Messiah of Green

"Ram Prasad Naskar"

We in our whole life meet so many people from different walk of life some of them left an impression so deep which inspire you to do something which you never dare to.... I also met a person few month back named Ram Prasad Naskar!

Ram Prasad Naskar by profession a Para Teacher in a village school named Sreepur Siksha Sadan of Sonarpur an interior area of West Bengal who has passion of cycling since his childhood. Born in a BPL family on 15th March 1978 his father was a poor driver. Their family income comes from cultivation. He completed his basic education from Chaltaberia High Schoo and after completing his graduation in Geography from Ashutosh college he completed his B.Ed from Belurmath Ramkrishna Mission in the year 2003.

After completing his B.Ed he got a Para teacher job in a school in Sonarpur. Being a teacher of Geography it occurred to him that the scope and dimension of his knowledge beyond the conventional education could be extended manifold if he could gain direct knowledge about topographical feature of his country and her multilingual people, variety and diversity within unity.

As he has already passion for cycling so he began his first cycle expedition in 2010 for 13 days and second in 2012 for 23 days to explore whole West Bengal carrying the message regarding the potential threat of River and Air pollution.

During the course of his preparation a report regarding the retreat of Gangotri Glacier published by the Paschim Banga Vigyaan Manch (W.B. Science forum) shocked him deeply, the apprehension of environment expert that the glacier would get completely melted by 2040! So he decided to make aware his countrymen  regarding the threats and remedies of Global Warming due to pollution. Accordingly he thought he must contribute to the cause of restricting the devastating consequences of global warming and will dispatch a message in written to all state pollution control board of India. Accordingly he applied to the Chief Minister , Govt. Of W.B. and finally got approval from the State Project Officer , Sarva Siksha Mission, Bikash Bhavan Salt Lake and NOC from his School Headmaster and also got little assistance from The West Bengal State council of Sports.

ON 18th December 2013 he started his mission "Sobujer Abhiyan" (Expedition for Green) from State Pollution Control Board office Salt Lake Parivesh Bhawan to submit his alarming message to the Chairman of all 28 States and 5 Union territory excluding Andaman Nicobar and Lakshya Dwip. covering the distance about 16,500 KM in 172 days. During his campaigning there were several occasion that he met with various media persons who published news and article about his noble mission.

Ignoring all the predicaments, danger, inconveniences, adverse situation and financial hardship he had successfully completed his mission at Tripura;s Agartala of the North East region where his journey of 172 days of paddling with passion , love and affection of people and support of countrymen terminated.

In the year 2014 Ramprasad along with 11 member started his journey for Bakkhali a beautiful beach in south 24 Parganas Dist. of West Bengal. During this trip he also distributed  literature to make people aware of river pollution..

A cow carcass at Bakkhali Sea Beach

In his next leg on 9th November 2015 he started his his journey for Purulia covering Kolkata, , Hooghly, Burdwan, Bankura , Purulia , East and West Medinipur...

His dream to cover world on his bi-cycle and spread the message for greener world and stop pollution... 

After all hardship and lack of financial support, I wonder for his passion and commitment towards nature and his craziness for cycling, What drive him? What is  his motivations?? He simply smile and said "If I can make aware 10% of people about Pollution and Global Warming which help this world to remain in its beauty and shape my life's mission achieved"

I learned a very important lesson of life, Junoon or craziness for your Goal!! No matter whatever the situation, you will achieve it.. He is truly a person of #madeofgreat          

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