| My dear children: I rejoice to see you before me today, happy youth of a sunny and fortunate land. Bear in mind that the wonderful things that you learn in your schools are the work of many generations, produced by enthusiastic effort and infinite labour in every country of the world. All this is put into your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honour it, and add to it, and one day faithfully hand it on to your children. Thus do we mortals achieve immortality in the permanent things which we create in common. If you always keep that in mind you will find meaning in life and work and acquire the right attitude towards other nations and ages.
(Albert Einstein talking to a group of school children. 1934) | We, at Utsav, have a dream where we impart to our next generation a rich heritage and cultural values through the use of our mother tongue Bangla. Today, Utsav made an energetic start by opening a bangla school in Capital District of New York. We held our first session at Schenectady County Library Conference Room where we outlined the vision we have for everyone who wants to learn this beautiful softspoken and articulate and the 4th largest spoken language in the world. We will conduct our school sessions in informal settings in public libraries in Capital District by rotation twice a month. Our learning sessions will involve not only the language but stories, drama, songs and bangla movies to make it more interesting for everyone. We extend our thanks to Schenectady County Library for facilitating the use of their beautiful conference room.
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