SOLDIERS OF BOBBY CHAKRABORTY FROM BHARAT ACADEMY & SCIENCES, GET EQUIPPED TO FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION & HARMFUL TRENDS, THROUGH AAC 405
Bobby Chakraborty’s award winning, global, free of cost awareness campaign no. 405, for the youth,against addiction and harmful social trends, happened at Bharat Academy & Sciences, Uluberia, Howrah on August 21st with a lot of celebration and fanfare. This was his 2nd session in this school.
An actor and teacher of method acting by profession and a social activist by heart, Bobby has been carrying out this mission, consistently for more than a decade, which is changing lives of the youth for the better.
The atmosphere of the school was electrifying as the The Principal, Ruchira Chakraborty, all the respected teachers , The Coordinator , Sushovan Bhattacharya and the students from the 7th -12th grade, were eagerly waiting to welcome Bobby or their beloved ‘BobbyDada’ in the auditorium.
The official photographer was soldier Shan Bag, an extremely well mannered and responsible student from the 9th grade, who was assisted by soldier Fahim.
Bobby took stage after the customary lighting of the auspicious lamp, felicitation , school prayer and the school song. An encouraging point to be noted here is that, The Principal and all the teachers were present throughout the session which always adds an extra leverage and acceptance for the young minds to what they imbibe from an awareness program like this.
Bobby in his usual flamboyant style, warmth and humour, presented his views on smoking, alcoholism, smart phone addiction and inappropriate behaviour or obscenity online to garner ‘views’, online gambling through games, abusive language and disrespecting others for ‘fun’.
A big section of the ‘adda’ session saw Bobby inspiring his ‘soldiers’ to fight against ‘ragging’ , which takes its birth from the school life, where a student becomes insensitive and cruel towards his/her peer to prove dominance. With the recent tragic death of Swapnadeep Kundu from Jadavapur University, this section became the all important, necessary lesson to every young mind there.
The symbolic titles of ‘The 1st Soldier’ and ‘The Trendsetter’ went to soldier Fahim and soldier Ayush respectively.
The surprise contest at the end had soldier Irfan, soldier Shagufta and soldier Girish as the winners, who , along with soldier Shan were given special HCF(Health-Career-Family) tshirts, other prizes and Community Service Certificates by their Bobbydada.
The auditorium echoed the mantra of a soldier ‘I AM THE KING OF MY MIND’, with everyone present ,hands raised as an oath, shouting out in unison, with Bobby at the end of the adda.
The soldiers wouldn’t let their Bobbydada go, as they had already formed a strong bond at heart with him. They crowded around him for an autograph, a selfie, a hug or a pranam to gain his blessings, oblivious to the last bell and the school buses waiting restlessly, to take them back home.
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