Volume 39 Issue 4 September 2014 UPCOMING BAGC EVENT Sharodiya Durga Puja Dates: Oct. 3 (Fri) to 5 (Sun), 2014 Venue: Bartle- High School 701 W Schick Rd, Bartle-, IL 60103 See inside for detailed informa7on. Also see latest informa(cid:14)on at BAGC Durga Puja Website: h(cid:27)p://bagc.net/bagc/events/dp/dp.html ‘বঙ্গভবন’ এখন ব*স্ততায় মুখর । নাচগােনর িরহােসর্ল, নাটেকর মহড়ার সােথসােথ হেয় চেলেছ কাযর্িনবর্াহী কিমিটর িমিটঙ । িতনিদন ব*াপী এই িবশাল পৰ্েচষ্টােক সুষ্ঠু ভােব বাস্তেব পিরণত গৰ্ীষ্মকাল পৰ্ায় েশষ হবার মুেখ, আকােশ বাতােস এেসেছ মােয়র করা েখলা কথা নয় ৷ সকেলর সহেযািগতা ছাড়া এই কমর্যজ্ঞ আগমনীর পূবর্াভাষ ৷ নীল আকােশ সাদা েমেঘর দল েকান সুদূের েভেস অসম্ভব ৷ আপনারা যারা কাযর্িনবার্হী কিমিটর আহব্ােন সাড়া িদেয় চেলেছ ৷ িঝরিঝের হাওয়ায় গাছপালারা েসানালী েরাদ গােয় েমেখ সবুজ এই অনুষ্ঠান সাফল*মিণ্ডত করেত এিগেয় এেসেছন ৺তােদর জানাই পাতার সম্ভার িনেয় হাওয়ায় দুলেছ ৷ আর িকছুিদেনর মেধ*ই এেস যােব আমােদর আন্তিরক কৃতজ্ঞতা ৷ পাতা ঝরার িদন, তেব যাক্ েস কথা ৷ তার আেগই আসেছ িবএিজিস মানুেষর জীবন িঘের িনত*ই চেল েজায়ার ৺ভাটার েখলা ৷ এই আেয়ািজত বছেরর েশৰ্ষ্ঠ অনুষ্ঠান, িচরকল*াণময়ী েদবী দুগর্ার আরাধনা ৷ বছেরও এেসেছ নানা ঘাত পৰ্িতঘাত, অসহনীয় েবদনা, িপৰ্য়জনেক অেক্টাবর মােসর ৩, ৪ আর ৫ – এই তািরখগুেলা ক*ােলন্ডাের দাগ িদেয় হারােনার েশাক ৷ তার মেধ*ই চেল জীবনেদবতার আরিত, েরেখেছন আশাকির ৷ বাটর্েলট হাই স্কুেল সমেবত হেবন বৃহত্তর সবব্র্ভূেত বীরাজমান েদবীেক আহব্ান কের শৰ্দ্ধাঞ্জিল দান ৷ িশকােগাবাসী ও আেশপােশর বাঙালীরা ৷ শুকৰ্বার সেন্ধ*েবলা েথেক এই িবএিজিসর তরফ েথেক সাদর আমন্তৰ্ণ রইল – আসেবন, েযাগদান স্কুলবাড়ী পিরণত হেব এক জমজমাট পূজা প*ােন্ডেল ৷ সারা বছেরর করেবন বছেরর েশৰ্ষ্ঠ আনন্দেমলায় ৷ আর আমােদর পৰ্ীিতর অঘর্* – বাসস্থান ‘বঙ্গভবন’ েছেড় েদবী দুগর্া পুতৰ্কন*ােদর িনেয় যাতৰ্া করেবন শারদীয়া ‘সমাজ সংবাদ’ িনেত ভুলেবন না ৷ পূজামণ্ডপ অিভমুেখ, অিধিষ্ঠত হেবন বাটর্েলট হাই স্কুেল অেক্টাবেরর িতন সবাইকার পৰ্িত রইল আমােদর আন্তিরক পৰ্ীিত ও শুেভচ্ছা - তািরেখ ৷ সেন্ধ*র েথেক শুরু হেব েলাকজেনর আনােগানা, পূজামেন্তৰ্, ধূপধুনার সুগেন্ধ ও শঙ্খধব্িনেত আমরা বরণ করব জগত্মাতােক ৷ কাকিল দাশগুপ্ত / বকুল ব*ানািজ্জর্ “Investing is Simple, but not Easy” - Warren Buffet Are you investing successfully for the long term? 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On Friday, we shall present “RagaSphere”, featuring the musical trio – vocalist, Sounak Cha(cid:27)opadhyay, percussionist Rishab Dhar, and instrumentalist/percussionist Gopal Das. They will explore the confluence of melody and rhythm in a wide array of genres ranging from devo(cid:14)onal to classical, folk to fu- sion. On Saturday, we shall present Pra(cid:14)k Chow- dhury and his band, performing Bangla and Hindi popular music. On Sunday, Parnava Banerjee will regale us with Bangla Adhunik songs of the gold- en era and contemporary music. In order to pre- September 10, 2014 vent cost overruns, we shall try to adhere to the program schedules and we seek your coopera- Dear Members, (cid:14)on in this ma(cid:27)er. We are also planning some Can you hear the drums beat? Do you feel the supervised aAernoon ac(cid:14)vi(cid:14)es for our young nip in the air? Yes, Durga Puja is round the cor- children. ner! The BAGC 2014 Execu(cid:14)ve Commi(cid:27)ee has And of course, Durga Puja celebra(cid:14)ons cannot be planned a joyous celebra(cid:14)on with three days of complete without a(cid:27)rac(cid:14)ve and ample food. We fun-filled fes(cid:14)vi(cid:14)es from Oct 3 through Oct 5, have arranged for a delicious array of non- 2014 at Bartle(cid:27) High School. The Puja Com- vegetarian and vegetarian dishes for the three mi(cid:27)ee, in conjunc(cid:14)on with our priest, Ramanuj, days. and veteran, Subrotada, have made me(cid:14)culous arrangements to conduct the worship of the Our Registra(cid:14)on Team is working very hard to Mother with utmost devo(cid:14)on and care. Several streamline the on-site registra(cid:14)on process. How- members of the associa(cid:14)on have volunteered to ever, to avoid long lines, we strongly encourage make bhog, sweets, and dona(cid:14)ons for the puja. a(cid:27)endees to complete the registra(cid:14)on on-line. We accept and acknowledge their contribu(cid:14)ons Our Webmaster is in the process of comple(cid:14)ng with open arms. the configura(cid:14)on of the on-line system and will shortly be sending out announcements regarding As in every year, the most important aspect of when the system will be opened up. the fes(cid:14)vi(cid:14)es is the act of coming together as a family to worship Ma Durga. The spiritual ambi- We shall also be using EVITE to get an es(cid:14)mate ence and the love and affec(cid:14)on we express to for a(cid:27)endee headcounts for each day. Although one another during these three days, sustains us that it is not prac(cid:14)cable to expect a response as a united family throughout the year. The Exec- from every one, we would s(cid:14)ll encourage you to u(cid:14)ve Commi(cid:27)ee seeks the ac(cid:14)ve coopera(cid:14)on make good use of the RSVP func(cid:14)onality of from all members and a(cid:27)endees to maintain a EVITE. spirit of amity and be vigilant in preven(cid:14)ng any Our key goal this year is to provide a hazard-free, mishaps to anyone or damage to the school peaceful, customer-friendly, and orchestrated property. The puja (cid:14)mings will be communicated fes(cid:14)val experience, where we maintain the core through various forums as we get closer to the “prabashi Bangali family” values of our organiza- event. (cid:14)on. We rely on you to help us to live up to On the cultural front, BAGC members, both those principals. Please a(cid:27)end, along with your 3 family and friends, to make the event a grand success News from the BAGC Board of Trustees with your presence. (BOT) — Third and Fourth Quarterly Our third quarter has been ac(cid:14)ve. In addi(cid:14)on to the Mee7ng annual picnic, where we had a decent turnout, and the Dear BAGC Members: Children’s Day fes(cid:14)val, we organized several (cid:14)cketless events – two summer concerts, and a Youth Ora(cid:14)on Gree(cid:14)ngs from 2014 Board of Trustees. Hope you Event, where BAGC youth presented some outstanding have had a good summer and have an enjoyable Au- speeches and recita(cid:14)ons. We hope to have another tumn. BOT had its third and fourth quarterly event for the youth later in the year. Early in June, we mee(cid:14)ngs on July 5 and celebrated the unveiling of the Banga Bhavan plaque September 6 respec(cid:14)vely. Following is a synopsis of with a short ceremony followed by an informal adda. subjects that BOT is currently working on: We celebrated Janmashtami, with a beau(cid:14)ful puja and kirtan, a(cid:27)ended by more than 75 members several of A) A Task Force created by BOT and lead by Dr. Na- whom contributed generously to the Puja with dona- rayan Das, to report on Safety of Food Distribu(cid:14)on (cid:14)ons and prepared food. Finally, we celebrated the in BAGC events, was scheduled to have submi(cid:27)ed third anniversary of Banga Bhavan with a scin(cid:14)lla(cid:14)ng the final report by this (cid:14)me. Unfortunately, this has sitar-tabla concert on Aug 30, featuring Indrajit been delayed. However, Dr. Das has assured the Banerjee and the illustrious Pandit Kumar Bose, per- BOT of submi(cid:27)al by mid September. formed before a packed house. This was a (cid:14)cketed B) BOT has developed a Standard Opera(cid:14)ng Proce- event, a(cid:27)ended not only by BAGC members, but also dure (SOP) which will stay with BOT as caretaker several persons from the mainstream community. We and will be updated as needed. wrapped up the anniversary celebra(cid:14)ons with a special ara(cid:19) on Aug 31, where several members contributed by C) Banga Bhavan (BB) security system is fully oper- preparing prasad/dinner for the a(cid:27)endees. a(cid:14)onal. I shall conclude with an update on the BAGC Mortgage D) In response to BOT ini(cid:14)ated special project to Loan Pay-down Ini(cid:14)a(cid:14)ve, which we launched on Jul 1, develop procedures for safety and security of BAGC 2014. We have received > $16,000 between Jul 1 and members and assets, an Emergency Preparedness Sep 9, 2014. We have been aggressively reducing our Manual has been developed. The manual will stay principal balance throughout the year. We started off with BOT and updated as needed. A copy of the doc- the year with a loan balance of $225K. Between Jan 1 ument will be given to EC. As a part of that endeav- and Sep 9, we have paid off $51K in principal pay- or EC volunteer will go over the emergency exit pro- ments. Our loan balance as of Sep 9, 2014 is $174K. We cedure in future BAGC gatherings. hope to con(cid:14)nue reducing the loan balance aggressive- ly in the remaining months of the year with your sup- E) BOT ini(cid:14)ated a special project to Re-evaluate var- port and dona(cid:14)ons. An updated cumula(cid:14)ve list of do- ious BAGC Commi(cid:27)ees. A commi(cid:27)ee has been na(cid:14)ons received for the Banga Bhavan project since formed with Achintya Ray as the BOT representa(cid:14)ve incep(cid:14)on will be put up on the web-site in a short in the commi(cid:27)ee. The commi(cid:27)ee is moving expedi- while. (cid:14)ously and their recommenda(cid:14)on is expected in the We look forward to seeing you at Durga Puja. near future. Warm regards, F) BOT has been developing procedures to preclude EC from running up huge financial deficit as done in Debasish Gooptu 2013. For starters, following three steps are pro- BAGC President 2014 posed and will be implemented star(cid:14)ng with 2015 EC: 1. Submission of ini(cid:14)al budget at the first BOT 4 mee(cid:14)ng. (cid:14)on. All members shall be in good standing. 2. At quarterly BOT mee(cid:14)ngs present updated 2. Board of Trustees: There are two (2) vacancies budget. with term of office for three (3) years. BOT is an over- 3. Any major devia(cid:14)on from budget, like adding a sight body of the Associa(cid:14)on directly represen(cid:14)ng the new event or bringing in a high priced ar(cid:14)st, will re- General Body. Candidates shall be at least 35 years of quire prior BOT approval. Reques(cid:14)ng BOT approval age and a member in good standing. must 3. Special Fund Commi-ee: There are four (4) vacant include es(cid:14)mated cost and viable funding method. seats in the commi(cid:27)ee. The term of office is for two (2) years. This is an advisory commi(cid:27)ee that considers Addi(cid:14)onally, at every quarterly BOT mee(cid:14)ng, a status projects and events that require special funding. The report of Special Funds (SF) shall be presented by EC. nominees shall be a member in good standing. Any expenditure from SF must have SF Commi(cid:27)ee's prior approval as required in the Cons(cid:14)tu(cid:14)on. 4. By-Laws Commi-ee: There is one (1) vacancy for this commi(cid:27)ee and the term of office is two years. G) BOT members, in the mee(cid:14)ng held on July 5, The commi(cid:27)ee proac(cid:14)vely reviews the Associa(cid:14)on's cons(cid:14)tu(cid:14)on and by-laws and, when appropriate, pre- unanimously elected Dipak Ghosh to serve as the pares amendments for presenta(cid:14)on to the General Chairman of the 2014 Nomina(cid:14)on Commi(cid:27)ee. He has Body for considera(cid:14)on and ra(cid:14)fica(cid:14)on. The candi- formed the Nomina(cid:14)on Commi(cid:27)ee to seek nomina- dates shall be a member in good standing. (cid:14)ons for various BAGC posi(cid:14)ons for 2015. The dead- line for submission of nomina(cid:14)on is October 5. Addi- We strongly recommend all those who want to sub- (cid:14)onally, BOT members in the mee(cid:14)ng held on Sep- mit nomina7on to visit our web-site (bagc.net) and tember 6, unanimously selected Dipak Ghosh to be click 'Cons7tu7on' where all the requirements are the BOT Chairman for 2015. explained in great details. We will keep you advised of BOT ac(cid:14)vi(cid:14)es through The deadline for submiCng the nomina7on is Octo- Newsle(cid:27)er and e-mails. Thank you. ber 5, 2014. Subhas Bose, 2014 BOT Chairman Nomina(cid:14)on forms for the offices have been distribut- ed to the members (via e-mail on August 25,2014). Forms are also available in the BAGC web site Seeking Nomina7ons for (www.bagc.net) under a new folder "2015 Com- mi(cid:27)ee Forms". 2015 BAGC Posi7ons Best Regards: Dear BAGC Members, 2014 BAGC Nomina(cid:14)on Commi(cid:27)ee BAGC Nomina(cid:14)on Commi(cid:27)ee is seeking nomina(cid:14)ons for the following commi(cid:27)ees: Deep Bandyopadhyay, Alak Bha-acharyya, Shouvik Du-a, Purabi Majumdar, and Dipak Ghosh 1. 2015 BAGC Execu7ve Commi-ee: The Execu(cid:14)ve (Chairman, Nomina7on Commi-ee) Commi(cid:27)ee nominees shall be iden(cid:14)fied as a slate (elected in whole, not individually) headed by the Presiden(cid:14)al nominee. The nominee chooses Vice- President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chair Person for Banga Bhavan, and various Members at large .The term of the office is one calendar year (January 1 to December 31). The Execu(cid:14)ve Commi(cid:27)ee shall be re- sponsible for the day to day opera(cid:14)on of the 5 Mr. Gopi Addanki President, Media Systems Inc, 869 E. Schaumburg Rd, Ste #274, Schaumburg, IL 60194 Contact Phone Number : 847-882-0321 Email: [email protected] URL : www.mediaus.com 6 Bengali Association of Greater Chicago 1148 N. Main Street Glendale Heights, IL 60139 www.BAGC.net 2014 DURGA PUJA REGISTRATION FORM Here are the Durga Puja rates for 2014. In order to avoid inconveniences and long delays at the front desk, we encourage you to please log on to your account at www.bagc.net and complete the on-line registration form. Alternatively, you may complete tUhidsi ptta Kpe Mr fuokrhme arnjede m, Dayil. iTt rtoe athsue rfeorll,o BwAinGgC a ddress, along with a check payable to BAGC: 1525 Baytree Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446 Durga Puja Rates per person (includes Puja, Food, and Cultural Program): MEMBERS (non-GFP) NON-MEMBERS PUJA DAY Adult Child Child Adult Child Child Self-Supporting (>18 yrs.) (6 - 18 yrs.) (<6 yrs.) (>18 yrs.) (6 - 18 yrs.) (<6 yrs.) Student* FRI $35 $20 $0 $40 $25 $0 $25 SAT $55 $30 $0 $65 $40 $0 $40 SUN $35 $20 $0 $40 $25 $0 $25 FRI & SAT $85 $45 $0 $95 $50 $0 $60 SAT & SUN $85 $45 $0 $95 $50 $0 $60 e FRI & SUN $65 $35 $0 $70 $45 $0 $45 n d li 3-DAY $110 $55 $0 $125 $60 $0 $70 e t *To qualify for the rates of Self-Supporting Student, you must satisfy all the following criteria: a r (a) You are a full time college student o rf (b) You pay all your college expenses (Tuition and Lodging) without any help from your spouse or parents e p (c) For the purpose of tax returns, you are not claimed by anybody as a dependent g n (d) You do not file joint tax returns with your spouse who is gainfully employed. o al _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ h c a Primary Member Information New/ Changed Address t e d e Name _________________________________________________Address _________________________________________________________ s a e Pl City ___________________________________________________ State / ZIP ______________________________________________________ Phone ______________________________________________________ E-mail _____________________________________________________ Alternative E-mail ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS Name Relationship Category Rate Amount TOTAL AMOUNT Check # / Bank Date 7 THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY KEPT BLANK 8 BAGC DURGA PUJA 2014 - PUJA TIMINGS AT A GLANCE SCHEDULE Item Time Day 1 Fri, Oct 3. 2014 Puja Start 6.00pm Anjali 7.45pm Arati 8.00pm Day 2 Sat, Oct 4. 2014 Puja Start 10.00pm Anjali 1.00pm Arati 1.30pm Day 3 Sun, Oct 5, 2014 Puja Start 12.30pm Anjali 2.30pm Arati 3.00pm Bisarjan 3.45pm Devi Pranam/Sindur Daan 4.15pm BAGC DURGA PUJA 2014 - CULTURAL PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE Day 1 Friday Oct 3, 2014 Time Item Performers/ Artists Brief Description 9:00 PM to Raga Sphere Sounak Chattopadhyay RAGA SPHERE is a colorful, vibrant and versatile 11:00 PM (vocal), concept that explores the union of the two arms of Rishabh Dhar Indian classical and contemporary music: melody (percussion), and rhythm. The core concept has been developed by Gopal Das (saxophone, Sounak Chattopadhyay (classical and contemporary dhaak) vocalist) and Rishabh Dhar (classical and contemporary percussionist). They are joined by Gopal Das a multi-talented young musician who plays both melody and percussion instruments. The trio explores various genres, meandering from Bangla ataman songs to folk music, classical dhrupad and kheyal to thumris and bhajans, from ghazals to Hindi film music, from traditional to fusion. Apart from various songs and compositions, the team features rare interactions and dialogues in music between the two percussion masters – Rishabh (Pakhawaj) and Gopal (Dhaak) and a rousing finale where all three musicians join in a scintillating climax. 9 BAGC DURGA PUJA 2014 - CULTURAL PROGRAMS AT A GLANCE Day 2 Saturday Oct 4, 2014 Time Item Performers/ Artists Brief Description 5:30 PM to "Phand Pata Leela Majumdar's play in Bengali, A romantic comedy where young hearts 6:30 PM Bhubane" directed by Devipriya Roy. Performed finally unite in marriage, despite by BAGC adults financial and other obstacles. 6:30 PM to "The Land of Dance Drama directed and An adaptation of Tagore's evergreen 7:30 PM Cards" choreographed by Taposhi "Beauty" dance drama,"Tasher Desh', using Jarvis. narration in English, intertwined with Performed by BAGC adults, youth, and the original songs in Bengali. The children, along with guest artists choreography is an exciting blend of (classical ballet). traditional Indian, classical Western ballet, and contemporary styles of dance. 7:30 PM to INTERVAL (DINNER) 8:45 PM 9:00 PM to Pratik Pratik Chowdhury (vocal), and his four An exciting mix of foot-tapping Bangla 11:00 PM Chowdhury member band and Hindi modern and film songs and and his Band soulful ghazals. Day 3 Sunday Oct 5, 2014 Time Item Brief Description 4:30 PM to "Stolen Lines" Directed by Anjan A play about the rise and fall of a young poet, 5:15 PM Ghosh. exploring questions thought provoking issues such Performed by BAGC as whether populism in art overwhelms genuine youth. appreciation, and whether certain actions or situations merit a second chance. 5:20 PM to Play "Borda" Music by Subhasis A one-actor play, where the protagonist shares his 6:00 PM Mukherjee affectionate memories of his elder brother during Directed and performed his fun-filled school days. While the protagonist by Dev Hazra plays truant, the elder brother is focused and hard- working. Yet it is the younger sibling who aces the exams in every term, while the older keeps on failing. From the reminiscences of the protagonist, the image of the ridiculous loser in the elder brother fades into a larger–than–life image of a man who brings before us the essence of family ties, social bonding, education, and inherited values. 6:00 PM to INTERVAL (DINNER) 7:15 PM 7:30 PM to Evergreen Songs Parnava Banerjee A mesmerizing blend of golden era Bangla/Hindi 9:30 PM (vocal) and Bikram adhunik and film songs, with contemporary Bangla Ghosh (keyboard) and Hindi songs. 2014 Executive Committee Members President Debasish Gooptu/847-722-9216 Vice President Amitava Deb/815-469-4010 Treasurer Bikramjit Dewanjee/630-802-7060 Deputy Treasurer Uditt Mukherjee/630-235-7774 Secretary Ashok Ghose Dastidar/630-310-7666 Banga Bhavan Chair Monisha Datta/630-776-0676 For information on other EC members, please visit:http://bagc.net/bagc/node/6 10
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