Celebrations galore at Bengali Club

Pohela Boishakh, also known as Bengali New Year, was celebrated with much fervour at the Bengali Club recently. People were seen enjoying the event as it was celebrated after two years of sabbatical due to the Coronavirus. Arun Kumar Banerjee, president of the Club, welcomed all the guests at the event.
(L-R) Alaknanda Banerjee, Madhumita Bose & Bulbul Godiyal
Amit Kumar Ghosh (L) and Basudeb Banerjee
The event also had a special musical performance by Anushka Patra, the Finalist of reality show Saregamapa Lil Champs, 2019, along with her band from Kolkata.The audience was captivated by Hindi as well as Bengali songs sung by the singer. Anushka sang Rabindra Sangeet's Aamaro Porano Jaha Chay, Aisa Mauka Phir Kahan Milega, and Ja Re Ud Ja Re Panchhi in tribute to Lata Mangeshkar. Anushka also sang some peppy Bollywood tracks like Saame from Pushpa, An Evening in Paris, Zara Sa Jhoom Lu Main, Mere Rashke Qamar, etc which engaged the audiences.
Arun Kumar Banerjee (L) and Abhijeet Sarkar
DK Thakur and Minakshi Sinhga
During the musical performances, everyone danced on the floor. Holding on to their tradition, Bengali Club treated its guests to Darbesh, a classical sumptuous Bengali sweet that is a lookalike of boondi laddu.
— Vivek Kumar
Deb Brata Bose and Ruchita Bose
Dr Shubhashish Munshi and Bulbul Munshi
(L-R) Nita Banerjee, Sangeeta Banerjee and Sajal Banerjee
(L) Jayanto Mukherjee (R) Trissha Sinha