National Service Scheme (NSS) IIT Kharagpur

This is a short report on activities carried out last month by student members of Gholgharia village unit of NSS, IIT Kharagpur. This unit was declared best unit of the year two years back. Last year they missed the trophy by a whisker! Comes the new session, comes new members in the team. But the tradition to give the team's best for the community they serve, seems to continue. Tree plantation , van-mahotsav  had been one of the most successful campaign of this unit. A big stretch of the primary school compound is already transformed by the NSS team. This year too, the campaign was very successful. Following this, a football tournament was organized where school students and local youth participated. Prizes were distributed in a function in the presence of village school teachers, NSS Program Officer and NSS Coordinator. Besides enjoying the monsoon spirit that fosters a spirit of friendship, the tournament helped villagers connect to NSS volunteers easily. The unit arranged

Unit 1 started its activity in Sonamukhi slum, not far from IIT Kharagpur campus. A young, dynamic Program Officer has taken charge of the unit this session and the team was on toes right from the start. The strong leadership of the previous program officer extended the reach of the unit in another slum named Telegu Basti. The earlier program officer now assists the program coordinator in central level coordination. In Sonamukhi, the work centres around two primary school - Hindi Bharati and Rishi Panchanan Bengali school. In Telegu Basti, the student volunteers provide their service to Ambedkar school. The Ghagra village unit has continuation of leadership. In earlier sessions, the unit showed some novelty in their approach by publishing one small magazine that housed literary work of tribal students and in tribal language. They also restored village public place of worship besides other regular activities. This month, besides assisting in teaching, arranging drawing competition, t