2018 Bangamela Returns to Louisville, KY after First Celebration

Did you attend the First Bangamela in KY? What Year was That?

TreenaNeel of Kentuckyবঙ্গমেলা ২০১৮

বাংলা আমার ভালোবাসা - আমার অহংকার!

20th Bangamela® 2018 July 6 - 8.

Actors Theatre of Louisville, 316 W Main St, 

Louisville, KY 40202

Register Now!

Upcoming Events Fall 2016

Tri-State Durga Puja 2016 in Indianapolis, IN is a week away! See you there soon. Please register or let them know you are coming!!!

Organized by Bengali Association of Indiana. Take a peek at Visiting artists . here..Also visit their facebook page for latest post. An announcement of 2015 Puja at Ace weekly

TRI-State Durga Puja, Oct 17-18, 2015 at KY Horse Park!

The Preparation for the festivities for upcoming Durga Puja is in full swing now. Today is the last day to register online. All others please register at All Tech Arena at the Gate price.

Listen to the traditional Bengali drum 'Dhak' beats for the different days of Puja!


More info on registration rate, cultural program, guest artists from India at this Website. Thanks to KHP and all Sponsors, Donors, Artists, Caterer, Vendors, Volunteers, Participants and Organizers. Special attraction Sunday afternoon  Somchanda Bhattacharya.

Paila Baisakh: Bengali New Year and 2015 Events

Sign up for Bangamela 2015. Earlybird Registration for July events in Washington DC extended till March 31st.  Stay posted forTri-State Durga Puja 2015. It  will be hosted in KY Horse Park All Tech Arena on October 17-18, 2015. Register now for early bird rates.

The Bengali calendar consists of 6 seasons Summer (Baisakh),  Rainy/Monsoon (Shraban), Autumn (Sharat), Late Autumn (Hemanta), Winter (Sheeth) and Spring (Basanta); 

known asKal কাল, with each season comprising two months. 
Beginning from Pôhela Bôishakh. The distinctive characteristic of the Bengali year was that rather than being a lunar calendar, it was based on a union of the solar and lunar year. Here is a sample Choreography of the Play of Seasons (Ritu Ranga)

 Tri-State Durga Puja, 2015 Venue is KY Horse Park All Tech Arena; check their calendar for October 17-18, 2015. Register now for early bird rates.

The Spirit of Kolkata, a Collage of Sounds

Upcoming Celebrations 2014

Check out how two most anticipated events, both Bangamela and Tri-State Durga Puja are shaping up in Cincinnati this year! 

Please participate and show your support by registering early. 

Meeting of Two Beautiful Minds: Tagore and Einstein

On July 14, 1930, Albert Einstein welcomed into his home on the outskirts of Berlin the Indian philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. The two proceeded to have one of the most stimulating, intellectually riveting conversations in history, exploring the age-old friction between science and religion. 

In her blog 'Brainpickings', Maria Popova recounts the historic encounter, amidst a broader discussion of the intellectual renaissance that swept India in the early twentieth century, germinating a curious osmosis of Indian traditions and secular Western scientific doctrine. Einstein and Tagore’s conversations dances between previously examined definitions of science, beauty, consciousness, andphilosophy in a masterful meditation on the most fundamental questions of human existence.  Read an exerpt of the blog here from the book "Science and the Indian Tradition: When Einstein Met Tagore" by David Gosling

A Rare 1961 Documentary on Tagore by Satyajit Ray                        

Another 3 part Documentary on Calcutta by Christopher Skyes is worth watching for die-hard Calcuttans.