Entertainment for All Ages

This year, BASC will serve a culinary fare that is as Bengali as it gets (with “Rui Maacher Kaalia” and “Fish Fry”) … and spice it up with a variety of entertainment programs catering to all generations – from devotional music to classical instrumental presentation to modern songs. Glimpses of the entertainment programs are given below.

BASC Durga Puja 2006 Food and Entertainment schedule:
Sep 29, Friday:
8:15 PM:
 Mahalaya (Mahishasuramardini) - directed by Maitreyi Chakroborty
9:00 PM:
Sitar by Maestro Kushal Das
Kushal Das is one of the leading sitar players of today.The critics and connoisseurs have acknowledged him as a worthy successor of his idol, the legendary maestro Late Pandit Nikhil Bandyopadhyay.
Pandit Abijeet Banerjee on Tabla
Abhijit, a disciple of Pt Gyan Prakash Ghosh is a regular performer at all the major music conferences in India and abroad.
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Sep 30, Saturday:
3:00 PM: Health & Wealth Seminar
7:30 PM:
Odissi Dance by Sanchita Bhattacharya
A disciple of Odissi Gurus Mayadhar Raut and Kelucharan Mahapatra she is a recipient of Kalpataru Award. She will be performing her latest project “The Draupadi Phenomenon“ demanding dignity for today’s women which has earned accolade all over.
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8:30 PM:
“Megh”, a bengali drama directed by Mr. Robin Poddar
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10:00 PM: Aniruddh's Band
MULTI- MEMBER ORCHESTRA GROUP MAINLY FROM INDIA INCLUDING VOCAL ARTISTS FROM POPULAR TELEVISION SHOWS LIKE TARA BANGLA, INDIAN IDOL AND FAME GURUKUL.
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Oct 1, Sunday:
12:30 PM: Talk by Swamiji Sarvadevananda
2:30 PM: Children’s Drama - “Durga Thakur Dhyam Kur Kur” - by Pathsala Bengali School, directed by Soumya Mukherjee
3:30 PM:




 Jugalbandi of Tabla/Khol by Madhu and Gopal Barman
Madhusudan and Gopal Barman, disciples of Pandit Sankar Ghosh, are renowned names in the world of Indian Classical Music.The music produced by the Barman Brothers is a novel jugalbandi of the popular Tabla and the Sreekhole. Click here for details
4:30 PM:
Sindoor khela and Mishtimukh
5:30 PM:

Manomoy Bhattacharya
Manomay is one of the most renowned singers in Kolkata today. He is renowned for his soft, sweet rendering of Bengali songs ranging from Rabindrasangeet to old "adhunik" songs.

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Oct 14, Saturday:
7:00 PM:
"Rupashi Bangla” a dance production directed by Sreoshi Datta Sheth and inspired by works of Anindita Datta
8:30 PM: Sampaan – Bengali band from Bay area
A couple of years ago, one of the top Bangla bands from Calcutta paid a visit to the SFO Bay Area. Their music touched the souls of a group of local Bengalis so deeply that they decided to have a band of their own ... and so, Saampan was born.
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