Sunday, 25 August 2013

100 YEARS OF TOWN KALI MANDIR AT CHAKRADHARPUR

THIS    YEAR     TOWN     KALI     MANDIR      OF      CHAKRADHARPUR     AT JHARKHAND'S MOST     TRIBAL    POPULATED     DISTRICT   OF  WEST    SINGHBHUM     IS GOING TO HAVE    CELEBRATIONS   4     IT'S    100 YEARS OF EXISTENCE .


THE  TEMPLE  WAS  ESTABLISHED  IN  THE  YEAR  OF  1914  BY  A  NUMBER OF DISTINGUISHED  PEOPLE  OF  THE  TOWN, A   TOWN  WHICH  WAS  FAMOUS  FOR  THE BIGGEST  DIVISION  OF  SOUTH  EASTERN  RAILWAYS  IN INDIA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BENGAL NAGPUR RAILWAYS )  AND  BIRI  FACTORIES

                                              ONCE  UPON  A TIME , IT  WAS  THE  BIGGEST  BIRI  PRODUCER  PLACE  IN  THE  ENTIRE COUNTRY.AND TO SAY ABOUT RAILWAYS,ONE MAY NOT BELIEF  THAT WHEN THE RAILWAY'S STARTED FUNCTIONING IN THIS AREA OF THE COUNTRY,THE INAUGRAL FUNCTION WAS ATTENDED NONE OTHER BY THE THEN ''VICEROY OF INDIA''.

THE MANDIR COMMITTEE THEN WAS FORMED WITH AMONGST OTHERS SHRI YOGENDRANATH CHAKRAVORTY ,SAID TO BE THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT CHAKRADHARPUR ALONG WITH  SHRI RAGHUNATH @ RAGHURAM KEDIA ONE OF THE BETTER KNOWN SOCIAL FIGURE OF THE TOWN.

SRI RAGHURAM KEDIA WAS A NOBLE FIGURE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHER CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS TOO ,THE SIRHI GHAT AT PURANA BASTI,THE DHARAMSALA IN THE MAIN TOWN.

WITH THE PASSING OF TIME,THE TEMPLE GOT MORE AND MORE POPULAR AND PEOPLE FROM NEARBY TOWNS TATA/SINI/CHAIBASA BEGAN TO COME IN FLOCK DURING DURGA PUJA AND KALI PUJA.

DURING THE SEVENTIES THE PRESENT MANAGING COMMITTEE  TOOK OVER CHARGE AND FROM THERE UPON SEEN MANY DEVELOPEMENTS.                                           SECRETARY, D.K.PRAHRAJ , A FAMOUS  PHYSICIAN  HAS GIVEN VALUABLE TIME TOWARDS  IT'S MANAGEMENT.  IT'S HIS EFFORTS ALL TOGETHER THAT THIS INSTITUTION  IS  RUNNING ALMOST HASSLE  FREE AND IS NOW ON THERESEHOLD  OF A CENTURY.

MANY PERSONS LIKE US DO NOT KNOW ABOUT SHRI D.K.PRAHRAJ'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TOWN . HE  IS PARTICULARLY  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  ESTABLISHMENT OF.....1).JAWAHARLAL NEHERU COLLEGE AND 2) R.P.S COLLEGE   BOTH AT CHAKRADHARPUR.
                                                                                                                    THESE TWO ARE THE ONLY 2 INSTITUTION AVAILABLE  FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE TOWN.


IN THIS 100TH YEAR, PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH THE MANDIR, FELT THAT PEOPLE WITH COME FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTE READILY FOR A GRAND CELEBRATION.BUT DUE TO LACK OF VISION,LACK OF CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT ACTIVISTS NOT MUCH IS EXPECTED TO BE MATERIALISE.

FURTHER,A LARGE NUMBER OF YOUTHS ARE STAYING AWAY FROM VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICE,WHICH IS ALSO A ISSUE.ONE CANNOT BLAME THE YOUTHS ENTIRELY, BECAUSE YOUTH ALWAYS FOLLOW THEIR ELDERS.IF WE,MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE DO NOT VOLUNTARILY COME UP FOR SOCIAL SERVICE,, HOW CAN WE EXPECT OTHERS TO DO SO?

IT'S REALLY TIME FOR INTROSPECTION FOR ALL.WE CAN FAR REACH NEW HEIGHTS ,NEW HORIZONS ONLY IF WE HAVE A VISION.THE NEED IS WHO WILL BELL  THE  CAT ?






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