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Normal school of the town, known as teachers’ training school, established in 1906 has always attracted scholars and research workers for it being the treasure trove of old manuscripts of rich academic value. But, sadly enough there has been little or no effort from any quarters for their preservation. Lying in a state of neglect and being subjected to wear and tear of time, not all manuscripts could be preserved properly. Before all is lost in the abysmal of time, Maulana Abul Kalam Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIS) Kolkata has come forward for the preservation and conservation of old manuscripts. Its Chairman Dr Sujit Kumar Ghosh deserves all kudos for taking the initiative in this direction.

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Wetland plays a stellar role for the continued existence of diverse populations of wildlife and plant species.  It helps recharge the ground water. The numerous ecosystem service provided by wetland include: regulating climate, soil formation, nutrient recycling, protecting food, fresh water, water purification and so on.  What is more, human can accrue gain from these water bodies. Apart from the natural wetland, there are man-made wetlands which contribute to sustaining the aquatic faunal and floral diversity. This nature’s wonder has been afflicted with woes. Like other ecological system, this wetland variety is facing threat. The threat is from human. We have little cognizance about its ecological service. 38 years have passed since India became a signatory to the Ramsar Convention in 1982. It has great responsibility to conserve these water bodies. Though wetlands are identified as wetland of International Importance, National Importance of all water bodies are nature’s gift. They merit to be reckoned with.

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APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India said, “Always think what you can give to society, and not what society can give you”. Keeping in mind these words of the former President, Shreya Singh Pundir, a young, agile and energetic girl of Labac tea estate, 25 km from here, has dedicated herself to the cause of humanity. Her mind is pregnant with creative and noble ideas with the vision to serve in particular the ignorant and not so educated women folk of tea gardens for amelioration of their socio-economic condition. To make better use of her vacation from Uppasala University in Sweden where she is pursuing her Ph.D course in cell and molecular biology, she organised an awareness camp on health and hygiene for women workers of Labac and Tarapore tea gardens recently.