HISTORY OF THE ‘THE REFUGE’ AND ITS ACTIVITIES

This Institution with its present name “THE REFUGE” was established in the year 1901 by a large hearted Christian gentleman named Mr. Ananda Mohan Biswas (since deceased), But its origin dates a few years back to the closing years of the last century when some enthusiastic young men of the Brahmo samaj founded a home for the hopeless, and the helpless under the name of “Das Ashram”. After a few years the Ashram had to be closed down for want of funds. It was than that Mr. Ananda Monan Biswas came forward to take upon himself the burden of maintaining the helpless men and women discharged from the Das Ashram, and with them as the first inmates, started the Institu­tion in a rented house which has in course of time grown into this fairly big home. The institution was registered under Act XXI of 1860 in the year 1908. In the year 1913 The Refuge having collected some funds, approached the Government to acquire the premises No.125, Bowbazar Street for providing a permanent home for the destitutes maintained by the institution.

 
Court Of Governors

President : Mr. Chitrak Mitra

Working president : Mr. Shibapada Bhattacharya

Vice Presidents : Mr. Raghunath Dey , Mr. Saustav Banerjee

Hony. Secretery : Mr. Asis Chatterjee

Hony. Joint Secretery : Mr. Biswarup Dey

Hony. Asst Secretery : Mr. Ashutosh Chandra

Hony. Treasurer : Mr. Amit Kumar Basu

Members : Mr. Ajit Chakraborty , Mr. Ranjit Kumar Seal , Mr. Narendra Jain , Mrs. Baishali Sengupta , Mrs. Mollie chandra , Mrs. Reba Chatterjee , Mr. Ashoke Roy , Mr. Bijoy kumar jhawar , Smt. Anjana Sengupta , Smt. Rijula Mitra , Mr. Sudip Kumar Dutta , Mr. Atanu Ghosh , Mr. Amiya Auddy