WELCOME SPEECH of Annual Function-----2014

To have got this opportunity is in itself the mother of all moments opportune.

To have held the microphone to enthrall you all is in itself an order so tall.

To have you all enraptured and enveloped is in itself an embodiment of word embroidery.

To have found the way to pave such solid ground to welcome the galaxy of such eminences as the Ex. DGP of  of Chattishgarh , Highly Honourable Mr.S.K.Paswan,man of multiple social belongingnesses who has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest, the Collector of Dist. Janjgir-Champa, an education- maverick himself Mr. O.P.Chaudhary, who  very lovingly responded to our ardent request to be the Guest of Honour, the SP of the Dist. JC Respectable Mr. Prashant Agarwal who came around to our mute pleading to be the Special Guest this evening just to enthuse all the young performers is like zipping around in gay abandon in Bentleys & Lamborghinis on the high streets of Big Apple. On behalf of the DPS-JC collective I take this opportunity to Welcome you all and thank you all for being so gracious to take out time from your very busy and hectic schedule.

We also have the apple of all our eyes, the highly respectable mother incarnate, the mute driving force of inspiration for all of us Mrs. Meena Devi  Dewanganji, our Patron, Honourable Mr. Raj Kishore Dewanganji the President of the RDM Society, Respectable  Sri Purushottam Dewanganji, the VP; respectable CA Naval Dewangan, VP(Finance), Respectable Mr. Kamal Kishore Dewanganji, the AVP; very affable Mr. Sanjay Dewangan the Director, Highly Honourable Mr. C.D. Pani, the Principal of the school and all members of the Managing Committee present amongst us this evening when with bated breath and pulsating palpitation in our wings we have assembled here to witness the “Carnival of Music, Dance & Imagination”……the 4^th Glittering Edition of the ELYSIUM-2014, the most anticipated School Annual Day Celebration in the Cultural Calendar of the district.

 Hope the prayerful parents, lovely presenters, my dear colleagues & sweet impressionable minds; our students will in all probability not hesitate to join me with a grand round of applause for the stellar constellation of DIGNITARIES who agreed to descend on the DPS-JC terra-firma this wintry evening to add glamour to the glory, a dash of dare to being debonair, an iota of intellect to invigilation, to plus a new meaning to the magnanimity of maturity, to show succinct soliloquy to stage-craft, to reflect their care for the cauldron of choreography……….

Oh! How I would love to be carried away on the slippery path of emotion drenched juxtaposition.

It still seems hallucinatory…..quite unbelievable oratory. But oops! I have to rein in my usual word jugglery to come to the moot point……..

Good Evening Ladies & Gentlemen and a lovely Hello! To all young at heart.

But so what when you have fire within no amount of chill can kill the spirit of bonhomie in participation.

Help me now to gather enough courage to pour some word-nuggets about the eminences who by being amongst us added to our jubilation, brought along heat of anticipation, instilled in all of us semblance of sacred striving which go a long way in the annals of history of any institution that longs for educational & pedagogical glory.

Let me start with our Highly honourable Chief Guest Mr.Sant.Kr. Paswan who is 1978 Batch IPS Officer having B.Sc. Engineering, LLB & also an MA in Sociology. He has been decorated multiple times by the President of India: 1. Indian Police Medal for Gallantry & Bravery, 2. President’s Police Medal for Distinguished & Meritorious  Services, 3.Indian Internal Security Medal & 4. Silver Jubilee Independence Medal.

He had been and still associated with many social and just causes.

 He had started MANTHAN PRANALI(the churning process) to find out lasting solutions for eradicating many social ills like…superstitions, impoverishment,illiteracy and under-development in the tribal & heavily Naxalite affected Bastar Region. The different levels were Gram Manthan,Nagar Manthan, Aranya Manthan & Seemant Manthan Committees at the Dist., Sub-divisional & rural & urban centres for solving the day to day local problems. He formed, formulated and initiated the processes of monitoring of all plans and activities to streamline all ongoing projects at the grassroots level.

Another bright feather in the cap full of glory of Sir S.K.Paswan  is MITTAN….the programme of friendship which was initiated for the creation of village libraries and evening clubs for the congregation and participation of tribal youth in activities of creation and emancipation. Pre-monsoon repair of houses and arranging food stock for the old & destitute were also undertaken under his careful invigilation.

Honourable Ex. DGP Sir Sri Paswanji had started the Rehabilitation programme for women & men involved in flesh trade. Three-pronged social, economic and hygiene-oriented upliftment and awareness programme for slum dwellers called TIRANGA was started which was flagged off by the Hon. Governor.

Formed Mohalla Suraksha Sudhar Samitis to nip in the bud the evils like gambling, alcoholism  & pioneered public participation in traffic management through Civilian Traffic Wardens System which resulted in great improvement   in civic awareness and strengthened the bonding.The resultant positive public attention helped many “traffic wardens” emerge winners in the General Elections to reach the Vidhan Sabha & Lok Sabha.

 Formed Joint action teams during communal flare-ups and garnered the support of all eminent citizens….thus not only stopped disturbances in highly sensitive areas but also Sir was instrumental in making Raipur an Oasis of Peace & Island of Compassion and Harmony even during the countrywide communal disturbances in the wake of BABRI MASZID demolition in 1992.

Over 150 years old red light area from the heart of Raipur could be uprooted & all affected people rehabilitated with his sheer will-power and popular public support.

Several initiatives were undertaken to bring the released hardened & hard-core prisoners to the mainstream social milieu & to give them avenues for economic independence, many vocational training initiatives were started by Sri Paswanji.

Self-control measures like Yoga, Vipashana and various Dhyan Classes were organized regularly to channelize their soul-energy.

 The list is just endless. It is our moment of glory this brilliant evening that we have got the chance of a lifetime to have you amongst us. I welcome you, sir with folded hands.

 Shree Om Prakash Choudhary, Collector who so very graciously accepted to be our Guest of Honour can be described as a bundle of Inspiration for all the youngsters who wish to strive hard despite all odds to achieve the highest success in their career with sheer grit and determination. Sir O.P. Choudhary is an embodiment of eminently successful administrator who defeating all obstacles of studying amidst lack of facilities in village govt. schools of his native state of CG proved that personal willpower is the most sacred tool in the hands of those who have the perseverance and tenacity to ceaselessly burn the proverbial midnight oil to achieve their Lakshya.

The family of Shree Om Prakash Chaudhary has always been of ordinary farmers. At the tender age of 8 he had lost his father Late Dinanath Chaudhary who was a teacher in a govt. primary school and his grand father, Shri Ghansilal Chaudhary  is immensely proud of his farming background. After crossing the boundary of Std. 12 in 1999 his steely determination to be an IAS Officer had already started taking shape and his passing the B.Sc. with flying colours from Kalyan University proved as another milestone achieved in the direction of his well-planned GLORY with which he was bejewelled by the destiny in 2004. At the young age 23 he passed and qualified himself as a Civil Servant.

During his tenure as IAS of Chattishgarh cadre he has worked as Assistant Collector, KORBA…SDM, Bemetara…CEO, Zila Panchayat Janjgir-Champa and Sarguja…Ayukt of Raipur Municipal Corporation, Collector at Dantewara….and Public Relations Chief.

As you all know Sri O.P. Chaudhary has brought about a revolution with his experiments in the field of Education as the Collector of Dantewara which brought him the laurel “Pradhanmantri Purashkaar”, the highest award of Public Administration in India.

On 10^th Dec. this year he was felicitated by The National Human Rights Award for his commendable work and contribution in the field of education.

Sir, your successful educational experimentations in Dantewara have rekindled creative Imagination and brought laurels for the state of Chattishgarh in the national & international arena………

Shree O.P. Choudhary is the Physical proof of attaining one’s LAKSHYA with dedication to the cause of the same in any Path of life. With all humility I welcome you sir once again. He says no hurdle can ever be strong enough in the path of any attainment that has the support of steely willpower.

Mr. Prashant Agrawal,SP of the District JC who is our Special Guest this pleasant evening was born in August 1983 at Bhaithan,Dist. Surajpur in CG. After completing his schooling from Navodaya Vidyalaya he completed his B.Tech. & M.Tech. from IIT Kharagpur in Electrical Engineering.

He was 1^st posted as ASP Kanker & then at Narayanpur. He then got promoted to hold the post of SP at Kondagaon and at Bijapur. Since 23^rd June, 2014 he is with us as SP Janjgir-Champa.

Let me welcome you sir on behalf of the entire DPS-JC Fraternity.

Ideas galore…find shore when sailed in peace and calm…..lo and behold with a huge round of applause all are welcome. Thank you all for listening with patience and rapt attention which is in itself the best form of WELCOME.

THANK YOU ALL. WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY VIEWING.

From the pen of Pradip/PENMAN Banerjee: Oratotory & Presentation by Pradip K. Banerjee