Saraswati Puja Talent Search: বসন্তে বাঙালিয়ানা

Spring is the season that decors nature with colorful flowers and humans rediscover the powerful color within - Love.

Spring is called "Bosonto" in Bengali when the very first celebration is Saraswati Puja on the day of "Bosanto Ponchami" and Bengalis dress especially for the occasion. The video below showcases specially designed outfits by Bengal's famous store for designer clothing - Keya Seth.

The Tagore song in the video প্রেমের জোয়ারে ভাসাবে দোঁহারে means- "Let's get drenched in the stormy waves of Love and never look back again..."

Bosonto Utsav and Celebrities In Bengali Outfit

NJ Community Members in Bengali Outfit

Community goes Creative for Saraswati Puja

ট্রাই স্টেটে সরস্বতী পুজো, ২১ জানুয়ারী থেকে ১৮ ফেব্রূয়ারি
সরস্বতীর আরাধনায় সবাই - সাজে, নাচে., গানে, লেখায় ..

TriState celebrated the 2023 Saraswati Puja from January 21st through February 18th
presenting Creative Arts, Dance, Music, Writings, in outfits especially worn for the occasion

My Goddess Saraswati
By Mili Bagchi

In my deepest invocations,
As my reverend gaze bends at thy feet,
My subdued vacant mind yearns for Sublime rhymes unheard by
The tutored intellect.
I frame my verse by your divine intervention…
As you breathe life into my verse.
An ode is composed
You are cosmic intelligence!
You, the pure thought.
You the phrase.
You the poetry.
What lingers within me is just an emotion(*Bhāva) tears of devotion
flowing each time I inscribe.

*Bhāva (मुख, “mood/state”) refers to “psychological states” devotion to the gods is called bhāva.

Editor's note: "Bhava initiates Bhakti", Devotion that raises the serotonin brain chemistry and creates a good feeling of love and joy. Hinduism mentions "Bhakti Yoga". Prescribed reading: Bhakti Yoga at Vivekananda.net

Winners of Saraswati Puja Programs Contest

Winners of Saraswati Puja Programs Contest

TriState's Talent 2023: Aleena Bhakta Ghosh

First Award: $100 Ananda Mandir's Bani Bandana

Aleena Bhakta Ghosh (5) has no formal dance training except she is being trained in Bollywood style dancing since 4 years of age at Shiamak Davar’s dance institute in Jersey City. She gained interest watching her mother Deblina Ghosh dance who was classically trained by Guru Bandana Sen. Aleena's first stage performance was through Shiamak Davar’s summer funk in 2022. She is also musically inclined watching her dad Tirthankar Bhakta sing in couple of events. Aleena is a people person and loves to make new friends.

Captured here some of Aleena's uniqueness over
her performance at Ananda Mandir.


The choreographer, Sudipta Bhanja Choudhury has done an incredible job in coordinating dancing where the tiniest kid is just five years old.

Participants:
Aleena Bhakta Ghosh, Anooshka Sen, Rianshi Bhattacharya, Charulata Sengupta, Ritika Sarkar and Kavya Sarkar

Video:
Deblina Ghosh

First Co-Award: $100 : Sur Bijoya

First Award Shared: Nayana Chakraborty jointly with
son Nirnay and daughter Geetaksha

As seen in the picture, the entire home is an abode of Goddess Saraswati. They sing, play multiple instruments and Nayna attained Visharad in Vocal music and instrumental Tabla. She runs a music school "Sur Bijoya" (201-744-4182) and she credits her mother Aparna Chakraborty and husband Gourab Bhattacharya for all she has attained in life including two kids who are musically rich. Their instrumental and vocal performances are included here.

Second Award: Bengali Club of Princeton Landing
Saraswati Mangalacharan

What is amazing about this program which won the prize among many contestants is the choreography conceived and performed within a tiny space with lovely, graceful dancing ignoring the space constraint.

Kudos! Choreographer Kakoli Mukherjee and participants Subhasree Banerjee, Sumilitha Sen and Sumana Ghosh
Video Edits - Subhasree Banerjee
Video credits - Bhaskar Sarkar Ranadeep Mukherjee
Costume And Jewelry -
Kakoli Mukherjee

Third Award: $50 Ishaana Banerjee
Dance at Ananda Mandir and Recitation at PA Club

A Very,Very Special Recognition
Pratyusha Sarkar, Grade 5, Choreographed her own dance

Very Special Recognition

Trinayani, Showcase:
The organization that created Global News

Somerset Bengali Association's
Alladin The Musical: The Best Musical Play

A Very Special Recognition to the team of more than 55 participants.
Watch the Musical in full right here

Participants:

Aadrit Banerjee, Aahana Bhaduri, Aarish Mallick,Aarisha Purakayastha,Aaryan Roy, Aditi Dhara, Aditya Saha, Aditya Bhowmick, Ahana Guha, Aira Chakravarty,Aishani Saha,Alina Mukherji,Arihaan Mallick, Arjun Ganguly, Arlyn Guha, Arya Mallick, Aryana Guha, Ashmita Ghosh, Ayush Das, Ayushi Goswami, Boidurjo Bandyopadhyay, Eamon Khan, Evan Roy, Hritam Mookherjee,Indrayan De,Jeet Mazumdar, Mishka Mitra,Naira Banerjee, Nathaniel Dutta,Nayanika Mukherjee,Nirav Banerjee, Pratyusha Das, Raima Bera, Rayirth Ghosh, Reesha Mazumdar, Ria Mukherji, Ridhik Ghosh, ik Mookherjee, Rileena Chowdhury, Rishaan Deb, Riyanshi Bhattacharya, Rohak Majumdar, Roopkatha Bagchi, Ruchika Majumdar,Shaan Sengupta, Shlok Biswas, Shreya Gupta, Shriya Dasgupta, Shriyans Chowdhury, Sohini Maity, Somdeep Nath, Srishti Sengupta, Suhit Basu, Tamoghna Banerjee, Tanmay Singh Bhatyal, Viaan Mitra.

Direction and Script Writing
Mitushi Banerjee and Satabdi Choudhury
Choregrapher: Saheli Bhattacharya
Assistant Choreographers:
Shreya Gupta, Ria Mukherji, Ayushi Goswami, Alina Mukherji
Talent and Back Stage Management:
Doel Ganguly, Mousumi Gupta, Sudipta Banerjee, Dipanwita Das, Tania Ghosh, Aditi Bera, Moumita Bhowmick
Set Creation, Props and Special Effects:
Jayanta Mazumdar, Somesh Choudhury, Siddhartha Maity, Saumitra Bagchi, Sumantra Gupta, Nandini Mazumdar, Pratapaditya Mallick, Prapti Das
Set, Stage and Props Management:
Chanchal Banerjee, Aniruddha Bhowmick, Anindya Bhaduri, Krish Goswami, Arshia Bhowmick, Raika Das, Rohan Ganguly, Soumen Das, Prasenjit Saha
Sound Recording, Lighting and Multimedia Management:
Indranath Bhattacharya, Nipun Banerjee.


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