About Us

In the United States, Bangamela® was started in Middle America and has over time grown and is celebrated coast to coast. The festival is usually held in community centers, temples, or other venues. The celebration of Bangamela in the US usually begins with a traditional opening ceremony, followed by cultural performances and competitions such as music, dance, natok and recitation of Bengali poetry. A big highlight of the festival is the delicious traditional Bengali food that is served.

Visitors can also find various traditional Bengali arts and crafts such as sarees, jewellery, and other items. The festivity is a way for Bengali-Americans to connect with their cultural roots and for the community to come together and celebrate their heritage and traditions. Bangamela events in the US also provide an opportunity for non-Bengali individuals and families to learn about Bengali culture, traditions, and heritage. Some events are open to the general public, and can be a great way for people of different backgrounds to come together and experience the vibrant culture of Bengal.

Lastly, it’s worth mentioning that Bangamela events in the US are often organized and run by volunteers from the Bengali community, who put in a lot of hard work and effort to make the event a success. These events are a great way for community members to come together and contribute their time, skills, and resources to celebrate and promote Bengali culture.

Bangamela Mission

Bangamela - How it Came Into Being

In 1998, a few Bengalis of the Tri-state area (Kentucky-Indiana-Ohio) proposed to organize a cultural festival in mid America region in order to further the rich cultural tradition and heritage of Bengali literature and performing arts amongst the Bengali diaspora living in North America. In the following year, at a meeting of a few enthusiastic Bengalis from the Tri-state area, a resolution was passed to form a cultural forum, MID AMERICA BENGALI ASSOCIATION (MABA). At the same meeting, Treenaneel of Kentucky proposed to host the first cultural festival, BANGAMELA 1999, in Louisville.

Promote Bengali Culture

Art, Literature, Language and Heritage among Bengali and other communities

Co-operation & Association

Among the people who are interested in MABA's objective

Hosting Bangamela®

Award the rights to the Affiliated Member organization(s)

Advancement

Advancement of educational and cultural interests of MABA
Welcome To Bangamela 2023

Our Volunteers

Volunteers

Facility Team

  • Subhomoy Chatterjee
  • Angira Dey
  • Urmi Dutta
  • Tuhin Mukherjee
  • Ishita Sinha

Web Team

  • Sabyasachi Mondal
  • Gourav Roy

Fundraising Team

  • Piya Mitra
  • Subhomoy Chatterjee
  • Sourav Datta
  • Rina Banerjee
  • Sarbani Mukherjee
  • Chiranjeevi Bhandaru
  • Sushmita Datta

Performing arts (Dance)

  • Dalia sen
  • Rina Banerjee
  • Millie Kar
  • Soumita Ghosh
  • Urmi Dutta
  • Somali Das

Performing arts (Natok)

  • Subhomoy Chatterjee
  • Anindya Chakroborthy
  • Shinjini Gupta
  • Shyamal Roy
  • Sandip Sen

Finance Team

  • Nitya Gopal Mukherjee
  • Anirban Maity

Closing ceremony

  • Subhen Khatua
  • Anindya Chakraborthy
  • Baishali Chatterjee 

Registration Team

  • Sushmita Dutta
  • Mousumi Bose
  • Gourav Roy

Booth Team

  • Shyamal Roy
  • Chiranjeevi Bhandaru
  • Tracy Haldar
  • Sarbani Mukherjee
  • Somedutta Sengupta
  • Rupashree Dey
  • Sushanta Chakraborty

Publicity Team

  • Sudipta Chatterjee
  • Shouvik Ray
  • Ishita Sinha
  • Sanganika Bhandaru
  • Rina Banerjee
  • Anirban Maity
  • Moushumi Bose
  • Shivali Chatterjee

Performing arts (Music)

  • Subhen Khatua
  • Baishali Chatterjee
  • Prasenjit biswas
  • Manas Goswami

Hospitality Team

  • Tracy Halder
  • Sourav Datta

Opening ceremony

  • Milly Roy
  • Shuvra Ray
  • Rina Banerjee
  • Chandreyee Mukherjee