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.