In 1943, The great city Kolkata was waking up in the high tide of National Freedom movement and Anti-fascist movement. In this same period after being imbued with patriotism a group of teen-aged students met together in Sinthi, at the outskirts of Kolkata. The hand- written journal ‘Mallika’ was born. The journal was edited by their best friend and leader Dipendranath Ghose. The teen aged editor wrote in his first edition “Jekhane srishti krishti sekhanei fascibader sutikhna drishti”- which means “fascists keep keen view on creation and culture.” They could not remain contented with the activities of just a written journal and planned to take things further. In Dipen Ghose’s own words “We should not confine ourselves only in the protest against injustice. We must stand by those tortured and oppressed people. We must take their responsibility. Come and enter the courtyard of greater work of the society as new-borns.” Soon, Mallika transformed into Nabajatak. In 1945 on an autumnal evening, the night school Nabajatak Vidyabhaban was born. Teaching and learning started with a few poor students at 7, Gour Sundar Seth Lane. Those teen aged teachers had to expand their knowledge for proper teaching.