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The 2nd Sujal Mukherjee Memorial Lecture-A Short Report

It was the evening of 21 st November, 2014, and the Swami Vivekananda Auditorium of the State Youth Centre in Kolkata, was full. Mountain lovers of Kolkata had gathered once again for the Sujal Mukherjee Memorial Lecture. This lecture, the second in its series, proved once again that the real spirit of mountaineering and the love of the great outdoors; rise beyond the barriers and boundaries of clubs, associations at ease. It is in such rare occasions, people get-together spontaneously, and celebrates the ‘freedom of the hills’.  It is during such rare meets we are reassured of the fact that the spirit of mountaineer Sujal Mukherjee (1932-1994) has not yet been completely washed away by the recent tsunami waves of ‘High Altitude Package Tourism’ and its glorious celebration in the popular media ! Dr. Kallol Das, welcomed all to the evening and said a few words about Sujal Mukherjee, his beloved teacher 'SujalDa' and as he saw him. After the welcome address...