Extending a helping hand to the poor children Bondhu Mahal, a sociocultural organization, donated stationary among 110 students of the two schools during a function organized here on Sunday evening. The function was organized on the occasion of Poila Boishakh – the Bengali new year in which children of Government Primary School, Bastauli and Mamata Saraswati Balika Vidyalaya were given stationary. Wg Cdr (Retd) R.N Sengupta and BJP spokesman Vijay Pathak did the honours. “Our organization felt that though government gives free books to primary students they still grapple for stationary. Though we did not have funds, members of our organization contributed from their pockets to ensure that we can give enough stationary to these children,” RG Paramanik, vicepresident, Bondhu Mahal said. The stationary includes three copies, one drawing book, a set of crayon, pencils, rubbers and eraser. A small pencil pouch is also given to these students so that they can develop a habit of keeping things safe.
Madhu Srivastava, principal Mamata Saraswati Balika Vidyalaya, lucknow said that students actually need stationary. Parents of some of the students are so poor that they can hardly afford copies. On this occasion Bondhu Mahal also held a camp for registration of eye donation. Seven people pledged to donate their eyes. The troupe of Gopal Chakroborty regaled the audience. Chanda Bhattacharya also sang Rabindra Sangeet while tinytots show cased their talent.