GO AS YOU LIKE

 Go as you like program of my school has been very memorable since my childhood to class 9. 

In class 1 I was decked up as TARAKESWAR YATRI with a bamboo stick on shoulder,other ornaments like white and red sharee, flowers, earthen pot with GANGES WATER , flowers and garland. As if ready to go to Tarakeswar to worship Baba Taraknath.This way I went to school ground with uttering rhymes as" bholebaba par karega,byom byom Tarak byom,babar bari dur hai Jana zarur hai" constantly.My teachers were elated to that sight of mine and uphold me in front of microphone to chant the rhyme more loudly. They ranked me first and I got a award cup as prize . My grandmother and other family members were so happy to have me successful in this way.

Next in class 2 I became CHARLIE CHAPLIN wearing black dress and black hat like him . Also have a make up like him. All were done in home by my mother and uncle.In the school ground I was hugely appreciated by Teachers and stood 2nd with silver medal as reward in hand .I followed his caricature and acted like him.That was a very nice experience.My uncle took some photographs but all were corrupted as it was not the Digital era.

In class 3  I became a BAUL - A BARD VAGABOND wearing saffron dress and an EKTARA IN HAND .This costume was hired from yatra opera by my parents. I sang a song "GRAAM CHHARA OI RANGA MATIR POTH,AMAAR MON BHULAY RE". It is a Tagore song sung by me in the school ground and Teachers ranked me 2nd again. I was purely following the Baaul postures and it looked original.

Next I was shifted to New School and there again I started taking part in Go as you like of my new school. In class 6 I was decked up as HINDU- MUSLIM COMBINED IN ONE BODY. IT WAS HALF HINDU AND HALF MUSLIM.The costume was stitched by my mother with my direction. It was a sharee and blouse and Red bindi for Hindu dress and and sparkling cap and Salwar kameez stitched as one costume and a gorgeous half bindi on forehead as Muslim dress. I ranked 3rd and got beautiful reward from my New teachers. I can remember I was singing the Najrul geeti "MORAA AKI BRINTE DUTI KUSUM HINDU MUSALMAN" .Unfortunately the photograph is burnt out. 

In class 7 I became SANTA CLAUS dressing like him. I had red sweater and red pants and with white cotton wool My Pishi and Maa made the dress awaking at midnight.It was 31st December night ,we all were enjoying TV shows as year ending program while making the costume.  I stuck white cotton wool on a rubber mask of Santa. The whole get up was unique and needless to say I stood 1st again in that year.

In class 8 I took the appearance of a COLGATE GELL TOOTHPASTE . The costume was made by my grandmother with my grandfather's white dhoti which fully covered my body. I made the Colgate write up with colours and the cap was made with a bucket covering it with white dhoti. The attempt was so authentic that I got a SPECIAL PRIZE MORE HIGHER THAN 1ST RANK. That was a remarkable incident in my life .

In class 9 I became the KOLAABOU of SRI GANESH JI Dressed up in white and red Sharee  Banana tree stuck to my front side and Sindur and Ghomta. I stood still as in time of Durga Puja the KOLAABOU stands by the side of Sri Ganapati. This time I also got special prize higher than 1st prize and this was the last GO AS YOU LIKE CONTEST of my school life. Unfortunately the photograph is burnt away from the reel.