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Welcometothe2012SaraswatiPujaofthe

SomersetBengaliAssociation.

This year marks the �ifth year of Saraswati Pujo Celebration

by the Somerset Bengali Association. As we approach this

milestone, we cannot but marvel at the way our association has

grown during the past �ive years. The number of families

attending the Pujo has increased from a modest 48 families in

2007 to 160 families this year. Along with the attendees, have

grown our memberships, sponsors and capabilities of hosting

such events. Today, we extend our warmest welcome to all

guests, participants and sponsors of the 2012 Saraswati Pujo.

As you may have noticed, this year we have chosen a brand

new venue to accommodate our increased number of attendees.

Our cultural program, will showcase both local and commercial

artists. Our feature artist this year is Darshana Menon – the US

winner of the well-known Saregamapa talent show. We hope she

will inspire all the budding artists in our community. As with

every year, this event would not have been possible without the

signi�icant efforts put forth by many individuals in our

community, and we would like to take the opportunity to

sincerely thank the various committees, choreographer,

directors, participants and guest performers.

Our organization has been very active this past year, and we

hosted a fun-packed summer picnic and a glittering Diwali party.

We are also excited to embark upon a few initiatives like

“Bangla School”, “Community Work”, and “Kids Activity Trips

over Summer”, details of which will be announced later in the

year. We are becoming tech savvy and have launched a

Facebook site, in addition to our website. As with any growing

organization, we welcome any support offered. You could

support us by being a member and getting involved in many

facets of our organization like technology (We still need a twitter

account !), community out-reach or any other areas of your

interest. Please contact any of the board members for a

membership form.

Again, thank you so very much for your continued support

and hope you enjoy this year’s Saraswati Pujo. Please visit our

website at www.somersetbengalis.org and on Facebook at

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=132216136801243

Board of Trustees -

SangeetaBhattacharya RinaRoy

SarbashisGhosh AmitRay

SudipChakraborty SomeshChoudhury SauravGhosh

Somerset Bengali

Association ANon-Pro�itNewJerseyCorporation


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Vol.4-AnnualMagazine

EDITOR

AparajitaSen

CONTENTS

Welcome to the 2012 Puja ............. 3

The Tahitian Dancer .......................... 7

My Move to New Jersey ..................... 7

Yeah, It’s Me! ......................................... 8

A Simply Amazing Trip ...................... 8

A Beautiful Day .................................... 8

A Sunny Day .......................................... 9

A Golden Jewel ...................................... 9

White Pants and a Colorful Sari .... 10

My Vacation in India ........................... 11

Welcome to the Neighborhood ...... 12

My India Trip ......................................... 12

Winter Rocks ........................................ 15

My Trip to Puerto Rico ..................... 15

Radhanath Sikdar Bengali Hero ...... 16

New Year’s Resolution ....................... 17

The Lush Greenery ............................. 18

Baguette, Germans & Medinipur .... 21

The Taste of Kul .................................... 22

I Remember ........................................... 23

Dear Shasuri ........................................... 23

Cultural Program ................................. 24

COVERART

A mosaic of Saraswati images. Photo of

our own Thakur accompanied by

sketches (clockwise) from local artists

Arka Ghose, Ankita Sen and

Aparajita Sen.


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Somerset Bengali Association

SaraswatiPuja-January2012 Of�iciatingPriest:Arijit Chatterjee

EventManager:Sanchoy Das

PujaArrangements:Molly Chowdhury, Lopa Das, Mausumi Majumdar

CulturalCommittee:Sharmila Ghosh, Amit Ray, Parna Ghosh

FoodCommittee:Kallol Ghosh, Rajyasri Das, Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay,

Nabanita Chakraborty, Nazneen Rahim, Anupam Saha

Finance:Sarbashis Ghosh, Sudip Chakraborty

GuestRelations&Registration:Saurav Ghosh, Somesh Choudhury, Kallol Ghosh

FacilitiesManagement:Dipak Roy, Subrata Roy, Amit Ray, Chanu Das,

Prasun Chowdhury, Sumit Sen

DiwaliParty-November2011EventManager:Amit Ray

SummerPicnic-July2011EventManager:Soma Choudhury

Thanks to the many volunteers who made these events a success

Grand Patrons

Wewouldliketothankthefollowingfortheirsponsorshipofthe2012SaraswatiPuja

George & Molly Abraham Chandrajit & Devi Bhattacharya

Jayadratha & Tandra Bhowmick Arijit & Baishali Chatterjee

Sudip & Nabanita Chakraborty Prasun & Manjari Chowdhury

Chanu & Lopa Das Sanchoy & Rajyasri Das

Saurav & Sharmila Ghosh Kallol & Parna Ghosh

Sarbashis & Sudakshina Ghosh Tamal Majumdar

Somnath & Nazneen Mitra Santosh & Ambalika Mukherjee

Krishnenedu & Sangeeta Mukhopadhyay Nilotpal & Shubhechha Paul

Amit & Aparajita Ray Anup & Soma Rakhit

Sunith & Prashanthi Roy Sumit & Sharmistha Sen


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TheTahitianDancer-RiaMukhopadhyay

"Ready for take off', the pilot said. The sun was setting on a December day in Honolulu, I gazed out of

the window and thought, "How mesmerizing the last four days were in this far away island". The lights

were slowly dimming in the aircraft, so I made myself comfy and drifted off to sleep. "THUMP!", " What was

that ", I thought as I awoke from my nap. "We have landed!", the pilot said. Then suddenly I realized that I

was in the Polynesian center. But something was different, I was not in the audience, but I was in the

show!

"Are you ready" a woman dressed in yellow asked me. I did not know what she was asking me, so I

looked around, and saw six �loats, each �loat had a name of a Polynesian island, and everybody on the �loat

dressed in the same color. Now, I tried to �igure out which island I was from. Tonga?, No , they were

wearing red, Fiji, no they were all wearing Magenta., New Zealand? no, they were wearing purple, Samoa?,

no they were wearing green, Hawaii? No, they were all wearing blue, Tahiti, no they were....wait a minute,

they were all wearing yellow, and so was I. So I was from Tahiti! Time for the �loat, someone said. First

came Tonga, then New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, and �inally it was time for Tahiti.

We were in the middle of the stream, with crowd surrounding, and I did not know what to do. I stared

at the dancers next to me on my �loat, they were all doing the Hula dance, so gracefully. I tried the Hula, but

kept falling down. The crowd was going from "Yeah!" to a "Boo!". How embarrassing! Luckily it was time

for the �inale, as I saw all the boats gathering in the center of the stream from under the bridge. It was time

for photos, I stood as still as I could imagining I was one of the British Royal Guards. After the photos, each

�loat turned around to go back. Tahiti was the last one to go so, they stayed longer. All of a sudden, the �loat

started shaking, it felt like an earthquake. Everything around me was shaking and then with a hard

THUMP, it stopped.

Wow! I thought, let's get back to our dressing rooms! But I looked up to see my mom asking me to put

on my shoes. "Wake up, sleepy head, we have reached the Kona airport!" I looked back at the woman

behind me, she was dressed in yellow, and gave me a grass skirt and a �lower. "You left this behind" she

said with a twinkle in her eye.

VROOOOM went Bowser’s off-roader on the TV screen. Rishav (my friend) was playing Mario Cart on

the Wii at his house in Frisco, Texas. I watched as his vehicle zoomed around a sharp bend with no railings

in the course. My family and I were invited to his house to eat dinner because we were moving to New

Jersey and the moving truck had already taken our stuff. I had a lot on my mind. Would New Jersey be a

good place? Would my friends here remember me? Would I go to a good school? And who knows if I would

make good friends? But I had to save those thoughts for later because it was time to have dinner. After we

ate, we went to a hotel to sleep. Early the next morning, we headed to the airport to take a plane to New

Jersey.

The trip was long. I probably fell asleep. Once we got our luggage we rented a car. We went to another

hotel. They had good food and games there. We spent most of our time watching TV, playing computer

games or eating. We also went out a lot to look for houses to rent or buy. During the house search, we

transferred to yet another hotel. After a lot of searching we (my parents) decided to rent a house in

Bridgewater.

We stayed in the hotel for most of the day but after dinner we went to our house and slept in our

makeshift bed made out of blankets and pillows. Soon our stuff came and we moved into our house for real.

It took a long time for most of my questions to be answered. As it turns out, New Jersey is a good place. I

have good friends and I go to a good school called Milltown. And even though I am not in Texas anymore,

my friends remember me. I guess my move was fun after all.

MyMovetoNewJersey-PrajitKundu


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Yeah, It’s Me! Yeah, It’s Me! Yeah, It’s Me! Yeah, It’s Me! ---- Aditi Roy

Bark, bark goes a dog, as loud as thunder. He stops at the temple door, barking at everyone

who comes in. I race to the closed door now that the dog is gone. I go down the stairs to the shoe

room where I open my shoes with blue sparkles. I put them in the only space left in the sparkling

white rack and rush to see where my mom is. The hall was now as crowded as people lining up for

free things. I see my mom waving, signaling me just like a red flag signaling a train to stop. I

walk slowly up to her and we enter the gods’ room.

Once we enter the brightly decorated gods’ room,we get in line as long as a railroad track.

There we touch the gods’ feet as lovely as a rose with soft pink petals. We all offer a white flower

to one of the gods. Then we walk over to a table and get a banana. My banana is as mushy as

mashed potatoes. We all sit down on the rug, as soft as a puppy. Now we can eat our bananas.

Me and my sister Rishika pretend our bananas are swords.

“Bhajans are going to start,” my dad tells me. I go and get a bhajan booklet for me, my dad

and my mom. The bell rings and the prayers begin.

Once the bajans begin, the temple feels like Santas’ workshop. Everyone is singing or dancing

along to the music. The music goes on for almost an hour. I can’t believe we have to sing so long.

Now it is time for the raffle to see who gets to sing into the microphone.

“And the winner is …ADITI”. What? it’s me! I run as fast as I can to the stage. There I grab

the microphone and start singing. Now I feel like I am Santa in my workshop, with everyone as

my elves. The temple door is now wide open because as soon as bhajans end, the rush hour in the

hall begins.

A Beautiful DayA Beautiful DayA Beautiful DayA Beautiful Day

Aditi Roy

La la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la

It’s such a beautiful day It’s windy and nice Good to fly kites

Oh lets go out and play

La la la la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la

Oh lets go out and play It’s such a beautiful day

Look at the trees and flowers Looks like there might be showers

Oh such a beautiful day!

A Simply Amazing TripA Simply Amazing TripA Simply Amazing TripA Simply Amazing Trip

Sunit Chakraborty

In December I went to India during the holidays.

I met my grandparents, my cousins and many

uncles and aunts in New Delhi and Kolkata. I also

went to see the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort in Agra. In

Agra I went to the marble factory to see how marble

carvings are done using different colored stones like

onyx, coral, mother of pearl etc. The artisans showed

us how they do the carvings on marble pieces using

a chisel, the same way they were done on the walls

of Taj Mahal hundreds of years ago.

In Agra I saw many animals such as monkeys,

cows, camel and bull in the streets and in the fort

garden. My favorite vehicle in India was the auto...

It is a three wheeler with no doors and windows,

and with no seat belt! It goes fast and can go into

any narrow road. I also enjoyed all the different

kinds of food in the food court of the malls. In short,

the trip was simply amazing!


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A Golden JewelA Golden JewelA Golden JewelA Golden Jewel

Shruti Roy

Bright as the sun, in the night.

Glowing like a star, just so bright.

The moon come out, gleaming like gold.

A giant jewel, made out of mold.

It goes to sleep, on the river.

It doesn’t do as much, as a little shiver

Bright as the sun, in the night.

Glowing like a star, just so bright.

A Sunny Day A Sunny Day A Sunny Day A Sunny Day ---- Ankita Sen

The sun is drifting down to the bottom of the spinning green-blue earth. The sunset re�lects all

its colors onto the turquoise water. The grass is dancing and �lowing with the blowing, breathing

wind. The sun is blazing with burnt orange �ire. Mahogany trees sway side to side with the �lowing

breeze. Night is close. We still have time to tell this wonderful, magni�icent poem.


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WhitePuffyPantsandaColorfulSari

Trisha Ghosh

Do your grandparents live super far away? Mine do and it's really

annoying because I only see them once in a while. When I visit them, I get

very happy and I'm glad to see them.

My grandparent's house is my favorite place to be. As soon as I go up the

elevator, I see funny looking iron bars because the elevator is old fashioned.

Then I see Grandma and Grampa. I call them Dadu and Dida which means

the same in Bengali. Grandpa always wears white puffy pants and a white

T-Shirt, and grandma always wears a colorful sari. Grandpa always sits on

the polka dotted couch in front of the tiny TV that's as small as a window.

Grandma's normally in the kitchen with the pot that's as loud as a train

whistle telling a deer to get off the track. I always have to wait for the TV

because Grandpa can use the TV for hours, so I watch Tom and Jerry in the

guest bedroom. Did I tell you how much my Grandma loves to cook? She's

always in the kitchen, so I have to wait but it's worth it.

When I go outside of their house, I see the parking lot. It's as white as a

sheep's wool right when it's cut. Then I see the big gate. It looks just like the

bars in front of the elevator only much bigger. Open the gate and I see cars

,buses and taxi cabs. It's as loud as the whistle during recess. There are also

mini-looking cars called Autos which look like big black carriages. The

steering wheel is straight with a bunch of buttons and it's got no door, so

I'm not allowed to sit on the outside

When I go to India, I eat tons of yummy food. The best of all is my

Grandma's cooking. She's got recipes that make her cooking special. I love

to help and the kitchen is so tiny. She knows me so well--she cooks my

favorites everyday! There are also great restaurants too, but they're not as

good as my Grandma's cooking. Across the street, there's a candy stand

with a bell as shiny as a queen's crown. Caramel is my favorite candy. It is as

sweet as freshly made honey from a bee.

Soon it's time to go. I give a great big hug to my Grandma and Grandpa. I

can't wait to come back next year.


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MyVacationinIndia

Shreya (Tua) Ghosh

I am a very lucky girl! I visited my family in India for the winter holidays. We packed our

suitcases, dropped our dog Sandi off at Camp BowWow and drove to the airport. After a long

seventeen hour �light, we landed in Kolkata. I was very excited to see my family. My uncle and

grandma came to the airport to pick us up. When we reached home, my cousin Anvita was very

happy to see me. We unpacked our suitcases, took a shower and ate breakfast. Then I played with

my cousin the whole day. In the afternoon we took a nap together.

The next day my little cousin Aleya had her rice eating ceremony. She was dressed in a red

saree and ate rice for the �irst time. I took photos of my dad feeding her rice and other food. Her

brother Avi was surprised at all the food that was put in front of Aleya.

My cousins and I played games, painted pictures and read books together. We had to visit a lot

of family. I was excited and everyone was happy to see us. We ate a lot of good food at their

houses. My favorite foods were pulao, luchi, goat meat curry, �ish kebabs, biryani, rosogolla and

sandesh. I met all my cousins and played with them. My uncles, aunts and grandparents gave me a

lot of gifts. I got chocolates, dresses, jewelry, books and games.

We went to the Bakery Carnival at the Calcutta Club. I got my hands painted, played games, ate

candy �loss, watched the magic show and had lots of fun. One afternoon I went to a children’s

party at the Bengal Club. Santa Claus came to give gifts to young children like me and Anvita.

Anvita and I took part in the fashion and talent shows. We played a bowling and a �ishing game.

Both of us played group games with other children. We were partners in a relay race and ate

snack over there. We both got bracelet-making kits from Santa. It was an enjoyable day for the

two of us.

We went to Santiniketan for two days. It was a long trip by car. We stopped on the way to eat

samosas and “langcha”. We visited the fair called Poush Mela. There was singing and dancing in

the mela. My parents did some shopping and I got some toys.

On Christmas day, Anvita and I opened our gifts. We found the gifts under our Christmas tree

that we had decorated together. I got playdoh, a helicopter, arts and crafts kits and books. After

that we all went to Tollygunge Club for our Christmas lunch. There was a live band playing my

favorite Christmas songs. We also played on the slide and swings.

In the evening my grandma took us to a restaurant for dinner. I went to my dad’s school where

some of his friends had come to meet after many years. My friends Uma and Gauri were there too.

Our dads went to the same school. I made new friends and we played many games out there.

I had lots of fun in India. Sometimes my cousin and I played the piano together. We played

tricks on our grandparents together. My grandparents took us for a ride on a horse-drawn

carriage at the Maidan opposite the Victoria Memorial. There were two horses that pulled our

carriage and went clip clop. It was a bit of a bumpy ride.

I love India because my cousins are there and I get to play with them whenever I’m there. I

really enjoy spending time with my family there because they love me so much. It was a

wonderful trip and I would love to visit again soon.


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WelcometotheNeighborhood!

ShreyanDas

Do you know about a place where there are speedy, zippy dragon�lies, loud cars and yippy yappy

happy dogs? No? Well, it’s my neighborhood, my favorite place.

My neighborhood is sometimes as quiet as a waiting alligator, ready for its prey. Sometimes it’s as

loud as traf�ic in the city, with all the cars having no manners and honking recklessly. Even if it’s too loud

or too quiet, I like it. I haven’t tried counting how many houses there are in my neighborhood. It’s so long

that my legs hurt once I walk the length of it. There are roads going out of my road, like reservoirs from a

river. There is a cul-de-sac at the end of my road. The houses surround me like a military raid!

At the end of my road, at the cul-de-sac, I have three friends. Andrew,Sanya and Pooja . Andrew is

an 8th grader. He goes to Bridgewater Middle School, which is the nearest school to us. He has a pet dog

named Brady. She’s a poodle and she’s so cute! She yaps like a crazy windup toy. Andrew often carries

her around. Sonya is in the 4th grade .She goes to Cram school which is not far away. I like to compare

our lives and we end up chuckling and chasing each other. Our Wii games are alike and we both like to

play with them. Pooja on the other hand is as an excited dolphin at the zoo when I meet her. She has a

sister Diva who is really funny. I like to play badminton and like to hear that “poppity-poppity” of the

shuttlecock and the badminton racket hitting each other.

There are so many things to do in my neighborhood. I like to walk and in addition to badminton, I

like to roll down the steep, bumpy ‘hill ‘that leads to the road. The bumps are a few inches high- very

lonely because there is no grass on them-and it makes me �ly up in the sky like a bird, soaring and

spinning in the clouds. The steepness of the hill comes only on one side of the neighborhood. It makes

me go as fast as a black swift migrating across the lands, everything whizzing by. Taking a walk gives me

exercise. I see lots of dragon�lies in the afternoon and when I pass they form a cloud as if to say “hello”. I

wave to them back as they do their frolicking. I love to do all these things in my neighborhood!

So there-I‘ve answered a rhetorical question and explained it. Now it’s your turn. Want to come

over? Yay! Come on!

MyIndiaTrip

TrinaGhosh

I went to India during Christmas last year. It was a very long �light that took 14 hours to reach

Mumbai. I could not wait to see my friends and families in India. We were received by Boro Dadu and

Dida, they are my Mammy’s Uncle and Aunt. The next morning they drove us to meet my Mamu and

Mami in Pune. I met my second cousin Jia. We played in the park and had lots of fun. We went to a book

store and bought some Indian story books. Later we had dinner at China Room. The next day we drove

back to Mumbai. That evening we met few of our family friends who invited us for dinner, we had luchi

and mansho.

Next morning we �lew out to Kolkata to meet my Dadu Dida, who were waiting to see us. My Dida

made lots of yummy food for me like luchi and alu bhaja. My favorite food is luchi and misti. My Dida and

Dadu were celebrating their 50th anniversary. We had arranged a small party to celebrate the event. We

got to meet lot of our relatives and friends. I got to be the greeter, giving roses to men and garlands to all

the women. My sister Trisha and my cousin Shohini also helped to distribute �lowers and goody bags.

I was very sad leaving India and hope I would return soon to meet my grandparents again. It was

time to leave the house and I sadly said goodbye to everybody and left for the airport with my family.


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WinterRocks

PrajitKundu

The thing I like most about winter is that school is out for eleven days. The break helps me spend

time with my family, open presents and play video games. Four days before the break is my birthday

(which is on December 19th). This year I got a Nintendo 3DS and LEGO Star Wars III The Clone Wars

game. The games actually appear in 3D and you don’t need 3D glasses! Christmas (which is on December

25th) is on the third day of the break.

We decorate the house with a lot of lights. Even the Christmas tree has lights. My mom, Pranita (my

three year old sister) and I have fun putting the ornaments on the tree. The star makes the tree bend a

little at the top. My dad �ixed it and told us not to touch the Christmas tree. On Christmas morning we

were all shocked at what we saw. There were a lot of presents under the tree and in the stockings! And I

had the most gifts. Last year on Christmas in Frisco, Texas we had a lot of snow (which doesn’t happen

very often in Texas because it’s really hot there).

We made a gigantic snowman in the front yard of our house in Texas. We put a scarf around its neck,

put in sticks for its arms and stones for its eyes and mouth. We also put my dad’s baseball cap on its

head. Pranita and I love to throw snow in the air and watch it slowly fall to the ground. Sometimes I

throw snow over Pranita. She laughs as the snow land on the hood of her winter coat.

I also like to throw snowballs at my dad. I show Pranita how to make and throw snowballs. Pranita’s

snowballs don’t hit my dad. My dad takes notice of the snowballs pretty quickly. Soon there’s a big

snowball battle between me and my dad. Since none of us have any protection we are open to be hit by

our opponent’s snowballs. My dad doesn’t throw snowballs at Pranita because she’s young but he

throws them at me! We also made snow angels. Mine didn’t look good. After a while we went inside our

house and enjoyed a cup of delicious hot chocolate with sweet marshmallows. If I could give winter a

grade, this would be the grade: A+.

MyTriptoPuertoRico

AtreyeeGhosh

One sunny day last November I was ready to go on my trip to Puerto Rico. I ate and dressed very

quickly and soon it was time to go. I was very excited to see a new place and my BFF Alicia who was

going to meet us there. We drove to the airport in an hour. Soon our �light boarded and we took off. We

reached Puerto Rico at 5:00 pm and went to the resort. It was too late to do anything that evening except

for going to the resort pool.

The two most awesome things about the resort were the pool and the resort beach. The weather in

Puerto Rico was very funny as it was sunny sometimes and would rain the next minute. One of the days

we went to the El Yunque Rainforest and walked on a long trail to see a beautiful waterfall. While in the

rainforest we heard Coqui frogs croak all the time. Another day we went to old San Juan and saw

beautiful forts, castles, and houses. The next day we went to see the bio-luminescence at Vieques Island

at night on a ferry. They are little creatures that glow under the water at night. It was the coolest thing

ever! On the last day we went on a ferry to Flamingo beach, one of the most famous beaches in the

world. Alicia and me built sand castles and rode the waves. I loved the beach. Once we got home from

the trip, I said “That was the best trip ever. I loved it”


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RadhanathSikdar:AForgottenBengaliHero

TapanBhattacharya

Radhanath Sikdar was born in Calcutta in 1813. He was considered a child prodigy. He did his early

schooling at “phiringee” Kamal Bose’s school and joined Hindu College ( now, Presidency College) for his

higher education at the age of eleven. There, he came under the in�luence of two of his teachers, Henry V

Derozio and the mathematics teacher, Dr John Tytler. Derozio, who is known as the father of the Young

Bengal Movement was a �irebrand leader inspiring freedom of thought and revolt against the age-old

norms and prejudices of Hindu society. His band of young Bengali’s, who were known as Derozian’s many

of them, later became pillars of Bengali society, included RamGopal Ghosh, Ramtanu Lahiri, Peary Chand

Mitra and Radhanath Sikdar. Out of all his contemporaries, Radhanath was the only one who pursued a

scienti�ic education. He became the star student of Dr Tytler. He also studied Physics, including reading

Newton’s “Principia”, a ground breaking work on the principles and laws of Physics. The development of

a probing mind combined with a robust physique, made Radhanath an ideal candidate to be

recommended by Dr Tytler to the Surveyor General of India as one of its youngest employees in 1831. He

was 18 years old.

The Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS), one of the most ambitious scienti�ic projects in the World

was underway during this period. Its of�icial name was ‘The Great Indian Arc of the Meridian’. Its purpose

was not only to accurately measure the subcontinent of India but also compute the precise curvature of

the globe. This project was started in 1800 and was conceived by William Lambdon, the �irst Surveyor

General. The project had started in the southern tip of India and by 1831 had moved to the Northern

Plains and the Himalayas (which in Sanskrit means ‘the abode of the snows’). This northern phase of the

project had gotten very complex requiring ‘arcane calculations’ and ‘mind boggling recalculations’. It was

stated that at a certain point it involved 9,320 unknowns and equations of sizes which had never been

solved, before.

This was a dream come true job for young Radhanath. For the Himalayan phase of the GTS, a separate

of�ice was opened in Dehra Dun, in the Himalayan foothills of Northern India. Though Radhanath was

initially posted to one of the �ield survey camps, because of his ‘number crunching genius’, he was quickly

brought back to Dehra Dun as the “Computer”. He was �irst Indian to be inducted to this position of rank.

George Everest the then Superintendent of the GTS quickly recognized the genius of his young employee.

His ability to create mathematical formulae from �irst principles and using astronomical methods in

geodetic surveys, so moved George Everest that in 1838, he said the following about Radhanath:

“……..there are few in India whether European or Native that can all compete with him. Even in Europe

these mathematical attainments would rank very high”. In 1851, Radhanath was promoted to “Chief

Computer” of the Survey of India and moved to its headquarters in Calcutta. During this period, he

devised formulae for geographical positions and altitudes of snow peaks observed from distances of over

100 miles using trigonometrical survey methods. While working with this data, he discovered that one of

the Himalayan peaks designated in the survey as peak XV, which was higher than any other peaks he had

measured so far! By this time, George Everest had returned to England and his position as Surveyor

General of India was taken by Col A.S. Waugh.

The Chief Computer reported his discovery to Waugh. This discovery was not publicly announced for

a few year’s, until the Government was sure that peak XV was not only the highest peak in the Himalayas

but the highest peak in the world. Though, George Everest had decided that all peaks in the Himalayas

would be named after native or ‘local’ names, Waugh decided to break tradition and decided to name

peak XV after his former predecessor, “Mount Everest!” Over the next several years of service, many

other geodetic and meteorological discoveries are attributed to Radhanath Sikdar.


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NewYear’sResolution

AninditaDhar

The ball drops from Time Square as they all count down to bring in the New Year!! Hugs, kisses,

handshakes, tears of joy, celebrations, every continent has the same emotions of joy. New beginning for

some and new lease on life for others, some want to put their sorrows of a lost one behind, while others

have anticipation of bringing new life into the world.

Year after year we share the same emotions we share our happiness and sorrows among our friends

and family. It is a time for re�lection, rejuvenation. No matter where you stand on this earth you have

completed 365 revolutions around the sun. It seems an eternity or a blink of an eye depends how you

want to see it. Time does not stand still and as we rejoice and bring in the New Year the earth does not

stop to let us hold this moment. It is tirelessly revolving round the sun.

Only you can hold this moment this feeling and this joy. Yet as the moment passes you realize

it is just another day. Nothing has changed. So in that vain was the birth of New Year’s

resolutions. We want to change be better make a difference. There is slue of resolutions. Here

are some of the common ones:

• I want to lose 10 pounds. (no time line it could be an eternity)

• I will work out everyday (NOT)

• I will try to be more harmonious with my signi�icant other. (If you have not had a

harmonious relationship yet? Why bother)

• I will give up alcohol ( Really? Until the next party)

• I will eat healthy (Until the next restaurant meal) Here’s the biggest one

• I WILL STOP SMOKING!!!!

It may last a week and may be two for some, and then we hear a resounding echo where ever

we go. “New Years Resolutions are meant to be broken”. I disagree; a promise made is a promise

to keep weren’t we taught to keep a promise? Are we not supposed to be the man of our words?

Is that not the de�inition of integrity? If so, then why do we break the promise to ourselves?

In conclusion, let it not be the beginning of the year to make a change. Make a difference in

your life if you know that you can follow through the promise to yourself. We as Hindus’ have

learnt to live a disciplined life and do everything in moderation. If we follow our ancient teaching

we would not have to make promises that we would not be able to keep. Let us not make any

more New YearsResolutions.Justtrytobeagoodpersonandliveacleanlifeeverythingelsewill

fallintoplace.

“Adreamisjustadream.Agoalisadreamwithaplanandadeadline”…HarveyMackay

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However, in true Imperial tradition, Radhanath’s discovery and genius was never recognized by the

British. He retired from service in 1862. He devoted his later years to important social causes of his day,

campaigning against child marriage, widow remarriage and woman’s education. Along with his Derozian

friend Peary Chand Mitra, he founded a Bengali journal, Masik Patrika, focused on the education and

empowerment of woman. Radhanath who had resisted his own marriage to a child bride in his youth,

remained a bachelor all his life. He died on May 17, 1870 at the age of 57 in his house by the side of the

Ganga River, in Gondalpara, Chandanagar,outsideCalcutta.


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Sometreesdon’tgrowveryhigh,

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Whilesometreesaresupple,

Sometreesarebrittle;

Therearealsoavarietyoftrees,

Withavarietyofleaves.

#2“NoisyTrees”–Haiku

“Swish,swish”,gothetrees,

Whiletheywhistlewiththeirleaves,

Treescanmakenoisewithease.

#3“TreesinDescription”-Concrete

Noticeable,harmlesslargeshadywoods

Leaves,tall,quiet,hard

Thick,rustling,abletobecut

#4“ARainforest”–Formula

Tallgreenobjects,

Swishingoftrees,

Thesmellofdewfromleaves,

Thewaterytasteofdew,

Rainforestsarebeautifulandpeaceful.

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Herbshavemedicinalvalue,

Medicinesaretakenbyyou,

Herbsarereallysmall,

Andeasytomaul,

Herbscanonlybefoundbyyou!

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Trees

Tall,green

Swishing,whistling,rustling,

Inthemiddleoftheforest,

Harmless.

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Rainforests

Dark,scary

Swishing,rustling,darkening

Creepyrainforests,excitingtropicalforests

Relaxing,enjoying,exciting

Beautiful,lush

Tropicalforests

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Prickly,pointy,pinetreesaremyfavoritetrees,

Becausetheyaretall,

Becausetheysoundlikethey’rewhispering,

Becausetheycouldalsobesmall,

Becausepinetreeshavelayersofleavestowering,

ThebestthingthatIlikeaboutpinetreesisthattheyhavepointy

andpricklyleaves.

#9“Deforestation”–FreeVerse

Tree,OTree,whyareyousosad,

Seeingyoulikethismakesmemad;

Therestoftheforestisn’tunhappy,

Butseeingyoulikethisdoesn’tmakemehappy;

Maybepeopleshouldstopdeforestation,

Thatwouldprobablygiveyouahappyanimation.

#10“SoilErosion”–Freeverse

Howbadissoilerosion?

Reallybadifitstopstreesfromgrowinginsuccession;

Treescanbedestroyediftheyareuprooted,

Althoughthatishowitstarted;

Firstly,forestsarecutdown,

Dryingupthesoilinwhichtheirrootscandrown;

Afterthat,theriversnearbyover�low,

Preventingtreesnearbytogrow.

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Sothatyourgardendoesn’tlookthatcolorless!

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Thereoncewasaforest,

Wheretheplantscouldn’trest,

Asitdidn’trainforalongtime,

Evenlimetreescouldn’tproducelime;

Thenthetreesthoughtfromthedeepestpartoftheirbrain,

“Wemustmakemostuseoftheverylittlerain,”

Althoughtheycouldn’tuse�iltration,

Theyhadtousedirtysoilforgermination;

Theplantsplantedtheirbestseedsinthesoil,

Andsooncamealongsaplingsthatstillcouldn’ttoil;

Whentheycould,thetreesworkedwiththesaplings,

Likechickenswithcutheads,throughmorningsandevenings;

Soon,withenoughplants,theforestcouldsummonrain,

Withalltheirhardworkandpain.

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“The procession was growing larger. At its head is this elderly lady with erect posture, walking

with bold steps and waving a home-spun national �lag. Police has formed a barricade and was using a

hand-held microphone to ask the protesters to halt immediately. The lady increased her pace. The

police were getting restless. They gave a �inal warning, but Matangini Hazra was unruf�led. The police

started �iring. A bullet hit Matangini in her chest. She fell down on the road with blood all over her, but

the �lag was still in her hand.”

With that, Anthony Hazra made a dramatic hand movement, buried his head on his hands on the

teacher’s desk and dozed off with his right hand sticking out in the air holding an imaginary �lag. We

were dazed by the pace of the story, the stunning �inale and the �inal �lourish.

Is he doing alright? Has he fallen unconscious? Maybe, in a coma? If that happens, we will be a bit

upset, but on the brighter side, we will not have the Friday History test. Is there a real possibility for

that?

As we were pondering such major philosophical questions aloud, Anthony Hazra slowly raised his

head. He looked at us, glanced at his half-raised right-hand and took off his glasses with a slow,

deliberate movement. He started cleaning his glasses on his shirt sleeves. There was a dramatic

silence. Suddenly, he stood up in a military fashion. He extended his hand and blurted out, “As the

French resistance groups were running out of bullets, they made a last-ditch attempt to take out the

advancing Germans with their bayonets.”

We were speechless. Did Matangini hide a bayonet inside her �lag pole? Did she secretly join the

French resistance? Did she actually have baguette for breakfast instead of “muri”? She was leading this

procession in Medinipur district taking on the British police. How did the Germans reach there? Was

there a secret alliance between Germans and British for taking over France and Medinipur?

“We were in Medinipur district in Bengal, how did that become a battlefront for the French and

the Germans?”, blurted out an unfortunate soul in the classroom.

There was a momentary silence and immediately three students rushed to Anthony Hazra with

three wooden rulers. It was customary for Anthony Hazra to ask for three rulers from the students to

punish an errant student. We came to anticipate that and all of us took much pleasure in providing this

weapon of mass destruction to him at the slightest opportunity. What can be more delightful than

seeing a friend being thrashed with spectacular �lourishes?

As he was positioning for the assault, a classmate wondered aloud “Is Matangini Hazra Anthony

Hazra’s grandmother? Is that why he is so upset that her grandmother ate escargot for lunch?”

The raised hand stopped mid-air. Anthony Hazra quickly turned around and saw this kid trying to

make a getaway through the side door of the classroom. He dropped the rulers and we started

cheering. It is going to be an exciting chase. It is a win-win. We will either see our friend outrun

Anthony Hazra or witness some spectacular violence. Our day is made.

Baguette,GermansandMedinipur

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TheTasteofKul

RajatDhar

On this day of Saraswati Puja thoughts and recollections of growing up in Patna, Bihar, India

comes to mind. The largest gathering for this Puja was always at The Prince of Wales College of

Medicine where my father was an attending professor of medicine. On this day all attending

physicians, training residents, interns, medical students, and members of the house staff would

gather to offer their prayers and thanks for what they were, professionals in the �ield of health

care in the service of mankind in one of the most destitute states in all of India at least in the

1960s.

They would offer as prasad a fruit by the name of Kul. From what I recall it had an ascerbic

taste. No matter how long it was allowed to ripen the nature of this fruit was to never lose its

tannic quality. It was hard to the bite and tough to chew. Your mouth would get coated and feel

dry. After vigorous chewing it would still be tough to swallow. Each medical student or resident

would offer up their own for the puja. It would always total to 101. After the puja the medical

students and residents would distribute the Kul to their attending faculty members. There would

be competitions to see who could consume the most. A gastroenterologist always had to be

present just in case.

I would ask my father why this ritual would occur year after year and the reason he gave was

that the fruit Kul symbolized the arduous task of becoming and remaining a learned physician.

He would point out the medical textbooks that were offered for blessing. He told me that the

devotees who were offering it were hoping for academic success and achievement while striving

through a dif�icult process. Thus this fruit symbolized the ongoing effort. At the end however, it

would be justi�ied because the struggle would bear a fruit of its own resulting in success and

achievement in becoming a physician.

He gave me the 4 A's that should characterize every Doctor. Ability, Affability, Availability,

and Affordability. I now as a physician try to eat this Kul every day.


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4:05 Rhythms of Dance and Music ChoreographyandDirection:Mitra Purkayastha

Anjali Loho Mor Sangeete RDMBlossoms:Shikha Chivukula

RDMJewels:Arushi Bhatia, Nishna Singh, Shilpa Mitra,

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Trisha Ghosh, Ria Mukhopadhyay, Nishka Abraham

RDMDynamite:Anwesha Mishra, Eamon Ghosh

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4:35 Baad Protibad - Bangla Drama WrittenBy:Sudipta Bhawmik

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5:00 Ananda Mandir Fund Raising AnandaMandirPresident:Dipak Sarkar

5:05 Children’s Songs Conductor:Soma Choudhury

Saat Sure Bandha AssistedBy:Rina Roy, Paromita Basu,

Malini Mazumdar

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Atreyee Ghosh, Avik Sanyal, Ananya Sanyal, Kushaan

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Sunit Chakraborty, Trina Ghosh, Trisha Ghosh,

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5:25 Young Musicians’ Orchestra Conductor:Amit Ray

Coordinator&Costumes:Sudakshina Ghosh

Participants:Nikita Roy (Violin), Anuronita Gupta

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Priyanka Chatterjee, Ramyani Mitra, Disha Bhowmick,

Sohini Bhattacharjee, Anoushka Banerjee,

Ramona Chatterjee, Diya Paul, Tanya Banerjee,

Ankita Chatterjee, Parama Das, Julie Saha, Anjali Mitra,

Spreeha Choudhury, Isabelle Pazhayattil, Anika Amin

6:45 Interactive Antakshari Soma Choudhury & Prasun Chowdhury

7:00 Modern Songs - Feature Artist Darshana Menon

Zee TV Saregamapa USA Winner

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