Like many others in the Kolkata maidan,this club plays in the third division of the Calcutta Football League and second division in the CAB cricket league. But unlike many others,this club goes beyond the realm of commonplace and tries to make things better for the underprivileged. Central Calcutta Sporting Club maintains five free beds in Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital,provides funds to the poor for heart surgery and kidney transplants. It also undertakes relief work in the event of national disasters. Recently,the club generated Rs 2.5 lakh for the Uttarakhand flood victims and donated the money to Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Ramkrishna Mission. My father Bhupendra Kumar Dey is the man behind everything. He has deeply ingrained the belief that it is more important to help the underprivileged than winning a match or a tournament. But we dont want any official recognition. We are happy to maintain a low profile, the clubs cricket secretary Biswarup Dey,who is also the treasurer of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB),told The Sunday Express. Treatment for a fatal disease like cancer takes a heavy toll on ones bank account. And there are people who dont have bank accounts at all. Bypass surgeries and kidney transplants,too,are very expensive. Medical expenses on serious diseases are increasingly getting beyond the reach of the common people,let alone the poor. We try to help those who cannot afford expensive medical care. In its small way,this club tries to render service to humanity, Dey added. Central Calcutta Sporting Club was founded 63 years ago and it was very natural that it celebrated the countrys 67th Independence Day by reaching out to the poor. Former India medium pacer Karsan Ghavri was invited for the occasion and inaugurated two free beds at Vishuddhananda Saraswati Marwari Hospital. The cricketer was overwhelmed. This is one of my most satisfying visits to Kolkata. I will try to organise a cricket match between the former Mumbai and Bengal cricketers to contribute to the charitable trust of the club, he said. The club also runs the Niramoy Public Charitable Trust.
