ESTD-1949
(1949-2019)
70th Anniversary Day 17th April, 2019
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CHIEF PATRON Late Narendra Kumar Mitra FOUNDER MEMBERS Late (Dr.) Haridas Gupta Late Satyanarayan Gupta Late Preety Mallik Smt. Ila Gupta REMEMBRANCE
(OUR SENIOR ASSOCIATES) 1. Late Sushil Ch. Gupta 12. Late Subrata Gupta 2. Late Nirupama Mitra 13. Late Robin Kundu 3. Late Sovana Basu 14. Late Nemailal Bose 4. Late Nanibala Roy Choudhury 15. Late Pranab Kumar Mitra 5. Late Ram Chandra Kar 16. Late Jishnu Roy 6. Late Narendra Ch. Mohapatra 17. Late Amal Krishna Roy(Adv.) 7. Late Sarat Kumar Mitra 18. Late Tripty Mitra 8. Late Subodh Ch. Ghose 19. Late Surya Narayan Acharya 9. Late Sunil Kumar Sen 20. Late Tarun Kumar Mitra 10. Late Renendra Ku. Mitra 21. Late Debal Kumar Mitra 11. Late Sanat Ku. Mitra
LIST OF THE PAST LIFE TIME DEDICATED AWARDEE
YEAR NAME OF THE AWARDEE DESIGNATION 2009 SMT. ILA GUPTA FOUNDER MEMBER 2010 LATE PRITY MALLIK(POSTHUMOUS) FOUNDER MEMBER 2011 LATE SATYA NARAYAN GUPTA FOUNDER MEMBER 2011 LATE (DR.) HARIDAS GUPTA FOUNDER MEMBER 2 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LIBRARY President : Sri Prafulla Ch. Pattanayak Vice-President : Sri Tarak Nath Sur Secretary : Sri Sandip Kumar Mitra Treasurer : Sri Debraj Mitra MEMBERS 1. Sri Pratap Ch. Das 7. Sri Prasun Kumar Das 2. Sri Sunil Kumar Gupta 8. Smt. Anushree Dasgupta 3. Sri Shyamal Kumar Mitra 9. Sri Indranil Mitra 4. Sri Dilip Kumar Mitra 10. Smt. Barnali Ghosh 5. Smt. Tanushree Ghose 11. Sri Santanu Mitra 6. Sri Swapan Kumar Dasgupta 12. Sri Dipanjan Mitra LIST OF THE CHIEF GUEST WHO GRACED THE OCCASION IN THE PAST 1950 : Sri Lalit Kumar Das Gupta, Advocate 1951 : Sri Lingaraj Mishra, M.P. 1952 : Pandit Godavarish Mishra, Eminent Litterateur. 1953 : Pandit Nilakantha Das, Speaker, Orissa Legislative Assembly 1954 : Sri Bhairab Chandra Mohanty, Deputy Minister Works. 1955 : Sri Vivekananda Mukherjee, M.A. Prof. Ravenshaw College 1956 : Sri Chintamani Panigrahi, M.A. Editor, “The Matrubhumi” 1957 : Trilochan Mishra, M.A. Prof. Ravenshaw College 1958 : Dr. A.P.O. Brien, M.A., B.Ed., Phil. Prof. Ravenshaw College 1959 : Dr. Srinibash Sahu, M.A. D. Phil., (Bonn) 1960 : Dr. Radhanath Rath, M.A., Ph.D., Ravenshaw College 1961 : Sri Janaki Ballav Pattanaik, M.A. Editor, “The Prajatantra” “The Eastern Times”. 1962 : Sri Radhanath Rath, Editor, “The Samaj”. 1963 : Sri Baidyanath Rath, M.A., Principal, Radhanath Training College 1964 : Padmashree Sachidananda Routray, Eminent Litterateur. 1965 : Sri Rajkishore Ray, M.A., Vice-Principal, Ravenshaw Evening College. 1966 : Sri Gouri Kumar Brahma, M.A., Secretary, Sangeet Natak Academy. 1967 : Sri Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, Eminent Litterateur. 1968 : Sriharsha Mishra, Editor, “The Prajatantra”. 1969 : Sri Satrughna Nath, M.A.(London), Principal Radhanath Training College. 1970 : Sri Radha Mohan Gadanayak, Eminent Literature. 1971 : Sri Kanhu Charan Mohanty, Eminent Litterateur. 1972 : Sri Kunjabihari Das, M.A., U.G.C. Prof. Utkal University. 1973 : Sri Sarbeswar Das, M.A., Prof Ravenshaw College. 3 1974 : Silver Jubilee Year : Sri Bichitrananda Kar, Editor, “The Matrubhumi”. 1975 to 1990: No Function was Performed. 1991 : Sri Ram Chandra Kar, Prop. Sarawata Press. 1992 : Sri Tattwakandar Mishra, Prof. Ravenshaw College. 1993 : Sri Pathani Pattanaik, Principal, Christ College (Retd.) 1994 : Sri Saroj Ranjan Mohanty, Editor, “Jhankar”. 1995 : Sri Hrudananda Roy, Prof. Ravenshaw College (Retd.) 1996 : Sri Bichitrananda Mohanty, Eminent Litterateur. 1997 : Sri Chandra Sekhar Mohapatra, Editor, “The Matrubhasa”. 1998 : Dr. Brajamohan Mohanty, Eminent Litterateur. 1999 : Golden Jubilee Year: 1. Sri Azharuddin Khan, Eminent Litterateur, West Bengal. 2. Sri Kishori Charan Das, Ex-President, Orissa Sahitya Akademi. 2000 : Sri Bibhuti Patnaik, M.A., Ph.D. Eminent Novelist and Renowned Litterateur. 2001 : Smt. Binapani Mohanty, Eminent Novelist and Renowned Litterateur. 2002 : Sri Abhaya Kumar Padhi, Director, A.I.R., Cuttack 2003 : Dr. Krushna Chandra Behera, M.A., Retired Professor, Ravenshaw College. 2004 : Sri Sanat Kumar Das Pattnaik, Retired Professor, Ravenshaw College. 2005 : Annual Report submitted, but no function was held, due to sad demise and remembrance of the Secretary and one of the Founder Member, Late Satya Narayan Gupta. 2006 : Sri Hussain Rabi Gandhi, Eminent Poet and Vice-President, Orissa Sahitya Akademi. 2007 : Sri Annada Prasad Ray, Eminent Litterateur and President, Utkal Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack. 2008 : Dr. Bijayananda Singh, O.S.D-cum-Deputy Director, Department of Culture, Govt. of Orissa, Bhubaneswar. 2009 : Diamond Jubilee Year : Dr. Satya Ray, Vice-President, Utkal Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack. 2010 : Dr. Ratnakar Chaini, Ex-President, Utkal Sahitya Samaj, Cuttack and Prof. Ravenshaw College (Retd.), Cuttack. 2011 : Dr. Pramod Kumar Mohapatra, Editor, “The Samaj”. Sri Biswabaran Guha, Asst. Director, Raja Rammohun Roy library Foundation,Kolkata 2012 : Dr. Maheswar Mohanty, H.O.D. (Odia Deptt.) Christ College (Retd.), Cuttack . 2013 : Dr. Sulochana Das, Eminent Litterateur, Cuttack. 2014 : Justice A.S. Naidu, Former Judge, Orissa High Court. 2015 : Sj. Siba Panigrahi, Eminent Artist & President, Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, BBSR. 2016 : Smt. Bijoyini Das, Eminent Litterateur, Cuttack, Sj. Surya Prasad Mishra, Advocate General of Odisha. 2017 : Dr. Baishnab Charan Samal, Retd. Prof. (Odia) Viswa Bharati, Shantiniketan. 2018 : Sj. Amresh Pattnaik, Eminent Litterateur, Cuttack. 2019 : Sj. Babaji Charan Pattanayak, Eminent Litterateur, Cuttack. ANNUAL REPORT (FOR THE YEAR 2018-2019)
The Rabindra Kumar Library has survived 70th year of its existance and we herald the dawn of 69th year of its being and we bow down to the hallowed memory of its young founder whose guiding spirit still inspires zeal and enthusiasm. The tiny little Library has grown considerably and won reputation as a good public Library in the city of Cuttack. We are grateful to all our Members, Patrons, Well Wishers, Funding Agent, Donors for progress and betterment of the Library day by day. Our Library has grown from a small room of 350sq.ft. to 1400sq.ft.spacious Hall with the passing of years. The Hall still requires furnishing and therefore has not been completed due to shortage of funds. We are trying to introduce the Hall as “Reading-cum-Reference” section for students with our existing lending system. In this regard we would APPEAL to various Financial Organizations, Trusts/Foundations and Clubs. We also request our Members, Well Wishers, Patrons and the generous Public to encourage and help us in generating funds for the development and making it a model Library in the city of Cuttack. In the memory of your near & dear ones, a special scheme is under consideration to engrave the name in individual sets of bookcases in our Library. Anticipating your financial support for this noble cause through donation in shape of Cheques / Drafts in favour of Rabindra Kumar Library. We accord our sincere gratitude to the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata as well as to the Director, Culture, Odisha, Bhubaneswar and the District Culture Office, Cuttack, for their support and assistant for developmental programme of our Library. This financial year we recieved 265nos. of books from Govt. of Odisha Dept. of Tourism & Culture(Culture) under the authority of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata. We received many valuable books and a Wooden Almirah from Smt.Bela Roy,W/o- Late Jishnu Roy,Kaligali,Cuttack and also some B.Tech.Text books from Ms.Pritidhar Mishra,C.D.A,Cuttack,we sincerely thanks them Our Library has dutifully observed and organized Saraswati Puja and the Anniversary Day Function from the day of its establishment. We appeal to the family members of the Founder, Members of the Executive Committee and well wishers to help through financial support to observe the Anniversary Day Celebration Every year. In this respect some of the family members and M/s. Mitra Associates helped a lot. We sincerely offer our thanks to them and hope that they will extend the same co-operation in near future. Our Library has opened a website i.e.www.rabindrakumarlibrary.com and which was inaugurated by Dr. Satya Ray, the Former Editor, The Samaj, on the auspicious day of Saraswati Puja. The total credit goes to Sri Niranjan Sutar of M/s S.S. Infotech, Cuttack. We thanks to him for his own design and development. To making of this new venture of our monument Library, we appeal to contribute for the same and this regard we got donation from some well wisher’s viz. Sri Swapan Dasgupta, Smt. Barnali Ghose, Sri Dipanjan Mitra, Smt. Mousumi Saraswat, Sri Debraj Mitra, Sri Arnab Mitra and Sri Shyamal Mukharjee, Thanks to all the donor’s. 5
We are happy to announce here that our Library introduced e-report in our Library website. We thanks to Smt. Lipsita Swain for design & developed of the said e-report.
We are highly obliged to Sri Sourjya Prakash Mohapatra, Chartered Accountant,who has been kind enough to Audit the Accounts for many years honorarily and haspromised to do the same in future. He has also assured us of his help for the developmentof the Library.
From the year of the Diamond Jubilee, we have started to present Participation Certificates and Prizes to the little & young participants in our Cultural Programmes. Theamount spent for the said programme is contributed by Sri Debraj Mitra , we thank him and hope for this type of support for the forth coming years.
Recently the Library organized the “Inter School Essay, Dabate and Drawing Competition” under the financial support of Sj. Ashoke Mukherjee. the Senior Advocate, Odisha High Court. To organize the said competition,Sri Rajesh Mohanty, Ms.Shreya and Sri Soumya Ranjan Sahoo, helped a lot. We whole heartedly thank them for making the Competition a grand success. The winners will be awarded 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes and the merit certificates.
We accord hearty welcome to all old and new members, who have encouraged us from time to time with their useful suggestion for enhancement and smooth running of the Library. Our Special thanks to the Senior Associates Sri Ardhendu Mohan Dey, Sri Rathindralal Bose and Sri Debu Chatterjee for their valuable advice and suggessions.
We express our deepest gratitude to Sj. Babaji Charan Pattanayak, Eminent Litterateur, Cuttack, who has been kind enough to spare some of their valuable time to grace the occasion as the “Chief Guest” .
We specially mention one of our friend and well wisher, Sri Hemanta Kumar sahoo, who is contributing since 20 years with the Light and Electrical arrangement for our Library’s Annual Function. We are very much thankful to him in this regard.
Finally we convey our heartiest greetings to all amateur artists and participants of the Cultural and Musical Programmes, who have encourage us by gracing the occasion with their presence. Special mention of certain persons whose active participation and enthusiasm has been of immense help in organizing our Cultural Programs through the years. They are Respected Smt. Rita Mukherjee, Smt. Rakhi Sen, Sri Subhais Sen, Smt. Jhinuk Duttaray, Smt. Nabanita Basumallik, Smt. Monideepa Chatterjee and last but not the list Sri Manoranjan Adhikary.
BANDE MATARAM Members of the Executive Committee. 6 We are thankful to some of the members, well wishers of the Library, who has gifted Books, Magazines, Journals, News Letters, Daily News Papers etc. to the Library in regular basis. We hereby mention their name with due honour and hope that they will extend the same co-operation in future.
Sl. No. Name Address Items 01. Sri Taraknath Sur Mangalabag, Cuttack Set of Rabindra Rachanabali, Sarat Rachanabali & many valuable books 02. Sri Dipak Ku. Basu Cantonment Road, Cuttack Books (In memory of his beloved mother) 03. Sri Hrudananda Roy Bamphi Sahi, Cuttack Books 04. Family Members of Late Shanti Ghose Bhasakosh Lane, Cuttack Books & Magazines 05. Sri K. P. Mukherjee Ganesh Ghat, Cuttack Books 06. Sri Sudhindra Ku Das Bhubaneswar Books 07. Sri Harihar P. Mahank Town Hall Road, Cuttack Magazines, Journals & Articles. 08. Family members of Late Gitarani & Nemailal Bose Alam Chand Bazar, Cuttack Books & Photographs of Thakur, Maa & Swamiji 09. Smt. Manas Mukherjee (In memory of his beloved mother) “Mukherjee Kutir” T.K. Bagicha, Cuttack Books 10. Sri Sandip Ghose Raghunathjew Lane, Cuttack Magazines & College Reference Books. 11. Sri Ajit Kumar Mazumdar Kolkata Magazine “UDBODHAN” 12. Smt. Renu Devi “Mukherjee Kutir” T. K. Bagicha, Cuttack Reference, Journals 13. Smt. Bijoli Roy Bakharabad, Cuttack Books 14. Sri Bisheswar Dey Cantonment Road, Cuttack News Magazine “The Bikash Barta” 15. Smt. Usha Roy Sahebjada Bazar, Cuttack Books 16. Sri Baldev Singh Sutahat, Cuttack Books for Advance Studies 17. Smt. Mala Mahali Nuapatna, Cuttack Wall Clock 18. Smt. Manju Mukherjee Mukherjee Kutir, T.K.Bagicha Ctc Books 19. Nabarun Pathagar C.R.R.I., CUTTACK Books 20. Smt. Seema Chatterjee Ganesh Ghat, Cuttack Books for advance studies 21. Family members of Tinikonia Bagicha, Cuttack Books & Magazines Mukherjee Kutir 22. Smt. Bela Roy Kaligali, Ctc. Books 23. Smt. Lipsita Swain Jobra Majhi Sahi, Cuttack DTP of the Magazine 24. Sj. B.P. Mishra(Adv) Anugul, Dhenkanal Books 25. Smt. Shanti Samal(Author) Link Road, Cuttack Books 26. Dr. Chitta Ranjan Nayak Rajabagicha, Cuttack Books With Best Compliments From : M/s. HEMANTA ELECTRICALS Tinkonia Bagicha, Cuttack-1
With Best Compliments From : M/s. RADIOLITE (SOUND SYSTEM) Hati Pokhari, Cuttack-1
With Best Compliments From : M/s. MAA SWEETS Dargha Bazar, Cuttack-1
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Sri Bichitrananda Kar Sri Bibhuti Pattanaik Smt. Binapani Mohanty Sri Abhaya Kumar (1974) (2000) (2001) Padhi (2002)
Dr. Krushna Ch. Behera Sri Sanat Kumar Das Sri Hussain Rabi (2003) Pattnaik (2004) Gandhi (2006)
Sri Annanda Prasad Dr. Bijayananda Dr. Satya Ray Dr. Ratnakar Ray (2007) Singh (2008) (2009) Chaini (2010)
Dr. Pramod Kumar Sri Biswabaran Guha Dr. Maheswar Mohapatra (2011) (2011) Mohanty (2012)
Dr. Sulochana Das Justice A.S. Naidu Sj. Siba Panigrahi Smt. Bijoyini Das (2013) (2014) (2015) (2016) THE CHIEF GUEST WHO GRACED THE ANNUAL FUNCTION OF OUR LIBRARY IN THE PAST YEARS
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HOLIDAY LIST FOR LIBRARY
SL. OCCASION DAYS DATE
1. NEW YEARS DAY 1 01.01.19
2. NETAJI JAYANTI 1 23.01.19
3. REPUBLIC DAY 1 26.01.19
4. SARASWATI PUJA 1 10.02.19
5. MAHA SIVARATRI 1 04.03.19
6. DOLA PURNIMA 1 21.03.19
7. UTKAL DIVAS 1 01.04.19
8. NABA BARSA 1 15.04.19
9. ANNIVERSARY DAY 2 17.04.19 TO 18.04.19
10. R. N. TAGORE’S JAYANTI 1 09.05.19
11. RATH YATRA 1 04.07.19
12. FOUNDER’S DAY 1 12.08.19
13. INDEPENDENCE DAY 1 15.08.19
14. IDD-UZ-ZUHA 1 12.08.19
15. GANESH PUJA 1 02.09.19
16. GANDHI JAYANTI 1 02.10.19
17. DURGA PUJA 6 04.10.19 TO 10.10.19
18. LAXMI PUJA 1 13.10.19
19. KALI PUJA 1 27.10.19
20. RASH PURNIMA 1 12.11.19
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