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The Music Of India : A Concert at New Brunswick Theater District

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Fri Sep 12 7pm – 10pm
(Timezone: Eastern Time)
George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (map)

Mitali Banerjee BhawmikYou are invited to this music concert in the New Brunswick Theater District that I am helping to organize for September 12. Knowing your love for music, I am taking this opportunity to invite you to the concert and requesting to please kindly forward the invite to all interested music lovers you know. This concert will take you on a trip to the whole India through its music. Light music from all four corners of India will be presented by the accomplished and beloved artists mentioned below. Moreover, this is a fund raising concert to help the victims of the Myanmar floods and China earthquake, supported by the South Asian Professional Network (SAPN) of Merrill Lynch. A donation of $35 per person is desired to raise sufficient funds for the unfortunate victims.

Your participation will provide palpable help to the survivors.

The $35 include a ticket for the concert, full course Indian dinner
and soft drinks at the theater. Please RSVP before September 6 and your
seats will be reserved. Your donations will be accepted at the theater
on September 12 prior to the concert.

Agenda on Septeber 12 (Friday)
Dinner 7:00pm-7:45pm
Concert 7:45pm-10:00pm

Artists

Vocal:

Dr. Mohan Deshpande

Smt. Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik

Smt. Astha Shukla

Tabla: Dr. Amod Dandawate

Harmonium: Dr. Kedar Naphade.

IIT Kharagpur Alumni – East Coast Summer Picnic 2008

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IIT KGP Alumni – East Coast Summer Picnic 2008

Hi Alumnus –
Our 11th annual picnic is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, 2008 (rain or shine). Please join us. Bring your significant other and family, and reconnect with friends. Lounge, bhaat, play and enjoy. Help grow the newly formed NY/NJ alum chapter.

When: Sat, Sept 20, 2008, 11am-4pm

Where: Duke Island Park Pavilion, Old York Road, Bridgewater, NJ

Park Contact: 908-722-7779, http://www.somersetcountparks.org

Cost: $20/adult (16yrs and above), $5 (6-15 yrs); Cost goes up after Sept 6

Catered Indian lunch will be served at 12:30pm. Please bring along lawn chairs and/or rugs to make yourselves comfortable. If you have any games or sports equipment (e.g., soccer, volleyball, cricket, cards, baddy), please bring along. If you would like to help with the event, please reach out to us.

To avail the early bird rate, register by September 6. After that the event fees go to $25 and $8 respectively. Send email to Ajit Agrawal (ajit_k_agrawal@yahoo.com) to use Paypal to register using credit cards.
If you prefer to send a check, please send to: Ajit K Agrawal, 315 West End Avenue, #8B, New York, NY 10023.

KGP ka tempo HIGH hai! See you on Sept 20.

Ajit Agrawal (ajit_k_agrawal@yahoo.com)

Subhodev Das (subhodev@att.net)

Arnab Dey (arnabdey@hotmail.com)

Kunal Sinha (kunalsinha@gmail.com)

Vinod Addidam (vinod.addidam@mba.stern.nyu.edu)

Ravi Gupta (ravi2gupta@yahoo.com)

Sri Krishna Janmashtami at Ananda Mandir

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Ananda Mandiis celebrating Sri Krishna Janmashtami on Sunday, August 24 From 6:00 AM to 9 :00 PM.

Sri Krishna Janmashtami Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 Extended Temple Hours 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM

6:00 am –Mangal Aarati

6.30 am –Sri Krishna Sahasra Naam Path

7.30 am – 9.30 am –Nitya Puja

10.00 am -11.00 am –Srimad Bhagavad Path

3.00 pm – 6.30 pm –Bhajan Sandhya

7.00 pm – 8.30 pm –Janmashtami Puja & Aarati

Sahitya O Alochana @ Ananda Mandir

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Ananda Mandir is starting a regular Sahitya O Alochana – Meeting of literary readings and discussionswith a meeting this Friday, 22 August 2008, at 8:30 PM.

The aim is to have a quasi-monthly meeting of literary readings and discussions, occasionally interspersed with lectures on religion or philosophy. The first meeting will focus on how to get the effort organized, but we will also have invited speakers from our community speaking on selected topics. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

CAB Classical Music Concert

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Cultural Association of Bengal
presents
A gala concert of classical Indian Music
On 13th September 2008, Saturday , 5 P.M.
at Q208, 74-13 commonwealth Blvd, Bellerose, NY 11426

Pt. Tarun Bhattecharya on Santoor accompanied by Abhishek Basu on tabla.
Eminent vocalist Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik, accompanied by Sri Dibyarka Chatterjee on tabla and Sri Kedar Naphade on Harmonium.
Young vocalist Indrani Chakrabarty Khare will be recognized by cultural association of Bengal (C.A.B) for her achievement.
Suggested Donation $20.00, $35.00. Ample free parking inside the school premises.
Contact Number: 718-631-9819, 516-298-2454, 914-277-4662, 732-496-0385, 631-821-5684,
917-518-5484, 718-380-1373, 516-501-1966, 516-232-5124.
Direction: By subway/bus: E or F train to Union Tpk exit. Then Q46 bus to Cross Island Parkway stop. Enter school gate.
By car: (1) Grand Central Parkway (east) to Union Tpk exit. Right turn to Unin Tpk. School entrance between Cross island and commonwealth Blvd.
(2) Grand Central Park way (west) to Little neck PKway. Left Turn to Littleneck PKway. Go under Grand central PKway.Right turn on Littleneck PKway. Right turn again on Union Tpk.
School on right after crossing Commonwealth Blvd.
(3) Long Island Expressway to Littleneck Pky exit. Take Little Neck Pky (South). Go under Grand Central Pky and follow option 2.

HERITAGE DAY & ANANDA MELA 2008

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ANANDA MANDIR Presents
HERITAGE DAY & ANANDA MELA 2008
A FUN FILLED DAY OF ACTIVITIES

Starting with Heritage Day Celebrations August 16 @ 10:00am

NATIOANAL ANTHEM, PRABHAT FERI, FLAG HOISTING, BHARAT
MATA PUJA, CHILDREN TREE PLANTING, PRESIDENT’S SPEECH,
CULTURAL PROGRAMS including VANDE MATARAM- Song & Dance

FOODCOURT & SHOPPING,

Followed by Ananda Mela Activities @12:00pm–
GAMES FOR Adults, Young Adults, Children & Family;

CHILDREN’S COMPETETIONS
BADMINTON & TABLE TENNIS COMPETITION;
($5 ENTRY FEE FOR MEN’S / YOUNG ADULT’S BADMINTON & T.T. COMPETETION)
CANDY SEARCH & SPOON RACE, MUSICAL CHAIR,
TUG OF WAR & YOUTH PROGRAM – MAGIC SHOW,
PRIZE DISTRIBUTION & RAFFLE DRAW

In the evening 6:30pm ONWARDS Rakhi & Jhulan Yatra Samapan
AND Community Dinner

AT ANANDA MANDIR CAMPUS
Date: AUGUST 16th, 2008
Time: Starts at 10.00 AM
269 Cedar Grove Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873
Phone: 732 873 9821
www.anandamandir.org

Contact: Krishna Dutta Roy – 732-390-8069 / Sanjit Dutta – 732 821 5996

Ananda Mandir requests your presence to make this a Grand Success

Ananda Sandhya: Madhumita Saha

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AT ANANDA MANDIR Artists of the month

MADHUMITA SAHA
Madhumita will be accompanied on Tabla by her husband, the illustrious
Tabla Maestro
Pandit Samar Saha

On the harmonium, it will be our own and very talented
Sri Kedar Naphade
Who has accompanied all prominent vocalists from India for many years

As you can see, this one will be memorable event presented by ANANDA MANDIR

Please come and share this fabulous musical evening.
As usual, the ANANDA SANDHYA concert is FREE, Children come free. However, your kind donation is always graciously accepted.

Ananda Mandir is located on Cedar Grove Lane off Easton Avenue in Somerset, NJ.
For info, call Arun Bhowmik at 908-672-1452.

Bhajan Sandhya at Anandamandir

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On the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami (Sunday, August 24, 2008), Anandamandir will be hosting a four hour long (3.00pm to 7.00pm) event of Bhajans and Bhakti Sangeet.

Musicians are invited to participate (singers, accompanists) in this great event and be a part of the Anandamandir community.
If you would be interested to participate, then please send an email to suranjanbc@hotmail.com by Thursday, July 31, 2008. With your help and support this will be an enchanting evening of Bhajan and Bhakti Sangeet.

An Evening of Songs by Lopamudra Mitra

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Dakshineswar Ramkrishna Sangha
Adyapeath, USA Foundation, Inc.
(A non-profit tax-exempt organization)
An Evening of Songs by Lopamudra Mitra &
Dance Recital by Nritya Creations
(A Fund Raising Event for Temple Fund)
Lopamudra Mitra, the most popular contemporary singer in Bengal today is
performing in New Jersey this summer!
Daughter of Late, Shree Pranab Mitra and Shreemati Sumita Mitra, she started
learning music from her father in childhood. Ranging from Rabindra Sangeet,
Indian Classical music, Bhajan and Nazrulgeeti, her versatility knows no
bounds. She ultimately found her platform in the songs based on poems of
renowned Bengali Poets. And that was her way to success. She performed all
over India with her new approach and won the music-lovers’ heart.
She won many awards for her unique dramatic style of singing, which is
fashioned with the classical aid and tenor voice quality. She won the prestigious
‘Bengal Film Journalist Award’ on her debut playback in the film ‘Sedin
Chaitramas’. Her album ‘Bhalobaste Balo’ was honoured as the best puja
album, best singer and album of the year in 2001. Her other album ‘Jhor Hole
Par!’ got the ‘ZEE MUSIC AWARD’ in 2005.

The scintillating creative dance performance of Nritya Creations will keep you
spellbound. Nritya Creations is the winner of First Prize in the Senior Category and Best
Choreographer Award at the 2008 Naya Andaz Dance Competition 2008.
Meena Basunag, the founder and Artistic Director of Nritya Creations
artistically blends various styles of Indian Classical dance such as Bharat
Natyam, Oddissi, Manipuri and Kathak with western contemporary forms such
as jazz and ballet and other cultural dance forms to create a unique and
wonderfully pleasing experience of sight and sound. Nritya Creations has also
won the Best Choreography and Best Performance Awards at the 2008 Naach
Revolution.

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Keya Chatterjee (732) 369-6759 Anasua Biswas (732) 727-2621
Amitava Hazra (908) 874-6923 Kanika Mazumdar (732) 496-5216
Avijit Dasgupta (732) 548-6065 Madhumita Sinha (201) 796-5738
Tapan Dutta (732) 650-9513 Priya Bhattacharya (609) 799-7975
Uttarjyoti Banerjee (732) 767-0260 Santanu Chakraborty (732) 572-3650
On July 27th, 2008 at 4:00PM
Marlboro High School, 95 N Main Street, Marlboro, NJ 07746
Tickets: $100, $50, $35 & $25

DRSA, USA Foundation, Inc. (A Non-Profit Organization)
1190 Easton Avenue, Franklin Township, NJ 08873, USA
Phone: (732) 249-7077 E-mail: adyapeathusa@adyapeathusa.com Website: www.adyapeathusa.com