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Children’s Day celebrated by the Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum

Nov15

On 14th November 2017, the Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum decided to celebrate Children’s Day with the evening school children, Sunday oratory children & parallel school children. The Local Unit President welcomed the event with a short synopsis on the importance of Children’s Day.

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The Past Pupils voluntarily sponsored  cakes, stationery, Cadbury and frooti. The children were bubbling with joy and happiness. It was a great moment  indeed for the Past Pupils to share a beautiful time with Sr. Teresa A. the Vice Provincial, Sr. Esther the Delegate, Sr. Anjana Luciana Rai, Sr. Restitula Kharpran & the dear children of evening school, Sunday oratory & parallel school. Some Past Pupils sang and danced for the children.

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The event came to an end after the Past Pupils presented hand- made ‘Thank you cards’ to Vice Provincial Sr. Teresa A. & Sr. Esther the Delegate for their immense cooperation to make Annual General Meet of 29th Oct’17 a grand success.

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Chumki

Federation Secretary

 

Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum unit Annual General Meet

Nov14

On 29th October 17, the Past Pupils Association of Dum Dum unit organized their Annual General Meet at ACS DumDum.

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The day began with Tea and Registration at 9:30 am. The inauguration ceremony began with the Prayer Service conducted by Sr Esther the Delegate of Local Unit with a beautiful power point presentation. It was followed by Lighting the Lamp by Sr Superior Teresa A, the Vice Provincial of Kolkata Province, Sr Esther the Dum Dum Unit Delegate & the school Principal, Mrs.Samita Biswas the President of PPA of Kolkata Province, Dr Sanjukta Dasgupta Rtd Dean of CU(Faculty of Arts CU) Past Pupil from 1st batch & the Unit President Mrs. Chumki Sengupta. The august gathering was blessed with the presence of Sr Superior Makil, Mrs Leelama (Rtd teacher) & 325 Past Pupils.

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The Local Unit President Mrs.Chumki Sengupta addressed the audience with Welcome speech which was followed by the school anthem spontaneously being sung by every Past Pupil, a sheer moment of nostalgia for all the Past Pupils present. Welcome dance presented by Aratrika Das of ISC,17’ batch was followed by evening school dance performance. Vice Provincial Sr.Teresa, gave an inspiring speech with a motivational Power Point presentation. A brief Power Point Presentation about the Council Activities was presented by Council Secretary Mrs.Sangamitra Bhattacharya. Sr Superior Makil, Sr Lily, Retired teachers, Past Presidents of the Unit- Dr Namita Chakraborty, Mrs.Samita Biswas,Mrs.Srabani Dasgupta, Mrs.Rita Das, Mrs.Kuhu Nag Chaudhuri, Mrs.Sharmila Das & Mrs Numrata Dutta were felicitated.

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The group dance and group song performance by both senior and junior past pupils together helped to bridge the gap between the past pupils more easily.

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The Council also arranged for Panel Discussion based on the topic, “Women education as a tool to empower the society”. Eminent PPL speakers of Dum Dum Unit  like Dr Santa Dutta,Dr Nishi Pulogurtha,Dr Saswati Chowdhury all currently professors & Mrs Sunanda Jaiswal Principal of Barasat Indira Gandhi Senior Secondary High School were among the esteemed speakers. The entire Panel discussion was coordinated by Dr Sanjukta Dasgupta (the Rtd Dean of CU, Faculty of Arts).In the end felicitation was given to all of them.

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The crowd was mesmerized by the voice of Anneshwa Das from ISC, 2016 batch. The Council also conducted fashion show for all the batches. There were sixty participants 30 each from senior and junior groups. Best Auxilian, Best Demeanour, Best Dressed were awarded to both senior PPLS & junior PPLS respectively. Sreemoyee from ISC,2015,  a finalist from SA,RE,GA,MA,PA gave a scintillating performance with her band. The programme came to an end with vote of thanks by Council Secretary Mrs. Sangmitra Bhattacharya and a sumptuous lunch served to all.

 

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WE, LOVE, HELP ONE ANOTHER & REMAIN UNITED.

Secretary Kolkata Federation

Mrs.Chumki

 

The Past Pupils Federation Council Election

Nov12

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The Past Pupils Federation Council Election was held on 5th November 2017  in Auxilium, Barasat.  Members were present from Auxilium Bandel, Auxilium Barasat and Auxilium Dum Dum. Provincial Sister Rose Ezarath, Sr. Elizabeth Joseph  the Federation Delegate, Sr. Geraldine Barratt in charge of Past Pupils, Sr. Stella Devis the Animator of ACS Barasat, Local delegates of Barasat  Sr. Clara Saminathan and Sr. Abraham Esther Rani from ACS Dum Dum were present on this occasion.

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The programme began with a prayer moments and lighting of the lamp followed by the enlightening talk of Sister Provincial.  The federation delegate focused on the importance of the good governing body as in the case of any organization for the effective and smooth running of the Association. Sr. Geraldine read out the duties and responsibilities of the office bearers. Then the session moved towards the election of the new Federation body.  The members unanimously elected Mrs. Kamal Jahan Hussain as the president of the Federation.

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Mrs. Rituparna Ganguly as the vice president , Pamela Chakraborty as the secretary and Chumki Sengupta as the Joint secretary and Mrs. Srijita Rodrikics as the Treasurer. The six council members were elected from the three Units. The newly-elected President, in her speech motivated the members to intensify their efforts in doing good to the society and strengthening the  network among the members.  The Federation delegate thanked the provincial for her valuable presence and thanked the outgoing president and her council. The programme ended with photo session and refreshments.

 

FMA Past Pupils Federation meet

May8

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Past Pupils Federation meet was held at Dum Dum on 1st May 2016. 22 members were present in all including the local delegates of the 2 communities of Barasat and Dum Dum. Sr. Elizabeth Joseph welcomed the group. The main agenda for the day was to plan out the program for the 27th November 2016 for the forthcoming Annual Past pupil’s meet.

We had the joy and privilege of the presence of Provincial Sr. Rose Ezarath, for the first time this year. She encouraged and boosted the members to venture out to serve the young and see what more can be done  to reach out to the needs of the world. She enlightened us on the words of Mother General to the Past Pupils to understand  the origin and rise of the Association at Valdocco by Fr. Philip Rinaldi and Sr. Catherine Arighi . ‘Being a past pupil is a gift, a stamp never to be erased. ‘Being a past pupil is an epiphany of the salesian charism in the world in the Mornese style.’ The day ended on a joyous note with this happy reunion of the past pupils federation to share a common goal and vision in a true family spirit.

Reaching out …  bringing smiles on the faces …

Oct14

P.PupilsThe Past pupils of Dum Dum Unit came together on 11th October 2015 to reach out to the 80 Senior citizens and 20 ladies.The event started with an opening speech by Chumki Sengupta, President of the Past Pupils association, Dum Dum Unit. She then invited Superior Sr.Teresa A. to address the congregation. Superior congratulated the past pupils for their generous contribution and their attempt to bring smiles on the faces of a few members of the society.

Thereafter Superior and Principal Sr. Esther handed over the outfit to few of the senior citizens. Later on each past pupil took turn to distribute clothing to all those who had gathered for the occasion.

It was indeed a great moment of pride for the past pupils in being able to do their bit towards bringing in a bit of cheer in the lives of a few simple womenfolk, men and children.

Enrollment of Past Pupils

Mar21

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The students of class XII were glad to be the members of the Past Pupils Association, Jumaikela.   On 19th March 2015, The Past Pupil Enrollment ceremony started with the short prayer service animated by principal Sr. Cordulla Kullu.  Sr. Rose Kureekattu, the manager of the school spoke about the Past Pupils Association and Sr. Cordulla explained the history of Association. When we came to know about the Past Pupils Association we really felt proud of ourselves and we are ready to render our loving and dedicated service to our beloved Janta Higher Secondary School, Jumaikela. The name tag which we have received will always remind us to cherish the good things that we have learnt during our school days.

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FMA PAST PUPILS’ FEDERATION ASSEMBLY

Apr12

 

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AUXILIUM, DUM DUM: The FMA Past Pupils’ Federation General Assembly was held on 5th April 2014 at Auxilium Dum Dum.  This event focused to motivate the participants for a better committed life in their homes and society where they live.  Input sessions were conducted by the provincial of FMA, Sr. Maria Pettayil,  Mr. Rajiv Tikmany  the world Councillor , National president and president of the DB   Alumni   Liluah,  Sr. Elizabeth   Joseph  the Provincial   Delegate of the   Federation and  Sr. Leelamma   Palliparambil   the     co-ordinator of NDF.

The day saw intense input sessions, questionnaires, discussions, drawing of Action plans, interactive session between Federation and Units, evaluation etc.

Sr. Provincial stressed on the importance of living a meaningful life with our commitments doing something beautiful for God and  finding joy in serving the poor and the needy.  

An enriching input session by Mr.Tikmany reminded the past pupils of their identity as committed persons and urged the necessity of living the quality education which they received in the institutions of FMA.  He emphasised on being the light and salt in the society, contributing towards a better change in the world, as the past pupils are spread all over the country and in the world at large. He urged them to collaborate with the Salesian Family in the work of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello and to be faithful to the Salesian charism in their service.  The whole day programme created a lot of enthusiasm, insight and awareness and led the members to take concrete action plans for the future. 

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