My colleagues in A P C College

 

Pic 1 Left; from left Prof. D.De, Prof. Minati Mitra, Prof Kayani Roy, Prof.Amalankur Sen, Prof Murari Sen and Son and daughter of Prof. Minati Mitra.

Pic 2 Right; ( 1st row , from left-Prof. Minati Mitra, Prof. Chandra Mukherjee (Sarkar), Prof. Bhabadev Banerjee, back row, from left- Prof. B.K.Roy, Prof. D.De, Prof. Arun Dasgupta, Prof. Mrinal sengupta, Prof. Amalankur Sen.  

My first friend was Prof. Bhabadeb Banerjee ( pic above at right - standing extreme right) and it was very close for the first few years. In a summer vacation i went to his native village at Dipadoli, Bankura. Stayed there for a week in a room ,known as guest house. The main building was two storied with mud walls on all the sides. But it was cool.. Electricity had not reached at that time in first half of 1960s. I got acquainted with his two elder brothers who were serving outside, the elder one was a doctor lived in Dhanbad, Bihar and the second one (elder to Bhabadeb) was an engineer residing in Durgapur ( known as Mejda) I was invited at his marriage ceremony , both as a bride-party and first eating rice of the groom in her father-in laws' house. I took many photos of his marriage and gifted that to him. But closeness did not last long. Even he did not invite mein his own marriage. He married one who took Mathematics in her P. U. course in our College. I do not know that there was any hidden reason behind this.   

The batch of Professors in the first two years. We had occasions to meet monthly in a house of some of us for get together. Arunendu Prasad Dasgupta ( pic. top  left - standing 3rd from left at the back row ) was very enthusiast  in this affair. We had three such get together.  But this type of get together did not last long.

I served under three principals  1. Principal B.C.Chakrabarty (pic-left), 2. Principal S.K.Banerjee, ( pic- Right)and  3.Principal Jyotirmoy Mukherjee. (pic center). Among the three Principals (centre, in a T.C.meeting)I had some friendly relation with the 3rd one.  .

Felicitation of Prof. Anil Bhattacharya (centre) for being General Secretary of WBCUTA