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BPACON 2024 (Aug 30 - Sept 1)
Bengali Performing Arts Conference
Organized by Calcutta University Alumni Association, USA
BPACON 2024 is the sixth premier annual conference of Bengali Performing Arts in the United States organized by Calcutta University Alumni Association, USA. BPACON 2024 is being hosted in Nashville, TN popularly known as the Music City, USA. BPACON 2024 is slated to be an exceptional extravaganza of the Bengali culture over three days.
Sheraton Music City
777 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
* Image source: Wikimedia Commons
Registration
Registration for Conference
Category Before July 30, 2024 After July 30, 2024
Student $75 $ 100
Individual $140 $ 170
with child (<5 yrs) No charge No Charge
(No additional seat)
with child (5-15 yrs) $40 (each) $50 (each)
with parents $120 (each) $140 (each)
Please pay using one of the following two options:
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by check to Calcutta University Alumni Association, USA, 112 Pepper Ridge Cr, Antioch, TN 37013. Please register by names of each individual.
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by a bank to bank transfer using the following details:
Name of Beneficiary: Calcutta University Alumni Association; SWIFT Code: USBKUS44IMT; Routing Number: 064000059; Account Number: 151209191874.
Cancellation Policy for Registration: All cancellations must be received in writing (email or regular mail) on or before July 30, 2025 in order to receive a refund, less a 10% processing fee. After August 1, 2025, there will not be refund for cancellation. email: sdas@mmc.edu; regular mail: CUAA, 112 Pepper Ridge Circle, Antioch, TN 37013
Program
Day 1 (August 29, Friday)
Registration: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Dinner Break: 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
First Session: 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Emcee/Anchor - Tamali Ghosh (Kolkata, India)
Stage Management: Sanjeev Chaudhuri (Birmingham, Alabama)
Musicians: Partho Chakrabarty (Keyboadist), Subir Chakraborty (Percussionist) - Kolkata, Kingshuk Das (Percussionist) - England
7:30 PM - 8.00 PM: Opening Ceremony by all Overseas Artists (Directed by XXXX (Kolkata)
8:05 PM - 8:45 PM: Bengali Songs: Tathagata Sengupta (Kolkata)
8:50 PM - 9:50 PM: Sitar by Pt. Partho Bose (Kolkata)
9:35 PM - 10:15 PM: Bengali Songs: Arnab Basu ( Kolkata)
10:20 PM - 11:00 PM : Hangshabeena: Kuntala Ray, accompanied by Avijit Kastha (Percussionist) - Kolkata
by Somdatta Bhattacharya (Kolkata)
Day 2 (August 31, Saturday)
Registration: 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
1st Session (10:30 AM to 12:30 PM)
Emcee/Anchor - Jaba Chaudhuri (Atlanta, GA), Saheli Bandyopadhyay (Centerton, Arkansas)
Stage Management: Kingshuk Das, Amitavh Chaudhuri (Kansas)
10 : 30 AM - 10 :45 AM - Dance: ANNYASHA MUKHERJEE (Mississippi)
10:50 AM - 11:05 AM - Recitation: Saheli Bandyopadhyay
11 : 10 AM - 11 : 40 AM - Hindi Songs: DEBARSHI ROY (Mississippi)
11: 45 AM - 12 : 00 PM - Recitation: SUBHASREE NANDI (Atlanta)
12 : 00 AM - 12 : 30 PM - Bengali Songs: SOMA DAS (UK)
Lunch Break: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2nd Session (2:00 PM – 5:15 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Subhasree Nandi, Tamali Ghosh
Stage Management: Sujoy Bhattacharya, Kingshuk Das
Musicians: Partho Chakrabarty (Keyboadist), Subir Chakraborty (Percussionist) - Kolkata, Kingshuk Das (Percussionist) - England
2:00 PM - 2:40 PM: Bengali Songs by Somdatta Banerjee (Kolkata)
2:45 PM - 3:25 PM: Bengali Songs by Arpita Dey, Kolkata
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM: Bengali Songs by Ratnendra Bhadury (Mumbai)
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM: Recitation: Ketan Sengupta (Kolkata)
4:50 PM - 5:15 PM: Amitavh Chaudhury (Band) (Kansas)
Dinner Break (5:30 PM – 7:15 PM)
3rd Session (7:20 PM to 11:00 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Tamali Ghosh, Subhasree Nandi
Stage Management: Raktim Sen, Sanjeev Choudhuri
Musicians: Partho Chakrabarty (Keyboadist), Subir Chakraborty (Percussionist) - Kolkata, Kingshuk Das (Percussionist) - Englan
7:20 PM - 8:10 PM: Fusion Band - Runu Majumdar (Flute) & Subhajyoti Guha (Tabla) from Kolkata
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM Recitation: Shovan Sundar Bosu (Kolkat)
8:50 PM - 9:30 PM: Hindi Songs by Sayani Palit, Kolkata
9: 35 PM- 10:15 PM - Hindi Sngs: Arnab Basu (Kolkata)
10:20 PM: 11:00 PM Hindi Songs by Somdatta Banerjee, Kolkata
Day 3 (September 1, Sunday)
Registration: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
1st Session (10 30 AM to 12:30 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Subhasree Nandi, Jaba Chaudhuri
Stage Management: Sujoy Bhattacharya, KIngshuk Das)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Bengali Songs: DEBARSHI ROY (Mississipi)
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM: Bengali Songs: SOMA DAS (UK)
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM - Sangam (Kansas)
Lunch Break 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2nd Session (2:00 PM – 5:25 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Subhasree Nandi, Jaba Chaudhuri
Stage Management: Sujoy Bhattacharya, Sanjeev Choudhuri
2 : 00 PM - 2 : 20 PM - Dance: Notinee (Birmingham) - Participants: Pia Sen, Anusha Mukherjee, Maliha Mukherjee,
Jianhua Zhang, Aarvi Shah, Aarna Shah, Antara Mukherjee
2:25 PM - 3:05 PM: Folk Music: Deb Chowdhury (Kolkata)
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM: Jaater Bawjjaati by Ovik - Ritam (Tuscaloosa, AL), Directed by SATI NATH
3:35 PM - 4:05 PM: Shipra Putatunda (Murfreesboro, TN)
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM: - Bengali Songs: Arpita Dey (Kolkata)
4:45 PM - 5: 25 PM: Cincinnati group
Dinner Break: 5:30 PM - 7:15 PM
3rd Session (7:30 PM to 11:00 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Tamali Ghosh, Subhasree Nandi
Stage Management: Raktim Sen, Sanjeev Choudhuri
Musicians: Partho Chakrabarty (Keyboadist), Subir Chakraborty (Percussionist) - Kolkata, Kingshuk Das (Percussionist) - England
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM: Overseas Artists (Arnab Basu, Tathagata Sengupta, Ratnendra Bhadury, Arpita Dey, Saayani Palit, Somdatta Banerjee, Deb Chowdhury (30 mins each)
Performers (overseas)
Performers (domestic)
Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
Convener Salil K. Das
Emcee Tamali Ghosh, Subhasree Nandi, Jaba Chaudhuri
Opening & Closing Ceremony Coordinators:
Registration Shyamali Mukherjee, Rekha Pattanayek, Shyamali Bhattacharya
Manjusri Paria, Supriya Haldar
Stage Management: Sanjeev Chaudhuri, Sujoy Bhattacharya,
Byasdeb Saha, Orijeet Haldar
Web, Media, Communication Avisek Naug, Salil Das,
Treasurer Shyamali Mukherjee, Nihar Saha
Marketing Indrani Ojha, Sujoy Bhattacharya, Arup Bandyopadhyay, Nandita Bandyopadhyay, Mahasweta Chakraborti
Advisory Committee: Byasdeb Saha, Soumen Ghosh, Animesh Dhar, Sujoy Bhattacharya Bhaben & Sipra Putatunda, Sumita Chakraborti Ghosh, Indrani Ojha
Transportation: Nathan Strickland, Subhankar Sarkar, Salil Das, Nihar Saha,
Kaushik Chakraborti, Debasis Halder
Hospitality Supriya, Shawon & Shoumali Halder, Shyamali Mukherjee, Rekha Pattanayek, Bibhas Paria, Pijush Bhattacharya, Kaushik Chakraborti
Sound and Light Management Brandon Cole (Event System)
Hotel Management Sherrye Ehrenberg, Brittany Taylor
List of Attendees
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Ahmed, Shamina Cincinnati,OH
Aon, Jayasri Kolkata, India
B
Bandyopadhyay, Arup Nashville, TN
Bandyopadhyay, Nandita Nashville, TN
Bandyopadhyay, Reeta Nashville, TN
Bandyopadhyay, Saheli Centerton, AK
Banerjee, Indrajit Austin,TX/ USA
Banerjee, Megha Cincinnati, OH
Banerjee, Priyanka
Banerjee, Sispiya Kolkata/India
Banerjee, Sumita Nashville, TN
Basu, Arnab Kolkata/ India
Bhat, Dravina Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya, Hannah Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Mohit Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya, Rudra Nashville,TN
Bhattacharya, Soumita Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya, Sanhita Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya Sanchita Kolkata/India
Bhattacharya, Shyamali Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Siona Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Sujoy Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Tarun Kolkata/ India
Bhowmik, Sayan Kar Atlanta, GA
Bhowmik Sukanya Kar Atlanta, GA
Bhowmik, Sharanya Kar Atlanta, GA
Bosu, Shovan Sundar Kolkata/ India
Bradley, April Brentwood, TN
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Chakrabarti, Ishan Clarksville, TN
Chakrabarti, Kakali Clarksville, TN
Chakrabarty, Krishna Elmhurst, IL/ USA
Chakraborti, Koushik Nashville, TN
Chakraborty, Aaheli Kolkata, India
Chakraborty, Nandita Brentwood, TN
Chakraborty, Shruti Brentwood, TN
Chakraborty, Mahashweata Bentwood, TN
Chatterjee, Anuradha Nashville, TN
Chatterjee, Avhirup Kolkata, India
Cherian, Vincy Nashville, TN
Chaudhuri, Jaba Atlanta, GA
Chaudhuri, Sanjeev Birmingham, AL
Chaudhuri, Shayak Atlanta, GA
Chaudhuri, Suporna Atlanta, GA
Chowdhury, Deb Kolkata/India
Chowdhury, Enamul Cincinnati, OH
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Das, Anjusri Brentwood, TN
Das, Guru Priyo Cincinnati, OH
Das, Kingshuk London/UK
Das, Lajuli Franklin, TN
Das, Salil Antioch, TN / USA
Das, Shouvik Brentwood, TN
Das, Soma London/ UK
Dasgupta, Shreeparna Little Rock, AK
Datta, Roshni Birmingham, AL
Dutta, Anvesha Kolkata/India
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F
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Ghosh, Arkadev Durham, NC
Ghosh, Tamali Kolkata/India
Ghosh, Sumita Chakrabarty Franklin, TN
Ghosh, Soumen Franklin, TN
Ganguly, Sudeshna Kolkata/India
Goswami, Atanu Chicago, IL
Gupta, Debjit Nashville, TN
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Halder, Debashis Nashville, TN
Halder, Manas Allahabad, India
Halder, Orijeet Cincinnati, OH
Halder, Pritha Cincinnati, OH
Halder, Reeta Allahabad, India
Halder, Supriya Nashville, TN
Halder, Shaon Nashville, TN
Halder, Shoumili Nsshville, TN
I
Ittycheriah, Alex Nashville, TN
Ittycheriah, Joy Nashville, TN
Ittycheriah, Rainu Nashville, TN
J
K
Kalasikam, Manushri Brentwood, TN
Kalakisam, Mrinmoyee Brentwood, TN
Kalasikam, Siddhartha Brentwood, TN
Karmakar, Gourisankar Austin,TX/ USA
Kraut, Jonah Brentwood, TN
Kumar, Devlina Kolkata/India
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Laha, Rani Chicago, IL
M
Marella, Chandan Nashville, TN
Mitter, Sayak Chicago, IL
Montu, Mohit Franklin, TN
Mosely, Matt Nashville, TN
Mukherjee, Antara Birmingham, AL
Mukherjee, Anuradha Nolensville, TN
Mukherjee, Anusha Birmingham, AL
Mukherjee, Anushri Franklin, TN
Mukherjee, Annyasha Mississipi
Mukherjee, Avik Chicago, IL
Mukherjee, Ipsita Franklin, TN
Mukherjee, Maliha Birmingham, AL
Mukherjee, Shankha Franklin, TN
Mukherjee, Shyamali Nashville, TN/USA
Mukhopadhyay, Amaranth Chicago, IL
Mukhopadhyay, Ayon Nashville, TN
Mukhopadhyay, Anindya Nolensville, TN
Mukhopadhyay, Chandrabati Chicago, IL
Mukhopadhyay, Deeparati Nolensville, TN
Mukhopadhyay, Ujan Chicago, IL
Murillo, Victor Quito/Ecuador
N
Nandi, Subhasree Atlanta, GA
Nath, Sati Birmingham, AL
O
Ojha, Gopal Brentwood, TN
Ojha, Indrani Brentwood, TN
Ojha, Neel Brentwood. TN
P
Pal, Neelanjana Nashville, TN
Pal, Vivek Mana TV, NY
Paria, Bibhash Brentwood, TN
Paria, Manju Brentwood, TN
Paria, Shyak Brentwood, TN
Pasumarthy, Sharat ManaTV, NY
Pattanayek, Manomohan Nashville, TN
Pattanayek, Rekha Nashville, TN
Paul, Kamalendu Jefferson City, MO
Popat, Devansh Jersey City, NY
Putatunda, Bhaben Murfreesboro, TN
Putatunda, Shipra Murfreesboro, TN
R
Rahman, Dilruba Cincinnati, OH
Ray, Alpana Columbia, MO
Ray, Bimal Columbia, MO
Roy, Debarshi Clinton, Mississipi
Roy, Nirmalya Kolkata/ India
Roy Chaudhury, Anup Nashville, TN
Roy, Kakali Nashville, TN
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Saha, Byasdeb Atlanta, GA
Saha, Nihar Nashville, TN
Saha, Tapan Nashvile, TN
Sanyal, Deepayan Nashville, TN
Sarkar, Anju Roy Atlanta, GA
Sarkar, Arunima Memphis, TN
Sarkar, Brojo Memphis, TN
Sarkar, Rati Ranjan Atlanta, GA
Sen, Pia Birmingham, AL
Sen, Raktim Atlanta, GA
Sen, Sudipta Richardson, TX
Sengupta, Chaitali Richardson, TX
Sengupta, Raagiinii ManaTV, NY
SEngupta, Shikhar ManaTV, NY
Serrano, Dom Nashville, TN
Serrano, Risha Alexandra Nashville, TN
Shah, Aarna Birmingham, AL
Shah, Aarvi Birmingham, AL
Shama, Vedika
Shanker, Pratyusha Nashville, TN
Shanker, Rita Nashville, TN
Singha Roy, Pratyush Nashville, TN
Sinha, Anubha Nashville, TN
Strickland, Nathan Nashville, TN
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Tonde, Rajeev Nashville, TN
Tonde, Anandi Nashville, TN
Tiwari, Anvesha Franklin, TN
Tiwari, Mishika Franklin, TN
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V
Verma, Seema
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X
Y
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Zhang, Jianhua Birmingham, AL
Listof Attendees
SPR
Be a Sponsor (Domestic and Overseas)
Title Sponsor: $20000
Emerald Sponsor: $10000
Platinum Sponsor: $5000
Diamond Sponsor: $4000
Gold Sponsor: $3000
Silver Sponsor: $2000
Bronze Sponsor: $1000
Donors: $500 - $1000
All sponsors (title, emerald, platinum, diamond, gold, silver and bronze) will be acknowledged in the website and receive complimentary meals, lodging in hotel for 3 nights and registration (up to 2 members per family, double occupancy). Donors will be acknowledged in the website and receive complimentary meals and registration (up to 2 members per family)
Domestic Sponsors: Please mail check to the Calcutta University Alumni Association, USA at 112 Pepper Ridge Circle, Antioch, TN 37013. You can also make a bank to bank transfer as follows: Name of Beneficiary: Calcutta University Alumni Association; SWIFT Code: USBKUS44IMT; Routing Number: 064000059; Account Number: 151209191874
Overseas Sponsors: Please perform a bank to bank transfer using the following details: Name of Beneficiary: Calcutta University Alumni Association; SWIFT Code: USBKUS44IMT; Routing Number: 064000059; Account Number: 151209191874
Sponsors
BPACON 2024 Sponsors
Title Sponsor: Salil K. Das
Emerald Sponsor: Tennessee Arts Commission
Platinum Sponsor:
Diamond Sponsor:
Gold Sponsor:
Silver Sponsor:
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