West Bengal pioneer in mountaineering & trekking in India

West Bengal pioneer in mountaineering & trekking in India

•1st mountaineering institute for imparting training to civilians also functioning since 1954.
•1st civil mountaineering expedition to Nandaghunti was in 1960 from this state.
•1st solo trans-Himalayas trekking was done by a mountaineer of this state.
•Maximum mountaineering teams are from this state in India.
•The leader and Deputy Leader of the 1st NCC mountaineering team was from this state.
•1st time the NCC flag was on a mountain top, (Lion 20100 ft, in Barasigri glacier, Himachal Pradesh) the expedition was organised from this state.
•Maximum numbers of mountaineering & trekking clubs are from this state.
In 2013 there were 64 Indian expeditions to Indian Himalayas out of which there were 39 expeditions to Indian Himalayas from the State of West Bengal. The results are
Unsuccessful Successful Abandon Not known
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•Maximum numbers of mountaineering & trekking journals and souvenirs are published from this state.

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•Mountaineering film festival held from this state.
•Mountain photography, Salon was organised from this state.
•State-level mountaineers & trekkers meet since 1980





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Indian National Youths Festival 2014

In India there are 42% percentage of youths, they are not aware of their National event held every year at various level. It starts with Block in Panchyat area /Ward in Municipality area, District, State/UT & finally at National level. At the State level a plan is prepared to conduct various competitions on fine arts, visual arts, performing arts, debate, elocution,news reading e.t.c. The Adventure, computer, photography  related competitions are not included. In West Bengal there was about 400 participants they are youths of a block.

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National Cadet Corps : Indian biggest youths organisation in uniform

India is having about 42% of youths population of total population. The National Cadet Corps (NCC)
http://nccindia.nic.in/
 is under the Ministry of Defence and at the State it is under the Department of Education or Disaster Management. The Republic Day Camp, an  annual event of NCC. The various competittions are organised through out the year among the inter Directorate on the basis of the result of such competittions NCC banner is presented to the best NCC Directorate. It is genearally done by the Prime Minister of India at the Republic Day Camp of NCC, It is called Prime Minister Rally.This year it will be held on 28th January 2014, the Door Darshan Bharti will telecast live of this programme from 11.45 pm (IST). http://ddindia.gov.in/About%20DD/Gyandarshan/Pages/Gyandarshan.aspx

There are good numbers of Indian citizens who had joined this camp in the past, it is a good programme to see how this camp has changed over the years.

Indian National Library

Indian National Library has published following publications which are available recently:

a) List of digitized book Phase III, published in 2012, it include Code no, Call no, Title, Author, Editor Year of publication

The publications of the year  1727 are included. No subject catalogue is there.

b) Directory of on line journals published in 2013,  683 pages,it is in alphabetic order up to page no 604. Rest are subject index.

I find the following journals available on line are not included

English : Sainik Samachar, published by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi. In the past I have seen this publications in National Library.

USI Journal, the publications of United Service Institute of India, New Delhi.


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Tram Yatra on Centenary year of Nobel award of Geetanjali

In 2000 a representive of The Young Explorers' Institute for Social Service (TYEISS), an NGO of Kolkata, India arranged a tram yatra on World Environment day (5th June ) A special tram was arranged for this programme. Teachers, youths and students of educational Institutes had joined this programme. The songs on  Environment awareness  was organised when  the tram moving  from north to central, west to south and from there to north east Kolkata. The idea of such event came from Tram yatra by Australian initative at Kolkata in 1997. 

They have come back again Kolkata with a new idea on  100 years of Nobel award of Gitanjali to  Rabindra Nath Tagore in 1913. There were programme on this issue by Rabindra Bharati University , Viswa Bharati, Information & Cultural Affairs Dept of Government of West Bengal and Swiss Embasy of New Dehli both the programmes were held at Rabindra Nath Tagore Center of Indian Council of Culture Relation (ICCR) of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. 

Kolkata Tram Yatra 2013 

On 13th December 2013 a representive of TYEISS reached Esplanade (Central Kolkata) An Australian citizen was distributing Connies Collectables and special tram ticket to all and speaking Bengali language, it was nice hear Mr   Roberto D'Andrea who was in uniform of his Company. He was expressing his view that this unique environment friendly transport system, very suitable for children, ladies and seniors to travel. He was expressing the greatness of Rabindranath Tagore and his vast work he has left for us. He was happy to visit Viswabharati from where the visuals and art work has been collected and decorated the tram. He is very familar of the Kolkata tram route. Yes this winter Kolkata got a new programme to watch and participate.


Special tram at Kolkata on Rabindra Nath Tagore on 100 years of Nobel award

UNESCO calls for nominations for Memory of the World International Register | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

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