CGC SAHARA is a unique drive on part of Calcutta Girls' College to create a self-help wing within the students and alumni of the institution that is based on art, aesthetics , utility and environment conservation. This is a craft wing of the college that takes note of talented students who have both skill and drive towards making beautiful utility items out of ordinary or waste materials. Upcycling items and engaging students with creativity that ultimately makes useful commodity back to society - is the main motto of this platform.
Many students of this college belong to underprivileged section of the society and therefore, one of the major principle of this college is to absorb it's own alumni or make them self reliant and economically independent. CGC SAHARA is one such initiative which could attain success ever since its very inception in 2018.
Students who are steadfast member of this group are :-

• Zarqua Khanum
• Shamina Fathan
• Nahid Parween
• Neha Parveen

Who belong to the alumni association of the college. Along with the practice in various skill development drive , this platform also organizes annual exhibition in the college hall and makes collaborative initiative with other self help groups to participate in different state level fairs and exhibitions. The college also makes it a policy to purchase gift items for giving away souvenirs to distinguished guests.
During the pandemic time it was really challenging to hold on to the ground and kerp the wing at work. However, Sahara took a drive for mask making and distributing during this trying time. There had been more than 2000 masks made and distributed by Sahara members in collaboration with certain NGOs who had distributed those masks to Greater Kolkata Wetland area after the devastating cyclone , Amphan in 2020. Some of the masks had been sent off to Sunderban areas also.
Thus , the members of CGC Sahara are proud of their contribution to some social causes during the difficult hour of humanity.
Currently, CGC Sahara is planning to get registered and sign up MOU with some leading NGOs of Kolkata to further spread out its features and prospects.

Students of BA and B Com who joined CGC SAHARA workshop today have learnt to make
note books and book marks of ethnic look.
It was a two hours programme of serious craft work.
Some students had also displayed some of their craft work and paintings.
The teachers directly involved in the programme were Mrs. Sanchita Dey, Dr. Sharmila Saha,
Dr. Shreyashi Chowdhury, Ms. Gulshan Khan and Dr. Nandini Bhattacharya.
Staff of the college supporting the workshop to take place were Mrs. Kalidasi Hajra, Sri
Ashok Saha, Sri Pankaj Thakur.
The workshop has set two goals for future :

• To ensure new membership for the various projects of CGC SAHARA
• To introduce numerous items for display in the annual exhibition cum sale of CGC

SAHARA in the college premise.