Commemorating the 90 th Birth Anniversary of veteran journalist and eminent author Geetesh Sharma, a
Voluntary Blood Donation Camp was organized by Geetesh Sharma Memorial Committee on Sunday the
21 st August 2022 at Momin High School near Raja Bazar.
While inaugurating the camp Goutam De, the former Regional Director of I.C.C.R. highlighted the tireless
social service of Geetesh Sharma and said that he always had a soft corner for the underprivileged
section of the society and was always ready to extend his valuable material help to it from time to time.
Others who spoke on the occasion included social activist Amalesh Dasgupta, Poet Amkitava
Chakraborti, Technocrat Bimal Sharma, senior drama critic Prem Kapoor, Socio-political activist Arvind
Kori, Poet Shahid Hussain Shahid, Poet and writer Dr. Karuna Pande, IRS official Anil Pande, Poetess Aarti
Singh, State Secretary of C.P.I. (M) Md. Salim.
About 100 voluntary blood donors donated their blood on the occasion. Many writers, poets, teachers,
students, intellectuals were present on the occasion. Vivek Gupta, MLA from Joransako sent his best
wishes for the event.
News Mania Desk
