Bengali Association of Southern California (BASC) is a US non-profit organization which caters to ethnic Bengali population in Southern California. Since its inception in Los Angeles in 1978, BASC has been nurturing and promoting Bengali culture and awareness through two publications and hosting of cultural events several times a year. Please note that our web address has changed to www.bascweb.org. All BASC email addresses have also changed to bascweb.org. BASC Newsletter BASC has published a community newsletter called Sambad Bichitra. Please visit http://www.bascweb.org/news to view the first issue. Saraswati Puja 2010 BASC Saraswati Puja 2010 will be held on January 30, 2010, Saturday at Abhraham Lincoln High School 3501 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031 Click here to visit Saraswati Puja 2010 site. Durga Puja 2009 BASC Durga Puja was held on Sep 25, '09 - Sep 27, '09 at Woodrow Wilson Middle School 300 Madre Street, Pasadena, CA 91107-4696. Laxmi Puja was held on Oct 3, '09 Saturday at the same location. Click here to visit Puja 2009 site. Saraswati Puja 2009 BASC Saraswati Puja 2009 was celebrated on Jan 31, 2009 at Marshall Fundametal High School in Pasadena, CA. Click here to visit Saraswati Puja 2009 site. Puja 2008 Durga Puja 2008 was celebrated on Oct 10-12, 2008. Laxmi Puja was on Oct 18. Click here to visit Puja 2008 site. Picnic, 2008 BASC celebrated annual picnic for its members on Aug 24 at Liberty Park in Cerritos. BASC Executive Committee 2008-10 BASC Executive Committee for 2008-10 has been formed. President - Soumya Mukherjee Vice President - Mitra Nag Secretary - Amit Ganguly Treasurer - Subhra Banerjee Members: Maitreyee Chakraborty Siddharth Dasgupta Sumanta Chakraborty Swapna Ray Rajib Ray Ujjayan Banerjee email: info@bascweb.org Past Links Durga Puja 2007     Durga Puja 2006     Saraswati Puja 2007     Saraswati Puja 2006    Duga Puja 2005    Baishakhi 2005 2006-08 Executive Committee   2004-06 Executive Committee