Today marks the auspicious occasion of Kali Puja. The time of festivities takes me down the lane of nostalgia. I vividly remember the Kali Puja of my village Kalarabanka, the color and fervour, the sweets, the decoration and the fair. But with that I remember the deprivation and our helplessness.
As children, Iti and I would wait for the time of Kali Puja. We wished to eat sweets sold at the fair in village but could not afford it. We were never greedy or complained. We would accept everything supressing deep within us all our desires. But we remember that deprivation and inability. We learnt that money is very important. Without money, one can not fulfill small wishes also. We experienced what being deprived is.
Every year, during Kali Puja I bring sweets for everyone in the village. This is out of love for my villagers and also no one should ever experience the pain we have felt. It brings me immense pleasure. I do as much as possible for people of the village where I come from. I always feel one who have something should give to those who do not have for in caring and compassion is the real meaning of festival and pleasure of puja.
We like you sharing experiences and ideas, and, obviously we all like to be around others who are similar to us.
Life is all about sharing. If we are good at something, pass it on …
Sharing is caring, caring is loving and loving is living. That’s the philosophy of life you have been practicing from childhood ~ Art of Giving. May Goddess make this compassion more contagious.
Wow. Great
This tradition of worshiping Maa is very touchy..
Greatness in your thoughts and actions dear esteemed Samanta Sir..You ignite in us the knowledge of gratitude and compassion. We are enriched day by day with the art of love, giving ,caring and Sharing..We are blessed..I pray for your prosperity and happiness with eternal peace of mind in this occasion…
It’s very spl Happy Diwali day for us 🙏🙏
Compassion is veryuch important for every festival…really nostalgic…
Sir, It is your greatness to share your story and a feel good factor to the great village you belongs to.
Giving we all know is very much part of the Indian tradition and culture. From times eternal it has been practiced. The Lord Ram has has set example for what the role of a King/Leader should be. There are very few people in this world who are living and practicing the Ram philosophy and you are one of them. The icing on the cake is that you are doing it selflessly. Hats off to you. May lord Jagganath give you long life and more means so you can serve many more.
It is beyond imagination of anyone in the world that a very poor boy who struggled for one square meal a day, elementary education & survival would accomplish herculean tasks & grow up to be a self made man.
The same person who has received profound appreciation for unique initiatives has lived a life of struggle and miseries.
The life story of Samanta Sir is unique and unparalleled if one considers the vast journey of struggles that he has traversed in 57 years of his life.
Our Founder Sir is one of the greatest educationists, social workers, social activists, humanists & philanthropists in the contemporary times to have blessed this world with his dedications, sacrifices & extraordinary vision for liberating this world from poverty, hunger, illiteracy, social alienation, & ensuring much needed human capital development.
May Maa Kaali bless You.
Happy Diwali & Kalipuja Sir.
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Our honourable founder sir and the idealism he has carried out in his real life will be an inspiration for each and every human being over our country India. The way by which he has been celebrating Diwali in his native village Kalarabanka is considered as totally unique. Thus in human life if there is compassion within ourselves then we can build an ideal society where we all live.🙏
Really nostalgic🙏🙏
People always forget their past once they reach in a higher position. But you sir as a human being never forget to learn from the sufferings, you experienced during your early days and try your best to help others to achieve their Goal. This is an example you set for all to follow.
May Maa Kali give you the courage to face all the challenges in life. We wish and pray that no hurdles can stop you from reaching your Goal.
Empathy for poor deprived and underprivileged os the essence of our Indian culture which has been deeply imbibed and practiced in real life by Dr Achyuta Samanta Founder of KIIT and KISS in a selfless manner.The blog is reflection of the childhood days of struggle and adversity which deprived of fulfilling small.desires .After traversing a long journey from scratch an abject poverty leaf maker to policy maker is still rooted to the grassroots and his native village.He has set an example for others to emulate by transforming his native village to one of the most developed smart village India has ever seen.His caring and love for the fellow villagers by distributing sweets for all villagers on festive occasion reminiscent of his deorivation is really unparalleled which teaches the values of sharing enshrined in our culture and tradition.Grear salute to such great soul for his deep feeling for the fellow villagers. an examoke for all to become real humanitarian in practice not in precept.
This is the essence of the ” Art of Giving”. Giving without any desire for return. In a way, it should form the core of our existence in this unequal & materialistic mundane world.
This is the essence of the ” Art of Giving”. Giving without any desire for return. In a way, it should form the core of our existence in this unequal & materialistic mundane world. Life flows like a river. But memories create sand dunes across the banks to look back with lots of nostalgia.
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