BOBBY CHAKRABORTY’S ANTI ADDICTION CAMPAIGN NO. 410 AT ST. PAUL’S BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL, HIS OWN SCHOOL.
Very few of us do get a chance to give back to our school, which has made us. Very few are grateful enough or have the intention to give back. But that is not so in the case of Actor/Activist/Teacher of Method Acting, Bobby Chakraborty.
On 3rd October, he conducted the 410th session of his globally acclaimed, free of cost , anti addiction campaign titled ‘I AM THE KING OF MY MIND’ at St. Paul’s Boarding and Day School, which happens to be his own school, for the 3rd time.
The socially responsible Principal, Sister Rosli Kherketta, who has strongly supported this much needed awareness program of Bobby, was all in praise about this initiative against all sorts of addiction and harmful social trends among the youth, that is destroying a generation.
The packed auditorium had eager students of 8th to 12th grade, who welcomed Bobby with a huge round of applause. Karen gave a great welcome speech, after which Bobby took stage.
The official photographer for the session was a sparkling ,hardworking soldier Tiasa Aziz, assisted by soldier Swastika.
What happened in the next 135 odd minutes was pure magic! Bobby’s adda session is filled with ‘infotainment’,as he calls it, which wins the heart and minds of youngsters, by educating them with the right choices to make in life, along with a lot of entertainment. Smoking, alcoholism, smart phone addiction, abusive language, obscenity and lewd behaviour online to gain ‘views’ ,online predators,keeping health, career,family as a priority, ways of selecting the right friend and Bobby’s own family mishap due to addiction were the core topics of discussion. The students were receptive and responsive to each level of discussion and comprehended the impending doom if their mental and physical health is corrupted right from the young age.
The ceremonial titles of ‘The 1st Soldier’ went to Swastika and ‘The Trendsetter’ went to Akriti.
The surprise contest at the end saw Mohsina, Anam and Koushani as the winners, who along with Tiasa were given special HCF t-shirts, prizes and Community Service Certificates by their BobbyDada.
The icing on the cake was a powerful vote of thanks by Sister Rosli, The Principal, which had the soldiers of Bobby shouting out the mantra of their life ‘I am the king of my mind’ at the top of their voice. In conclusion,Tiasa and everyone else dedicated the song ‘Kesariya’ to their BobbyDada, to which Bobby returned the dedication with ‘Tera mujhse hain pehle ka nata koi’ to everyone’s delight!
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