with Brahmo Movement for some new national consciousness. He died on July 4, 1902, after a second,time. much shorter sojourn in the West. His lectures and writings have

Vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned been gathered into nine volumes.

Youth Rally

NSS, IIT Kharagpur organized an awareness rally on 14th Tikka, Staff Quarters, Pan loop,

January, as a part of observing National Youth Week in which Tech market and back to Jnan Gosh

around 600 NSS volunteers took part. The excitement in the Stadium at 10:15 A.M. Inspiring

volunteers was palpable; many of whom were participating for colourful posters and placards on

the first time in such a rally, the cool breeze even waking the most s o c i a l i s s u e s a n d S w a m isleepy of souls. The cold soon gave way to warmth as the sun took Viv ek an an da were di sp la ye d

over, making it a perfect sunny morning. The rally started at 8:40 throughout the rally. Volunteers

from Jnan Gosh Stadium and marched forward past MS hall, shouted slogans on the spirit of the youth and patriotic themes.

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Be it team work abil ity, leadership qual ity, for pension, no proper sanitation, lack of medical

communication skill or keen observation, if any shops etc. Some of the key solutions which came out

KGPian wants to improve any such qualities, there were approaching NGOs , establishing websites etc.

cannot be a better opportunity than NSS CAMP. Seven MGNREGA proposals were prepared by

As scheduled, right after the End-Semester exams, different groups of the camp and they were

all the NSS first year volunteers were camped in the submitted to SDO, Kharagpur.

compound of Salua Board Primary School, from On the occasion of AIDS day, students organised a

26th November to 3rd December, 2011. rally in the Gopali village and the most striking

The camp kicked off by flag hoisting followed by feature of it was the uniform of all volunteers; white

National Anthem. After the selection of group shirt and black pant showing the uniformity and

leaders and deputy group leaders, the first task purity in their work. Students shouted different

allotted was terrain mapping of the nearby village slogans in the local language of the area, motivating

areas around the camp site. The volunteers spotted people for education, saving water and other

the development that has already taken place in the resources.

village, the occupations in which villagers are The most awaiting moment for the villagers was the

involved and the major problems faced by them cloth distribution camp. All the village children

such as scarcity of water, barren lands, damaged and women were invited to collect clothes from the

hand pumps or dry wells. Each of the groups made camp.

detailed and very informative maps depicting all the Cultural programs were presented by different

major sites and issues of the area. groups to spread their message in a more effective

The next job was a real community service after the and creative way. They presented different songs,identification of concerned problems; i.e. road plays etc to symbolise different issues like needs of

building. At a distance of about two kms from the water, importance of hard labour, need for

campsite, the roads had worn out. The students set abstaining from alcohol ,women empowerment

out with shovels, sacks and other instruments to etc. The camp was no less in fun and frolic as an

upgrade the roads by spreading red pebbles and inter-group football match was organised to

pouring water over them to make it reinforced. They produce an example of sportsmanship in front of

arranged boulders on either side of the road and the villagers.

leveled it in a manner to avoid water logging in Dean, Undergraduate Studies and other faculty

coming days. Despite being naive of such kind of members, their spouses visited camp site and

work, they paved about 2 kms of road for the motivated the campers. The local panchayat

villagers, driven by the spirit of community service. member and the head of the panchayat met

An inter group speech competition was organised campers a number of times and encouraged them.

on the topic,” We, the people, our role and the The local youth, school teachers extended full

alignment with the welfare schemes to reach out to support.

the masses.” The major points suggested by the After all, no doubt in saying that NSS camp is once

speakers were organisation of rallies, pictorial in a lifetime opportunity. Far away from books,

display through posters, street plays and above all laptops, lecture rooms etc, a student gets a chance

the enthusiasm for the society to be shown by our to learn a lot through his friends, people around

sides. him and the activities which he performs and the

At campsite, they held an extensive discussion over feelings that he acquires seeing the gradual effect

issues faced by villagers like no proper classes for of his hard work.

class 5th onwards, problems in getting documents


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