A school bus has been purchased for transporting the mentally retarded ones with the aid of Living with Dignity Foundation, USA. The Bus was handed over to us by General Shankar Roy Chaudhury, President Living with Dignity, Kolkata, in presence of Prabir Roy, President Living with Dignity Foundation, USA. Sri Nirmal Mukherjee, Mayor in Council KMC and many other dignitaries were present during inauguration of the bus on 10th January, 2008. On this eve, the children displayed song, drama and choreography before the dignitaries, parents and visitors.
The foundation stone of a 3 storied building for the home for residential care was laid by General Shankar Roy Chaudhury, President Living with Dignity, Kolkata, in presence of Prabir Roy, President Living with Dignity Foundation, USA on the same day. The building is to come up very soon.
We have acquired a plot of land at 18, Ram Road,
Sarsuna, Kolkata - 700061 for construction of our own school
building and Vocational Unit.
Adjudged as the Best Parents Association in India and awarded
Premlata Peshawaria National Award, 2006.
Behala Bodhayan is working hand in hand with
other organisations and helping them in activities like rallies for
the benefits of Thalasaemia Patients. Blood Donation Camps, Clean
Kolkata Programmes etc. Ranjan Dutta participated in Volleyball Team
in the Special Olympics World Summer Games, 2007 held at Shanghai,
China in October,2007 and won a Gold Medal for the country.
A Special Medical Camp was conducted in our Special School in
association with National Medical College and The Office of the
Commissioner for Disabilities on 12th March, 2008. Our own students
along with the candidates from other Institutions were screened and
issued Medical Certificates and Disability Identity Cards.
Students of Behala Bodhayan participated in
Special Olympics at the national level and also in canada and the
USA.
Behala Bodhayan works for the social integration
of the children with disabilities through sports, exhibitions and
cultural activities and also lends a helping hand forwards other
parents and NGOs working in this fienld.
The team of dedicated Special Educators,
Therapists, Doctors and Parent Members are playing a pivotal role in
turning the lives of the Special Children to a remarkable height.
Behala Bodhayan was one of the prime movers of
the National Trust Bill and made significant contributions at the
Seminar held at NIMH, Securnderabad in june 1997 to chalk out the
outline of the National Trust which was later on enacted in the year
1999.
The Students of Behala Bodhayan regularly take
part in the State Level Games, National Level Games and
International Special Olympics for the persons with mental
retardation and associated disabilities and come out with flying
colours.
The students in the Talent Hunt for the special
children organized by West Bengal Govt. (Mass Education Dept.) owned
the first prize in Drama Competition.
Some of the grown-up students trained at Behala
Bodhayan, like Sanjay Bhattacharya, Pinku Das etc, are now earning
for their families.
...In Individual Level
Pinku Das participated in Team India for the
Special Olympics for the mentally challenged in Floor Hockey held in
Toronto, Canada in 1997. In the U.S he took part in the Handball
game for the India Team and brought a Silver medal in 1999 for the
Country. In spite of being a person with mental retardation he is a
Handball Coach trained by Sports Authority of India.
Subrata Ghosh represented West Bengal in the
Volleyball Team which won a Gold Medal in the Special Olympics
held in 1998 in Chandigarh.
Raju Kundu won a Silver Medal in handball for
West Bengal at the same venue.
Sudeb Kabiraj brought a Gold medal in Football
for the State of West Bengal in the National Games held in December,
2005.
Ranjan Dutta brought a Gold Medal in Volleyball
for West Bengal in the national games held in December, 2005. He is
a student with multiple disbilities.
