1st Official Alumni of Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College

http://jgecalum.org/

It was a cold evening of December, 1999. Sun disappeared behind the Krishnachura trees. I was watching the tea garden from the fourth year hostel of Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College (JGEC). Gradually, I realized the definition of silence!

Most of the things of this 50 years old engineering college of East India interpret that silence of tea garden. But that silence of tea garden never stops the flow of small River Rukruka. Life moves within the silence!

The first ever official alumni of JGEC are not an exception! It started its function silently, echoing the “voice of JGEC”, i.e. “silence”! It has an office within the college premises. Do not ask about date of inauguration; do not ask about the originator! Neither “silence” can be described with dates, nor “silence” be originated! Just feel the flowing Rukruka within the silence! Official alumni of JGEC are just like the “Rukruka” within the silence of tea garden.

At present the official procedure of alumni association (The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Alumni Association) is in forming stage. Mr. Gautam Bhaduri of ’83 pass-out batch is coordinating different agencies for the formation of alumni. Now it is time for all the small alumni unions to come together and make a bigger platform, which has a base office at college campus, and moreover which is officially recognized by college administration.

There can be many debates over this issue. But it is time for all the ex-students and present students of JGEC to share a common platform with close coordination. All the students of this picturesque college love JGEC. But in this process the ex-students can not ignore present generation of students. The whole purpose of alumni is to elevate the status of college. The purpose of alumni is not to perform cultural functions and get together only. Status of the college can be elevated if present and past students share a single stage. So it is an opportunity, it is a rare river “Rukruka” with the silence of tea garden. Just come and seat at the bank of Rukruka and feel it.

All the photograpgs are taken by students of JGEC

[Official website for The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College, www.jgecalum.org inaugurated on 7th August 2012]

Note: The Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College Alumni Association got registration on 22nd day of April 2010 from Registrar of Societies West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961 vide No:-S/L/70053 of 2010-11. The Alumni Association functions from College Administrative Building.

Fall of Mubarak: Law of History

Timesnow reports:
Egyptian President Mubarak resigns

11 Feb 2011, 2155 hrs IST, AGENCIES

Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron hand for over three decades, stepped down as President today (Feb 11) and handed over power to the army capitulating under mass protests sweeping the country's streets for the last 18 days. President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed over power to the military, announced the recently appointed vice president Omar Sulaiman on state television.

Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the anti-government protests, erupted in joy with tens of thousands of people shouting 'Egypt is Free". The end of a despotic regime in most populous Arab nation came one week after the protesters set a deadline of 'Departure Friday' for 82-year- old Mubarak to step down as President.

Link: http://www.timesnow.tv/Egyptian-President-Mubarak-resigns/articleshow/4365055.cms

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Fall of Mubarak at Egypt proves the law of history. History in all senses is art. It has no relation with so called science! So how can history have laws? But history is not only a mere art, rather in bigger senses it is social science, and it also follows some certain rules and laws. May be these laws are not as stringent as science, may be these laws are not experimentally proven in laboratory. But if you consider the whole world as a laboratory, then ofcourse historical laws show its repeatation. Fall of Mubarak is just an example. From its early civilization, people have always protested against autocratic regime. Upto a certain level human being is flexible enough to acknowledge a leader and follow a leader’s order. But when the leader become autocratic, and when the leader’s act deprive people in general, then anger starts, and gradually it creates cloud against power and at one time it erupts. Relevant examples act as catalyst for these eruptions. In case of Egypt, fall of Tunisian autocratic leader, Ben Ali, acts as catalyst for Egypt. After Egypt, other gulf countries, like Yemen and Algeria, are also protesting against internal autocratic governance.

Also, history has experienced that, most of the revolt has a financial character. Finance, in general, plays an important role to mobilize people against autocrats. In recent times, it has been heard that, Egypt has very fragile economy inside the nation. Growth of Egypt, which was explained to outside world by Mr. Mubarak was superfluous. In actual, Egypt is running with unemployment, high inflation, etc. It helped people to go out from home and protest against Mr. Mubarak.

Fall of Mubarak shows people power. Fall of Mubarak is a lesson for all other autocratic leadership, which deprive people’s voice and which do not give respect to people’s power.