RE: BCS Kuwait: Fwd: Dr. Ashoke Deb's Mail and Reply to the Same

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debashish chowdhury

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Mar 16, 2009, 1:27:18 PM3/16/09
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All of us are staying far away from our Home and I believe every now and then we feel that pain…however, for several reasons we are bound to stay in this Desert-State which is culturally very much different than our Motherland. BCS is one organization which has been serving continuously to fill that gap and successfully delivering various cultural programs of exceptional quality.

 

During my short tenure as an Executive Committee Member I was able to meet several senior, contemporary and junior members who contributed selflessly to serve our society during its need.  I can name many…but since there has been a recent controversy which involved Dr. Ashok Deb for his initial e-mail to Dutta-Da…and eventually some fellow members blamed Dr. Deb for being indifferent and unproductive to the Society – I must say that Dr. Deb took much more interest than any non-EC member in projecting BCS to the other Bengali Associations in Kuwait and sold a huge number of tickets to several of them. Due to his effort we also received two Sponsors for the last BCS program of 2008 (held during February 2009) and not to mention that the Auditorium looked good with maximum seats occupied which would otherwise remain vacant and renowned visiting theater group Sayak might have performed in front of a smaller crowd.

 

As a junior member may I expect that our seniors would maintain the decorum of the Forum and criticize each other in a constructive manner rather will not criticize someone in a public forum without knowing his/her contribution to the society. Also, I believe it shouldn’t matter for how many years someone is a member of the Society, we need know how willing he is to contribute for the betterment of the community.

 

I would like to mention a comment by Mr. Meghnad Bhattacharya before I conclude my mail. The day after the performance (Daybaddha) few EC members accompanied the Sayak troop for a city tour…appreciating BCS’s hospitality and interest towards Bengali Culture Mr. Meghnad Bhattacharya told “ Apnara Desh-er theke dure thekeo Desh-er theke onek beshi Bangali!!!”

 

Let us all keep the trend on and refrain from all useless fights.

 

All the Best to BCS!!!

Debashish Chowdhury
P Earth is better when greener!


--- On Mon, 16/3/09, drashoke deb <asho...@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: drashoke deb <asho...@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: BCS Kuwait: Fwd: Dr. Ashoke Deb's Mail and Reply to the Same
To: "j n dutta - bcs" <bcskuwait...@gmail.com>
Cc: "bcs moderator" <bcsk...@yahoogroups.com>, bcsk...@googlegroups.com
Date: Monday, 16 March, 2009, 1:51 AM

Dear Mr Dutta,

                             I have been  waiting to get the reply of my second mail dated 14/03/09 sent to you in which I categorically mentioned where things went wrong.  Still I do feel that what you did was compelling by the situation but not constitutionally correct. So far so I did not get any reply of that mail. I am surprised at your silence. In my first mail I used the term “Dramatically” . I am really sorry if the term has hurt you.

 

I have been watching the reactions of the General Members of BCS since last few days.

 

1)      I have noticed that I have been accused by some of the honorable members , but should not we think that we are equally liable to send BCS to a critical condition every year by simply shrugging off the responsibility ?  Is it not better to treat the MOTHER early? Or should we neglect the MOTHER till she reaches Coma?   

 

Many other persons expressed their views and I think healthy criticism is always beneficial for the sake of an Organization.

 

2)      I was really shocked to read the mail sent by Mr T K Sen. I  don’t know him and had never had any interaction with him. His  attitude, choice and application of language depicts his class and status. Sorry ,I can not draw myself to that status by reacting against his mail. The entire mail seemed to be an outburst of personal grudge.  I would strongly demand a public apology from him if not to me, to the honorable members for polluting our society in the BCS YAHOO GROUP as soon as possible.

 

3)      Some of the members accused me that my intention towards BCS and towards the President had been unproductive or destructive. Mr  Dutta, In this context I really expected you to respond. But unfortunately you have been silent. Therefore, I am compelled to send some documents related to you without your consent as attachment with this mail.

 

4)      As I stated in my earlier mail that I was one of the few members present in the last AGM. I found myself the only person to  put some constructive proposals before the 2008 BCS Committee requesting them to pass on to the ensuing committee. I was appreciated by each an every member of the Committee. There was no mention of this in the MOM of the last AGM. “Formation of an advisory board consisting of all the Ex Presidents and senior members of BCS” was one of my proposals.

 

5)      BCS official website has provided us an opportunity to go through the entire BCS constitution. I found nothing wrong in having some basic ideas about the constitution of the society to which we belong.

 

6)      It is very nice to see that some of the Prestigious Members intervening this debate. I hope BCS would come out of Sleep Apnea Syndrome very soon. It is our pride to find BCS in its own heritage ,culture and glory. FINALLY I AM AGAIN CONGRATULATING  MR DEBARSHI BANERJEE FOR COMING FORWARD TO EXPRESS HIS DESIRE TO SHOULDER THE RESPONSIBILITY  AS BCS PRESIDENT FOR THE YEAR 2009.

 

I hope this mail wont usher any more debate, wishing the ensuing BCS Committee ,  all the members of BCS and you, respected Duttada the best. Hoping we would be able to site an example of harmony, love, fellow feeling and integrity  before our future progeny who will be watching this media very soon.

 

Regards

Dr Ashok Behari Deb

 


 

To: bcskuwait@yahoogrou ps.com
CC: ashokedeb@hotmail. com
From: bcskuwaitpresident@ gmail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:04:17 +0300
Subject: BCS Kuwait: Fwd: Dr. Ashoke Deb's Mail and Reply to the Same

Dear Dr. Deb,

 

I have read your mail with great care and wish to humbly but firmly set the record straight in the following:

 

1.          There was no violation of BCS’ constitutional procedure as far as appointment of the President was concerned as in the AGM our vice-president Mr. Pinaki Sanyal very duly invited anybody from the members present in the meeting to take over as the new President but, unfortunately, nobody did so. This was recorded in the last item of the M.O.M. (Minutes of Meeting) prepared in that AGM which is reproduced below for your quick reference.

           6.     Pinaki Ranjan Sanyal (PRS) invited anyone to come forward and become the President of EC 2009. A reasonable time was given (with a 10-15min break) for this but no one came forward.

        Above M.O.M. was duly sent to the BCS Community on 18.02.09. Therefore, the dissenting point raised by you in this regard is baseless. However, once more a copy of the same M.O.M. is attached herewith in same the filename, ‘MINUTES_OF_MEETING_ AGM_-_16- 2-09’ as it was sent out then for reference.

        May I humbly mention here that you were also present in that AGM and you witnessed the whole procedure yourself?

2.     Long before the AGM, a systematic official procedure to identify a new EC was set in place by circulating hard copies of a ‘Nomination Form’ in four successive programmes (Annual Dinner, Annual Drama, Annual Picnic and Saraswati Puja) in order to ensure that the Form reached the hands of most people. However, there was no response to or action on this endeavour from the community till the AGM and even till Debarshi became the President.

Above account, therefore, establishes that a fully constitutional and logical procedure was adopted to find out a new President.

 Regards,

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: drashoke deb <ashokedeb@hotmail. com>
Date: 2009/3/12
Subject:
To: j n dutta - bcs <bcskuwaitpresident@ gmail.com>
Dear Mr Dutta,
 
It is a great pleasure to know that at last BCS has been able to find an able President for this year. Congratulations for the New President and congratulation to you in finding the new president. I always appreciated you as the president of the Ex- Committee for the dramatic way you lead the team all through the year.The Drama- Kenaram Becharam,The drama - Daibaddha staged by you. The dramatic way of announcing the date of AGM, and finally the dramatic way you announced the sudden discovery of the new President. As far as the constitution of BCS is concerned- the declaration of new BCS President should be declared in an AGM, and no ex president has the authority to declare this by sending an e mail. So this was clearly unconstitutional. Anyway this might have been a part of the drama. I hope you will be kind enough to publish this mail in the group so that it would come to notice of all the well wishers of our new president.
 
Regards
 
Dr Ashok Behari Deb

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