Bhadrotsava celebrations

Rammohun Roy Seminary School celebrated the 187th Bhadrotsava, a daylong religious ceremony of faith in the divine, on the campus on Monday.

The chief guest Acharya Sumanto Niyogi - the secretary of the seminary - conducted the prayers. He underlined the need for divine blessing for the welfare of mankind in the chaotic and troublesome world.

A team of saints, under the guidance and direction of Sandhya Niyogi and Sujaya Saha, presented hymns and a kirtan before the students and guests. Manmatho Roy, a tabla player mesmerised the audience with his performance.

School principal Sukrit Saha welcomed the guests and expressed his gratitude towards the artists, audience and especially Acharya Sumanto, for making the Bhadrotsava a grand success.

The programme was conducted by the teachers of the school - Supriya Mukhopadhayay, Kasturi Dasgupta, Saurav Dasgupta, Swagata Chandra, Manashi Sanyal, Ruma Dutta and Ranjana Sinha.

Interaction

The department of political science at Patna Women's College organised an interactive session with Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on environment and women at the college on Monday.

While addressing the students, Jairam said climatic change had not just been a part of human history but had also shaped it decisively. He drew attention to the laws, which were made to protect the environment but had not been strictly implemented by the government.

"The government is not sensitive towards environment issues," said the former Union minister.

He cited the example of Posco mega steel plant in Odisha. Jairam said agriculture was becoming feminine and in India one-third of the women were involved in farming. He stressed on the present status of the environment, which has also become a public health issue.

"The contamination of water and pollution of air are the most visible manifestation of the impact of economic growth. These have significantly contributed to the increase of mortality patterns. The public health dimension of the environment is now emerging as an important issue," he added.