HariDa wins National Teacher Award

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RAMAKRISHNA MISSION VIDYAPITH
P.O. VIVEKANANDANAGAR, Dist.PURULIA 723 147 (W.B.)
Phone: Purulia 22004 & 22235 STD Code : 03252 FAX No. (03252) 24735

Hari Da Receives National Teacher Award

Shri Harisankar Mallik, (our Harida) of Mathematics Department, has been selected for the "National award to teachers" by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Department of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Govt. of India. In a letter dated 13 June 02, the Deputy Secretary, MHRD, has informed this to Harida officially. The award is likely to be distributed by the President, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on 05 September 02. This is for the second time that a teacher from Vidyapith is being selected for the award after Dr. Debkumar Chakraborty (our History teacher).

The news was also reported by two leading dailies from Kolkata. The details are
1. The Statesman, 28 June 02, first page
2. Protidin (Bengali), 28 June 02, Fourth page.

The MHRD also will publish a booklet with name, school address, and photograph of the teachers.

Our Harida is happy to dedicate the award to his students, colleagues, and monks of R. K. Mission. He will retire on 31 August 02 after 34 years service in Vidyapih. He has plans to work for the upliftment of academic and financial conditions of poor people in his region after retirement.

He has already published 19 books on various topics in Mathematics. The revenues from all these books has been dedicated to an organisation which works for spread of scientific knowledge in West Bengal.

To mention, his brother Dr. Girijasankar Mallik, an exstudent of Vidyapith (1976 batch, presently a faculty at University of Western Sydney), has been awarded a pretigious "excellence award 2001" from an establishment of Australia.

- Contributed by Sasankasekhar Mandal (87 batch) on July 31, 2002.