Bangamela® 2023 through the eyes of MABA President
President, MABA
It was a sweet, entertaining, comfortable, and fun two-day event in Redwood City near San Francisco, California.
Bangamela® 2023 ran like a well-oiled machine from start to finish. It started at 2:30pm on Saturday July 29 and the final curtain dropped on Sunday 30 July at 9pm. All events started on time. It was a sweet, entertaining, comfortable, and fun two-day event in Redwood City near San Francisco, California. As a founding member of Bangamela® that was conceptualized in the basement of late Chabi and Parimal Bhattacharya in Louisville, Kentucky 1998 and hosted the first Bangamela® the following year in 1999 at Louisville Kentucky, I never thought the Bangamela® would come so far west to San Francisco. It really felt good to hear the name "Bangamela" in the air for two days. The bookend events, the opening and closing ceremonies, were collaborative efforts between overseas artists and local talents; the blending between them was harmonious and well-choreographed. It was an eye opener for me. Two natoks, one by a local group and the other by famous Kolkata based artists were both engaging and engrossing. Listening to the local band "Sampan" playing at an open-air venue with "cha singara" and the cool breeze was very pleasant. It was indeed a very memorable event for me and for other MABA executive members.
Three Cheers for Bangamela®: Hip hip .......
Bangamela® 2023 is thankful to our sponsors Adamas University and Aditya Group and our partner Candid Communication for their generous support.
Bangamela® 2023 was honored to welcome Dr. Samit Ray, Chancellor, Adamas University, Kolkata and felicitate him as a "Global Bengali Entrepreneur". Dr. Ray is an inspiration to young minds and entrepreneurs all over the world.
Bangamela® 2023 is also proud to have within our midst, Mr. Anirban Aditya of Aditya Group Kolkata. We were honored to felicitate him as a " Global Bengali Entrepreneur".
Sukhendu Barua
Jayasri Dasgupta
Amitava Das
Biswajit Dasgupta
Ali A Khan
Rajarshi Bhattacharya
Anindya Biswas
Subhashis Satpathy
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