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Second Sujal Mukherjee Memorial Lecture

Encouraged by an excellent welcoming response from the mountain lovers of Kolkata during the Inaugural Lecture, the students of Sujal are happy to announce the date and Guest Speaker of the second Sujal Mukherjee Memorial Lecture. It will be held in Kolkata on 21st November, 2014.  Alan Tees Climbing Photo: Gareth McCormack We are honored to have distinguished Irish mountaineer, rock and ice climber Alan Tees as our guest speaker this time. The title of his talk is "  Ireland and Irish Mountaineers ". The summary of Alan's talk is quoted below: "In the Golden Age of mountaineering, only the wealthy had the time and resources to visit the Alps or Greater Ranges. Nowadays, with the advent of cheap flights and more leisure time, the ordinary mountaineer based in Ireland can take advantage of a host of opportunities, including winter climbing in Scotland/Norway, summer in the Alps, occasional big trips to the Himalaya, and of course there is always stuff t