National Service Scheme (NSS) IIT Kharagpur

Our NSS, IIT Kharagpur joined to celebrate the sixty fifth Republic Day with rest IIT Kharagpur community. The flag-hoisting ceremony was held in Jnan Ghosh Stadium. The National Flag was unfolded by Prof. Souvik Bhattacharyya, Director (acting), and the ceremony was followed by playing of our National Anthem " Jana Gana Mana ". Prof. Bhattacharyya then inspected the NCC wings and addressed the gatherings. The parades by NCC cadets  took place in the stadium. Later students of campus schools performed patriotic program as tribute to our motherland, INDIA.   NCC air wings and students of Aerospace Engineering Department of the institute performed air show on this occasion. Our NSS team attended the entire program and extended the services to arrange chairs, to distribute the NSS Newsletter " Anuraag " and food packets to the guests. The program was ended around 10 o'clock in the morning by singing the National song " Vande Mataram ". Instit...

In the beginning of the year 2014, Unit 6 of NSS, IIT Kharagpur organized a medical health camp at Gholgoria Primary School. Approximately 180 villagers from different villages like Gholgoria, Salbony, Ayjothagarh, Gopali were benefited through this medical camp. The medical camp started at 11 A.M and continued till 2 P.M on January 19, 2014. Dr. P. K Shannigrahi (general medicine), Dr. Sonali Dhibar (gynecology), Dr. Mahashweta Chowdhuri (pediatrician), Dr. Debajyoti Ghosh from B. C. Roy Technology Hospital and Dr. Pankaj Chatrala and Dr. Nandish Purli from SMST , IIT Kharagpur attended the Gholgoria medical camp. An optometrist, Dr. Moumita Sarkar, came from outside to visit the camp and treated the villagers of different age group.  Five cartons of sample medicines were donated for the medical camp by the doctors of B. C. Roy Technology Hospital, IIT Kharagpur. NSS program coordinator, Prof. Debasis Roy, and Dean UG student, Prof. Rajendra Singh, spent some time in the ca...

The new year starts with an humbling experience. Mrs. R. Vimala, IAS, SDO, Kharagpur wrote to us and we got an important responsibility, an opportunity to get involved in a flagship welfare program of the Govt. of West Bengal that is targeted towards under-privileged girl students. The institute is approached by Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal in another initiative related to tribal welfare. There too, we understand that we have a role to play. We all are enthused and wish that the new year gives us the necessary strength and resolve to live up to the expectation. Through this post we seek support, good wish and blessings of all. After all the ground work done by the NSS, IIT Kharagpur team of student and faculty in previous years, there is this call to take up greater responsibility. We hope and pray that we shall be able and effective. Presented below a small video clip where Director, IIT Kharagpur addresses a query from an alumnus on this theme in Alumni Meet 2014.

NSS, IIT Kharagpur organized a 5 KM rally yesterday to celebrate National Youth Day. This is held every year on 12th January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. The rally had images and inspiring quotes of Vivekananda that motivates youth. About 800 students participated in the rally. Most of them are UG 1st year students. The initial shyness melted in confident sloganeering that marked the resolve to contribute in national development. A glimpse of the walk is uploaded as youtube video by one of the participants who took the walk along with students (  Link ). There were participation from Vivekananda Study Circle members and students of NSO Health and Fitness in the rally. Here are some photographs from the rally.