Pride of Mumbai: The Gateway of India

This October, during the Puja vacations, we, the students of Loreto College, went on a 10-day trip to Mumbai and Goa. In Mumbai we visited Kamala Nehru Park, the Hanging Gardens, Juhu beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Gateway of India and the Elephanta caves. In Goa we visited the Bom Jesus Church, which is famous because it housed the preserved body of St Francis Xavier. We went to the Dona Paula beach where the girls as well as the teachers had a lot of fun taking motor scooter rides. The Anjuna and Vagator beaches were beautiful too with waves splashing across the boulders. The Anjuna beach is popular among tourists for its local market set up by the tribals from Karnataka. The girls had fun shopping at Panjim in Goa and Linking Road in Mumbai.

Shalini Jaiswal, first year, communicative English, Loreto College

Iit’s all happening: (Top) Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and (above) a hip hop dance lesson in progress

CALCUTTA
Seminar on Indian democracy

A two-day national seminar, titled ‘Changing face of Indian democracy; Regionalism and coalition governments’, was organised by the political science department of Loreto College on September 19 and 20, to celebrate the department’s 25th anniversary. The mayor, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, inaugurated the occasion.

Researchers like Prof. Yogendra Yadav from Delhi, Prof. Peter DeSouza from Delhi, Prof. K.C. Suri from the Nagarjuna University and Prof. Sandeep Shastri, Bangalore, presented thought-provoking papers. Other eminent speakers included Manisha Madhav, a senior lecturer of Loreto College, Prof. Gautam Basu and Prof. Sanjukta Bhattacharya from Jadavpur University, Prof. Samir K. Das, Prof. Rakhari Chatterji and Prof. Dipankar Sinha from Calcutta University.

The students also got an opportunity to interact with the scholars.

Mariya Salim, Chitra Talwar, Surupa Ray, Angelina Nair, Priyanka Singh, Saniyah Mushtaq and Nilanjana Dey, political science department, Loreto College

Dance, baby, dance

On September 12 a dance workshop was organised in our school with the help of a reputed dance academy. A team of experts headed by their master conducted the workshop. First, he gave a talk on how to inculcate the values of dancing into young minds. He explained the origin of the Western hip-hop form and how it has evolved from more traditional forms. Then his troupe taught the participating students of classes VI and VII the steps of various dance forms. We look forward to more such events in our school.

Debyan Roy, Class X, M.P. Birla F.H.S. School

Nagaon
Farewell, dear alma mater

On October 13, 2006, the students of Class X were given a farewell party by the school. A parent-teacher meeting had also been organised on that day. Our principal, Rev. Father Sebastian, offered us some suggestions on how to tackle the upcoming board exams. The parents thanked the school for taking good care of their children for so many years. While some students expressed their feelings with a song, others gave a speech thanking their teachers. It was a treat to watch our principal strumming a guitar and singing for his pupils.

Kastaurika Saikia, Christ Jyoti School, Nagaon, Assam

Jalpaiguri
Inquisitive minds

Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College organised its first ever quiz fest Renseigner ’06 in the campus premises on September 8 and 9, 2006. The inter-college quiz was held on the 8th and had participants from over 12 colleges including SIT, NBMC, AC College, etc. From the 80 two-member teams for the prelims, six teams made it to the finals. Chayan Banerjee and Suvodip Mukherjee won the trophy. The quizmaster for the event was Adwitiyo Mitra. The additional district magistrate of Jalpaiguri gave away the prizes.

Sourav Majumdar, JGEC quiz club coordinator, third year, CSE

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