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Utsav

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pCcedilfiexclcLpoundu Editorial 3 Utsav Committee Members 4 Message from the Utsav Boardroom 5 Utsav Accounts 6 Program Schedule 7 Community News 9 Utsav Award Winners 12 New Pratima Donors 13 Lcenthaiexcl Poems fcurrenminusSiexcll BjiquestraquoZ afapound minusiplusmncentjL 19 QiexcllcentV Lcenthaiexcl AcentiminusoL eiexclN 20 fsectminusSiexcll iiexclminusmiexclmiexclNiexcl oumliumliexcl jcurrenMiexclSNtildepound 21 Preventing Teen Deaths Stuti Ghoshal 22 Singing Shayanti Ghoshal 24 Blaze Adi Chowdhury 24 The World As I see It Mira Anderson 25 fEumlharing Articles Bjiexcll Nlminusjl RyencentV centpcentjLiexcl hpcurrencurrenliexclu 28 piexcle-eacuteiexclcentfrac34pminusbdquoiexcl minush Hcentluiexcl eiexclVEacuteminusjmiexclx centgminusl minuscMiexcl fEumlminusciexclo Liexclcentiquestsup1 plLiexcll 29 naiexclucurren fiexclCmV jiexclep liexclu 32 Hawaii Kajori Mukherjee 34 My Trip To Alaska Debanshu Das 35 Soccer World Cup in South Africa Natasha Choudri 37 Big Sur Monologue Rajesh Roy 39 33G Notebook Alaska Cruise Biswanath Mukherjee 41 Anniersquos Album Brishti Chakraborty 44 Rabindranath Tagore in America Prodyot Bhattacharya 45 Utsav Membership Roster 49 Brief History of Utsav 52


Literary Committee

Rashmi Nandi Biswanath Mukherjee

Rajat Saha Somen Nandi

Pulak Chowdhury Manas Ray (Editor)

Cover design by Santana Das

Disclaimer

The views and opinions of authors in this magazine do not necessarily state or reflect those of Utsav Inc For writings published in this magazine Utsav does not warrant or assume any legal liability and responsibility for accuracy completeness and usefulness of any information disclosed andor published Information provided is accurate as of the date of going to press Utsav or Chowrongee is not responsible for any errors or omissions Opinions expressed are those of individual authors Advertisers are solely responsible for the advertisements not Chowrongee or Utsav

Utsav Inc

11230 Gold Express Drive PO Box 310-412

Gold River CA 95670 wwwutsavsacorg

Chowrongee is published annually for Utsav members by Utsav Inc Sacramento CA USA

(wwwutsavsacorg) Printed at J Prassa Printers 2313 C Street Sacramento CA USA

(httpjpprintingnet)

Postmaster If undelivered please return to Utsav Inc 11230 Gold Express Drive PO Box 310-412 Gold River CA 95670


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Editorial Puja days are here again

It is lsquoNavamirsquo for Utsav the ninth year of celebration of Durga Puja the most glamorous festival of the Bengalis by Utsav Durga Puja as you all know has bloomed to a festival providing space to creative ideas in various fields and directions In big pujas it is mostly the management skill of the leading members to generate funds and procure the services of the best sculptors artists singers etc For the pujas such as ours members have to go beyond exercising their management skills only They have to perform many roles ndash acting singing painting naru making and what not There also lies the fun of being associated with a small community puja

Durga Puja also brings a season of new publications ndash lsquoPujo Sankhyarsquo or puja editions of literary and other magazines Bringing out Chowrongee the annual magazine of Utsav is part of the same tradition Utsav members become poets writers critics proof readers composers and so on

We dedicate the current issue of Chowrongee to the great poet Rabindranath Tagore whose 150th birth anniversary is being celebrated all over the world We are specially thankful to Prof Prodyot Bhattacharya for writing a well-researched informative article on Tagorersquos visits to America Ms Santana Das deserves credit for designing our cover page amalgamating the mood of Puja and Tagore

We also offer thanks to all the contributors especially to the little members of Utsav family who narrated their summer trips to exciting places such as Hawaii and Alaska

This issue could see the light of the day due the untiring efforts of the members of the Literary Committee and I am indeed grateful to all of them

Wish you all Puja Greetings

Manas Ray


Utsav Committee Members Governing Body Members (GBM) Sharmila Mukherjee (President) Ajay Joshi (Vice President) Rupa Chowdhury (Treasurer) Seema Chanda (Cultural Secretary) Pulak Chowdhury (Secretary)

Community Council Members (CCM) Debasis Saha (Chairperson) Rajat Saha Hem Sarkar

Literary Committee

Rashmi Nandi Biswanath Mukherjee Rajat Saha Somen Nandi Pulak Chowdhury Manas Ray (Editor)

Cultural Committee Seema Chanda (Chairperson) Udayan Chanda Mala Paul

Election Committee

Shomeek Paul Barin Kumar Rakesh Duttagupta

Puja Committee Santana Das (Chairperson) Rupa Chowdhury Mitra Choudri Anima Kumar Shashwati Roy

Registration Committee Adi Choudri Biswanath Mukherjee Sumanta Ghosh Barin Kumar Hem Sarkar Rajat Saha Prodosh Chakraborty

Food Committee Ajay Joshi (Chairperson) Anima Kumar Rashmi Nandi Pulak Chowdhury Sharmila Mukherjee

Fundraising Committee Ajay Joshi (Chairperson) Udayan Chanda Somnath Ghosh Somen Nandi Anima Kumar Hem Sarkar

Website Committee Pulak Chowdhury Udayan Chanda Mala Paul

Welcome Committee Mitra Choudri (Chairperson) Mita Chakraborty Subhra Gima Simmi Sarkar

Utsav Youth Group Arunav Sarkar (Chairperson) Neha Joshi Sahana Sarkar Natasha Chanda Rinita Mukherjee Aninda Chowdhury Sunoy Nandi Sharod Nandi Farah Billah Mitra Choudri (Coordinator)


Message from the Utsav Boardroom

Dear Utsav Families and Friends

It gives us great pleasure to bring you this brief message as we are gearing up for our ldquoevent of the yearrdquo ndash Durga Puja We have had a wonderful year thanks to the love and commitment from all of you We started the year with Saraswati Puja in January Along with great food Bengali band Sampan from Bay area was an immense hit with the young and the old ldquoPoila Boishakhrdquo the Bengali New Year was celebrated with great fanfare Everyone pitched in for the food and as a result we enjoyed authentic Bengali cuisine along with cultural shows from local talent This was followed by our Annual Picnic in June which was filled with fun and games and of course mouth-watering food Utsav also presented a patriotic song and a dance in the India Day Celebration in August to celebrate the auspicious occasion of Indiarsquos Independence Day

During the months of September and October we have been preparing for our biggest event As we vainly try to locate ldquoShorot-er Meghrdquo in clear skies we are reminded of Durga Puja days back in India We grow nostalgic as we try to explain the

brilliant festivities spread over five days to our children This year we are very excited since we are getting a brand new set of fiber glass Protima shipped directly from Kumartuli in Kolkata We are awaiting Ma Durgarsquos arrival in her new splendor for Utsavrsquos 9th Durga Puja and we canrsquot wait to welcome her in our community Our local talents ndash kids and adults alike ndash are working hard to dazzle us with their performances We are also looking forward to the performance of KAYA the Bengali folk-fusion band from Kolkata

It would be very remiss if we did not offer our sincere thanks to those volunteers whose tireless work year round has made all these events possible A very special thank you goes out to all of you who have donated generously to the New-Protima Fund We would also like to offer our sincere thanks to all the sponsors Without your support we would not have been able to pull this off

Thank you once more and on behalf of all of us (GBM and CCM) I welcome you to Durga Puja 2010

Sharmila Mukherjee President Utsav 2010

Governing Body Members (GBM)

Sharmila Mukherjee Ajay Joshi Seema Chanda Rupa Chowdhury Pulak Chowdhury

Community Council Members (CCM)

Deb Saha Rajat Saha Hem Sarkar


Utsav Accounts July 2009 - June 2010

Revenues Amount Amount Membership Fees $16370 Sponsorship $10000 Saraswati Pujo Donation $1155 Refund from Facility Rental $708 Ticket Sale Refund for Artist and Misc Collection $1450 Haiti Donation $466

Total Revenue $30149

Expenses Bank Charges $31 Bangla Sammelan and Picnic $86 Clubhouse Rental $190 Durga Pujo 2009 Art Supply $99 Artist $10661 Certificate Expenses $16 Champion Awards $44 Cleaning Expenses $702 Dance School Studio Rental $120 Delivery charges $285 Facility Rental $4016 Food amp Proshad $4624 General Expenses $67 Gifts for Raffle and General Expenses $449 Kids Costumes $250 Magazine $747 Party City $54 Priest Donation $151 Registration Expenses - Envelops $45 Sound amp Light $1630 Stage Setup $375 Stamps and Envelops $214 STL Rental (equipments) $486 $25035

Saraswati Pujo 2010 Clean Up Moving $130 Cultural Event - Sampan $200 Food $847 Kids Prizes and Misc $123 Priest Donation $151 Hall Rental $1865 Sound Engineer $465 $3781 California Secretary of State -Statement of Information $20 Haiti Donation $466 Insurance for 2010-2011 $614 Picnic Expenses from 2009 $99 PO BOX rental yearly subscription $252 Poila Boishakh Facility Rental $375 QuickBooks $219 Storage yearly charges $1144

Total Expenses $32313

Net Balance 2009-2010 -$2164 To be audited


Program Schedule for Durga Puja 2010

Event Time

Friday October 22 2010 Set Up 400 - 700 PMDinner 730 - 830 PMCultural Program

Rabindra Sangeet Antakhshari

900 - 1000 PM

Saturday October 23 2010 Durga Puja (Saptami and Mahashtami) 1000 AMAnjali 1130 AMPrasad 1200 NoonLunch 100 - 145 PMBangla Movie 200 PMSandhya Aaroti 530 PMCultural Program

Presidentrsquos Address ldquoCholo Kolkatardquo(A Production by Utsav Talent)

600 - 615 PM630 - 800 PM

Dinner 800 - 900 PM Folk Fusion Performance by Kaya 900 PM

Sunday October 24 2010 Durga Puja (Navami and Bijoya Dashami) 1000 AMAnjali 1130 AMPrasad 1200 NoonShanti Jol Bishorjon and Sindur Khela 1230 - 100 PMLunch 100 - 145 PMCultural Program

Performance by Utsav Young Talent ndash ldquoBir Purushrdquo Songs by Utsav Musical Talent ldquoIndian Folkrdquo (A variety show) Awards Ceremony Adhunik Bangla Gaan (by Urmi Chowdhury)

200 - 400 PM

Snacks 400 PM Clean Up 500 - 600 PM

Subject to change


To Go or Not To Gohellip Bulirsquos Dilemma

Bulirsquos parents cajole her with different images of Kolkata Different images hellip Romantic Rickety Tram Nostalgic Coffee House Unfathomable Adda Rustic Shopping Soccer and Cricket Mania hellip

Will Buli Go

A musical by Mala Paul based on a skit by Manas Ray Cast Udayan Suvra Rudrani Pulak Rajat Biswanath Ajay Shomeek Sonu Ayan Adi Sharod Sunoy Dancers Rashi Sonia Brishti Aisha Ena Ashna Tashu Rinita Neha Rumi Shimika Simmi Juneli Sanhita Mala Choreographers Mala Rudrani Sanhita Singers Adi Subhra Suman Rupa Kunal Rituparna Sunanda Tabla Sanjib Backstage Crew Somen Saumen Seema Direction Mala Paul

October 23 2010 at 700 pm Orangevale Community Center


Community News

Paris Powells USTA Tennis Team at Johnson Ranch Tennis Club (JRC) recently won the Inter Club tennis tournament in the greater Sacramento area The team then won the District level Tournament in San Jose and subsequently the California Sectional tournament in Carmel CA The team is now headed to Tucson Arizona to represent Northern California in the National Tournament in October Paris Powell is the better half of Dr Shyama Chakroborty who is also a diehard tennis player at JRC

Ballari Mukherjee daughter of Sharmila and Arun Mukherjee completed her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley in May 2010 majoring in Political Science She is currently attending University of Houston Law School on Deans scholarship

Mohana Roy daughter of Shashwati Roy and Manas Ray completed her undergraduate degree from UC Davis in June 2010 majoring in Neurobiology Physiology amp Behavior She was awarded citation for Outstanding Performance

Poet physicist and painter Tapati Bhaumik celebrated the publication of ldquoRhythm of My Soulrdquo a collection of poems with Utsav members and friends at a Folsom restaurant on May 22 2010 Poetry reading by poet and others in an informal and cozy atmosphere was followed by lunch The poems in this collection present real-life experiences using lucid and expressive language The work in this book has been grouped in four sections devotional poems poems of nature love poems and other poems Her poetry on Folsom and Blue Ravine lets us see our old town with a new look The publisher is AuthorHouse The book is available at Barnes and Noble Amazoncom and AuthorHouse Online

Congratulations to Alodipa and Subrata Datta on the birth of their second baby boy Sarthak on December 24 2009

Congratulations to Suman and Sudeep Sarkar on the birth of their second baby boy Aryav on July 27 2010

Congratulations to Sonali and Lakshmikanta Dash on the birth of their baby girl Arya on September 23 2010

Congratulations to Sanchita and Pulak Chowdhury on the birth of their baby girl Mahika Adishree on October 2 2010


A pencil sketch by Farah Billah 16 years


Our beloved Ramenda is cited in popular Bengali newspaper Aajkaal ---

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Utsav Award Winners (for 2003-09)

Utsav gratefully acknowledges the winners of Utsav Awards in past years

Cultural Award 2003 Somen Nandi

2004 Shyamal Chattaraj 2005 Nabanita Sen

2006 Shashwati Roy 2007 Sharmila Mukherjee

2008 Marvel Gima 2009 Joydeep Roy

Literary (and Educational) Award 2003 Arijit Chatterjee

2004 Arun Das 2005 Dilip Roychowdhury

2006 Rashmi Nandi and Pat Chatterjee 2007 Santana Das 2008 Manas Ray

2009 Rashmi Nandi

Fundraising Award 2003 Udayan Chanda

2004 Deb Saha 2005 Anita Ghoshal 2006 Somen Nandi

2007 Deb Saha 2008 Anima Kumar

2009 Ajay Joshi

Outstanding Volunteer Award 2003 Suvayu Bose

2004 Shashwati Roy and Mala Paul 2005 Santana Das

2006 Joy Mukherjee 2007 Seema Chanda

2008 Rupa Chowdhury and Koushik Das 2009 Subir Sarkar

Outstanding Youth Volunteer Award (This award was initiated in 2004)

2004 Joey Chakraborty 2005 Mohana Roy

2006 Natasha Choudri 2007 Aninda Chowdhury 2008 Robby Chakraborty

2009 Arunav Sarkar


New Pratima Donors Utsav gratefully acknowledges the following donors for new Durga Pratima

Anonymous Basu Kajol and Mrinmoy

Bhattacharya Anirban Bhattacharyya Prodyot and Srilekha

Chakraborty Prodosh and Mita Chanda Udayan and Seema

Choudri Adi and Mitra Chowdhury Arun and Rupa Das Koushik and Santana

Devavarapu Pradeep and Sanhita (Bandyopadhyay) Dey Saumen and Manjula

Ghosh Somnath and Sarbani Gima Shuvra and Marvel

Joshi Ajay and Nupur Kar Mukta

Khatua Tara and Krishna Kriplani Pramila and Indru Kumar Barin and Anima

Mukherjee Arun and Sharmila Mukherjee Joy and Subhra

Nag Avishek Nandi Somen and Rashmi Paul Shomeek and Mala

Roy Shashwati

Information as obtained during press time Our apologies if the information has any inaccuracy

please drop us an email at utsavprgmailcom with corrections


Wishing Utsav A Happy

And Prosperous Durga

Puja 2010



Khounish 9 years is a fourth grader and lives in Elk Grove

Nirvik 4 years lives in Folsom




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Preventing Teen Deaths Space to Cross Enter or Exit

Stuti Ghoshal

Young Suzie Fenton had just turned sixteen And decided that nothing was going to come in between

Her and her brand new Mercedes-Benz So that she could drive it and show it off to her friends

Suzie did not know that there are some driving rules

That would help her avoid those well-known traffic whirlpools Especially when one enters chaotic traffic from a stop

There has to be a gap between cars to stay clear from the cop

The correct distance between all cars should be A full block on the highway and half a block on city streets

The reason one needs this gigantic space Is so that one can drive with fellow cars at the same pace

If the car in front of you happens to slow down

You can also decline speed and not crash and wear a frown And if you need to stop for any necessary cause

Yoursquoll be thankful that the cars behind you followed the laws

Suzie should also know as she learns to drive The following guideline if she wants to thrive

When one is changing lanes or has a desire to turn One should always check for cars and people and show onersquos concern

Never start to turn just because the other car has its signal on

The driver may have forgotten or plans to turn at the intersection beyond If one assumes that the car will turn and continue

The two cars might crash and both drivers could be accused

One should always remember to wait until The other driver starts to move in his or her own free will

Even if you have the green light do not start Unless you have made sure that there are no cars that will thwart

Suzie now knows some things about driving

But there was one thing that she was still striving To understand and that was how to


Exit the freeway without too much ado Change lanes until you reach the far right

Then turn on your signal so that it shines bright Be sure yoursquore at the proper speed to leave

Not too fast or slow so that traffic can move free

Suzie is a safe driver and you can be too If you just follow these very simple rules

Thanks so much for all your time And The End because Irsquom all out of rhymes

Stuti 16 year is an eleventh grader in Oakmont High School


Singing Shayanti Ghoshal

In my dreams Upon the stage

Beneath the ceiling Beside the microphone Across the snack table Towards the audience

Within singing Beyond the auditorium

With all my heart Until stopping

Amidst the applause In front of cheering friends While still in my dreams

I take a bow At the end of the song

Shayati 11 yrs is a 6th grader in Buljan Middle School

Blaze Adi Chowdhury

My lovable adorable dog

Hersquos my dog Blaze Like a tornado chasing his tail

Barking as loud as a person shouts And naughty when he plays

He is my dog Blaze

Since the first time I saw him I knew our companionship

and love would never end and I will always love him because he is my dog Blaze

As he dug at the water bowl my brother and I knew that was going to be our dog Blaze

Even now I know that Blaze was the right

dog to choose I play with him every day while he runs

around the table chases the ball I threw or runs and bites me

The worldrsquos most wonderful adorable lovable fun

and understanding dog He is my dog Blaze

Adi 11 years is a 6th grader in Churchill Middle School


The World As I see It Mira Anderson

The world as I see it has some problems and troubles The world as I see it has many solutions and answers

Some parts of the world are trashed Some parts of the world have crashed Much of the world is beautiful land

But many parts of the world I dont understand The world as I see it is a mysterious case

The world as I see it is sometimes a disgrace The world altogether is a wondrous place

Mira 9 years is a granddaughter of Prodyot and Srilekha Bhattacharya and is in her fifth grade


The Vedanta Society of Sacramento

Utsav Members may wish to check out the activities of


Swami Prapannananda Minister and Teacher

Ramakrishna Order India 1337 Mission Avenue Carmichael CA 95608

Phone (916) 489-5137 E-mail societyvedantasactoorg Web httpwwwvedantasactoorg

The Society was started in 1949 and made a branch of

Ramakrishna Math Belurmath India in 1952

Activities include In the temple daily worship at 830 am and group meditation at 6 am and

730 pm Sunday Services Worship at 930 am and a lecture on a religious topic at

1100 am Vesper (Arati) at 600 pm with devotional songs Wednesday Classes at 730 pm on Vedanta scriptures Saturday Classes at 730 pm on Ramakrishna-Vivekananda literature Celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna Sri Sarada Devi and

Swami Vivekananda and also Durga Puja Kali Puja Jagaddhatri Puja Janmastami Shivaratri and few other festivals

Bookstore Ph (916) 489-2116 Email vedantabookstoreyahoocom It sells religious books childrenrsquos books religious articles incense sticks etc

Santodyana (Garden of Saints) A serene 4-acre retreat with Krishna and Lotus ponds having statues of Sri Krishna Shiva Moses Shankaracharya Sri Chaitanya St Francis of Assisi Guru Nanak and Our Lady of Guadalupe for peace and tranquility



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Hawaii Kajori Mukherjee

For my summer vacation my family and I went on a memorable trip to Hawaii to celebrate my parentsrsquo Silver Wedding Anniversary and my sisterrsquos graduation from UC Berkeley We first went to Honolulu (which is called Oahu in Hawaiian language) and then Maui We stayed on each island for 4 days

The things I liked best about Hawaii were the beaches and the Luau in Maui We snorkeled at a bay called Hanauma Bay in Oahu We saw many colorful little fish and coral reefs The beaches in Maui were magnificent with their clear sparkling blue water with waves to swim in soft white sand and the palm trees swaying in the breeze We went to a Luau in Maui It was fantastic because of the amazing dances lovely songs and delicious food We all enjoyed it very much We took a day-long trip to Hana which is the only rainforest in United States There we took a dip in the Seven Sacred Pools which are made by seven waterfalls at different elevations We were swimming very near the waterfall

In Oahu we went to visit Iolani palace It is the only true royal palace in the United States and the last official residence of the kings and queens who ruled Hawaii We also visited the Dole Plantation There we saw pineapples growing in the trees I enjoyed fresh pineapple juice There was a small pond which was full of bright-red Koi fish As we threw fish food in the water they scrambled to get it

In Hawaii we had delicious tropical fruits such as mangos coconuts sugar canes lychees and pineapples There are lots of things I enjoyed in Hawaii and what I have stated here are a few of my favorite things

Hawaii was an awesome trip and we all had a great time even though my Dad got sun burnt very badly Someday I hope to go there again

Kajori Mukherjee 11 years is a sixth grader in Rock Creek Elementary School and lives in Rocklin


My Trip To Alaska Debanshu (Sonu) Das

I havenrsquot been on any vacations since the

time I went to India in 2009 but the day finally came for my Alaska trip We departed from Sacramento on June 15 2010 and as my grandma was with us the trip was kind of special

Our first flight was from Sacramento to Seattle where we had to wait for five hours While we were waiting in the Seattle airport we played an Indian board game called Ludo and my team (which was only me and my dad) lost Then from Seattle we flew to Anchorage Alaska The flight duration was three hours and was really boring We arrived at around 10 PM but the weird thing was that there was still sunshine And it never got really dark at all We stayed at a Holiday Inn and rented a Hyundai SantaFe which was a small-size SUV but had some nicer features than our own car

On the second day we went to a resort called Alyeska There we took the ropeway to the mountains The ride was a little scary because we were really high in the air Finally when we reached there we were on a platform where there were restaurants and places to view the mountain ranges It was a pretty picturesque place and we loved it There were also some snowboarders and skiers on the mountains and I wished I could join them but my dad wouldnrsquot let me as I was not prepared and trained It was

pretty cold but we were wearing our jackets to keep us warm

The next day we visited Denali National Park a drive of approximately 300 miles from Anchorage which was very scenic Inside the Park we took a 12-hr bus ride where we saw grizzly bears and some caribou along the way We stopped to take some pictures of the animals as well Also on the mountains we saw mountain goats but they were really far away so they looked like little white moving balls There were some rest areas along the way so we could walk a little and stretch We finally stopped at a place called Kantishna and thatrsquos when the torture started We had to walk with mosquitoes all around us The only good thing was that our bus driver gave us a mosquito net which kept the mosquitoes off our heads While we were in Kantishna our ranger told us about the Alaskan Gold Rush

We also visited a house which belonged to a person who was a gold miner whose name I donrsquot remember It looked really beaten up probably because it was really old It was really hot so I stayed in there for only a few minutes Actually the Kantishna place was really hot Then on the way back we dropped off our ranger at the place where we had picked her up and headed back to our hotel On our way we saw this airport in


Kantishna but it was only for small monoplanes and biplanes Our bus driver called it Kantishna International Airport for fun The drive from Kantishna to our hotel was nearly one hour and 30 minutes plus some additional time for taking pictures of the animals Finally when we arrived at our hotel we refreshed ourselves and I started to watch the NBA Finals in which the Lakers took on the Celtics I watched a little bit and then we went out to get some mementos from the gift shops I got a cap and a fleece vest which said ldquoAlaskardquo

The next day was my most favorite day of the trip We were off to Anchorage and on the way we stopped at a place called Talkeetna It was a place from where you ride on a monoplane and go to the Mt McKinleyrsquos glaciers My dad already made reservations so all we had to do was wait for 2 hours So we decided to check out Talkeetna a little bit It was a small place full of restaurants and cafes My dad wanted to have tea so we went to a cafe I had a cup of hot chocolate and my mom and grandma had coffee Finally our wait was over we got dressed up in special snow shoes and Bill our pilot said ldquowelcome aboardrdquo And guess what I was sitting in the cockpit of the plane and it was a totally epic experience It was my dream to sit in a cockpit and it finally came true The takeoff was the best takeoff in my life It was so gentle and the speed wasnrsquot fast like the jet planes The pilot was telling us about the mountains and the glaciers There was snow everywhere and I even saw some blue snow on the glaciers Finally we landed on a glacier but it wasnrsquot on the wheels We landed on the skis which were attached to

the wheels Then we got off the plane and we were on the glacier approximately 20000 feet altitudehellip was truly an amazing feeling and my grandma was really excited because in India we donrsquot get to see these kind of glaciers I loved it and the snow was really deep which made it really cool We took lots of pictures and also threw snowballs at each other After spending over an hour the weather started to get worse and we had to return

The next day we went on a cruise called ldquo26 Glacier Cruiserdquo We boarded a Catamaran from the port of Whittier We started around 11 am and saw some beautiful glaciers from the deck real closehellip was a breathtaking display of ice formations We were lucky as the ranger in the boat said to watch for huge chunks of ice falling off from the glaciers on to the sea We also saw some amazing acrobatics by a humpback whale while returning to the port

The next day was the last day and we flew back to Sacramento via Salt Lake City with never-ending memories of Alaska I feel privileged to be among the few to visit such a wonderful place on earth

Debanshu 12 years is a seventh grader in Katherine Albiani Middle School and lives in Anatolia


Soccer World Cup in South Africa Natasha Choudri

It finally happened Ever since I was 5 years old every four years we would talk about attending the World Cup Soccer as a family but at the end we would end up watching it on TV Finally we took a vacation to South Africa in June 2010 as a family Although the media and TV do an excellent job of covering the World Cup now it will never be the same again

It all began when my Dad got on the World Cup FIFA website and put in a request for tickets When he got notified that he has been awarded 3 sets of game tickets we were ecstatic My brother Neil and I grew up playing soccer throughout our school years and were familiar with all the famous soccer player names around the

world Now here was our lifetime opportunity of watching them play live

Since this was our first trip to the African Continent we decided to include an African Safari Adventure and a trip to Victoria Falls ndash the largest falls in the world

When we got our tickets there were no teams named yet but my Dad being a hardcore Brazilian fan like most Bengalis had put in for Brazil games as our first preference We knew 6 months later that we did have two Brazil games and that got us excited to start the planning process Dad spent endless nights staying up late to do all the travel planning including hotels and transportation

We certainly donrsquot realize living in USA what a big deal this event is to the rest of the

world Imagine Super Bowl

Baseball Championship

and US Open all rolled into one event and since the Soccer World Cup happens every 4 years it is just crazy About 10 million people descend on a

city for a whole month and nothing but soccer dominates every conversation in hotels bars restaurants at airport taxi rides ndash I am sure you get the picturehellip

South Africa is an awesome country Since their Independence they have done a great job of integrating into the society without a hitch The roads and airports were very modern and clean and the people very


friendly and eager to help I did not know that Durban which is a city on the Indian Ocean has 45 of its population of Indian origin There is a road in Durban named after Mahatma Gandhi

Highlights of the trip There were several We were privileged to watch the top three players ndash Kaka of Brazil Christian Ronaldo of Portugal and Lionel Messi of Argentina

The Soccer match between Argentina and Mexico was very exciting It was also great to see the legendary Diego Maradona as Coach of Argentina We have a live video of him warming up the Argentinean team ndash if any of you would like to watch just let us know He was wearing a suit yet could not resist extending his foot to pass the ball to Lionel Messi during the practice The festive atmosphere created by the spectators by wearing their country flags and painting their faces will be an image ingrained in our memories for our lifetime

And the Vuvuzelas may have bothered you TV watchers but they sent a chill of excitement down our spine while watching a game at the Stadium Yes we did bring back souvenirs

My favorite player Kaka was there playing the first game and then was red

carded for his fouls and out of the second ndash Irsquoll never forgive him for this

We were also photographed by the Brazilian Press as ldquoFans from Californiardquo and our picture published in their local newspaper

Our Safari to the Kruger National Park was amazing too We saw all kinds of animals and their ldquobig fiverdquo which includes ndash lion leopard elephant buffalo and rhinoceros The highlight of the trip was

two male lions

stalking a buffalo

early in the morning for their food Kruger Park is bigger than the State of Massachusetts and it took us 4 days to cover only half of it

Our final and perhaps the most incredible stop was at the Victoria Falls in Zambia which is one of the seven wonders of the world It is 17 kilometer long Niagara Falls looks like a baby when compared to it It is impossible to include the whole Falls in one photo unless it is taken from a helicopter

As we settle back into our daily routine back in USA we reminisce about the fantastic experience wersquove returned with and fervently wish for more And the next World Cup in Brazil in 2014 does not seem too far away

Natasha Choudri (writing on behalf of The Choudri Family) is a third-year student at Cal Poly University Pomona


Big Sur Monologue Rajesh Roy

There was high alert of earthquake and tsunami across the Pacific Ocean The sea along Highway CA-1 was more violent than usual The ocean was constantly striking the rocky cliff which is standing high along the shoreline Their struggle was making any known human struggle insignificant It was like two gigantic beasts were wrestling fighting for existence and giving shape to each other It was just senseless insanity But it also reminds that in essence the nature of all creations the nature of any existence is the same Struggle is inevitable It is the reason behind the way we are It is the reason behind every inch of our perfection

Eight of us were driving along the shoreline in search of solitude Solitude from human existence solitude from all struggles The Pacific seemed to show no mercy on us We headed towards east and

drove through the wilderness of the Big Sur The six-cylinder engines of our two BMW were roaring flexing their muscles and tearing down the sanctity of the silence After beating every winding turn of the hilly stretch we reached the foothill of the Ventena Wilderness And soon after as the engine stopped the impenetrable mist along with its silence wrapped us around from all sides

My backpack was a little too heavy for me I was wondering if this is the heaviest thing that I have ever carried in my life But then I thought of the family Ive left behind thousands of miles away on the other half of the globe I thought about the relationships Ive left behind to race after the so-called better standard of life and I realized that the burden of separation is the heaviest weight that man can ever carry on his back

It was the drop of rain that made me realize that we have already started walking on the trail A few minutes later the only

sound we could hear was the sound of insistent rain fall I had never let myself get soaked in the rain this much before neither I had let my shoes sunk in the mud so carelessly But it was not worth fighting The insolent rain was too much of an opponent to fight We were walking along a small creek which was flowing through the


slope of the hill taking all the short cuts too certain of its destination On the other hand our trail was winding climbing up and down like a sinusoidal curve as if it wanted to challenge all our motivation and determination I was feeling foolish and satisfied by the adventure at the same time But it was that pain on my legs that brought me back to reality My legs were trembling and giving all signs of betrayal But when I looked at the faces of my fellow backpackers I couldnt discover any trace of struggle So I kept walking ignoring the protest of my legs And I kept walking until I forget about the pain And here is the kicker as soon as you ignore the existence of pain life is all good nothing is there to hold you back and nothing is there which is impossible to achieve

After camping in the delta of a creek for the night and hiking a few more miles we reached the top of the hill with the sun shining with its full glory From the peak we could see countless mountain tops covered with dense wood some have been explored and many were not The sight was spectacular I looked towards west Far away through the standing mountains a

small v shaped window was open and I saw the Pacific From this distance and this altitude the Pacific looked tiny Its waves were no longer gigantic For a moment its existence seemed ordinary I guess these are the moments these are those rare moments when man can feel pride in its struggle Man can feel mightier than the mightiest ocean Suddenly all our struggle and pain made perfect sense The bottom line is no matter how much we try to escape from our struggle we always end up finding peace in it And if thatrsquos the thing we are all looking for then many more winding roads we have to beat many more mountain tops we have to explore

Rajesh Roy is a PhD student at University of California Davis More blogs from Rajesh can be found at httprearview-rajeshblogspotcom


33G Notebook Alaska Cruise Biswanath Mukherjee

33G Notebook is a travel notebook which has evolved from the Sacramento Notebook columns which appeared in Chowrongee 2006 and Chowrongee 2007 (Please see Chowrongee 2005 for an explanation on 33G) This edition of 33G Notebook is devoted to Alaska Cruise

Alaska Cruise is what my wife Supriya and I chosehellip to celebrate our twenty-sixth wedding anniversary this past summer Our weeklong cruise on MS Oosterdam operated by Holland America took us through the ldquoInside Passagerdquo and showed us much uspoiled beauty in the Alaskan wilderness such as the Glacier Bay National Park and regions around the towns of Juneau Sitka and Ketchikan The cruise educated us a lot about Alaska and it is highly recommended to you when you get a vacation opportunity

Seattle Washington

Our cruise started on a Sunday evening from Seattle We flew in to Seattle two days early to spend some time in the city where we lived nearly 25 years back when I was a PhD student at the University of Washington (UW) We spent a lot of time with our friends Malay Shampa and their son Aveek particularly since we are long-time friends from our days when Malay and I were PhD students at UW We had a nostalgic drive through the UW campus and found that the shopping areas have expanded University Village Shopping Center has become a lot more upscale and our family housing apartment on campus has been replaced by a parking lot Bellevue has evolved from a ldquovillagerdquo to a city with numerous upscale restaurants and tall buildings in downtown (many displaying the Microsoft logo) Pike Place Shopping Center and the original Starbucks coffee shop continue to be very attractive and crowded We tasted the famous Ivarsrsquo restaurantrsquos chowder and halibut We visited Pioneer Square and the Seattle Underground for the first time We saw

how Seattle grew vertically ldquoby layersrdquo about a hundred years back because earlier the low-lying areas would get flooded during high tide Our cruise ship departed from Pier 91 from Elliott Bay on the west side of Seattle

MS Oosterdam

Our beautiful cruise ship was the MS Oosterdam which carried over 2000 passengers and a crew of close to 1000 people If you are new to cruising you may wish to know that a cruise ship is like a ldquosmall floating self-sufficient mobile cityrdquo

The Oosterdam like other similar cruise ships has its own performing arts theater several other demonstration centers (for cooking shows etc) a cinema screening room formal dining rooms many upscale restaurants cafeteria dining several swimming pools jacuzis a walking area (sort of like a jogging track) a basketball court a library a shopping arcade a video games parlor a casino and numerous bars (called piano bar wine bar etc) located wherever there seems to be empty space that needs to be filled

On most evenings the ship is at sea and on each such evening there is an attractive show such as comedy magic as well as song and dance performances At other times of the day when the ship is at sea there are numerous planned activities for passengers such as culinary shows arts demonstrations (paper folding flower arranging etc) technology workshops fitness lectures etc

The MS Oosterdam served formal tea every afternoon at 300 pm with themes


such as Indonesian Tea Ceremony Dutch High Tea etc Late every evening typically at 11 pm late night snacks were served in the cafeteria with themes such as Filipino snacks Asian flavors Dutch snacks Dessert Extravaganza (around pool areas) etc MS Oosterdam like most cruise ships employs a diverse crew from many nationalities particularly from Indonesia (which used to be a Dutch colony) and Phillippines

Our stateroom (which is what passengersrsquo rooms on cruise ships are called) was on the eight floor with a veranda deck so we enjoyed beautiful views from our room particularly for our day-long cruise through Glacier Bay which we visited first

Glacier Bay National Park

After being at sea all-day Monday we cruised through Glacier Bay from 1100 am to 800 pm on Tuesday A long time back the 65-mile-long Glacier Bay was completely covered by ice When George Vancouver sailed into the region about 200 years back he found a great wall of ice bordering the body of water But the ice has been melting and today the ice has receded to several of the inlets My wife and I were particularly excited to see the Johns Hopkins Glacier since our older daughter Bipasha studies at the Johns Hopkins Medical School we learned that this glacier was named by a Johns Hopkins University PhD

student working in this region on glacial research We saw some tidewater glaciers where the ice has come all the way down to the water Our ship stayed still and close to some glaciers so we could see the ice ldquocalvingrdquo (falling off into the water) It was interesting to see the ship perform a U-turn in a very narrow stretch of water

Tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay National Park

On our tour of Glacier Bay we heard commentaries from Park Rangers who boarded our ship at Bartlett Cove where Glacier Bay starts I was fortunate to see the Rangers board our ship by coming in on their Pilot Boat getting alongside the Oosterdam and jumping on board They departed similarly when we left Bartlett Cove at 800 pm

The Rangers pointed out various marine wildlife flora and fauna in the region We learned from them that this region was inhabited by the Hoonah Tlingit (pronounced Klingit) Indians who enjoyed abundant food supplies particularly salmon and other fish as well as various vegetables

Glacier Bayrsquos scenic beauty will always remain with me

Juneau

On Wednesday our ship docked from 700 am to 700 pm in Juneau the capital of Alaska Juneau can be accessed only by air and sea there is no road access to Juneau but the city does have about 50 miles of


paved roads Water access to Juneau ndash as well as to the other cities we visited on this trip Sitka and Ketchikan ndash is through the ldquoInside Passagerdquo which is a coastal route for ships along a series of passages between the Pacific coast and nearby islands with most of the route in Alaska and British Columbia

Juneau is named after Joe Juneau who found gold here in 1880 Juneau is the second-largest city in the US area-wise with the largest being Sitka which we visited next The capital of Alaska was moved to Juneau from Sitka in 1912 Downtown Juneau has many of the original gold-rush buildings as well as many modern state capitol buildings

In Juneau we visited Mendenhall Glacier a tidewater glacier We visited a salmon hatchery and learned that a salmonrsquos life starts in fresh water then it goes to the sea and comes back to its place of origin to spawn There are five types of salmon ndash Chinook (aka king) Sockeye (red) Coho (silver) Chum (dog) and Pink (humpy) We enjoyed a salmon bake for lunch Finally we took the tramway to the top of Mt Roberts which overlooks Juneau and provides a panoramic view of the city below including the Gastineau Channel which separates Juneau from Douglas Island

Cruise ship from Mt Roberts Tramway

Juneau

Sitka

Sitka our port of call on Thursday was the ancestral home of the Tlingit Indian Nation and this is where the Russians under Commander Baranov came and set up a trading post at the end of the 18th century Due to various instances of mistrust there were wars between the Tlingit and the Russians but finally the Tlingits were driven inland and the Russians were in power Eventually Russia found this place hard to maintain and they sold Alaska to US for $7200000 in gold and the transfer was formalized in Sitka on October 18 1867 Sitka remained the capital of Alaska until 1912

Sitka has a lot of Russian history such as St Michaelrsquos Cathedral and many other buildings which are reflective of Russian architecture At Sitkarsquos performing arts center brightly-colored Russian performers typically perform traditional folk dances for visitors We took a bus tour through the city and a walking tour through the woods where we saw many totempoles enjoyed the flora and fauna and watched thousands of salmons swimming upstream in a freshwater creek to spawn We learned that most of our tour guides do tours during the 3-month tourist season in summer they hold some other job year round and most of them moved from other parts of the US to Alaska to live here


Unfortunately Sitka does not have a large port where cruise ships can dock so it is not on the schedule of many cruises Fortunately for us Holland America makes a port of call at Sitka with the Oosterdam anchoring in water and having its life boats (each of which can hold close to 150 people) provide ldquotenderrdquo (or ferry) service between the ship and shore Thus we were able to enjoy the Russian heritage in Sitka

Ketchikan

Ketchikan a half-day stop on our cruise on Friday is referred to as ldquoAlaskarsquos First Cityrdquo because it is the first town travelers reach when ferrying north along the Inside Passage In Ketchikan we took a boat ride

to explore the beautiful surrounding islands and their vegetation We visited a salmon cannery (which is no longer functional) and the Saxman Totem Park with many colorful totempoles

Unfortunately we had to leave Ketchikan early to reach Victoria British Columbia the next day (Saturday) by 600 pm We enjoyed a few hours of walking through picturesque Victoria downtown Finally the Oosterdam took off at midnight arriving in Seattle on Sunday morning at 700 am

Thus ended our wonderful Alaska Cruise We hope you will also enjoy it soon if you havenrsquot already done so

Biswanath Mukherjee is Professor (and Past Chairman) of Computer Science at University of California Davis where he has been for the past 23 years and currently holds the Child Family Endowed Chair Professorship Readers can visit the author at httpnetworkscsucdavisedu~mukherje

Anniersquos Album Brishti Chakraborty

There was once a baby rabbit Her name was Annie She found a book and that was an album

She told the older rabbits but they didnrsquot believe her The next day a little boy came Annie already knew the boy because she had seen pictures of the boy in the album But the older rabbits didnrsquot know him So all the older rabbits ran away and hid behind the bushes Annie became the boyrsquos friend All day they played together The older rabbits saw them from behind the bushes They realized that the boy

was nothing to be scared of So they came and said they wanted to play too Then everybody played all night and all day

Brishti 5frac12 yearsis a kindergartener in Patwin Elementary School and lives in Davis


Rabindranath Tagore in America Prodyot Bhattacharya

Rabindranath loved to travel His restless mind always longed for freedom from the immediate surroundings as articulated in ldquoBcentj Qrsquom minusq Bcentj pcurrencurrencsectminusll centfuiexclppound and minusqbiexcl eu AeEacute minusLiexclbiexcl AeEacute minusLiexclbiexcl AeEacute minusLiexcleMiexclminusezrdquo Even when he was in Shantiniketan he kept moving from one to another among the various houses and cottages named Konark Shyamalee Udayan Uttarayan Punashcha SnejutiUdichi and Dehali

Helen Keller with Tagore New York 1930

His first foreign travel was in 1878 at the age of 17 when his ICS brother Satyendranath took him to England He came in contact with the lifestyle of the English upper middle class had a taste of western music and attended the University College of London for some time He felt uncomfortable and did not quite like it He made another short visit to England in 1890

Rabindranathrsquos extensive world travel began in 1912 and continued through 1932 Unlike the earlier visits when he was trying to get a feel for the West he was now spreading Indian culture trying to raise funds for his school and University in Shantiniketan and also enjoying the

attention and admiration with which he was treated by the governments Universities and intellectuals of the countries he visited Besides England France Germany Russia and many other countries in Europe he also traveled in Japan (several times) China Java Bali Persia and Iraq often as a guest of the State

We now come to his travels in America He visited the USA four times (1912 1916 1920 and 1930) Argentina (1924) and Canada (1929)

On November 28 1912 Rabindranath left for London with his son Rathindranath and daughter-in-law Pratima Debi He needed a surgery in London and then wanted to spend some time in Urbana Illinois where Rathindranath studied from 1906 to 1909 for his BS in Agricultural Science and where he would now have an opportunity for further research In London the poet met William Rothenstein whom he knew from the time of his visit to Calcutta in 1910 and gave him the manuscript of his own English translation of some of his poems Rothenstein thought that the right person to appreciate these gems would be the poet William B Yeats so he gave the manuscript to Yeats A reception for the poet was soon arranged by the top literary figures of England presided by Yeats who spoke of Tagorersquos poems with the highest praise It was decided that the India Society would publish the collection of these poems as Gitanjali or song-offerings with an introduction by Yeats The seed of the Nobel Prize was thus planted

After four months in England the poet sailed for New York with his son and daughter-in-law and from there to Urbana Americans (in those days) enjoyed serious


lectures We know how eagerly they came to hear Swami Vivekananda (and Swami Yogananda at a later time) and soon Rabindranath was asked to lecture at the Unity Club of the Unitarian Church in Urbana This was the first time he lectured in English and they were very well received This was followed by some lectures in Chicago and then he received an invitation to speak at an inter-faith conference in Rochester NY Here his lecture on Race Conflict was judged by the journal Christian Register as the best of all lectures at this conference From Rochester he went to Boston gave several lectures at Harvard before returning to Urbana After six months in the USA the poet with his companions went back to London gave some more lectures underwent his surgery and then went home Soon after on November 15 1913 he received the news of his Nobel Prize

Tagore at the boarding of the German Lloyd

steamer Bremen in Bremen

In mid-1915 the poet received an invitation from Japan and at about the same time was contacted by a lecture-tour organizing company Pond Lyceum in the USA The owner Major Pond offered $12000 (Rs 36000) if he would lecture in various cities as arranged by them He accepted and in May 1916 sailed to Japan with Andrews Pearson and the young artist Mukul De In his lectures in Japan he

criticized Japanrsquos imperialistic attitude and their actions in China They stopped his lectures and no one but his host came to bid farewell when he left Japan

From Japan he sailed for the USA landing in Seattle in September 1916 and the lecture-tour started according to Major Pondrsquos plan It was a grueling schedule of coast-to-coast lectures Seattle Portland San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego hellip Salt Lake city hellip Chicago New York Boston Yale University and more lecturing almost every day repeating basically the same material He could not take it any more and cancelled the contract taking heavy loss On his return journey he came through Cleveland and Colorado to San Francisco and then sailed to Japan stopping for a day in Honolulu After almost 10 months he came home at the end of March 1917

Tagore with Indian students at UC Berkeley

The poetrsquos next trip to the West was mainly to raise funds for Viswa Bharati University by lecturing in America Unfortunately this yearndashlong tour from June 1920 to July 1921 was financially and otherwise quite disappointing This was because in 1919 he had given back the title of Knighthood to the British government as a protest against the Jalianwallabag massacre in Amritsar which offended the British who also influenced the American publicrsquos opinion against him As a result


Tagore was largely ignored in England and America Major Pond who had arranged his lecture tour in 1916 now declined The poet still came to New York with Pearson hoping for the best but there was no invitation for lectures except just a few in New York and one at Harvard This time there was hardly any interest in his message of Internationalism and the theme of Viswa-Bharati Pragmatism and an insatiable greed for wealth had taken the place of idealism which he later depicted in lšsup2Llhpoundz Mrs Carnegie declined his request for a meeting and although he received an invitation to the Junior League Club of rich young ladies they did not do much financially He left New York went to Chicago and was staying with a friend from Illinois when Major Pond at last came up with a program of 15 lectures in Texas For 15 days he traveled in the Pullman car at night and met people and lectured during the day So there was some money and some satisfaction after the sad experience in New York Altogether this trip was disappointing However he gained a long-term friend and colleague in a young idealistic Englishman named Leonard Elmhirst His friend Mrs Straight a rich young American heiress also took interest in Tagorersquos work in Sriniketan They later got married and she provided generous financial support to Sriniketan for many years to come

Tagore was invited to Peru in 1924 to attend the centennial celebration of their independence from Spain From France he took a ship to Buenos Aires Argentina but got so sick during the voyage that the trip to Peru had to be cancelled After some time in Argentina he returned home in February 1925 In Buenos Aires an Argentine lady Victoria Ocampo arranged a house for him took care of all his needs and nursed him with much devotion until he recovered This established an everlasting bond between the two The poet affectionately named her

Vijaya and dedicated to her his collection of poems fsectlhpoundz This was one of the most difficult times in the poetrsquos life Here I am tempted to make a digression The poem minusno hpiquestsup1 in fsectlhpound written in Buenos Aires is one of Rabindranathrsquos most romantic poems A casual reading of the poem may suggest that the poet is about to leave the garden of his beloved with a longing lingering look behind But to me it seems that he thinks that the time has come for him to leave this world he loved so much In 1929 he made a short 10-day visit to Canada This was an invitation to lecture on Education and Leisure at a conference in Vancouver organized by the National Council of Education On the way home he stopped in Japan

After 1920-1921 he visited Europe in 1925-26 and it was in 1930 that he traveled to the west for the last time Highlights of his visit in 1930 were the Hibbert Lectures in Oxford (Religion of Man) meeting Albert Einstein in Germany and their conversations on The Nature of Reality and Music establishing his new identity as a painter with exhibitions in London Paris Berlin Moscow and New York and then spending about 3 weeks in Russia as a guest of the Soviet Government before going to America

November 10 1930 Chester Williams (left) Executive Secretary of the National Students

Federation interviewing Tagore at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City over WABC and

Columbia Network radio Tagore spoke on youth rebuilding the world


In Russia he admired the spread of education and improvement of the condition of peasants and common workers but also sounded a far-sighted warning about casting human minds into a mould total denial of private property rejection of human rights for the benefit of the society and dangers of dictatorship (Letters from Russia)

Finally he went to America hoping to raise funds for his university and again he was disappointed as in 1920-1921 but for different reasons First it was in the middle of the depression and then the potential organizers of lectures were concerned that he would praise Soviet Russia although he had expressed mixed opinion about the subject There were superficial celebrations and banquets attention from the British ambassador a private audience with President Hoover publication of his conversation with Einstein in the New York Times but he could not meet the great philanthropist Rockefeller and there was only one well-attended lecture in Carnegie Hall After 3 months of futile attempts to raise funds he went back to England

Rabindranath made four visits to the USA At the time of his first visit in 1912 he was not famous but people got to know him The second visit in 1916 after the Nobel Prize was the most successful while the third and the fourth were disappointing especially the third He was appreciated much more in Europe America probably did not understand his message or may be did not care for it

Sources

Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay Rabindra Jiban Katha Ananda Publisher 1985

Hiranmay Bandopadhyay Thakur Barir Katha Sahitya Sangsad 1996

Rabindranath Thakur Rassia-r Chithi Rabindra Rachanaboli (10th) Govt of West Bengal 1961

Rani Chanda Gurudev Biswa-Bharati 1987

Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson (Editors) Rabindranath Tagore an Anthology Picador 1999

Prodyot Bhattacharya is Professor Emeritus of Statistics at University of California Davis He has been living in Davis for nearly 30 years


Utsav Membership Roster (2010-11)

Platinum Sponsors (2010-11) (contribution $1200 and above) Joshi Ajay Nupur

Sarkar Sanjib Hem Saha Deb Nina

Sharma Kingshuk Ashrukona

Gold Sponsors (2010-11) (contribution $600 and above) Ghosh Somnath and Sarbani Karmakar Dr Amit and Carol Mukherjee Arun and Sharmila

Mukherjee Biswanath and Supriya Mukherjee Joy and Subhra Nandi Somen and Rashmi

Silver Sponsors (2010-11) (contribution $300 and above)

Basuroy Nirupom and Sudeshna Chakraborty Prodosh and Mita

Chanda Udayan and Seema Choudri Adi and Mitra

Chowdhury Arun and Rupa Kriplani Indru and Pramila Kumar Barin and Anima Nayak Sanjib and Soma

Saquib Najmus and Lubna Sarkar Sudip and Suman

Williamson Anuradha and David

General Members Denotes membership renewed for 2010-11 at press time

Our apologies if the information has any inaccuracies Please drop us an email at utsavprgmailcom with corrections

Acharya Tapash

Adoni Anand Subhra (Chakraborty) Anish and Aisha Bagchi Shyamal and Ossing

Bandyopadhyay Barun Sunanda Sneha and Hiya Banerjee Amit Snigdha (Ghosh) and Isha

Basu Debashis Basu Samrat and Madhurima

Basu Shantanu and Rina and Dhiya Basuroy Nirupam Sudeshna Shimika and Nirvik

Bhattacharya Anirban and Archita Bhattacharya Prodyot and Srilekha

Bhaumik Partha


Bhaumik Ashish and Tapati Bhaumick Rana Burman Prabir

Chakrabarti Indro Valleri Mira Anna and Devin Chakraborty Prodosh Mita Joey and Robby

Chakraborty Prabuddha Rituparna (Sen) and Brishti Chakroborty Shyama and Paris Powell

Chanda Udayan Seema Neel and Natasha Chattaraj Shyamal Mousumi Arka and Ishan

Chatterjee Satya Pat and Arun Choudri Adi Mitra Neil and Natasha

Chowdhury Arun Rupa Ayananta and Aditya Chowdhury Pulak Sanchita (Dey) and Mahika Adishree

Chowdhury Raj Chowdhury Shyamal Bipasha Sudip and Anindya

Das Koushik Santana and Debanshu Dasgupta Gautam Swagata and Shrayas

Dash Lakshmikanta Sonali (Bandhyopadhyay) and Archit Datta Subrata Alodipa Sayak and Sarthak

Devavarapu Pradeep Sanhita (Bandyopadhyay) and Suhan Dey Saumen Manjula and Siddhartha

Dey Suddha and Nandita (Roy Chowdhury) Dutta Indrajit

Duttagupta Rakesh Sudakshina Rashi and Neel Ganguly Apratim

Ganguly Juneli and Debraj Ghosh Kunal Rupa Shovik and Rudrani

Ghosh Somnath and Sarbani Ghosh Sumanta Paramita Sumita and Shayan

Ghoshal Surajit Tuhina Tuli and Tithi Gima Marvel and Subhra

Guha Kaushik Anuradha Riana and Nyssa Gupta Suvodeep and Sanhita

Joshi Ajay Nupur Neha and Veer Kar Mukta

Karmakar Amit Carol Deven and Asha Khan Abdul Quyyum Jasmin Sami and Nafi

Khatua Tara and Krishna Kriplani Indru and Pramila

Kumar Barin Anima and Soma Mandal Uttam

Mohammad Billah (Rana) Baby Farah and Farhan Mukherjee Arun Sharmila Ballari and Kajori

Mukherjee Biswanath Supriya Bipasha and Suchitra Mukherjee Joy Suvra Rinita and Ronit

Nag Avishek


Najmus Saquib Lubna Samhita and Samara Nandi Somen Rashmi Sunoy and Sharod

Nayak Sanjib Soma Ena and Ashna Paul Debashis

Paul Shomeek Mala and Evani Paul Subrata and Soma

Paul Sumanta and Moushumi (Dey) Ray Joydeep Dipanjali (Banerjee) and Siddhartha

Ray Manas Shashwati and Mohana Roy Rajesh

Saha Deb Nina (Shetty) Rohan and Ishaan Saha Rajat

Saha Subir and Seema (Chowdhury) Sarkar Anandarup

Sarkar Sanjib Hem Arunava and Sonia Sarkar Subir Lily Sahana and Sharon

Sarkar Sudeep Suman Aditya Aryav Sandeep and Debolina Sharma Kingshuk Ashrukana Khounish and Eashaan


Denotes membership renewed for 2010-11 during press time Our apologies if the information has any inaccuracy



Brief History of Utsav

ldquoUtsav is a nonprofit cultural organization involved in promoting Bengali culture in Sacramento valley Utsav was founded in 2002 with one goal creating a positive and enjoyable experience of friendship happiness and harmony via our Bengali heritage Although Utsav is predominantly a Bengali organization so far we want to reach other communities as well Membership in Utsav is not limited to any particular race religion or ethnic originrdquo

The Journey The Beginning It was a fine afternoon of

Saraswasti Puja of 2002 A few new Bengali arrivals in Sacramento were standing in front of 1317 Montridge Ct El Dorado Hills CA reminiscing over the Puja celebrations in their homeland in India The participants in that gathering - Deb Saha Udayan Chanda (UC) Arun Chowdhury Samrat Basu Anirban Bhattacharya Suvayu Bose and Joy Mukherjee - all felt the need to host their own Durga Puja in Sacramento and the idea of an organization was thus born In an hour they came up with the name Utsav first proposed by Suvayu Bose Later Mala Paul designed the Utsav logo

Few weeks after that momentous gathering of minds several Sacramento Bengali old timers were contacted with the help of Mita Chakraborty Everyone who we spoke to got excited to have our own Durga Puja and to have our own organization Through this process of joyous interactions between the new arrivals and the old timers of Sacramento Utsav found few strong pillars in the names of Adi and Mitra Choudri Somen Nandi Biswanath Mukherjee and others who had an immediate impact to make Utsav a grand success

In July 2002 Utsav was officially formed Adi Choudri Deb Saha Udayan Chanda

Arijit Chattopadhyay and Joy Mukherjee ndash with smiles happiness and glitters in their eyes ndash signed the official paperwork We celebrated our first Durga Puja in October 2002 The participation of member families was outstanding and the joy was boundless As days have passed the Utsav tree has expanded and the bondage among families grew deeper

The First Six Years Days passed The baton of responsibility transferred to other able hands from the hands of those who started the organization But the founders and senior members continued to remain very active in different roles

Utsav membership includes 80-90 families from which eight members are elected every year to serve as officers for a year In the first seven years many of our members have served our organization with the leadership of our following Presidents

2003 Arijit Chattopadhyay 2004 Udayan Chanda 2005 Mitra Choudri 2006 Biswanath Mukherjee 2007 Dipankar Chattopadhyay 2008 Udayan ChandaDeb Saha 2009 Adi Choudri 2010 Sharmila Mukherjee

Our Activities

We organize several major annual events Durga Puja Saraswati Puja Picnic + Annual General Meeting (AGM) etc All our events enjoy strong participation from our children Our next generation ndash for whom the exposure to Bengali culture is invaluable ndash is very active in our cultural programs literary activities and puja activities It is gratifying to note that many of our young members even after going to college still come back for our Pujas and look forward to attending them


Our other activities include the following

Cultural Program productions as parts of Durga Puja Saraswati Puja Anandamela India Day California State Fair etc

Our Past Durga Puja External Artists include the following famous performers

o Mala Ganguly o Lopamudra Mitra o Antara Chowdhury o Bhoomi o Rezwana Chowdhury Banya o Somdatta Basu o Utpalendu Chowdhury o Nachiketa o Sougata Ganguli (Sarod) o Jojo o Anup Ghoshal o Raghav Chatterjee o Suchismita Das o Shubhomita o Arnab Chakrabarty

In 2009 Dr Mitra Choudri initiated a youth volunteer group which has been warmly received by our Utsav kids They have organized a winter clothes drive for St Johnrsquos Shelter performed Annual Spring Cleaning at the Vedanta Center served an Indian meal at St Johnrsquos Shelter and raised funds for the Haiti Disaster

High-quality production of our Annual Magazine Chowrongee (please visit our website for archives) thanks to our Past and Present Editors Dilip Roychowdhury Arun Das Rashmi Nandi and Manas Ray

Drama Productions under the Direction of Somen Nandi such as

o Obak Jolpan (by Sukumar Roy) also performed at Durgotsavrsquo07 by an all-female cast under the direction of Sharmila Mukherjee

o Mamago (by Sukumar Roy) o Makuda Chole Gelen (by Gautam

Roy)

o Bifole Mulyo Ferot (by Samir Dasgupta) also performed at 23rd Annual North American Bengali Conference (NABC) (Bongo Sammelan) Long Beach CA July 2003

o Hum Do Hamara Do (by Amol Roy) o Public Servant (by Gautam Roy) also

performed at Bay Area Natyamela May 2005

o Jampati (Sruti Natak) (by Sanjib Chattopadyay)

o Babuder Dalkukure (by Manoj Mitra) also performed at Bay Area Natyamela June 2006

o Apaharan (Sruti Natak) (by Baidyanath Mukhopadhyay) performed at Bay Area Natyamela June 2007

Our participation in 23rd Annual North American Bengali Conference (NABC) (Bongo Sammelan) Long Beach CA July 2003 with a Childrenrsquos Dance Program (Production Mala Paul) and Drama Bifole Mulyo Ferot (please see above)

Our participation in 29th Annual North American Bengali Conference (NABC) (Bongo Sammelan) San Jose CA July 2009 Dance Program (Production Shashwati Roy and Mala Paul) and Drama Hoitey Sabhdan directed by Joydeep Ray

Trancefusion (November 2005 Producer Mala Paul Keynote Speaker Dr Ernie Bodai) A Fundraising Event through which we donated $5000 to the Cancer Foundation of India

Information for this write up is gathered from the past several years with the objective to help new and future members who are expected to take forward and improve the Utsav legacy




UTSAV

Thanks All Its Volunteers Donors Sponsors and Well-wishers

Who Have Contributed To The Success Of All Its Events

In 2010


psectQpoundfœ Contents

pCcedilfiexclcLpoundu Editorial 3 Utsav Committee Members 4 Message from the Utsav Boardroom 5 Utsav Accounts 6 Program Schedule 7 Community News 9 Utsav Award Winners 12 New Pratima Donors 13 Lcenthaiexcl Poems fcurrenminusSiexcll BjiquestraquoZ afapound minusiplusmncentjL 19 QiexcllcentV Lcenthaiexcl AcentiminusoL eiexclN 20 fsectminusSiexcll iiexclminusmiexclmiexclNiexcl oumliumliexcl jcurrenMiexclSNtildepound 21 Preventing Teen Deaths Stuti Ghoshal 22 Singing Shayanti Ghoshal 24 Blaze Adi Chowdhury 24 The World As I see It Mira Anderson 25 fEumlharing Articles Bjiexcll Nlminusjl RyencentV centpcentjLiexcl hpcurrencurrenliexclu 28 piexcle-eacuteiexclcentfrac34pminusbdquoiexcl minush Hcentluiexcl eiexclVEacuteminusjmiexclx centgminusl minuscMiexcl fEumlminusciexclo Liexclcentiquestsup1 plLiexcll 29 naiexclucurren fiexclCmV jiexclep liexclu 32 Hawaii Kajori Mukherjee 34 My Trip To Alaska Debanshu Das 35 Soccer World Cup in South Africa Natasha Choudri 37 Big Sur Monologue Rajesh Roy 39 33G Notebook Alaska Cruise Biswanath Mukherjee 41 Anniersquos Album Brishti Chakraborty 44 Rabindranath Tagore in America Prodyot Bhattacharya 45 Utsav Membership Roster 49 Brief History of Utsav 52


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Disclaimer


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Event Time



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Community News
























2009 Rashmi Nandi




2009 Ajay Joshi








2009 Arunav Sarkar













Roy Shashwati






Puja 2010





























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Stuti Ghoshal




































Blaze Adi Chowdhury




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Acharya Tapash






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Our Activities












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UTSAV



In 2010


Literary Committee





Disclaimer


Utsav Inc





(httpjpprintingnet)





jiexclep liexclu








Manas Ray




Literary Committee



Election Committee
































Event Time



900 - 1000 PM



600 - 615 PM630 - 800 PM




200 - 400 PM


Subject to change




Will Buli Go




Community News
























2009 Rashmi Nandi




2009 Ajay Joshi








2009 Arunav Sarkar













Roy Shashwati






Puja 2010





























মলযবিd













Stuti Ghoshal




































Blaze Adi Chowdhury




He is my dog Blaze
















































































































two male lions

stalking a buffalo






















Seattle Washington



MS Oosterdam















Juneau







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Sitka





Ketchikan










































Sources






















Acharya Tapash






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Nag Avishek

























Our Activities












Roy)














UTSAV



In 2010




jiexclep liexclu








Manas Ray




Literary Committee



Election Committee
































Event Time



900 - 1000 PM



600 - 615 PM630 - 800 PM




200 - 400 PM


Subject to change




Will Buli Go




Community News
























2009 Rashmi Nandi




2009 Ajay Joshi








2009 Arunav Sarkar













Roy Shashwati






Puja 2010





























মলযবিd













Stuti Ghoshal




































Blaze Adi Chowdhury




He is my dog Blaze
















































































































two male lions

stalking a buffalo






















Seattle Washington



MS Oosterdam















Juneau







Juneau

Sitka





Ketchikan










































Sources






















Acharya Tapash






Bhaumik Partha
























Nag Avishek

























Our Activities












Roy)














UTSAV



In 2010




Literary Committee



Election Committee
































Event Time



900 - 1000 PM



600 - 615 PM630 - 800 PM




200 - 400 PM


Subject to change




Will Buli Go




Community News
























2009 Rashmi Nandi




2009 Ajay Joshi








2009 Arunav Sarkar













Roy Shashwati






Puja 2010





























মলযবিd













Stuti Ghoshal




































Blaze Adi Chowdhury




He is my dog Blaze
















































































































two male lions

stalking a buffalo






















Seattle Washington



MS Oosterdam















Juneau







Juneau

Sitka





Ketchikan










































Sources






















Acharya Tapash






Bhaumik Partha
























Nag Avishek

























Our Activities












Roy)














UTSAV



In 2010
























Event Time



900 - 1000 PM



600 - 615 PM630 - 800 PM




200 - 400 PM


Subject to change




Will Buli Go




Community News
























2009 Rashmi Nandi




2009 Ajay Joshi








2009 Arunav Sarkar













Roy Shashwati






Puja 2010





























মলযবিd













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