ROTARACTORS ON A DAY-OUT TO PANCHLA

On a Sunday morning when winter’s busy welcoming spring, a stream of refreshed young minds splashed out their emotions of camaraderie amidst the landscapes of ‘Country Roads’, 30km from the heart of Kolkata.
We packed our bags for a day-outing to Panchla today. A few fifty uncomplicated minds in the mood of fun and frolic reached the venue around half-past ten. Luchi and sabzi welcomed us to a setting quite unforgettable. A bungalow with lush green lawns on both sides, precisely bordered with sprightly chrysanthemums, a kitchen garden at the backyard, a clear blue sky and a soothing winter sun – it seemed the décor was perfect for a day worth to be etched in the memories.
The lighter moments of life are the rarest to experience. Refuting the statement would be the unending enjoyable activities that time crafted for us today: from playing soccer to identifying the dumb charades, from the lazy strolls on the country-side lanes to the odd experience of playing kho-kho, and from the continuous cracking of jokes to the lengthy just-like-that chat sessions.
When we finished with the day-out we had a stomach-full of chowmein, fried rice, chilli-chiken, paneer, vegetable manchurian, gurer-rasgolla, a heart-full of satisfaction and a winter sun creeping down the horizon. As our bus sped down the National Highway towards the city, the realization of ‘life with friends’ was written all over our faces with the alphabets of smile. It was a day well-spent, with friends, whom we were all introduced to by the Rotaract Movement.
The script of today’s events has a very special place for our dear friend Rtr Sreyoshi, who provided us with the picturesque venue at Panchla ‘Country Roads’. The refreshed minds together thank her for the friendly gesture.