Kick off time: Sepp Blatter with Platini (file picture)

On April 14, 2007, the students of National English School, were a part of the grand welcome programme held in Baguiati to felicitate Joseph Sepp Blatter (FIFA president).

Blatter arrived at 9.15 pm. He was accompanied to the stage (which was shaped like a football) by Priya Ranjan Das Munshi (AIFF president), Subhas Chakraborty and Tapas Chatterjee (chairman, Rajarhat Gopalpur Municipality). He was offered a garland of 1,400 roses and gifted a traditional dhoti, punjabi, rosogollas and two mementoes. Before leaving, Blatter told the crowd, “It is with great emotion that I have been received in Calcutta — the city of football in India.”

Akash Kr Singh, Keshav Tiwari, Dibyjyoti Mondal, Akhand Pratap Jaiwal,
National English School,
Kalaberia

asansol
Ice Ice baby

On April 24, 2007, a Rollick quiz was held at St Patrick’s School, Asansol. Organised by Rollick ice cream, the event was fun-filled and entertaining. Quizmaster Gaurav Gupta promised ice creams to the audience. There were six teams. All the teams played well but team C was the winner. The audience didn’t disappoint either, chipping in with answers. It was followed by music and dance. Some of the faculty also joined in the fun and danced to the popular number from Don, Khaike Paan Banaraswala.

Arijit Paul,
St Patrick’s H.S. School,
Asansol.

Remembering Ramakrishna

The German department of the Ramakrishna Institute of Culture hosted its cultural programme on the life and times of Ramakrishna on March 26, 2007. The programme was the result of hard work put in by teachers and students under the supervision of Kona Chatterjee. The programme was presented in both Bengali and German.

Songs of Swami Vivekananda added to the spirit of the occasion. This was meant to spread the message of unity of mankind and the need for intercultural appreciation and understanding in an era of globalisation.

Preranna Singhania, second year,
German department,
The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

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