Trip to Ekushey Boi Mela The students of ENG 115: Introduction to English Prose and SOC 235: Urban Sociology were taken for a field trip to the Ekushey Boi Mela on February 11, 2006, by the course instructors Ms. Sahana Bajpaie and Ms. Irum Shehreen Ali. The primary idea behind taking the students of English to the Boi Mela was to acquaint them with the relevance of reading and writing in our own lives, of looking at how literature especially is a part and parcel of everyday living and to have a closer look at the resources they need to share their knowledge and experiences. For the students of Sociology the objective of the trip was to visit an urban literary festival that brought together people from all strata of society in what has become a much loved Dhaka-ite tradition. It was a great occasion for BU students to get out of the classroom and integrate theories and concept they have learnt with real life observation and experience.