Rakhi Bandhan Celebrated by Kakdwip MCDF in Honor of Bangabhanga Movement

In honor of the “Bangabhanga” (Partition of Bengal) Movement, Kakdwip MCDF (Mukti Community Development Fund) branch organized “Raksha Bandhan” festival on 16^th October 2022, Sunday, at Akshaya Nagar Basanti Maidan, Kakdwip. Apart from MCDF members, 147 people including students of Kakdwip MSS, local people, teachers and some distinguished guests attended the program. The program had been organized to commemorate Rabindranath Tagore’s protest against the partition and his courage to unite a whole nation in harmony with a single piece of thread.

Kakdwip Yoga Welfare Secretary Mr. Ranjit Bala, Retired Govt staff Mr. Manas Mondal, Head Clerk of Kakdwip State Bank Mr. Asish Ray, Kakdwip MSS Teacher Mr. Saktipada Sasmal, Ex-teacher of Kakdwip MSS and coordinator of Mukti Kakdwip MCDF branch Mr. Jagannath Jana and Akshaynagar MSS teacher Ms. Soma Das graced the program with their presence and valuable speeches.

The program started by offering garlands to Rabindranath Tagore’s portrait and paying tribute to him.

Through their speeches, the guests depicted the importance of 16^th October. The order of partition was passed on August 1905 and came into effect on October 16, 1905. That year October 16 coincided with Rakhi Purnima, the last day of Shravan month according to the Hindu calendar. The speakers described how Rabindranath Tagore led a protest against the decision of British viceroy Curzon to divide Bengal on religious grounds and urged Hindus and Muslims to tie Rakhi (amulet) on each other’s wrists to express harmony and solidarity with each other. The speakers called upon everyone to remain united by avoiding violence and accepting differences between people.

At the end of the program, Kakdwip MCDF member Ms. Putul Das and some kids recited Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry.