15/09/2026
Today, on 15 September 2026, Tuesday, as part of the year-long programme commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee, a special lecture on Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee was organised.
The distinguished speaker was Dr. Jagmohan Acharya, a senior professor and Head of the Department of Sanskrit at Kharagpur College.
The programme was graced by the Honourable MLA of Debra Assembly Constituency, Shri Shubhashish Om, President of the Governing Body of Narajole Raj College, as the Chief Guest.
The meeting was presided over by Dr. Basudev Mandal, Principal of Narajole Raj College.
The programme began with the selection of Dr. Basudeb Mandal as President, followed by the lighting of the lamp by all dignitaries present. Mr. Om was invited to garland Dr. Mookerjee's potrait, followed by offering flowers by all other dignitaries present, and the faculty members of the different departments of the college. Dr. Barnali Banerjee, Department of Sanskrit, Prof. Chandana Sing, Department of History, Dr. Shilpa Patra, Department of Mathematics, and Soumili Dasgupta (student, Department of Mathematics), set the tone of the day with Saraswati Vandana, followed by everyone singing Vande Mataram. Principal, Dr. Basudev Mandal, gracefully welcomed all the dignitaries, the assembled faculty members and all students present. Prof. Soma Debray then introduced the purpose of today's programme. Honourable MLA, & G.B. President, Narajole Raj College, and the day's Guest of Honour, delivered a brief but very pointed and deep speech on Dr. S. P. Mookerjee. Finally, the distinguished speaker of the day, Dr. Jagamohan Acharya, delivered a wonderful speech on the life, the times, the philosophy, and the efforts that Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee undertook for purposes of educational excellence, thereby setting milestones in the field. He also discussed in details about why and how Dr. Syama Prasad, an academician of the highest order, joined mainstream politics under the compulsion to build a better India, a safe India. When it became evident that partition of the country couldn't be stalled, Dr. Mookerjee sacrificed everything to save the Bengali Hindu population, successfully carving out, with the help and support of several renowned personalities of the day, West Bengal and acceding the land to the Union of India. Dr. Acharya also pointed out how Dr. Syama Prasad knowingly sacrificed his life trying to establish, _" Ek desh, ek vidhan_ " .Such was the grot and the glory of this man whose endeavours were almost superhuman.
Prof. Milan Mondal successfully anchored the programme that was organised by the Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee 125th Birth Anniversary Sub-Committee of Narajole Raj College.
