SPEECH OF HON’BLE GOVERNOR PUNJAB AND ADMINISTRATOR, UT CHANDIGARH, SHRI BANWARILAL PUROHIT ON THE OCCASION OF INAUGURATION OF GOLDEN JUBILEE MULTIPURPOSE HALL AT BANGA BHAWAN AT CHANDIGARH ON APRIL 15, 2023 AT 6.30 PM

It is a pleasure for me to be amongst you all on the occasion inauguration of Golden Jubilee Multipurpose Hall at Banga Bhawan. It is  nice to meet you once again after a gap of around seven months.
When I was here last, time, you were  celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Bangiya Sanskritik Sammilani. It was indeed great that this organisation successfully completed 50 glorious years of its existence.
Friends,
Chandigarh City offers a vibrant, cosmopolitan culture where everyday people from diverse walks of life engage and mingle with each other.
Chandigarh is indeed a mini India where people from different states live in harmony, and showcase a true vision of India’s Unity in diversity. 
All the communities have contributed immensely to the progress of this City beautiful including the Bengali community.
You bring along with you rich culture of Bengal, which is know worldwide. Bengali language is one of the sweetest languages. Bengal has produced great sons and daughters in all the fields.
Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Aurobindo,  Swami Vivekananda, in the field of philosophy and spirituality. 
Names of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Novel Islam in the field of literature need to introduction.
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Sharad Chandra and the like have infused the virtuous land with the spirit of patriotism.
Jagadish Chandra Bose, P C Ray, S N Bose and Meghnad Saha and countless scientists have irrigated it with knowledge and science.
Bengal is the land of Nobel laureats like Mother Terasa, Amartya Sen, Abhijit Baneerjee .. the list is long.
Above all, it is the land of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Such a towering personality that words fall short to describe him! 
You should all be proud to belong to this land.
My association with Bengali culture is very old as I was the number two in the Biswa Bangla organisation in Nagpur my home city. Hence, it was just irresistible when the office bearer of your organisation approached me to be in your midst today. 
I have noted with great pleasure your journey of last 50 years and your efforts in the field of culture, sports & charity.
The Banga Bhawan here stands as a testimonial to your effort in building a close knit society and I am sure that in future also you will continue to contribute. May your organisation will go from strength to strength! 
We from the administration will always try to help you in this direction.
During my last visit on request of your office bearers, I sanctioned a grant of Rs. 41 lakh for the Golden Jubilee Multi Purpose Hall. Today, I am really happy to inaugurate this magnificent hall which you have built in record time and made very good use of the grant.
I am sure, with this facility becoming operational, one of your long time demands has been fulfilled and the money has been put to good use.
I congratulate the Managing Committee and all of you on this occasion.
Let me conclude by wishing you all the best in all your endeavours. My best wishes and blessings are always with you all.
Thank you,
Jai Hind.