75th Republic Day observed today at West Bengal State University in a befitted manner.. organised by NSS Cell, IQAC and Students’ Council. Prof. Raj Kumar Kothari, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor WBSU unfurled the National Flag and received Guard of Honour from Prof. Pranam Dhar, Program Coordinator-NSS, NSS Volunteers and Security Employees. University Hostel was then inaugurated by him, assisted by Dr. Sushanta Banerjee, University Librarian and in-charge of Hostel and Najrul Islam, General Secretary and Mehbub Ali, Secretary, Hostel Committee. Prof. Santa Dutta (De), Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta acted as Chief Guest and enlightened the audience by the message of courage, equity and brevity. Prof. Kothari, Hon’ble VC, explained the significance of this day observance in today’s context. This program was followed by distribution of educational kits and fruits amongst the local school students, tree plantation, poster presentation and distribution of prizes of the annual sports meet, assisted by Prof. Anirban Sarkar, Sports Convener. There was a colourful but significant cultural program moderated by Dr. Soma Bhadra Roy of Bengali Department. The Program ended with a formal vote of thanks and National Anthem. 36 Teachers, 4 Officers, 26 Studdnts, 46 NSS Volunteers, 16 Non-teaching employees, 18 security employees, Head Master of the local school and 150 students from nearby schools participated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0program.<\/p>\n