Adhar Chand Higher Secondary School

Next Annual meeting of Adhar Chand HS School will
be on 15th March 2015 at School premises. School
is going to celebrate গৌরবের 75 বছর . All ex-students , ex-stuff members and others are invited ..

Happy New Year ....

Our town Silchar is proud to have
witnessed the famous ‘Bhasha
Andolan’ where eleven brave hearts
laid down their lives to defend the
legitimate right of every Bengalee, and
in lieu of which Bengali was made the
official language of three districts of
today’s Barak Valley.
Silchar, for that matter, Barak Valley
carries the legacy of numerous literary
excellences in Bengali language and
has produced some celebrated authors
and academicians who later emerged
as the exponents of the ‘Sweetest
Language in the World’ – as declared
by the UN. The land had every reason
to be termed as the ‘ Ishaan Bangla’.
However , the irony is, the current
state of Bengali medium schools in the
town narrates a different story
altogether. These schools, which have
lost their glorious days long back, are
now struggling for their bare minimum
existence. Today we feel ashamed of
sending our children to a Bengali
medium school.
Studying in English medium schools
has become the norm rather than the
rule. Resultantly, we often get to hear
people saying quite proudly, “my son
doesn’t know how to read or write in
Bengali.” Nurseries, play schools and
Crèches seem to have taken over the
concept of ‘Pathashala’, as kids today
would relate this word more with a
Shaahid Kapoor movie than an
institution where most of their parents
had started their academic journeys
from. No wonder, 19 th May has now
been reduced to just an annual event.
But Why? Well, the quality of the
Bengali medium schools has gone
down. Moreover, it’s imperative to
keep pace with the world and
apparently only a convent or a
missionary school can provide that
education these days.
Really so?
Agreed, in the era globalization, being
adept in English is a necessity and is
taken for granted. But, does it mean
that studying in a Bengali medium
school makes you any less intelligent?
Or does it make you less proficient in
the ‘Queen’s language’? Well, history
begs to differ… best of the English
teachers in the region had studied in
Bengali medium schools; there are
people across the globe who are doing
wonders in their respective fields, had
gone to Bengali medium schools.
Having Studied in Durga Shankar
Pathshala, Ramkumar Nandi
Pathshala, Kuladasundari Pathsahala,
Adhar Chand, Narsing School or the
Government Schools did never play a
deterrent to them.
Then why is this change in attitude?
Probably we should go back to the
first concern, that is, quality of
education in Bengali medium schools.
While, there is no denying the fact that
Bengali medium schools do lag behind
in terms of infrastructure compared to
that of their English medium
counterparts, it is also true that today
English medium schools are more
professional in their approach.
Traditional approach coupled with lack
of accountability has pushed the
Bengali medium schools to such a
point that rising from this low seems
to be rather too optimistic. Being in an
era of consumerism where everything
is judged as per ROI, we cannot really
blame the parents of this generation
who simply want the best for their
children. Also, studying in an English
medium is today is more of a status
symbol.
Question here is, what would have
gone wrong? Even a decade ago these
schools were serious contenders for
being ranked as the top performing
schools in the board examinations.
But the change over last few years
has been a glaring one that speaks
about a steep decline in their
performances which is going down
further with every passing year.
Reason might be many – lack of funds
leading to inadequate infrastructure,
indifferent attitude of the stakeholders,
changing preferences and so on.
Nevertheless, the other side of the
story is, with due respect to the
convent and missionary schools in the
town, as they have done
commendable job to retain, rather
enhance their reputation over the
years, alongside churning out quality
students every year… the job for
English medium schools has been
relatively easy as they have been
getting the cream of the society for
whom in-house guidance from the
social status conscious parents
becomes an added advantage. Where
their Bengali medium counterparts
these days get to teach those who
come from the families who are
relatively less informed and less
exposed to the outside world. And that
becomes the decisive factor… and gap
gets only widened.
Most of the Bengali medium schools
run on Government grants.
Unfortunately, there has been no effort
from the government, or any other
local authorities for that matter,
towards modernization of these
schools. There hasn’t been any
concern or corrective approach from
the citizens either, some of them are at
influential and authoritative positions
capable of making a difference, and
themselves had once studied in those
schools. The so called exponents of
the language also seem to be quite
happy with publishing one or two
books a year in our ‘Matribhasaha’,
being quite numb towards the
seemingly under- threat existence of
the Bengali medium schools of the
town.
This article is not to undermine people
who studied in English medium
schools nor does it hold anything
against these schools. This article
aims to draw the attention of the
concerned citizens of Silchar towards
its Bengali medium schools that made
great contributions to the society over
the years and are now facing decay.

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On This Auspicious Occasion Of Durga Navami I Wish You Are Blessed With Prosperity And Success By Maa Durga

Happy Maha Navami 2013

Aapka chehre per muskan rhe itni
Ke Khushiyon ki na rhe koi kami
Meri taraf se aapko or aapke pariwar ko
Mubarak ho Durga Ashtami.

happy durga puja to all of u .....

Aapka chehre per muskan rhe itni
Ke Khushiyon ki na rhe koi kami
Meri taraf se aapko or aapke pariwar ko
Mubarak ho Durga Ashtami.

Teacher Is Lamp Of Nation. Teacher Only One Person Who Serve Society In Real Manner. Salute All Teachers Of Nation.
Happy Teachers Day

Dahi ki handi or Baris ka fuhar, Makhan churane aaye yasoda ka laal, Mubarak ho aapko janmastami ka ye tyohar Shri Krishna Birthday!