Annual Celebration
Exhibition cum Krishi Mela

The 64th Annual Celebration of Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith alongwith ‘Krishi Mela-cum-Technology Week 2024’ on Agro-Technologies & Bio-Technologies was held on and from 19th to 21st January, 2024, at Ashram’s Vivekananda Play Ground Premises. The main theme of the of Krishimela -cum-Technology Week was “Climate Smart Agriculture”. The main features of the Exhibition were Educative stalls on different technologies developed by the Ramkrishna Ashram Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology, Developmental Activitions implemented by the Rural Development Wing, Green College and Mahila Samity and the actvities carried out by the R.K. Ashram Mobile Health Care-PIF Project.

Srimat Swami Jnanlokanandaji Maharaj, Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural Centre, Kolkata kindly inaugurated the Krishi Mela-cum- Exhibition on the 19th January, 2024 at 11.00 a.m. by lighting the lamp in presence of Dr. Pradip Dey, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Kolkata, Shri Prabhat Kumar Bose, Director, Dept. of Agriculture, GoWB and Shri Partha Mandal, GM, NABARD, Kolkata.

  • On the opening day Seminars on different tropics were organised as in the following:

  • In the beginning, Welcome Address was delivered by Swami Sadananda, Secretary, Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith.

  • Topic 1 ‘Yuba Jagorane Swamiji’
  • Speaker Srimat Swami Jnanlokanandaji Maharaj,
    Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Swami
    Vivekananda’s Ancestral House and Cultural
    Centre, Kolkata
  • Speaker Dr. Pradip Dey, Director ICAR-ATARI, Kolkata
  • Topic 3 ‘Importance of Climate Smart Agriculture’
  • Speaker Shri Partha Mandal, GM, NABARD, Kolkata
  • Topic 4 Impacts of Climate Smart Agriculture on Food Security’
  • Speaker Shri Prabhat Kumar Bose, Director,
    Dept. of Agriculture, GoWB
  • Topic 5 ‘Climate Smart Technologies in Aquaculture’
  • Speaker Dr. Partha Pratim Biswas, Ex-Professor, RKMVCC, Rahara
  • Topic 6 asas
  • Speaker Shri Koushik Chakraborty,
    Deputy Director of Horticulture, South 24 Pgs., GoWB
  • At 03:00 p.m. ‘Nritya Anusthan’ was performed.
  • At 05.30 p.m. “Bhaktimulak and Lok Sangeet” was presented by Shri Bhargav Lahiri, Kolkata

  • On the 2nd Day (20.01.2024) Seminars on various topics were conducted as follows:

  • Topic 1 ‘Avatara Varishthayo Sri Ramakrishna’
  • Speaker Srimat Swami Bhaktipriyanandaji Maharaj
    Adhyaksha, Ramakrishna Math, Barisha
  • Topic 2 ‘Climate Resilient Horticultural Practices for Sundarbans’
  • Speaker Dr. Pranab Hazra, Professor, Dept. of Vegetable Science, BCKV, Mohanpur, Nadia
  • Topic 3 ‘Aquatic Biodiversity in Sundarban and its importance’
  • Speaker Dr. Sibkinkar Das, Professor, Dept. of Aquaculture, WBUAFS
  • At 02:30 p.m. ‘Artistic Yoga Dance’ was presented by Ketopole Sammilani Samstha, Kolkata.
  • At 06.00 p.m. Yatra: “Bidrohi Bhagaban” was staged by Ra-Sa-Vi Natya Samstha, Nimpith.

  • On the concluding day (21.01.2024) Seminars on various topics were conducted as follows:

  • In the beginning, Welcome Address was delivered by Swami Sadananda, Secretary, Sri Ramkrishna Ashram, Nimpith.

  • Topic 1 ‘Karunamoyee Maa Sarada Devi’
  • Speaker Srimat Swami Vasavanandaji Maharaj
    Assistant Secretary, Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, Narendrapur
  • Topic 2 ‘Preparedness to Climatic Vagaries for Sustainable Rural Development’
  • Speaker Dr. Sanjib Dey, Senior Project Coordinator, WHH, Germany
  • Topic 3 ‘Prospective livelihood options to deal with climate shifting’
  • Speaker Dr. Santanu Bera, Assistant Professor, Dept. ofLPM, WBUAFS
  • At 03:00 p.m. Prize Distribution Ceremony was conducted.
  • At 04.30 p.m. ‘Jhumur Gan’ was presented by Sanjib Kumar Mahato, Purulia.
  • At 06.00 p.m. ‘Chhou Naach’ was performed by Haram Janga Chhou Nritya Samity, Purulia and the Troupe Leader was Shri Anil Kumar Mahato.