Bobby Chakraborty, a well-known actor, activist, and method acting instructor, presented another very inspirational anti-addiction campaign (AAC) to a crowded auditorium at MP Birla Foundation High School. Under the direction of the principal, Purnima Chatterji, AAC No. 432, and Bobby’s fourth session at this school, which was supervised by teacher-in-charge Ananya Sengupta, received a great deal of feedback from both the children and their parents.

Bobby opened the eyes of his “soldiers” in the eighth and tenth grades during the highly interactive session, equipping them with simple yet powerful strategies to combat various forms of substance addiction, mobile phone addiction and abuse, and harmful social trends like using offensive language and obscenity online to get “views” and “followers,” gambling through games, etc.

The pupils were motivated to construct their lives on a positive ray of optimism, away from the evil powers who are determined to ruin the youth, the foundation of our society, by the phrase “I AM THE KING OF MY MIND” and the HCF (health, career, and family) magic formula.

With the help of Soldier Sanket Saha of Class 8, who was also chosen as “The Trendsetter”, and official photographer Soldier Somdeb Das of Class 10, the amazing exchanges, confessions, and dramatic and emotional moments that were made during the session were documented.

Soldier Naman Agarwal, who was also one of the winners, along with Soldiers Ayushi Mondal of Class 9 and Sasmit Choudhury of Class 8, took home the crucial title of “The 1st Soldier” in the final surprise competition. Their cherished “Bobby Dada” presented the winners and Somdeb with unique gifts, customized HCF t-shirts, and Community Service Certificates.

Bobby was grateful to the ambitious school administration and the socially conscious Principal Purnima Chatterji for their unwavering support of his internationally recognized, free preventive awareness program since 2013.

Priyanka Dutta