Puja Brochure 2015 - BASC - Bengali Association of Southern

From President’s Desk
Dear Friends,
With great pleasure, we welcome you to the BASC
Durga Puja 2015.
community. We would request all parents to
encourage their kids in doing so.
As an organization BASC has evolved over the past
few decades into one of the largest association of
Bengalis in this part of the world. Today the
organization is founded on a great platform on which
the current and future committee can build on.
However this did not happen overnight. It took a lot of
time, effort and sacrifice on part of many individuals,
groups and committee to get the organization to this
point. The current committee sincerely appreciates
their sacrifices and will make every attempt to
recognize them.
Now some exciting news regarding the present. This
year we got a fantastic facility which includes a great
place for worship, a nice cafeteria and a state of the
art auditorium and we are all very excited about the
venue. The theme of this year's Puja is Kolkata, our
city of joy. A conscious effort has been made to
create fond memories of our beloved city to give you
an ambience which would make you reminiscent of
good old Kolkata days. We sincerely hope you will
enjoy the experience.
Equally important from the organization standpoint is
the involvement of the youth and kids in BASC. You
are going to see more and more of these youngsters
volunteering in BASC activities and serving the
Last but not the least, BASC is like a home away
from home for all of us. With that spirit in mind, let
us set aside the differences and let us all celebrate
the Puja as one single family, the "BASC Family".
Saikat Chakraborty, President
On behalf of Team BASC
BASC Benefits
Bengali Association Of
Southern California
BASC is a US non-profit philanthropic organization dedicated to nurturing and promoting Bengali and Indian culture,
language, and religion for the Southern California community
through educational, religious, and charitable activities.
Become a member today and enjoys the benefits of
 Durga Puja (Puja, 5 Meals, Entertainment) *
 Lakshmi Puja (Puja, Dinner and Entertainment) *
 Saraswati Puja (Puja, 2 Meals and Entertainment)
 BASC Annual Picnic
 Kheya and Ankur Magazines *
 Discounted Tickets to Special Events
Our Annual Membership rates Family Membership
$ 60.00
Couple Membership
$ 40.00
Single Membership
$ 30.00
* Puja Donation required
Puja Schedule
Friday, October 23
5:00 -6:30 PM | Bodhan & Sashthi
6:30 -7:00 PM | Aarati
Saturday, October 24
8:30 -12:30 PM | Saptami Puja & Pushpanjali
1:30 - 4:30 PM | Ashtami Puja & Pushpanjali
5:30 - 6:30 PM | Sandhi Puja & Aarati
Sunday, October 25
8:30 -12:00 PM | Nabami Puja & Pushpanjali
12:30 -1:15 PM | Homa
1:30-3:00 PM | Dashami Puja & Shantijal
4:00 -5:30 PM | Sindur Khela & Mishti Mukh
Saturday, October 31
5:00-7:00 PM | Lakshmi Puja
Entertainment Schedule
Friday, October 23
9:00 PM - 9:45 PM : ‘Ramdhanu’ (The Shades of Love)
9:45 PM - 10:00 PM : BASC Felicitations
10:00 PM - 12:00 PM : Instrumental Classical Music by Pt.
Sandeep Chatterjee, Pankaj Mishra
& Subhajyoti Guha
Saturday, October 24
2:30 PM - 4:30 PM : Kids’ Art Competition
8:30 PM - 11:30 PM : Melodious Sadhana Sargam in Concert
Sunday, October 25
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM : Pathshala Drama : Bap re bap..Chap re chap
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM : Kids’ Prize Distribution for Art Competetion
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM : Saumi Nandi/Debarshi Biswas’ Drama Maa & Tia
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM : Sindur Khela / Mishti Mukh
5:30 PM - 6:15 PM : C Sharp Minor Studios :Music for your Soul
Saturday, October 31
8:00 PM - 8:20 PM : Odissi Dance Recital by Guru Pabitra Kumar
Pradhan from Ishwara Dance Academy
8:30 PM—10:30 PM : Ei Modhukhon : A trip down memory lane
with Madhurima Dutta Chowdhury
Food Schedule
Friday, October 23
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Dinner
Saturday, October 24
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Dinner
Sunday, October 25
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM | Dinner
Saturday, October 31
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Dinner
Kids Meal
Low Calorie Option
BASC Fondly Remembers
Sri Dipankar Dasgupta
Sri Dipankar Dasgupta was an active member of Dakshini since the organization's
beginning days. He was a very kind-hearted and friendly Person
Dipankar was born in 1952 in Kolkata. He did his M.Tech from the Institute of Radio
Physics and Electronics, Calcutta University. He spent over 30 years as an Aerospace
Engineer with Comsat and Lockheed Martin Corporations. He is survived by his wife,
Sharmila and two sons, Deborshi and Rajorshi.
Sri. Rathin Biswas
Sri Rathin Biswas (1939-2014) passed away on December 17, 2014 in Claremont,
California. Rathin, a loving husband and father, was a beloved and well-respected
member of the community. He had lived in Southern California for almost 47 years.
He was raised in Kolkata where he attended Mitra Institute followed by Bengal Engineering College. Locally, he earned his Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
followed by an MBA from USC. Rathin exhibited a flawless work ethic throughout his
exemplary career as an Engineer. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations
be made to Sheila Kar Health Foundation (www.skhs.net). Rathin is survived by his
wife Ratna, daughter Sharmistha, and son-in-law, Rajan.
Smt. Prateeti Ghosh
Mrs. Prateeti Ghosh, an active member of the Bengali community was a familiar face
at BSSW, Dakshini and Jadavpur University Alumni Association (JUAA) events. She
has served in the JUAA executive committee and has supported the organization in
many different ways for a very long time. She will be fondly remembered forever by
all members of JUAA and the Bengali Community at large for her gentle nature and
pleasing personality. She is survived by her husband Siddhartha Ghosh,
daughter Tanaya and the bereaved relatives and friends.
Pt. Chitresh Das
The legendary Kathak dancer and guru Pandit Chiresh Das passed away on
Sunday, January 4, 2015. The cause of death was aortic dissection, according to a
statement released by Pandit Chitresh Das Dance Company. He was70.
Pandit Das, a native of Kolkata, brought Kathak to the United States in the 70’s and
over time founded several studios in Northern California. Pandit Das truly brought
Kathak to the mainstream when he collaborated with the highly renowned Tap
dancer Jason Samuels Smith. They performed for sold-out audiences all over the
United States. This unique collabortion was the subject of a documentary called,
Upaj:Improvise. Pandit Das was also featured
on PBS and BBC bringing him
worldwide recognition. While his death was a tremendous loss to the world of dance, Pandit Das’s
legacy will live on as the students he taught will continue to dance with the passion he instilled in them.
Pandit Chitresh Das is survived by his wife Celine Schein, daughters Shivaranjani and Saadhvi and
brother Ritesh Das.
Sri Biswajit Mitra
Sri Biswajit Mitra, passed away on October 12, 2015 in Kolkata, India. Biswajit
was a devoted soul and hard worker for the community and BSSW.
Biswajit graduated from Rourkella Engineering College Orissa, India, in Chemical
Engineering. Before immigrating to United States in July 1979, he worked in Amul
Dairy in Gujrat, India for many years. In California, he worked his entire career at
Fluor Corporation for about 35 years until he retired. During his time at Fluor, he
was involved in many associations including Chemical and Control Engineering.
Biswajit is survived by his wife Sarmila and two daughters, Somjita and Susmita.
He was born in Jajpur, Orissa, India. He comes from a family of five brothers and
five sisters and he was the youngest among the brothers.
Dr. Ajay Moitra
Dr. Ajay Moitra was born in Calcutta in March 1940 and passed away in Bakersfield on January 08,
2015. After his graduation from Calcutta Medical College, he did his post graduate training in Delhi.
After obtaining his MS degree in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) he did further post graduate
work in England and became a member of Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology in London.
After immigrating to the U.S. and becoming an American citizen, he started his private practice in
OB/GYN in Fort Wayne (Indiana), Modesto and Bakersfield (California). He was a faculty member at
Kern Medical Center and specialized in Gynecological Oncology.
He was a perfect gentleman, always calm, meticulous in his work, extremely caring for his patients and
a scholar at heart. He leaves behind his dear wife Diane, his sister Mina, his many cousins, other family
members and a large number of friends.
FRIDAY , Oct 23 10:00 PM
CLASSICAL NIGHT
Pankaj Mishra is a Sârangi player whose sublime sounds embodies and expresses most authentically the Indian soul.
Pt. Sandip Chatterjee, a disciple of Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya and
vocal maestro Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, is a renowned and
accomplished Santoor player, who makes his unique melody speak
Subhajyoti Guha is a highly talented, young tabla player from
Kolkata. He is one of the new generation of tabla exponents who is
taking this percussion instrument to greater heights.
Pt. Sandip Chatterjee
SATURDAY , Oct 24 8:30 PM
SADHANA SARGAM
Sadhna Sargam is a renowned playback singer of Indian cinema with a career spanning four decades. She is a versatile singer who is also very well known for her devotional songs, classical music,
ghazals, regional film songs and pop albums. She has set herself apart by singing in 34 regional
languages in India and is a recipient of the National Film Award, Filmfare Awards among several
others and has worked with music directors like A.R. Rahman and Ilayaraja.
Rram Tahsildar who is very well known in Southern CA for his rendition of
popular hindi songs will accompany Sadhana Sargam on stage.
Rram Tahsildar
LIVE
The Musical Evening with
Madhurima Dutta Chowdhury
Madhurima Dutta Chowdhury is an established artiste who appears regularly
on television. She sets herself apart with her versatility – as she excels in
singing all genre of songs, including Rabindra Sangeet, Nazrul Geeti as well
as modern Bengali songs. Her rendition of songs from the golden era
charms her audience and appeals to their sense of nostalgia and leaves them
asking for more!
Madhurima will be accompanied by Sri Jyotiprakas on tabla and Sri Samir
Chatterjee on keyboard.
Samir Chatterjee
Jyotiprakas
Saturday, Oct 31
@ 8:30 PM
BASC Members will take you to a
Friday, Oct 23
@ 9:00 PM
Musical Journey ……….
‘Ramdhanu’ (The Shades of Love)
We are trying to narrate different phases/shades of love. It starts from the
nascent stage of love formation, acceptance, celebration. Other songs describes the mood of deep loneliness and then the power and mood where the
immense love meets. The program ends with a drama with some humor about
a proposal for marriage.
Participants :
Vocals : Sarbani Pramanik ,Chhandak Basu,Jayanta Dey
Recitation: Swati Pradhan and Baisakhi Samanta
Choreography: Sushmita Saha, Mimi Ganguli, Prerna Mathur, Payel Ghose,
Moumita Das, Arpita Chakrabarty, Manidipa Ghosh, Jayati
Basu, Piu Das, Rinki Dey, Ohona Mookerjee.
Shruti Natok: Rahul Ganguli, Somangsu Bhattacharya, Shukla Sarkar,
Mandavi Chattopadhyay
Support and logistics: Amitava Samanta, Surajit Bhattacharya, Mrinmoy
Saha, Partha Pramanik, Debasish Ghosh, Sudipto
Das, Amalesh Pradhan, Anirban Roy and Tanmoy Saha.
Emcee: Rati Strong and Kallol Chattopadhyay
Pathsala Drama
Bap re Bap …
Chap re Chap...
Raising a child has never been easy. With indirect pressure from the
"society" and the ever-increasing demand from parents, the little ones are
struggling to keep it all together. Pathsala will explore this rather common
issue through a satire which will leave you ROFL and perhaps make you take
another look at this how-to-nurture-a-kid problem.
Participants :
Rohan Chakraborty Gupta, Paroma Ganguly, Roma Burman, Anikait
Sengupta, Medha Sarkar, Riddhi (Riya) Banerjee, Indranil Ganguly, Ayush
Sen, Ankita Guha, Tia De Sarkar, Ashmita (Tinni) Deb, Arin Sasmal, Pramit
Mazumder, Ramanuj Sarkar
Direction: Siddhartha Sengupta, Soumya Mukherjee assisted by Soumitra
Guha & Pratik Deb
Story & Screenplay : Soumya Mukherjee
Dance choreography: Ashmita Deb, Nilantika (Donna) Chakraborty,
Shelly Deb
Sound: Siddhartho Sengupta, Pratik Deb
Light: Ram Sen
Set and costume: Rumki and Soumitra Guha
Coordination: Payel Sasmal, Tanuka Ganguly
SUNDAY, Oct 25
@ 3:30 PM
Saumi Nandi/Debarshi Biswas'
Drama - Maa & Tia
"Maa & Tia" is a very short one-act play that focuses on a deeply
complicated relationship between two independent women inexorably tied
together by blood. It’s a rendition of their lives, love, trials and tribulations.
Pathos, suspense and powerful dialogues abound. For lovers of modern plays,
It’s a must see.
Participants :
Actors : Nilanjana Bhattacharya, Nitya Bhardwaj, Ujjayan Banerjee,
Babli Chakraborty
Direction: Deb Biswas
Production: Saumi Nandy
Author: Saumi Nandy
Screen Play: Deb Biswas
Voice over: Tarak Ghosh ; Emcee : Roshni S Biswas
Sound : Soumya Mukherjee , Sashwati Biswas
Light : Sudip Chakraborty, Ravi Ramanaathan
Set & Costume: Saumi Nandy
Communications: Roshni S Biswas
Make Up : Monalisa Dasgupta, Shoumya Dasgupta
Prompter : Jyotishko Ganguly ; Stage Manager: Kanika Ghosh
Back Stage : Victor I. Pien
SUNDAY, Oct 25
@ 5:30 PM
C Sharp Minor Studios: Music for your Soul
In a world of high octane entertainment where we often hear more noise
than music, Coke studio changed the game by bringing back soulful
melody and soothing music for the true music lovers. Since then, MTV
music and the Jam Room in India have continued to experiment with new
types of music and sounds. Following along those patterns, C# Minor
Studios is such an endeavor with talented local musicians and singers
from the Los Angeles Basin. In a cozy studio setting, come and listen
to soulful music that will uplift your heart and enrich your soul.
Participants :
Program Concept & Direction: Samir Chatterjee
Singers: Saikat Chakraborty, Subhra Bannerjee, Rupak Das, Rituparna
Chakraborty, Dipankar Das, Madhumita Chatterjee, Shams
Rahman, Rahnuma Laboni
Music band: Anis Chandani (Keyboards, flute), Rishi Thakar (Octopad),
Jyotiprakas (Tabla), Samir Chatterjee (Guitar)
Participants: Satyajit Gupta, Jotishko Ganguly, Gargi Dasgupta, Roopsi
Burman, Sunetra Sen, and few surprise artists.
Technical assistance: Ram Sen, Somnath Sarkar
Sound: Koushik Dutta, Tapan Chowdhury
BASC Felicitations
Every year BASC thank and congratulate those individuals who have
gone above and beyond their duties. This year we recognize ..
Prabir Bakshi
Prabir Bakshi has been one of the biggest sponsors for BASC for years and has always
supported the organization. We are honored and privileged to felicitate him this year, a small
token of appreciation for always being there for us.
Tara Mitra, Makhan Ray, Jyotishko Ganguly, Rathin Bose, Sandip Sengupta,
Mitra Nag, and Prabir Bhattacharya.
Starting in the early 1980s and until the late 1990s when the BASC fund collections were low,
cooking food two times a day in the rented site's kitchen during the annual Durga Puja,
Saraswati Puja and Lakshmi Puja was a must. During these first two decades of BASC's past,
there was not enough donation related funds available to have food catered for the three-day
celebration or even the one day events. Planning, buying all of the necessary groceries, besides
tasks such as preparing fresh "kasundi", soaking the "posto" in water etc began long before the
Friday when Mother Durga's worship began. It was a highly joyous and collective effort in which
few of our own members participated. Some of these long term and veteran BASC members are
being recognized this year with a BASC plaque for their backbreaking hard work and dedication
year after year for over twenty years.
Manilal Bhaumik
Founder
Ranjit Roy
Dr. Anjan Bhaumik
1979
First Durga Puja
Celebration with
Pratima from India
1974
First Handwritten
Kheya Published
Ranjan Guha
Dr. Mani Ghosh
1984
1988
1980
Youth
Magazine
Second Pratima
BASC registered
Youth
Expression
from India
with state of
started
1980California
Constitution
1973
1988
BASC
Adapted
Ankur Magazine
logo adapted
started
1971
Formation of
SCBCA
Southern
California
Bengali Cultural
Association
1973
First preschool
children’s dance
program staged
Pinaki Chakrabarti
Chandan Das
1982
Bengali Schools
established in
Pasadena,
Diamond Bar, and
1979
SCBCA name
changed to BASC
Dr. Bijoy Pal
1990
Fundraising for
Bengal flood
Victims
1990
Lakshmi Puja
started publically
1982
BASC
Newsletter
established
Prasun De
Amitava Raksit
Dr. Nandita Pal
Dr. Biman Ghosh
Samir Sanyal
1992
First Bengali
Directory
1998
First BASC
Website
launched
Anjan Ghosh
Arun Roychowdhuri
Deep Ghosh
2013
4th New Pratima
from India
2002
25th Anniversary
of BASC
2013
BASC Dakshini
Collaboration
2002
Third Pratima
from India
1993
All BASC titles
registered with
state of California
Saikat Charaborty
2014
Sathi Volunteer
wing established
2014
Bengali
communities
come together
for Dol Mahalaya
2008
Constitution/
Rewrite Board of
Directors formed
2011
Green Initiative
Launched 2011
2001
Irvine Bangla
School Started
Valley Pathbhaban
Bangla School started
Sipra Sengupta
Anjali Ghosh
Shyamal Nandi
Kallol Chattopadhay
Soumya Mukherjee
Our numerous hard-working and passionate volunteers
Board of Directors
President Saikat Chakraborty
Vice President Soma Sarkar
Secretary Sushil Pramanick
Treasurer Koushik Sasmal
Cultural Secretary Sunetra Sen
Directors
Shukla Sarkar
Babli Chakraborty
Swarup Das
Amalesh Pradhan
Bhaskar Goswami
Rahul Ganguli
Compliance Committee
Dipak Sarkar
Dr. Somangsu Bhattacharya
Dr. Madangopal Mukhopadhay
Sharmistha Chakraborty
Soumya Mukherjee
Deep Ghosh
Puja Committee
Prodhan Purohit
Malay Chatterji
Assistant Purohit
Dr. Utpal Banerjee
BoD Member
Bhaskar Goswami
Coordinator
Sweta Chatterji
Kanika Ghosh
Nandita Pal
Flowers
Nilima Mondol
Rupak & Lopa Das
Chandi Paath
Dr. Dipak Bagchi
Dr. Madan Gopal Mukhopadhay
Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty
Special Assistants and Donors
Bijoy Pal
Lipi Mitra
Dhruba Bose Roy
Runa KarGupta
Manjulika Ray
Tuli & Satyajit Gupta
Rastri Kidambi
Keya Chakraborty
Anindita Samanta
Shelly Deb
Sudeshna Haldar
Jhumur Bhattachrjee
Keya Chatterjee
Shanta Chakraborty
Rumi Bagchi
Sandhya Roy
Jaya Bhattacharya
Swapna Nandi
Sikha Kundu
Payel Sasmal
Mollika Ray
Rita Sarkar
Shukla Sarkar
Sunita Saxena
Mita Guha
Rumki Guha
Saumi Nandy
Atraye Banerjee
Bani Ghosh
Anjana Basu
Mou Roy
Rupsi Burman
Poly Purkait
Soma Sarkar
Swati Sengupta
Rupali Roy
Mitali Das
Basudha Sinha
Dhruba Datta
Sujata Ganguli
Sujata Chakroborty
Mitali Gupta
Bipasha Ghosh
Raja Ghosh
Amalesh Pradhan
Mitra Chatterjee
Bharati Bandhopadhyay
Maya & Anjan Bhaumik
Patralika Raksit
Jayshree Chaudhuri
Lolita Samanta
Mala Chakrabarty
Anjali Dutta
Sudeshna Roy
Mandavi Chattopadhay
Swapna Ray
Soma Prasad
Chhanda Dutta
Dr. Bharati Ghosh
Chumki De Sarkar
Samita (Mimi) Sarkar
Jayashree Dutta
Simonti Mukherjee
Meera Ganguly
Nilanjana Chakraborty
Jhuma (Reema) Chakraborty
Arundhuti (Mou) Tridebi
Devjani (Mumu) Sarkar
Suparna Chattopadhay
Alok & Indrani Ray
Nilantika Chakraborty
Sarmistha (Babli) Chakroborty
Rituparna Chakroborty
Sahana Chakroborty
Asim & Sujata Ghosh
Trina Mukherjee
Aparna Choudhury
Rini Bhowmik
Shubhra Basu
Rita Goswami
Sharmila Guha
Kalpana Mallik
Ratna Biswas
Manju Shome
Manju Chakraborty
Arpita Mitra
Asita Mukhopadhaya
Suprobha Ray
Kokila Chjoudhury
Lopa Chowdhury
Rupsa Chakraborty
Paula Ghosh
Roma Roy
Nanda Biswas
Sipra Sengupta
Sanchayita (Mini) Mukherjee
Joyeeta Chakraborty
Bharati Bandopadhyay
Suparna Chatterjee
Mona Lisa DasGupta
Mithu Das
Nandini Ganguly
Jogamaya Mondal
Lipika Majumder
And others
Entertainment
BoD Member
Sunetra Sen
Rahul Ganguli
Backstage
Konika Ghosh
Rituparna Chakraborty
Amalesh Pradhan
Mimi Ganguly
Emcees
Rastri Kidambi
Tanya Das
Mili Banerjee
Anasua Kusari
Transportation
Partha Sinha Roy
Biswajit Dutta
Sound
Koushik Dutta
Tapan Chowdhury
Lights
Martyn Tyler
Decoration Team
Reception and Membership
BoD Member
Babli Chakraborty
BoD Members
Koushik Sasmal
Coordinators
Soma Prasad
Tarun Maitra
Rumki Guha
Soumitra Guha
Soumya Mukherjee
Mini Mukherjee
Sudeshna Sanyal Roy
Sudeshna Halder
Pallab Halder
Sushil Pramanick
Poly Purkait
Payel Sasmal
Kaushik Sasmal
Reema Chakraborty
Jayshree Dutta
Devjani ( Mumu ) Sarkar
Lopa D Chowdhury
Jyothiksho Ganguly
Meera Ganguly
Debarshi Biswas
Roshni Shetty Biswas
Chumki Sen
Victor I. Pien
Argha Nandy
Mimi Sarkar
Kanika Ghosh
Deep Ghosh
Rupsi Burman
Sudipta Burman
Gargi Dasgupta
Ujjayan Banerjee
Saumi Nandy
Ankita Guha
Anika Guha
Anika Biswas
Arin Sasmal
Sweety Chowdhury
Princey Chowdhury
Anya Pramanick
Biswajit Dutta
Dhruba Dutta
Saikat Chakraborty
Coordinators
Mumu Sarkar
Lipika Majumdar
Jayanta Majumdar
Mithu Das
Payel Sasmal
Rituparna Chakaraborty
Lopa Das
Sanchayita Mukherjee
Samita Sarkar
Jayshree Dutta
Poly Purkait
Arundhoti Tribedi
Jhuma Chakraborty
Madhuja Chatterjee
Sharmistha Chakraborty
Shelly Deb
Dipak Roy
Nandini Ganguly
Anindita Goswami
Sudeshna Roy
Shyamal Nandi
Soma Prasad
Sudeshna Halder
Nilanjana Chakraborty
Anasua Kusari
Rumi Bagchi Bhawal
Sanjukta Chowdhury
Annu Sharma
Bhuvana Rao
Siddharth Dasgupta
Neela Chakraborty
Gargi Dasgupta
Anita Chatterjee
Titas Chakraborty
Tinni Deb
Alina Das
Meera Ganguly
Niloshna Chakraborty
Aurnov Chattopadhyay
Puja Sarkar
Somnath Sarkar
Padipta Roy
Deep Ghosh
Food Team
Publications
Brochure
BoD Member
Soma Sarkar
BoD Member
Swarup Das
Sukla Sarkar
Swarup Das
Coordinator
Lipika & Jayanta Majumder
Apurba Tribedi
Shantanu Sarkar
Sumanta Chakraborty
Facility Managers
BoD Member
Amalesh Pradhan
Coordinators
Swarup Das
Rahul Ghosh
Sumanta Chakraborty
Aniruddha Bhattacharya
Tridivesh Kidambi
Amitava Samanta
Sudipto Das
Arin Boseroy
Welcome Team
Booth Setup & Decoration
BASC Well Wishers
Guest Services
Rupsi Burman
Kallol Chattopadhyay
Jayeeta Chakraborti
Kaushik Chakraborti
Rituparna Chakraborty
Saikat Chakraborty
Sanjukta Chowdhury
Jyotishko Ganguly
Mitali Das
Gargi Dasgupta
Biman Ghosh
Debarati Ganguli
Deep Ghosh
Kanika Ghosh
Pritha Ghosh
Rajasree Ghosh
Runa Kar Gupta
Kuntala Mitra
Shyamal Nandy
Mrinmoy Paul
Somnath Sarkar
Payel Sasmal
Arin Sasmal
Abiral Ganguly
Ayush Sen
Shounak Ghosh
Devina Sen
Invitation Card
Design : Saumi Nandy
Coordinator
Jyotishko Ganguly
Kheya Editorial Board
Editor-in-chief
Jyotishko Ganguly
Editors
Prasun De
Jayanta K. Chakrabarti
Sukumar Pal
Dipak Bagchi
Swarup Das
Asok Nandi
Rumi Bagchi
Soumitra Guha
Publisher
Swarup Das
Ankur Editorial Board
Co-Editor-in-chief
Aurnov Chattopadhyay
Mimi Halder
Secretary Editor
Rupsha Chakraborty
Art Editors/ Front Cover
Shivangi Das
Design Editor / Back Cover
Shinjini Das
Editors
Sambodh Mitra
Abiral Ganguly
Interns
Arin Sasmal
Arko Tribedi
Newsletter Team
Shukla Sarkar
Rumi Bagchi
Dhruba Bose Roy
Apurba Tribedi
Soumitra Guha
Email Correspondence
Ram Sen
Social Media
Ram Sen
Bhaskar Goswami
Photographers
Biman Ghosh
Sushil Pramanick
Deep Ghosh
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Prasun Dutta, a promising young photographer from Kolkata, has graciously contributed the photo of a
historic mansion in Kolkata for its use as the backdrop of this year's Durga Protima. Prasun sent the
following note conveying his best wishes for BASC.
I am Prasun Dutta (Dweep) from Kolkata, India, and I work as a Sr. Web Developer in a
IT Company (Indus Net Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). Photography is my passion. From my
childhood I love to click whatever I see. Also I am a big "Foodie" and love to travel,
explore new places and eat new food. Besides photography, I usually write reviews for
Food & Travel websites. I am also a member of two leading photgraphy associations.
Previously my photography was
published in an Indian travel magazine. I love to
participate in & organize events and social activities, too.
Thanks “Bengali Association of Southern California (BASC)” for choosing my photography
for this auspicious occasion of Durga Puja. Though I am far away from your place, my
best wishes are always with your association. I hope one day I will get a chance to be a
part of this association.
Wish you a very happy puja.
Thanks & Regards,
Prasun Dutta (www.prasundutta.com)
Connect with me: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | Flickr | Instagram | Pinterst | Zomato | TripAdvisor: @prasundutta Prasun's
Photography: www.facebook.com/prasundutta.photography
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