Announcements

Nabo Barsho

We will be celebrating Nabo Barsho on April 16, 2011 at India Community Center (ICC) located at 2171 Monroe County Line Rd Macedon, NY 14502.

Itinerary :

5.00 PM: Social Mixer and Snacks

5.30 PM : Annual General Body Meeting and Election of new Executive Committee

6.30 PM: Cultural Program featuring ‘Kobi Pronam’

6.55 PM: Recitation by Srinjon Gupta

7.00 PM: Dance Performances by students of Bharata Academy

7.15 PM: Dance by Bonita Sur

7.25 PM: Presentation from Hindu Temple of Rochester

7.30PM: Concert by Desert Monsoon

8.00 PM: Dinner
 

 GENERAL BODY MEETING

BAGR Annual General Body Meeting will start at 5.30 PM on April 16, 2011. In the meeting the Current Executive Committee will inform the members about the events organized, financial status and other achievements during the tenure.

This will be followed by the election of the new Executive Committee for 2011-12 and the President-Elect for 2012-13. All members are requested to attend.

 Bivas

We would be publishing our annual magazine ‘Bivas’ on the occasion of Nabo Barsho. Just like last year, Bivas will be distributed in an electronic format. A soft copy of Bivas 2011 will be available on our website for your mental workout.  

 Community Directory

We will hand out a printed version of the community directory on April 16 th. Please review your information for accuracy at this temporary link http://www.bagrusa.org/info/members.htm and contact Soumyaroop by email at soumyaroopbhatt@yahoo.com with corrections/additions. For new members please send your contact information so that we can update the directory.

Bivas 2011: Call for Submissions

We would like to take this opportunity to request submissions to our annual magazine "Bivash", in the form of articles, pictures, children's drawings etc. Contributions in soft copy may be sent via email to soumyaroopbhatt@yahoo.com or by mail to Soumyaroop Bhattacharya, 16 Westview Terrace, Rochester NY 14620.

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Both are free to download.

This being 150th birth year of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore, we invite our community members to write essays/thoughts or just highlight some facts about him as tribute to the great personality. These can be in English or Bengali. This in no way precludes any other submission that you have planned. Please feel free to submit your planned articles, poems, stories and if possible write something on Kabiguru as well. If you can draw a picture of him, we can use that as well.

For Children's section, in addition to regular materials (drawings, poems, articles, etc.) we would encourage our youngsters to write a few words on some gems (famous personalities) of bengal. They can choose from the following names Rabindranath Tagore, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Mother Teresa, Sheikh Mujibur Rahaman, Amartya Sen, Jamini Roy, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Satyendra Nath Bose, Satyajit Ray, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Sarat Chandra Chaterjee, Raja Ram Mohun Roy, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, among others. It does not need to be more than 3-5 sentences highlighting their achievements.

The DEADLINE for submissions is MARCH 25, 2011 11.59 pm EST. Please feel free to email myself (soumyaroopbhatt@yahoo.com) or call 585-563-7816 with further queries.

Just like last year, Bivash will be distributed in an electronic format. Members who may be interested in getting a printed copy of Bivash would certainly have the option to do so. The estimated cost of a printed version of Bivash would be $15. Members are requested to contact anyone from the executive committee to convey their interest.

Saraswati Puja

Bivash 2011

Durga Puja and Bijoya

Sharodiya Patrika “Sharadanjali”

Time is fast approaching to wrap up the first edition of "Sharadanjali" - our first puja publication. Please send your contributions as soon as possible to Soumyaroop (email: soumyaroopbhatt@yahoo.com). We would be happy to include literary contributions from your friends and family as well.

Kindly note that you may convey your Sharodiya Shubheccha wishes to the community for a nominal charge.

Puja Committee Meeting 2nd

A meeting of BAGR Durga Puja Committee has been scheduled on Sunday August 8th at 2.30 pm. The venue is at Pittsford Recreation Center, Room 102, 35 Lincoln Avenue Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss planning and organization of first ever Durga Puja in Rochester. All members are invited to attend and express their ideas and views.

Summer Picnic 2010

As per the annual tradition, BAGR will have its summer picnic on Saturday July 17th starting at 12 noon. The picnic venue is Powder Mills Park (West Area) located at 154 Park Road, Pittsford, New York 14534. 
A map of the park can be found here  
The picnic will have a variety of food items, and lots of time for adda and other entertainment, so don't miss it.

Puja Committee Meeting 1st

A meeting of BAGR Durga Puja Committee has been scheduled on Sunday July 18th at 1 pm. The venue is at Pittsford Recreation Center, Room 102, 35 Lincoln Avenue Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss planning and organization of first ever Durga Puja in Rochester. All members are invited to attend and express their ideas and views.