My Friends 1: Childhood to Higher Secondary School

It is a tremendously taxing task to hunt the names of friends I had played with and/or studied together and/or spent time together in cultural activities or gossip). Memory is failing given the distance of time. Besides, although I had been lucky to have been in the midst of friends, I had failed probably to become a real friend to most. And, that is why I have difficult in recalling their names. But before my memory fails further, let me record the names I can recall easily:
A. Immediate Neighbourhood
1. Tiku (a tomboy neighbour whom I have not seen after the age of 5).
2. Haru (next door neighbour whom I had lost contact with after the age of Ten).
3. Palli / Parul (a neighbour whom I accidently hurt by running into her with a lighted forework - Phuljhuri)and burn her frock during the Kalipuja night: I have not played with her after the age of 7 /8 and not seen her after the age of 12)
4.Kalpana (neighbour, played with her during the age 5-10, but have not seen her after 1982,except once).
5.Anupam (neighbour, played football and cricket: not seen him after the age of 12/13).
6. Pinaki (Khokan)Chakraborty (a neighbour whose family lived in our house as a rentee during 1956-63, a brilliant student, A B.Sc Physics honors from Presidency College, one year junior to me in the School and College, became an Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology, Madrass (Chennai in Tamil Nadu): he worked successfully for many years before starting his own design business in factory automation in which he still excels. Was not in touch with him for long since 1971 except for a chance meet at Airport in 1993/94. He was kind enough to visit me on 24th Oct 2010 after he got into employment, except once in the 1980s)
7. Mrinal Kanti Chatterjee (Manu) ( a neighbour since he was just 5 or six, is a renowened pediatrician and continues to my opposite door neighbour)
8. Ramprasad Roy (classmate in the primary school, played football together for long, continues to be my neighbour - though we meet rarely)
B. Greater neoghbourhood, childhood playmates/ club associates/ school friends):
9. Alokananda Sen (Habu), still a neighbour)
10.Veda(a dare-devil left-footed kicker of ball:no contact after the age of 14.)
Locality neighbourhood
11.Sankhu or Sumit Sengupta (liked playing as goal keeper, as thin as mine: no contact after graduation)
12. Madhai Sen (lift-footed footballer and a relative: no contact after the after the age of 11 or 12)
13. Nupur (Ardhendu Sen, relative, playmate as also classmate in higher secondary, lost contact after 1990: he is no more)
14. Bibek Sengupta (playmate, classmate in higher secondary, actor, no contact after 1985)
15 Santula (Diptendranath, relative, classmate in higher secondary,lawyer, still a neighbour)
16. Ghutu (somewhat rough bully, playmate: lost contact since the age of 15 or so)
17. Sumanta (Shshirprasanna Bhattachayra), playmate, poet, lost contact after graduation: heard has become a TV program producer)
18. Madhu Bhattacharyya (Strongly built stopper playmate. very quiet: lost contact after schooldays)
19. Subol (tall and well built, slightly senior, less of playmate but association in other activities: lost contact in the 1970s)
20. Swapan ( playmate, still in the neighbourhood, met once in a while since 1970)
21. Aloke Brahmachari ( playmate and classmate during higher secondary studies, still neighbour)
22. Kanti Sen (distant relation, playmate, classmate during primary and higher secondary)
23. Sarit Dasgupta(playmate soccer winger, classmate during higher secondary, actor, lost contact after 1980, he is no more)
24. Bhuto (playmate, fond of cinema, lost contact after 1975)
25. Ashis Sen (relative, playmate - powerfull right back, engineer, runs his business with another friend still a neighbour)
26. Bubul Sengupta (playmate, singer, last met in 2001 after a few decades, used to work for Paharpur Towers, is no more)
27. Tinu (Nitya Ranjan Sen, classmate durinh higher secondary)
28. Paltu Dasgupta (playmate, became a CPM leader, still neighbour)
29 S (Kanu) Bannerjee (playmate, clubmate, still a neighbour , not met him since 1980.
30. Rajit Sau (primary school classmate)


C. Extented neighbourhood
1. Bishnupada Das (classmate during higher secondary, stll a neighbour))
2. Chandan Ganguly (classmate in secondary school, lost contact after 1963)
3. Swapan Chakraborty (classmate in secondary school; lost contect after 1960)
4. Chang (classmate in secondary school: lost touch after 1960)
5. Kashyap (classmate in secondary chool: no contact since 1960)_
6. Chanchal Dutta (Higher Secondary Classmate, still a neighbour)
7. Gopal Burman (clubmate, card playmate, courageous, intelligent and very affectionate, still in touch))
8. Tapan Sinha(Rabi Ghosh)(lost touch since 1982)
8. Tapan Sengupta (leftie playmate,clubmate and used to play tabla, died young)
10. Tapan Chakraborty (Pai) (left neighbourhood in the 1980s, retired from State Bank)
11. Benugopal Bhattachharya (higher secondary classmate: no contact since 1966)
12. Subhasis Bhattacharyya (higher secondary classmate: Indian Airlines employee: no contact sice the 1980s)
14. Bhabesh (higher Secondary Clasmate)
15. Dilip GhoshDasatidar ( higher secondary classmate, last met in 2005 or so)
16. Niranjan (Higher Secondary Classmate, no contact after 1980)
17. Tanaji (not met sinec 1965)
18. Bapi Joarder (no contact after 1963)
19. Joygopal ( Higher secondary classmate: Not met after 1963)
20. Debabrata Pal (Higher Secondary Classmate: not met after 1980)
21. Rabindra Nath Pal (Higher Secondary classmate: no contact since 1963)
22. Ashok Sen (Higher Secondar classmate, body-builder: no contact after 1968)
24. Samir Sengupta(Higher secondary classmate, NCC captain, prtecting the weak against bullies, unfortunately died young)
25. Paresh (Higher secondary classmate, studious and top-ranking: no contact after 1963)
26. Santunu Dey (neighbour, higher secondary classmate, turned engineer: no contact after 1970)
27. Sankar Bhattacharrya (higher secondary classmate: no contact since 1965, but still in the extended neighbourhood)
28. Natu (still a neighbour: occasional contact, playmate)
29. Sankar ( club friend, still a neighbour: ocassional contact)
30. Soumen Ghoshal ( club friend, close association during 1965-70, for a while faught battles for against political parties, brave boy with generous heart, worked in Auragabad for a long period, still a neighbour with no contact after 2005)
31. Gunen Dey (playmate, worked for Indian Airlines, not in touch since 1969, still a neighbour)
32. Gautam Bose (clubmate, enginerr, not a neighbour now, shifted to Salt Lake, still meet occasionally.
33. Natu (clubmate, played together and was close during 1960-1975)
34. Sukhendu Bikhas Das (primary school and higher secondary school classmate