in 1984 I along with my friends like Santanu, Jisnu, Swapan , Chuka, Madhu, Totan and Raju established a team for the Children. In a word it was team By the Children, to the Children and for the Children. Sukumarda and Tapada was our chief patron. Late respected Harikinkar Bandyopadhyay also gave us his full support to run the club. We had no papers, no office bearers, no funds,and no home.I can remember then I was a boy of only ten, I decided to name the association as Gandhi Sports Association, Haki dadu asked me why it was after the name of Gandhiji why not Vivekananda or Subhash. My answer was there is allready a club after Netaji's name and Gandhiji was our Fathers of Nation so we should name after him. A hardcore communist Haki Dadu was pleased on me and consented me to be the President of my club.
That name is still alive and gives me so much pleasure when i got the news that new generation children were playing under the banner of G.S.A. in a word the club reaches to its second generation. Long live G.S.A. |
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