Worldwide e-Human Society

Newly-Adopted Golden Retriever Walks 64-Km Over 27 Days Back To Former Owners

বাংলা নববর্ষ ১৪৩০ উদযাপন করা হলো সুদূর এক মরুদ্দেশে। দুচারটে বাঙালীর মিলন উৎসব। কিন্তু বাঙালীয়ানা ষোলোআনা।

আবার কিছু বাংলার বন্ধুদের হাতে পৌঁছালো ২০২০র গল্প।

স্মার্ট ফোনের যুগে মহিলাদের ফটো সেশন আর কয়েক মিনিটের হয় না আমরা সবাই জানি। তবুও জায়গার অভাবে একটা ফটোই অনেক বলে ভেবে নিন।

কবিতা পাঠ, গান বাজনা, জমিয়ে আড্ডা আর আঙুল চেটে খাওয়া সন্ধ্যাটাকে জমজমাট করে দিল।

তুষারদা জোনাকী বৌদি, রাহুলদা মায়া বৌদিদের কে মিস করছিলাম সকলেই যাঁরা কিনা একসময় এই অনুষ্ঠানের উদ্যোক্তা ছিলেন। যাইহোক কোলকাতাতে আপনারা পুঁইশাক চিংড়ি খান। আমরা এই মরুদ্দেশে চিংড়ির মালাইকারিতেই সন্তুষ্ট।

সবাই খুব ভালো থাকুন।

PC: @haldars

Being rich is not everything unless the money earned goes back to society for development of poor. Some rich people genuinely do understand that and have been giving back to society a significant part of their income.
Here is a list of top living philanthropist in the world:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/web-stories/warren-buffet-ratan-tata-bill-gates-worlds-top-10-philanthropists/slideshow/94708014.cms

Courtesy: Economic Times

Animals have kind heart too…check out the video:

https://youtu.be/VW3XQDDGhA4

This year’s World Population Day (July 11) falls during a milestone year, when we anticipate the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant. This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognise our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

“At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a ..

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-likely-to-surpass-china-as-worlds-most-populous-country-in-2023-says-un-report/articleshow/92796468.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

ভারতের স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনের অন্যতম শীর্ষনেতা নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু তিরিশের দশকে বসিরহাটে পদার্পণকরেছিলেন বসিরহাট তথা বাংলার মানুষকে স্বাধীনতা আন্দোলনে উদ্বুদ্ধ করার জন্যে। আজ বহুদশক পরবসিরহাটের এক সৃজনশীল কৃতি সন্তান শ্রীমান অম্লান কুসুম ঘোষ মহাশয় তাঁর মহত গবেষণাভিত্তিক চলচ্চিত্র“সন্ন্যাসী দেশনায়ক” এর মাধ্যমে সকল বসিরহাটের মানুষের কাছে তুলে ধরতে চলেছেন নেতাজীর অন্তর্ধান রহস্য।বসিরহাট ই-হিউম্যান সোসাইটি এবং নেতাজী প্রেমী বসিরহাট নাগরিক সমাজের এই উদ্যোগকে আন্তরিক স্বাগতজানাই। রাজনৈতিক এবং অরাজনৈতিক মহলের কিছু দুষ্কৃতীদের অমানবিক কার্যকলাপের কাঁটা-ছেঁডায় ক্ষতবিক্ষতআজকের ভারতের যুবসমাজকে নেতাজীর মত দেশপ্রেমীর আদর্শে আবার নতুন করে উদ্বুদ্ধ করার সময় এসেছে।আসুন আমরা সবাই মিলে “নেতাজীঃ এক অম্লান সন্ধান” অনুষ্ঠানটিকে সর্বাঙ্গ সুন্দর করার প্রয়াস করি।

বসিরহাটের মাটিতে এমন দুর্লভ এই অনুষ্ঠানের আয়োজনে বসিরহাটবাসি হিসাবে সত্যিই নিজেকে সৌভাগ্যবানমনে করছি। ১২ই জুন, রবিবার বসিরহাট টাউন হাইস্কুলের প্রেক্ষাগৃহে আয়োজিত অনুষ্ঠানে আপনাদের সকলেরউপস্থিতি কামনা করি। যারা সশরীরে উপস্থিত থাকতে পারবেন না তাদের জন্য ফেসবুক লাইভের ব্যবস্থাও করাহয়েছে।

Book Review_Swasther Jonye Phol.pdf
Mohammad Golam Rahman is a farmer and agricultural scientist in his own right. In his latest book ‘Fruits for Health’ he has described in simple language the cultivation of 90 types of nutritious fruits in terms of agricultural science. Again, this book seemed like a diary of an alternative natural medicine that’s worth keeping at home.

In today’s India, along with the rapidly growing middle class people, health awareness among the people is also increasing rapidly. As a result, the demand for nutritious fruits in the diet of the middle class is also increasing. In this case, the health conscious readers will definitely benefit if they are aware of the benefits of different fruits and their ability to prevent preventable diseases. On the other hand, the book can also inspire farmers in Bengal to cultivate fruits where conventional cultivation is facing many challenges because of climate change impacts. Fruits for everyone to fight the tropical weather and diseases.

P.c. Asok De

Kolkata, January2, 2022–Today Basirhat e-Human Society celebrated their 6th Annual Meet and the release ceremony of the book, entitled, “20-20r Biswa o Banglar Golpo” at Gariahat in Kolkata in a small function maintaining all Covid Protocols imposed by the Government. Prominent writers and members of the society released the book today in presence of eminent environmentalists as the chief guests of this occasion.

The program started with the informative speech of the chief patron and campaigner of society’s Green Earth initiatives Mr. Surajit Haldar. While highlighting the negative impact of global warming on Sundarban forest and wet land and its inhabitants, he gently reminded the audience that existence of Kolkata city will be in danger if we fail to protect Sundarban forest. During unveiling of the book, Mr. Haldar pledged the money collected from selling the book for mangroves plantation in different islands of Sundarban delta. He also mentioned that eHuman Society was also working with other like-minded organizations in this effort for effective maintenance of the plantations.

The well-known environmentalist, Dr. Narayan Das, delivered his thought-provoking speech on climate change and its disastrous consequences on the islands of the ‘Sundarban’ delta and also in other parts of the world like Bangladesh. In his speech Dr. Das also put emphasis on the need to protect the beautiful islands of the Sundarban. He told emphatically that the very survival of these islands and the inhabitants as well as the animals of this region may be perished, following the path of extinction like that of the Dinosaurs of million years ago, unless we don’t take comprehensive cares of our environment. He also extended his thanks and appreciations to the members of the Basirhat e-Human Society for their active campaigns to save the Sundarban delta’s mangroves and also their efforts to stand by the Amphan affected people of that region.

Another dignitary Md. Golam Rahman, an eminent agriculturist, shared his views and experience about vegetables and fruit bearing trees that would be suitable to withstand the frequent cyclones in the delta. The Society’s Secretary, Mr. Tapas Kumar Mukhopadhaya and the President of the Society, Mr. Achinta Biswas, delivered their important speeches, sharing their experiences about Amphan and Yaesh cyclone disaster with the limited congregation of the audience and the invitees. Among the other members of the Society, Prof. Hiran Kanti Mukherjee, a renowned Professor of Basirhat College and a social worker by heart, assured that Basirhat e-Human Society would serve their best to stand by those helpless people of Sundarban area who were affected by the devastating cyclones like Amphan and Yaesh.

At the end prizes were handed over to the outstanding authors and artists who participated in the eHuman Society’s literary competition held in year 2020-21 on Covid-19 and Amphan cyclone of Bengal. Writers Chiranjeet Saha, Aniruddha Chakraborty, Md. Jamal Bhar, Ms. Tapasi Satpathy Pahari, Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya are some prominent figures among the awardees. Other prominent members whom the society recon with for their selfless involvement in many humanitarian activities during 2020 and 2021 are Mr. Anjan Mitra, Mr. Chanchal Biswas, Mr. Jagannath Das, Mr. Padip Das, Mr. Amit Goswami, Mr. Prabir Roy, and Mr. Kamal Khanra. The program came to an end with the assurance from the honorable members to continue working for the humanity of Bengal and beyond.

Reported by Asok De, freelance writer

Mr. Golam Rahman, an agriculturalist, a self-developed researcher, an innovator of alternative farming, an author-cum-educator for the less fortunate farmers, and a dreamer of agricultural revolution in India, was born in a poor farmer family in Dandirhat village of Basirhat sub-division, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, in 1942. Due to poverty in his early life, Shri Rahman, locally known as Golam Chacha or Metho Bigyani (Field Scientist) could not pursue his study beyond matriculation and joined hands of his father in farming and cultivation. Since his childhood, Shri Rahman used to help his father in the paddy field, which fueled his love towards agriculture. Later, he was trained by many prominent agricultural organizations locally and in India that sharpened his skills and ignited his innovative mind.

In early years of independence, lack of irrigation and fertilizers made the farmers of West Bengal solely dependent on nature’s blessings for good harvest. But then, incidents of losing crops because of various deceases of the plants, and frequent occurrence of floods kept shattering the hopes and dreams of earning minimum livelihood from seasonal harvest. So, he felt the importance of nurturing the crops in a proper and scientific way and began self-study research in his own way on cultivation and farming in his own farmland.

During 1970s, when his farmland and paddy field was washed away by excessive rains and flood water couple of time, this little educated farmer started thinking out of box to safeguard his crops from flood by cultivating special species of paddy. He had also experimented growing better-quality fruits in his garden. Soon, his practical knowledge, experience and wisdom paid off. He was overjoyed to see the results over a period of time and started sharing his success stories to his fellow farmer friends as he believed sharing was caring. He became a hero among the local farmer community for his pioneering cultivation methods, and gradually became a familiar name as ‘Golam Chacha’ in and out of Basirhat sub-division. Simultaneously, he organized the farmers of the locality and began to teach them how to grow more profitable and the alternative crops and fruits.

His major research outcomes included species of mango trees named GR-5, GR-6, GR-7, GR-9, GR-11 and has achieved the rare credit of growing 17 types of mangoes in the same tree.

As a result of his success, many agricultural scientists regularly visited him and invited him in several discussion forum for sharing his knowledge and wisdom. From 1974-1982, he was appointed ‘project co-ordinator’ for a project titled ‘Indo-German Fertilizer Education Project’ run by Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd. At that time, he had also built a crop museum in his village to stimulate the cultivators.

From 1995-2000, Mr. Golam Rahman was elected the member of ‘Program Advisory Committee (PAC)’ of agriculture of All India Radio (AIR) and was honored by the state minister of WB Govt., Mr. Shailen Sarkar and Mr. Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury.

In 2012 and 2016, he has attended and delivered speeches in international forum ‘International conference in Quality Seed & Food Quality’ under changing climate organized by Bangladesh Agricultural University.

Since 1972, he has tirelessly worked for the welfare of the marginal farmers in West Bengal. In 1972, he established ‘Dandirhat Krishi Kalyan Charcha Mandal’ with the objectives to exchange thoughts and ideas of cultivators to grow more crops, vegetables and fruits in different seasons and at different adverse climatic conditions using minimum pesticides and maximum organic fertilizer. In 1995, he established ‘Dandirhat Samabay Unnayan Samiti’, and in 2004, he established ‘Progressive vegetable Grower Association’ in which he is now vice president, for the welfare of the farmers. He has also started a non-profit society, ‘Bengal Nursery’ which is well known in West Bengal.

Mr. Golam Rahman has never let down his academic spirit by his educational qualification but instead enriched the agricultural and farmers’ society of Bengal in particular and India in general with his meaningful publication in journals, newspaper and books sharing his experience, advise and wisdom. To popularize the cultivation of profitable fruits and flowers, and to grow & preserve them scientifically, he has published his works in his books like ‘Paschimbanger Pan Chash’, ‘Swasther Jonye Shak’, ‘Paschimbanger Fal Chash’, ‘Fashaler Rog Protikar’ etc. He is also a regular writer in a Bengali daily newspaper ‘Kalam’. It is worth mentioning that all his books written and published by him were not for sale but for distributing freely to the needy farmers and the farmers’ organizations across the state.

As hundreds and thousands of Bengali farmers have been benefitted from Mr. Golam Rahman’s specialized works, he has been recognized by several organizations in India. Mr. Ahmed Hasan, Ex- standing committee member of ‘Social Justice & empowerment’, appreciated his work with certificate in 2017. His exceptional work on agriculture and farming was also recognized by Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa-Vidyalaya in 2018. Humanitarian organization like Basirhat e-Human Society has felicitated him for making Basirhat in the global map by his pioneering work on alternative farming.

At this age of 72, the Septuagenarian loves to travel all over Bengal, shares his wisdom with the marginal and poor farmers, advises to solve their agricultural and farming issues free of cost. In his latest venture for the mankind and humanity, he spends most time in his own farmland nurturing the medicinal plants that are on the verge of extinction.

Mr. Golam Rahman, who has been serving the farmers selflessly for decades, believes that real religion is to stand up and serve the humanity. There are couple of books written by him ‘Muslim Manishi o Manisha’, ‘Sachitra Makka Mandir’ reflect his ideology. His humble family background and uncopiable simple living style is seen as a model for the locals who respect their ‘Golam Chacha’ no less than a real scientist in their society and so fondly call him as ‘metho bigyani’. India, our great nation, would love to see many more metho bigyani like Mr. Goalm Rahman to fulfil the dream of PM’s mission of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

-Article Written by Hiran Kanti Mukherjee & Surajit Haldar

Photo Courtesy: Tapas Mukherjee, Anjan Mitra & Golam Rahman

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🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳Independence Day Greetings to All🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

Today, we are very proud and happy to celebrate 75th Independence Day of our beloved nation India. We salute the great leaders and freedom fighters whose bravery and sacrifice of life has given us the opportunity to enjoy the freedom. Despite severe spread of the deadly Corona virus which has claimed thousands of lives in the last one and half years, crippled our normal life, snatched livelihoods from millions, yet life continues to move on. Our nation has so many accomplishments in 2021 to celebrate today in the midst of the pandemic. Indian athletes came out with flying colors in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Our heroes at the border displayed highest level of courage and determination to protect every inch of our mother land from external threats. Our front line Covid warriors have sacrificed their normal routines, taken risk of their life to save millions of COVID-19 victims. Resilience of our farmers have been able to produce bumper crops despite of several natural calamities. Many of our little known heroes have helped & supported the victims of cyclones, floods, drought and pandemic with all possible ways that they can do demonstrating unprecedented level of compassion and humanity. …thus the list of accomplishments is endless.

Let us hoist our National Flag today and sing the National Anthem with pride and hope that we shall beat the pandemic together, shall march forward economically, socially, spiritually, science & technologically and rise again as the most advanced, prosperous, happy and peaceful nation of the world.

On this blissful day, let us take a pledge today that we shall maintain social & religious harmony for internal peace as well as encourage our brothers and sisters to do everything required to protect the environment from climate change in order to save this lovely human civilization and our beautiful planet earth.

Wishing all Indians happy Independence Day once again, and also wish all members & well wishers of Basirhat eHuman Society a successful journey through this social media to spread the message of humanity and compassion. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

Surajit Haldar

Thanks and Regards
Sincerely
Surajit Haldar