Graduation Ceremony of the Institute of Exploration of 44th Rock Climbing Course

Graduation ceremony of The Institute Exploration (IOE) was held at Ahutosh Memorial Hall, Asutosh College, Kolkata on 26th April 2014, the Chief Guest was Major General Shyam Srivastav, Deputy Director General of NCC ( at the left), West Bengal & Sikkim Directorate,

Special Guest Mr Ujjal Roy( at the right), Adviser, West Bengal Mountaineering & Adventure Foundation, Department of Youth Affairs, Government of West Bengal,

Mr Durga Das,(Center) President of IOE,

Certificates were awarded to the successful trainees who have undergone this course by the Chief Guest,  Major General Shyam Srivastav, Deputy Director General of NCC ( at the left), West Bengal & Sikkim Directorate,

Address by the Chief Guest Major General Shyam Srivastav, Deputy Director General of NCC ( at the left), West Bengal & Sikkim Directorate, he appreciate the activities performed by the IOE during the past.

Some members of the audiences were Prof Subrata Ghosh, Register of Rabindra Bharati University (first row at the left), Ms Deepali Sinha, (front row, right side) veteran mountaineer, first leader of Pathikrit expedition to Ronti sadel, Uttrakhand 

The organisers (except no 1 from the left ) of the 1st Rock climbing course held at Sushunia Hill, Bankura. West Bengal, in December 1971

Veterans of the IOE who were present in this programme Mr Asit Roy, (Left), Vice President of IOE, Mr Keshab Chandra Mukherjee, (right) both are the  the climbers  of Lion (20100 fts) & Central (20620 fts), the first time NCC flag on the top of a mountain, in Bara Sigri Glacier, Himachal Pradesh in 1972  

(Other climbers were Mr Nitai Roy & High Altitude Porters on both the peaks and Late Asit Moitra on Central Peak.: Not in the picture)

Others were the members of the said expedition Major Sushanta Kumar De (Retd, second from lef)t, and Mr Swapan Kanti Pal, (3rd from the left)

Mr Amulya Sen,(center)  a renowned veteran mountaineer of India 

Only Guest Instructor of 1st Rock climbing course of IOE held at Sushunia Hill, Bankura. West Bengal, in December 1971

He received several awards and receptions in India, the highest award of mountaineering in India is National Adventure award for the year 1998, by the Government of India. 

Photographs by Mrs Swarnali De, Kolkata.

5th Rock Climbing Course of Himalayan Association of Kolkata, West Bengal

It was 46 years back I was a college student of Bangabasi College, Kolkata. A cadet of  National Cadet Corp (NCC)  of senior division, army wing. My Battalion was 18^th Bengal Battalion NCC. I was looking forward to undergo Rock climbing course, a senior trekker of central Kolkata of Council of Himalyan Exploration of Central Kolkata, Creek Row. He was active member of a library, he advised me that he will arrange for my rock climbing training when their organisation will arrange the same.  I arranged a reception at NCC Club House for their team member who went to climb an unnamed peak in Uttrakhand. Till to day they have not organised any rock climbing course. I saw a news published in daily paper of Kolkata and came to know that Himalayan Association (HA) of 89 Mahatma Gandhi Road, (College Square), Kolkata organising their 5^th Rock Climbing Course at Sushunia Hill, Bankura.

I approached my College Vice Principal,  Late Sudeb Ghosh, a spirited sports man. He sanctioned an amount for joining my course.

My Rope Instructor was Mr Shymal  Chakraborty, Sherpa Da Namgyal of Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI)  was one of our Instructor. Mr. Chanchal Kumar Mitra, was then Secretary of the HA. Mr Manik Banerjee and Ms Deepali Sinha were among the Instructors.

Our Graduation ceremony was held at Kolkata Information Center, Kolkata, the H’ble Governor of West Bengal Mr Dharma Vira. 

Maharajpur (Jharkhand) to Behrampore (West Bengal) on Ganga
Maharajpur (Jharkhand) to Behrampore (West Bengal)





Maharpur to Kolkata

WSIS Knowledge Communities: Sushanta De's blog

WSIS Knowledge Communities: Sushanta De's blog