Kolkata: The campuses in Bengal pulsate back to life on Tuesday after a 20-month pandemic break as part of the school, students and students continue physical classes even when they try hard to adjust to the new ones from mask-wearing, physical distance and teaching norms hybrid.
Even though it was not a boisterous return, it was an emotional friend as a classmate and teacher who was connected outside the virtual world after a long wait.
If Covid Curbs does not allow physical hugs, no one stops high fives, lumps and groupfies.
Father Rodney Borneo, St.
Augustine’s School Principal, Shyamnagar, said there was nothing more pleasant in the ear than the school bell rang after 20 months.
“We asked for a bell to leave the bell for a little longer.
It seems to be a good time sign,” he said Martyn Cherian, a class IX student at Circus Don Bosco Park Circus, said he did not sleep all night and “got up when it was dark to get ready -SiP for school.
” Aishee Banerjee, a student of class XI Kendriya Vidyalaya, literally ran to the horns – crashing into friends.
“It’s no doubt one of the best days in my life.
There is no feeling better than meeting my friends after a long time,” he gushed.
Pause Patnik, a class XII student from DPS Newtown, only loved soaking in a feeling of sitting in class in front of the teacher among friends.
“At home we feel very lonely all this time,” he said.
If it is the excitement to meet old friends at school, for many students and students is a miracle to step into their campus for the first time and greet the classmates they just saw online.
Rohit Roy, a graduate student first year at the University Presidency who had lost his legs to Polio, did not want to wait for hostel accommodations available to visit the campus.
On the first day opened again, Reba’s mother pointed her to campus in her wheelchair.
Nabadwip residents, the duo of the men ride the train and then bus to the university.
At the other end of the Presidency campus, Tisha Haldar, a second year sociology student, was seen chatting with classmates Ankita Sarkar.
Even though it was their first visit to the University, both of them were bound in the online class.
There are others like Bhaswar Haldar, who have made peace with the fact that he might never return to college again.
He was in the last semester of the UG course at the University Presidency when the campuses were closed.
“Now, I have reached the last year of my graduation.
I’m sure I have to finish my online PG because there are no signs of educational institutions that are reopened.
I only have a few more months but there is something better than not at all, “Bhaswar said.
The teachers are no less involved to return among students.
In most institutions they are present on campus before students arrive.
“I congratulate you because of the courage you have shown back to school.
However, this is a different time and you should not let the guard down and follow all the safety protocols so that the excitement of this reunion is not short,” said John Stephen, acting head La Martiniere School for boys, through a public address system as a class of class IX and XI listened to him sitting in each class.
At St Lawrence High School, children even managed a small birthday celebration around their headmaster, Father Jimmy Francis Kelasalam, who distributed chocolate between them.
“I hope this joy is not short-lived,” said Kabir Hossain, a class X student.
While the school witnessed the average presence of 72%, universities recorded 78% and the university had a higher 85% presence.
Minister of Education Bratya Basu said later that according to reports received from all states, each school has a good percentage of attendance.
“Depending on the Covid situation it will be determined then whether it will reopen the junior section gradually,” he said.