SPREAD OF MODERN EDUCATION IN BAM-(Part II)

Secondary education took its roots in Bam quite early.Bam Nityananda Multipurpose High School now Higher Secondary School was the first High School of Bam.It started as ME school in 1922 with Manikya Chandra Nath Laskar as founder Head Master (Retd 1960) before its  elevation to High School in 1938. NityaNanda Barman donated Rs.1500.00 (Fifteen hundred)for establishment of the school. The pioneers of the school purchased some land and others also donated land bringing total land to twentfour bighas and school was named after him .Head master Manikhya Chandra Nath, the second graduate of Cachar(as stated by him) was  cast in the model of old world image of a Headmaster. He served the school as Head Master with distinction for thirty eight years,drawing awe and reverence from his students, respect of people and made the Bam Nityananda High School a premier high school of those days producing quality students who would later bring name and fame to school and reputation for Bam

         Some of the alumni of early years of Bam Nityananda Higher Secondary and Multipurpose School are:RajmoniNath BA(Hons),Joint Registrar in Cooperation Department, Government of Assam ;Bani Kanta Sinha,a Wharton PhD and Professor Emeritus IIM Kolkata; Ramkumar Das,MA,PhD, a London School of Economics alumnus , Principal Cotton College and Economic Adviser, Government of Assam;Hironmoy Nath,MSc,Retd. Professor of Physics,Karimganj College; Muslehuddin Choudhury MA, BT, former Principal Sonai N.G Higher Secondary School.Bimal Sinha,MSc,retd Professor,G.C.College;Professor NaliniSinha of NEHU ;Alauddin Choudhury,Deputy Registrar Gauhati High Court;Saadullah Choudhury, MA,BT,Senior Lecturer, District Institute of Education and Training;Biman Behari Sinha MSc,Australia,Sydney, Consultant World Bank ;Paresh Nath,an alumnus of Glasgow University who served in Civil Aviation Department Govt. of India; Binoy Bhushan Sinha,Professor Mathematics, Russia ;Ganendra Chackrabarty,MA,BT,retiredDeputy Director of Education, Tripura;Mahendra Roy, retired Subject Teacher,BNHS& MP School ; Kula Chandra Singha,retired Commander, Indian Navy and retired Additional Director (MM), ONGC;Nanda Mohan Barman ACS;  Dilip Kumar Purkayastha, retired Joint Director of Health Services, Assam ;Karunamoy Nath Laskar,MA,BT retired Vice Principal,BNHS & MP School ;Jatindranath Laskar,MA, BT,Lecturer, Silchar College of Education ;Digendra Chandra Purkayastha,MA,LLB,founder Head Master, Hawaithang High School and ex MLA ;Sushil Kumar Sinha,MA, B.Ed,Principal Silchar College of Education ;Nikhil Baran Das MA,ACS ;   Pulakeshi Sinha,MA,Ex MLA ;Dinendra Purkayastha,Joint Director,Veterianary Department; Dinesh Chandra Nath,Assistant Director,Veterinary Department ;Jay Prasad Goala, MA,BT Subject Teacher of English, BNHS & MP School;   Kalachand Sinha,Subject Teacher of English,BNHS&MP School,Jagadish Nath Engineer;Dr.Ramendra Choudhury,Senior Medical and Health Officer,Dholai Primary Health Centre;Harendra Barman,former Labour    Commissioner;Banka Behari Singha former Director Sericulture ;Suniti Kumar Barman,District Elementary Education Officer; Dr.Harendra Chandra Biswas,Assistant Director Health and Medicine GOI ;Mukul Ranjan Barman, Assistant Director,AIR-Silchar;         Debjyoti Biswas,M.Tech;        Diptendu Paul, MSc ;Surrya Kumar Singha MSc ;Pallabi Choudhury BE;Saurav Choudhury, BE;Binoy Paul-Engineer;Himadri Nath-Engineer;Roshen Ahmed Barbhuiya-Engneer ;Rabijul Ali Laskar,BA,LLB, Advocate.Other alumni followed their seniors in later years.

Spread of Modern Education in Bam to be continued.