Progress 2015

At last the long wait is over. On September 17 Piyali Mazumdar, Director Prayasam and our Finance Director, Debasis Raha along with our community leaders Salim Shekh, Sikha Patra, Sujit Dutta, Loknath Pradhan, Priya Mondal, Sangita Dutta inaugurated Progress 2 by lighting the lamp. Our Performing Art Studio members gave a scintillating performance with Deva Shri Ganesha, an apt selection on the Ganesh Chaturthi day. We saw Rupa Biswas and Sikha patra pitched their business Projects brilliantly in the Trade i Fiesta event. While in the Tolly Bolly Session Dipak Mridha by impersonating our very own Manish Chaudhury floored the audience. First day ended with 2 thought provoking forum theatres - the first directed by Sujit Dutta and the second one directed by Priya Mondal. Priya's forum theatre on Teen Pregnancy initiated immediate debate amongst the audience. The Food Section managed by Rupa Biswas was equally a BIG hit with the audience. The tasty but nutritious Aloo Kabli was very much in demand.

Krishna in the Community !!!!

Did Lord Krishna visit your house and asked for taal, oil, flour, sugar, to prepare taaler bora ? (a traditional and seasonal fruit recipe) and then later came and shared this delicacy with you? Must be wondering what exactly we mean..!!! This year our Ekjot-Nirmaan, the youth group, observed Janmastami in 12 communities by visiting every household with young Gopal and Gopalis to collect ingredients for taaler bora and also prepared community model map by recycled materials. All their mamas and mamis were happy to see these community activists in this new avatar. And they complied. So, as a community mobilization mechanism this act of door to door survey for new members as well as involving the community people more in their method of work is really praiseworthy.  Neither age nor gender was a matter of concern- where men can be seen cooking women were seen busy showing the skill of architecture. We salute our “Change Makers” for managing the entire programme without any glitches.

Rakhi Purnima was celebrated with lot of food and fun

Family Prayasam celebrates every festival. And thus Rakhi Purnima was celebrated with lot of food and fun. This year From Piyali to Sikha hatched a plan to surprise all their male colleagues. They cooked some pure Bengali Delicacies and brought them to our new Pantry and laid the table in a very hush hush manner. So during lunch when all went upstairs they were in for a pleasant surprise – from Alooposto to Ilish sarshe all were there with their mouth watering smell and flavour. What next…there was dead silence as all were eating to their hearts’ content. Thank you Piyalididi, Moumita, Sudipa, Anusua, Jhilik, Mili, Bina and Sikha

Jab tak banayengey aap Malaikari ….
Prayasam rahegi aise haribhari….
Yeh DOSTI hum na TODENGE….