Volume 35, Issue 2 April 2010

Bengali Association of Greater Chicago — Newsletter

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President’s Message

Dear BAGC Members,

We celebrated our first event of the year, Saraswati Puja, with great suc-cess. Executive Committee’s hard work, dedication, and concern for

timeliness along with the help from the volunteers, made it a very enjoyable day for everyone. We re-ceived lots of good feedback from the community on how great the Puja and the cultural programs were completed on time and how we elevated the Bengali culture and heritage.

Now that the winter is behind us and the spring is here, it is time to switch gear for our next event—“Banga Sanskriti Dibas”. This event will be cele-brated on May 15th at Streamwood High School. Banga Sanskriti Dibas has a special significance for us as it combines the celebration of Bengali New Year (Nababarsho) and remembrance of two great Bengali poets—Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur and Kazi Nazrul Islam. Next year, it will be the 150th birthday of Rabindranath. We will start the Banga Sanskriti Dibas with a special tribute to him.

The Executive Committee is proud to announce the EXCITING cultural programs for the Banga Sanskriti Dibas with three world class guest artists from India: Sri Snehashis Mozumder, a classical Mandolin player; Sri Subrata Bhattacharya, a classical Tabla player; and Smt. Koyel Mukherjee, a melodious singer of modern Bengali songs. Please see the detail information on this issue of Samaj Sangbad about them. This will be an unforgettable evening of Ben-gali culture.

See you all on Banga Sanskriti Dibas!

Sincerely, — Dipak Ghosh

Amit Chakraborty Vice-President

(847)776-4074

Subrata Raychaudhuri Secretary

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Dipak Ghosh President

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Asim Gangopadhyaya Treasurer

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2010 BAGC FUTURE EVENTS:

Event Date Venue

Youth Day June 26 Woodridge Commu. Center

Picnic July 24 Busse Woods Park (Both are confirmed) (Grove # 18)/Higgins Road

Durga Puja Oct 15-17 TBD & TBA

Kali Puja Nov 6 TBD & TBA

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Reba Chaudhury Website/DBA/E-mail

(630)922-0092

Poulomi Ghosh Lia Nandi Youth

(630)213-6396 (630)420-7390

Angshuman Chatterjee S. Sriram

Past President Past Treasurer

DISCLAIMER

Articles in Samaj Sangbad, the BAGC Newsletter, are obtained from individual members. The edi-tors are not responsible for the content of these articles. The opinions expressed in these articles are solely those of the contributors and are not necessarily representative of BAGC.

BAGC’s cultural programs are partially supported by

a grant from the Illinois Arts Council!

Dipak Chatterjee Community Relations

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Our special thanks to those who have contributed to this edition of Samaj Sangbad. The next issue will be published in early July. PLEASE send all announcements, comments and contributions for Samaj Sangbad to the Editors:

Khona Deb <khona.deb@gmail.com> and Devkumar Mustafi <Devkumar.Mustafi@gmail.com>

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Sanjay, 29 and a resident of UCSF, son of Samir and Dolly Basu, graduated on May 25, 2009, with M.D. Ph.D. degrees earning two special awards: Kathleen Miriam Daisy for strength of character, personal integrity and academic achieve-ment and the Alumni Award for outstanding academic achievement, leadership and service. His first co-authored book, Morbid Symptoms was published in 2009 and the second is in the press. His favorite project is Nyayahealth—Page 19 of the first website. http://www.med.yale.edu/eph/news/magazine/YPHfall2009.pdf & http://www.medangel.org/nyaya/nyaya014.shtml

This is the Annaprasan picture of Sreya, granddaughter of Sandhya and Utpal Bhattacharya and daughter of Abhijit and Monica Bhattacharya. The ceremony was held at Viceroy of India Restaurant in Lombard, IL on March 20, 2010.

Arka and Sohini Sengupta of Brooklyn New York, were blessed with a son Arhan, on December 30, 2009. Arka is son of Amalendu and Bijoya Sengupta, a long time members of BAGC.

Moulee and Gaurav Gupta welcomed their son, Nayan on March 20th, 2010. Moulee is the daughter of Samir and China Dutta, a long time members of BAGC.

Diganta, a second-grader in Schaumburg Christian School at Streamwood, is the son of Sumit and Mallika Roy. One of his drawings – titled “Deep Ocean” – was published in Daily Herald and the March issue of Highlights for Children magazine. Di-ganta hopes to become an astronaut when he grows up. The newspaper stated, “His parents appreciate his achievement, but also reminded him that he has a long way to go.” Each year,

magazine receives more than 35,000 submissions, art from children all over the world and Diganta is one of fewer than 100 kids whose art is published. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n!!!

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For Membership/GFP form, PLEASE go to BAGC’s website @ http://www.bagc.net

Registration

Tea & Adda Cultural Programs Dinner Children— Adults—

Starts @ 4:00 PM

4:00—5:30 PM 5:30—7:30 PM

Starts @ 7:30 PM Starts @ 8:00 PM

Event Details: 4:00—10:00 PM

GFP rate for Adults GFP rate for Children/Students Annual Family Membership Fee

$110 $55 $35

Banga Sanskriti Dibas: May 15, 2010—Streamwood High School

Rhythm and Raag : Bengali Style by Snehashis Mozumder & Subrata Bhattacharya

!" Sri Snehashis Mozumdar playing the sweet sounding Mandolin along with Sri Subrata Bhattacharya on Tabla for an evening of mesmerizing sounds and rhythms in Indian music as you have never heard before. Together, this dynamic duo will keep your toes tapping and head filled with musical numbers based in classical Raags.

!" Snehashis comes with an extensive musical background in classical music. He is one of the very few musicians who have brought the sound of Mandolin to the classical Indian music scene all over the world. He has recently performed in the Lincoln Center in New York and has in the past performed in the London Royal Albert Hall at the invitation of Pandit Ravi Shankar. PLEASE visit his website at www.mandolinclassic.com.

!" Subrata is amazingly talented and his accomplishments and achievements in the field of percussion music have earned him name and enviable fame. He is one of the leading Tabla players in India today. Subrata performed in USA, Europe, Middle East and India including Dover Lane Music conference. PLEASE visit his website at www.subratabhattacharya.net.

Unforgettable Modern Bengali Songs by Smt. Koyel Mukherjee

#" Smt. Koyel Mukherjee, a melodious singer of modern Bengali songs, was the semi-finalist in Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa contest. She is a regular per-former in Bangla ETV and Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. This will be an un-forgettable evening of Bengali songs. PLEASE visit her website at www.melodiouskoyel.com.

BSD Rates:

Category

Members Non- GFP Non-GFP Members

Adults $0 $20 $30

Children $0 $15 $20

Students $0 $20 $25

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Samaj Sangbad—Annual Issue

We are inviting articles from kids, youth and adult BAGC members for publication in the annual issue (Puja Sankhya) of Samaj Sangbad. Please submit original articles, essays, poems, short stories, sketches, etc. Articles in English should be in MS word documents and articles in Bengali should be in PDF; the length of articles should be within four pages.

The deadline for submission of ALL articles is July 2, 2010. Members are encouraged to e-mail their arti-cles to both editors: Khona.Deb@gmail.com and Devkumar.Mustafi@gmail.com.

Jyoti Basu (1914-2010) died at the age of 95 on January 17, 2010 in Kolkata. He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1977 to 2000, the longest-serving CM of any Indian state. He will be greatly missed.

Mehndi—A Health Concern (provided by Dr. Dipankar Mukhopadhyay): FDA has received reports of adverse reactions to some temporary skin-staining products marketed as Henna. Henna, a coloring made from a plant, is approved only for use as a hair dye, not for direct application to the skin, as in the body-decorating process known as mehndi.1 In addition to color additives, such as para-phenylenediamine, these skin-decorating products may contain other ingredients, such as carcinogenic solvents. Please be careful! 1David Ma. Temporary henna tattoos may lead to permanent problems. AAP news 2009; 30(12):28. For more information, please go to: http://aapnews.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/30/12/28-d

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William Busch (1938-2010), the husband of Sabita Busch who is a long time member of BAGC, died on April 9, 2010, in his Hyde Park home. His funeral service was held on April 17, 2010, at the First Uni-tarian Church in Hyde Park and was attended by his family, friends, many Hyde Park residents and BAGC members. Mr. Busch was known in his wide circle of friends for his quiet nature. He was always helpful to his friends, neighbors and those that sought his help. Mr. Busch was a very kind hearted person and a per-fect gentleman. He is survived by his wife, their only son (Rana) and a granddaughter. We sincerely hope that his soul finds the ultimate peace. We offer our thoughts, prayer and deepest condolences to his family.

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http://www.bagc.net 6621 Green Road, Woodridge, IL 60517

To:

Mark your calendar for the upcoming BAGC event:

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Streamwood H. School 701 W. Schaumburg Road Streamwood, IL 60107 Phone: (630)213-5500 Direction:

1. From I-88, take IL-59 North, turn right on Schaumburg Road in Streamwood. The school will be on your right.

2. From I-90, take IL-59 South, turn left on Schaumburg Road in Streamwood, The school will be on your right.

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