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3 From President s Desk Dear Friends, With great pleasure, we welcome you to the BASC Durga Puja 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. 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 community. We would request all parents to encourage their kids in doing so. 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. 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

4 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 $ Couple Membership $ Single Membership $ * Puja Donation required

5 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

6 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

7 Food Schedule 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Dinner 12:30 PM 2:00 PM Lunch 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Dinner 12:30 PM 2:00 PM Lunch 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Dinner Friday, October 23 Saturday, October 24 Sunday, October 25 6:30 PM 8:00 PM Dinner Saturday, October 31 Kids Meal Low Calorie Option

8 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 ( ) 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 ( 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.

9 Pt. Chitresh Das The legendary Kathak dancer and guru Pandit Chiresh Das passed away on Sunday, January 4, 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, 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.

10 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

11 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

12 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 8:30 PM

13 BASC Members will take you to a Friday, Oct 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

14 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

15 Saumi Nandi/Debarshi Biswas' Drama - Maa & Tia SUNDAY, Oct 3:30 PM "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

16 C Sharp Minor Studios: Music for your Soul Participants : SUNDAY, Oct 5:30 PM 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. 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

17 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.

18 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 Youth Magazine Second Pratima BASC registered Youth Expression from India with state of started 1980California Constitution 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

19 Dr. Biman Ghosh Samir Sanyal 1992 First Bengali Directory 1998 First BASC Website launched Anjan Ghosh Arun Roychowdhuri Deep Ghosh th New Pratima from India th 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 Irvine Bangla School Started Valley Pathbhaban Bangla School started Sipra Sengupta Anjali Ghosh Shyamal Nandi Kallol Chattopadhay Soumya Mukherjee

20 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

21 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 BoD Member Babli Chakraborty 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 Reception and Membership BoD Members Koushik Sasmal 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

22 Food Team BoD Member Soma Sarkar 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 Publications BoD Member Swarup Das Sukla Sarkar 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 Brochure Swarup Das Invitation Card Design : Saumi Nandy Correspondence Ram Sen Social Media Ram Sen Bhaskar Goswami Photographers Biman Ghosh Sushil Pramanick Deep Ghosh Swarup Das Webmaster Bhaskar Goswami Swarup Das Web Designer Bhaskar Goswami Swarup Das

23 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 ( Connect with me: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Instagram Pinterst Zomato Prasun's Photography: For Lease : Condo at Laguna Woods,CA Spacious with patio; Two bed rooms Two baths; indoor washer/ dryer; one car port; Leasing $1650 per month ; Access to amenities like golf, tennis, pool.. Located at: 2193 Via Mariposa E Unit D Laguna Woods CA Contact : Rekha Bakshi

24 Sponsors 2015 Grand Sponsors Kali Pradip and Sunanda Chaudhuri, Subir and Malini Chowdhury, Prabir and Rekha Bakshi Diamond Sponsors Dipankar and Ipsita Das, Madan and Asita Mukhopadhyay Gold Sponsors Asok and Nanda Biswas, Kallol and Mitra Chattopadhyay, Mithu and Rajat Das, Apurba and Jayshree Dutta, Deep and Kanika Ghosh, Sukumar and Bharati Ghosh, Amal and Gopa Guha, Basu and Piyali Mukherjee, Pratapaditya and Chitralekha Pal, Soumitra and Devjani Sarkar, Monidipa and Tarun Sharma, Devjani and Soumitra Sarkar, Ramanupam and Sunetra Sen Silver Sponsors Ashok and Roma Roy, Tamal and Sarmishtha Chakraborty, Somnath and Mandavi Chattopadhyay, Koushik and Anjali Dutta, Devasis Ghose and Annu Sharma, Ananta Mukerji and Kumkum Mukherjee, Jishnu Mullick and Rakhi Dasgupta, Shantanu and Samita Sarkar. Benefactors Joydeep and Saheli Banerjee, Mausumi Brahma, Milan Chakrabarty and Manjushree Chakraborty, Saikat and Rituparna Chakraborty, Supriya and Mala Chakraborty, Alok and Lopamudra Chatterjee, Rupak and Lopa Das, Don and Premanjali Ganguly, Soumitra and Rumki Guha, Kaberi Haldar, Anil Verma Asso. Inc, Ranga N Kidambi and Rastri Dey, Tridivesh and Tulika Kidambi, Ankur Kundu, Sajal and Lipi Mitra, Narendra and Rita Parson, Dipankar Purkayastha and Bhuvana Rao, Aloke and Indrani Ray, Girish and Pradipta Roy, Kishore and Sudeshna Roy, Somnath and Soma Sarkar, Kalachand and Sudeshna Seal, Partha and Basudha Sinha, Manojit and Yolanda Sinha, Rahul and Debarati Ganguly. Patrons Bijay Krishna and Nandita Pal, Taradas and Bharati Bandyopadhyay, Subir K Bandyopadhyay and Debjani Banerjee, Ujjayan Banerjee and Saumi Nandy, Nivedita Bhowmick, Debarshi and Roshni Biswas, Sudipta and Rupsi Burman, Bijan and Rita Chakrabarti, Jayanta Kumar and Shipra Chakrabarti, Sumanta and Jhuma Chakraborty, Samir and Madhumita Chatterjee, Malay Kumar and Sweta Chatterji, Bishnu and Suparna Chattopadhyay, Sidhartha and Sanjukta Chowdhury, Swarup and Sarbani Das, Rabindranath and Parul Datta, Sandip De Sarkar and Chumki Sen, Manab and Mala Dutt, Biswajit Dutta and Dhruba Dutta Sanyal, Jyotishko and Meera Ganguly, Biman K and Srabani Ghosh, Manindra K and Anjali Ghosh, Biswajit and Mahua Ghosh, Ashim and Sujata Ghosh, Satyajit and Tuli Gupta, Partha and Runa Kargupta, Madhusudan and Sikha Kundu, Shyamal and Dipali Nandi, Sagar K. and Patralika Raksit, Biman K. and Rupali Roy, Pradip and Sumitra Roy Burman, Jayasri and Manas Roy Chowdhuri, Manoj and Anindita Samanta, Niladri and Rita Sarkar, Koushik and Payel Sasmal, Pradeep and Sunita Saxena, Prabir and Sila Bhattacharya, Arunabha Gupta & Dayita Datta, Siddharth Dasgupta & Rati Verma

25 Sponsors 2014 Grand Sponsors Kali Pradip and Sunanda Chaudhuri. Platinum Sponsors Prabir and Rekha Bakshi Diamond Sponsors Ajit and Dhruba Bose Roy, Deep and Kanika Ghosh. Gold Sponsors Subir K Bandyopadhyay and Debjani Banerjee, Utpal and Arpita Banerjee, Milan Chakrabarty and Manjushree Chakraborty, Kallol and Mitra Chattopadhyay, Bikram and Rajashri Choudhury, Mithu and Rajat Das, Dipankar and Ipsita Das, Tathagata and Monalisa Dasgupta, Amal and Gopa Guha, Tarun Maitra and Soma Prasad, Ananta Mukerji and Kumkum Mukherjee, Madan and Asita Mukhopadhyay, Pratapaditya and Chitralekha Pal, Somesh Roy and Jayanti Tambe, Soumitra and Devjani Sarkar. Silver Sponsors Samcon Inc, Somangsu and Manisha Bhattacharya, Asok and Nanda Biswas, Somnath and Mandavi Chattopadhyay, Apurba and Jayshree Dutta, Devasis Ghose and Annu Sharma, Soumitra and Rumki Guha, Victor Valley Global Medical Center, Ashok and Roma Roy. Benefactors Arijit and Atreyee Bal, Subhra Kumar and Atraye Banerjee, Debabrata and Maitreyee Chakraborty, Saikat and Rituparna Chakraborty, Tamal and Sarmishtha Chakraborty, Birendra and Kumkum Dutt, Koushik and Anjali Dutta, Rahul and Debarati Ganguli, Amit Kumar Ganguly and Nandini Rudra Ganguly, Don and Premanjali Ganguly, Subhodip and Bipasha Ghosh, Sukumar and Bharati Ghosh, Biplab and Mita Guha, Kaberi Haldar, Pallab and Sudeshna Halder, Saivendra and Nupur Kayal, Tridivesh and Tulika Kidambi, Ronald S and Gitali Kundargi, Ankur Kundu, Jishnu Mullick and Rakhi Dasgupta, Swapan and Mitra Nag, Sushil Pramanick and Poly Purkait, Dipankar Purkayastha and Bhuvana Rao, Ajay and Sandhya Ray, Aloke and Indrani Ray, Girish and Pradipta Roy, Kishore and Sudeshna Roy, Sujit and Jyotsna Roy, Manoj and Anindita Samanta, Dipak and Chitra Sarkar, Shantanu and Samita Sarkar, Somnath and Soma Sarkar, Kalachand and Sudeshna Seal, Ramanupam and Sunetra Sen, Manojit and Yolanda Sinha. Patrons Ujjayan Banerjee and Saumi Nandy, Joydeep and Saheli Banerjee, Chandranath and Subhra Basu, Prabir and Sila Bhattacharya, Anjan and Mayashree Bhaumik, Nivedita Bhowmick, Rathin and Ratna Biswas, Sudipta and Rupsi Burman, Bijan and Rita Chakrabarti, Buddhadev and Santa Chakrabarti, Pinaki and Manjulika Chakrabarti, Sumanta and Jhuma Chakraborty, Supriya and Mala Chakraborty, Utpal and Sharmistha Chakraborty, Sudip and Nilanjana Chakroborty, Alok and Lopamudra Chatterjee, Samir and Madhumita Chatterjee, Ayan and Madhuja Chatterjee, Malay Kumar and Sweta Chatterji, Bishnu and Suparna Chattopadhyay, Sidhartha and Sanjukta Chowdhury, Priyatosh and Irani Das, Rupak and Lopa Das, Asim and Suchitra Dasgupta, Chiranjib and Gargi Dasgupta, Siddharth Dasgupta and Rati Verma, Sandip De Sarkar and Chumki Sen, Pratik and Shelly Deb, Manab and Mala Dutt, Jyotishko and Meera Ganguly, Biman K and Srabani Ghosh, Dwip and Supti Ghosh, Manindra K and Anjali Ghosh, Ashim and Sujata Ghosh, Pabitra and Krishnakali Guha Roy Choudhury, Satyajit and Tuli Gupta, Partha and Runa Kargupta, Madhusudan and Sikha Kundu, Goutam and Kuntala Mitra, Sajal and Lipi Mitra, Sabyasachi and Arpita Mitra, Joyonto and Kamana Mukherjee, Basu and Piyali Mukherjee, Shyamal and Dipali Nandi, Bijay Krishna and Nandita Pal, Narendra and Rita Parson, Amalesh and Swati Pradhan, Sagar K. and Patralika Raksit, Frontier Heritage Ravi Asija, Mili Reddy, Pradip and Sumitra Roy Burman, Jayasri and Manas Roy Chowdhuri, Niladri and Rita Sarkar, Koushik and Payel Sasmal, Pradeep and Sunita Saxena, Sandip and Sipra Sengupta, Partha and Basudha Sinha, Apurba and Arundhoti Tribedi.

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