Bobby Chakraborty, a well-known actor, activist, and method acting instructor from Kolkata, has been commemorating his birthday with his worldwide, free anti-addiction campaign in schools and colleges for the past 20 years. He organized the 480th session of his awareness program, I am The King of My Mind, at Government ITI College Kulpi, 24 Parganas (South).

To empower their students to combat various addictions (such as smoking, alcoholism, and smartphones) and detrimental social trends (such as abusive language, online obscenity to gain popularity, the dangers of online gaming, bullying, and ragging), the project head, Anjan Biswas, the principal, Surajit Mondal, the coordinator, Anubhab Dan, and their incredibly effective team meticulously planned the program with Bobby.

With the help of The First Soldier and The Best Friend, Jahir Molla (Refrigeration & Air Conditioning), active soldier Akash Paik (Electrician) served as the official photographer for this thrilling and motivating adda session. Of all the soldiers involved in this battle against the darkness of our society, Jahir was by far the most active.

Along with soldiers Chayan Halder and Ganit Sardar (both electricians), another enthusiastic soldier, Rimi Naskar (IT), who also won the final recapitulation quiz, received the third ceremonial title of “The Trendsetter.” Bobby gave the winners and Akash personalized Soldier’s T-shirts and Community Service Certificates.

Bobby‘s birthday celebration and cake-cutting ceremony, which were carefully planned by the college administration, marked the conclusion of the motivational session. The students, Bobby’s soldiers, gave the eye-opening session overwhelmingly positive feedback and pledged to their Bobby Dada to lead healthy lives as they grew up.

Priyanka Dutta