STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI: Leading theatre group Samahar Natya Gosthee, along with its well-wishers, has come forward to support the poor and needy students in Government-run Assamese medium schools and has donated full-sleeved woollen sweaters to nearly 500 students studying in four government schools across three districts during this month.
The drive started on January 2 in Barpeta and concluded on January 30 in the Kamrup (M) district. After coming to know that students of many Government-run schools were attending classes without any warm clothes during the harsh winter because their parents cannot afford to buy sweaters, Samahar decided to help these kids.
The group made an appeal on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, where it received very encouraging response. Though initially the theatre group thought of distributing sweaters to only one school, it got unexpectedly overwhelming support and received almost double the funds than its requirement to give sweaters to students of one school. As such, Samahar extended the drive to three more Assamese medium Government-run schools.
The first school where Samahar donated sweaters was Katajhar Higher Secondary School in the Barpeta district. Sweaters were given to all the 250 students of the LP section of the school. The second school was Namati Vidyapith Higher Secondary School in the Nalbari district, where sweaters were handed over to 133 poor students studying in LP and ME sections. The next two schools were Barpak Lower Primary School and Malaybari Lower Primary School in the Kamrup (M) district. The theatre group donated sweaters to all the 43 students of Barpak LP School and 44 students of Malaybari LP School.
During the month-long distribution exercise, eminent theatre personality and Samahar Natya Gosthee general secretary Dr Sitanath Lahkar, along with members Trideep Lahkar, Kumud Talukdar, Dhrubajyoti Sarma and Anupama Das, visited the schools and handed over the sweaters. Samahar has appealed to all people and organizations, in whatever capacities they can, to come forward and help the needy students in their struggle to get education.
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