BPACON 2025 (Aug 29 - Aug 31 )
Bengali Performing Arts Conference
Organized by Calcutta University Alumni Association, USA
BPACON 2025 is the seventh premier annual conference of Bengali Performing Arts in the United States organized by Calcutta University Alumni Association, USA. BPACON 2025 is being hosted in Nashville, TN popularly known as the Music City, USA. BPACON 2025 is slated to be an exceptional extravaganza of the Bengali culture over three days.
Preston Hotel
733 Briley Parkway, Nashville, TN 37217
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Registration for Conference
Category
Student
Individual
Family
(Couple)
with child(<5yrs)
(No additional
seat)
with child(5-15yrs)
with parents
One day pass
Before Jul 15, 2025
$75
$140
$250
No charge
$40 (each)
$120 (each)
$50 Adults, $40 (Student)
After Jul 15, 2025
$100
$170
$270
No charge
$50 (each)
$140 (each)
$60 (adults), $50 (Student)
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
Hotel Reservation
Preston Hotel, 733 Briley Parkway, Nashville, TN 37217
Call - 6153615900
Please make reservation by July 29,2025 to avail the special rate of $159 with 2 queen beds to sleep up to 4 guests with complimentary breakfast.
Meals
Please note that we have arranged an outside Indian caterer to serve lunch and dinner ($25 per meal) for conference attendees. Dinner will be served at 6-7:20 pm on Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Lunch will be served between 12:30 - 2:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. However, you must reserve the meal tickets at least 2 days earlier (August 27) before the start of the conference since the caterer needs head count to bring pre-cooked foods.
If you prefer, you can send the check for meal tickets along with your registration fee.
Day 1 (August 29)
Registration: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Dinner Time: 6:00 PM - 7:20 PM
First Session: 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
Emcee/Anchor - Tamali Ghosh (Kolkata, India)
Stage Management: Sanjeev Chaudhuri (Birmingham, AL), Mihir Nag (Columbus, OH), Sujoy Bhattacharya (Nashville, TN),
Subhankar Sarkar (Nashville, TN)
Musicians: Keyboardist - Partho Chakrabarty (Kolkata), Percussionist - Subir Chakraborty (Kolkata), Kingshuk Das (UK),
Orijeet Haldar (Cincinnati, OH)
7:30 PM - 7: 40 PM: Welcome Address (Dr. Bhabendra Putatunda, Murfreesboro, TN)
7:40 PM - 9;40 PM: Opening Ceremony by all Overseas Artists (Somdatta Banerjee, Arnab Basu, Ratnendra Bhadury, Soma Das, Arpita Dey, Piu Mukherjee, Ratul Parbat, Tathagata Sengupta): Directed by Tathagata Sengupta (Kolkata)
9:50-11:00 PM - Sitar (Pt. Partho Bose (Kolkata)
Day 2 (August 30)
Registration: 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon and 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
1st Session (10:40 AM to 12:40 PM)
Emcee/Anchor - Subhsree Nndi (Atlanta, GA)
Stage Management: Kingshuk Das (UK), Mihir Nag (OH)
10:40- 11:10 AM Debarshi Roy (MS)
11:15-11:40 AM: Recitation: Subhasree Nandi (Atlanta)
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Bengali Songs: Soma Das (UK), Accompanied in Tabla by Orijeet Haldar
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM : Recitation: Tamali Ghosh (Kolkata)
Lunch Break: 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2nd Session (2:10 PM – 6:00 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Subhasree Nandi, Tamali Ghosh
Stage Management: Sujoy Bhattacharya, Nathan Strickland, Mihir Nag
Musicians: Partho Chakrabarty, Subir Chakraborty, Kingshuk Das, Orijeet Haldar
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM: Songs: ?
2:35 PM - 3:00 PM: Songs: Dr. Shipra Putatunda, Accompanied by Anup Raychowdhury (Tabla) & Anab Basu (Harmonium)
3:05 PM - 3:45 PM: Bengali & Hindi Songs by Arpita Dey, Kolkata
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM: Bengali & Hindi Songs by Ratnendra Bhaduri (Mumbai)
4:35 - 5:10 PM - ?
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM: Nashville Indian Community: Ak Bhashar Gaaner Probhaabe Onnyo Bhasha te Gaan (Coordinated by Arup Bandyopadhyay)
Dinner Break (6:10 PM – 7: 25 PM)
3rd Session (7:30 PM to 11:00 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Tamali Ghosh, Subhasree Nandi
Stage Management: Sanjeev Choudhuri, Sujoy Bhattacharya, Nathan strickland, Subhankar Sarkar
Musicians: Partho Chakrabarty, Subir Chakraborty, Kingshuk Das, Orijeet Haldar
7:30 PM - 8:00PM: Dance:
(Directed by Pia Sen, Birmingham, AL)
8:05- 8:45 PM: Bengali & Hindi Songs by Somdatta Banerjee, Kolkata
8:50 - 9:30PM: Bengali & Hindi songs by Ratul Parbat (Kolkata)
9:35 - 10:15 PM: Bengali & Hindi Songs by Tathagata Sengupta (Kolkata)
10:20 - 11:00 PM: Classical Song by Piu Mukherjee (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, Mihir Nag
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Dance: Directed by Swagata Mukherjee (Atlanta, GA)
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM: Flute & Sitar (Sukarnya & Sharanya Kar Bhowmik (Atlanta)
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM: Bengali Songs: Soma Das (UK)
Lunch Break 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
2nd Session (2:00 PM – 5:45 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Subhasree Nandi, Jaba Chaudhuri
Stage Management: Sujoy Bhattacharya, Sanjeev Choudhuri, Subhankar Sarkar
2 : 00 PM - 2 : 30 PM -Songs: Debarshi Roy (MS),
2:35 PM - 2:50 PM: Songs: Rishima Saha (Atlanta)
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM: Nabapatrika: Directed by Sati Nath (Birmiham, AL)
3:30 PM - 4:10 PM: Debasree Roy (Kolkata)!
4:05 PM - 4:45 PM: Hindi Songs: Ratnendra Bhadury (Mumbai)
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM:
5:25 PM - 5: 55 PM: Songs: Songs: Soma Das (UK)
4:35 PM - 5:15 PM: Atlanta Musicals (Directed by Byasdeb Saha, Atlanta)
Dinner Break: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
3rd Session (7:30 PM to 11:00 PM)
Emcee/Anchor: Tamali Ghosh, Subhasree Nandi
Stage Management: Sanjeev Choudhuri, Sujoy Bhattac
Chakrabarty; Percussionist’s - Subir Chakraborty; Kingshuk’s Das, Orijeet Haldar
7:30 PM - 10:10 PM : Songs
PM: Overseas
Artists (Arnab Basu, Somdatta
Banerjee, Arpita Dey, Ratul Parbat, Piu Mukherjee,
Debasree Roy, Nupur Kaji, Tathagata Sengupta (30 mins each)
10:10 - 11:00 PM : Duet Rhytm (Tabla- Madhu Barman, Srikhol - Gopal Barma)
Performers (overseas)
Performers (domestic)
Organizing Committee
Convener Salil K. Das
Emcee Tamali Ghosh, Subhasree Nandi,
Opening & Closing Ceremony Coordinator: Tathagata Sengupta
Registration Shyamali Mukherjee, Rekha Pattanayek, Shyamali Bhattacharya
Manjusri Paria, Diya Ghosh, Gita Banerjee, Rajashree Chakraborty
Stage Management: Sanjeev Chaudhuri, Sujoy Bhattacharya,
Sujit Das, Mihir Nag, Subhankar Sarkar, Nathan Strickland
Web, Media, Communication Avisek Naug, Salil Das, Deepayan Sanyal, Shyamali Mukherjee, Debanjan Chakraborty
Treasurer Shyamali Mukherjee, Nihar Saha
Marketing Indrani Ojha, Sujoy Bhattacharya, Arup Bandyopadhyay, Nandita Bandyopadhyay, Mahasweta Chakraborti
Advisory Committee: Byasdeb Saha, Dipak Banerjee, Animesh Dhar, Soumen Ghosh, Sumita Chakraborti, Bhabendra & Shipra Putatunda, Subhasree Nandi, Ashish & Anuradha Chakravarthy
Transportation: Nathan Strickland, Subhankar Sarkar, Salil Das, Nihar Saha,
Kaushik Chakraborti, Debasis Halder, Bivash Paria, Bhaskar Sengupta, Sujit Das
Hospitality Supriya Halder, Shaon HalderShyamali Mukherjee, Rekha Pattanayek Manomohan Pattanayek, Bibhas Paria, Manju Paria, Pijush Bhattacharya, Kaushik Chakraborti
Sound and Light Management Brandon Cole (Event Systems, ESP LLC)
Hotel Management Sherrye Ehrenberg, Brittany Taylor
List of Attendees 2023
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Bandyopadhyay, Arup Nashville, TN
Bandyopadhyay, Nandita Nashville, TN
Bandyopadhyay, Reeta Nashville, TN
Basu, Arnab Kolkata/ India
Bhakta, Dolon Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya, Hannah Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Mohit Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya, Sanhita Nashville, TN
Bhattacharya, Shyamali Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Siona Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharya, Sujoy Brentwood, TN
Bhattacharjee, Biplab Nashville, TN
Bhattacharjee, Shuvra Nashville, TN
Bhowal, Indira Atlanta, GA
Bhowal, Pradip Atlanta, GA
Bhowmik, Sayan Kar Atlanta, GA
Bhowmik Sukanya Kar Atlanta, GA
Bhowmik, Sharanya Kar Atlanta, GA
Bradley, April Brentwood, TN
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Chakrabarti, Ishan Clarksville, TN
Chakrabarti, Kakali Clarksville, TN
Chakrabarty, Krishna Elmhurst, IL
hakraborti, Koushik Nashville, TN
Chakraborty, Mahashweata Bentwood, TN
Chanda Aishik Mt.Juliet,TN
Chanda, Alisha Mt.Juliet,TN
Chanda, Chayan Mt. Juliet,TN
Chaudhuri, Sanjeev Birmingham,AL
Das, Anjusri Brentwood, TN
Das, Kingshuk London/UK
Das, Lajuli Franklin,TN
Das, Salil Antioch,TN
Das, Shouvik Brentwood,TN
Das, Soma London/UK
De, Gouri Huntsville, AL
De Mantu Huntsville,AL
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Ghosh, Tamali Kolkata/India
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Halder, Debashis Nashville, TN
Halder, Orijeet Cincinnati, OH
Halder, Megha Cincinnati, OH
Halder, Supriya Nashville, TN
Halder, Shaon Nashville, TN
Halder, Shoumili Nashville,TN
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Ittycheriah, Alex Nashville, TN
Ittycheriah, Joy Nashville, TN
Ittycheriah, Rainu Nashville, TN
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Mishra, Shanghamitra Brentwood, TN
Mishra, Surjoneel Brentwood,TN
Mitra, Milonee Brentwood, TN
Mitra Prodipto Brentwood, TN
Mitra, Sutapa Bentwood, TN
Mukherjee, Anusha Birmingham, AL
Mukherjee, Annyasha Clinton, Mississipi
Mukherjee, Arnab Birmingham, AL
Mukherjee, Maliha Birmingham, AL
Mukherjee, Shyamali Nashville,TN
Mukherjee, Swagata Atlanta,GA
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Nandi, Subhasree Atlanta, GA
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Ojha, Gopal Brentwood,TN
Ojha, Indrani Brentwood,TN
Ojha, Neel Brentwood,TN
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Paria, Bibhash Brentwood,TN
Paria, Manju Brentwood,TN
Paria, Shyak Brentwood,TN
Patra, Abhirup Brentwood,TN
Pattanayek, Manomohan Nashville,TN
Pattanayek, Rekha Nashville,TN
Paul, Sabyasachi Mt.Juliet,TN
Paul, Sachi Mt.Juliet,TN
Putatunda, Bhaben Murfreesboro,TN
Putatunda, Shipra Murfreesboro,TN
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Roy, Debarshi Clinton,Mississipi
Roy, Debasree Kolkata, India
Roy Chaudhury, Anup Nashville,TN
Roychowdhury, Ayona Birmingham,AL
Roy, Kakali Nashville,TN
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Saha, Anindita Atlanta, GA
Saha, Byasdeb Atlanta, GA
Saha, Rishaan Atlanta, GA
Saha, Rishima Atlanta, GA
Saha, Nihar Nashville,TN
Sarkar, Arunima Memphis,TN
Sarkar, Brojo Memphis,TN
Sen, Anjan Naperville, IL
Sen, Krishna Richardson, TX
Sen, Sudipta Naperville, IL
Sen, Pia Birmingham,AL
Sen, Sudipta Richardson,TX
Sengupta, Dipnarayan Richardson,TX
Sengupta, Chaitali Richardson,TX
Sengupta, Parama Mt.Juliet,TN
Sengupta, Subarna Richardson,TX
Shama, Vedika Birmingham,AL
Sinha, Anubha Nashville,TN
Sivan, Sruti Birmingham,AL
Strickland, Nathan Nashville,TN
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Tiwari, Anvesha Franklin,TN
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Be a Sponsor (Domestic and Overseas)
Title Sponsor: $20000
Emerald Sponsor: $10000
Platinum Sponsor: $7500
Diamond Sponsor: $5000
Gold Sponsor: $3000
Silver Sponsor: $2000
Bronze Sponsor: $1500
Copper Sponsor: $1000
Donors: $500 - $750
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
BPACON 2024 Sponsors
Title Sponsor: Dr. Salil K. Das
Emerald Sponsor: Tennessee Arts Commission
Platinum Sponsor:
Diamond Sponsor:
Gold Sponsor:
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