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Deshantari Picnic

This is a reminder about the Deshantari Annual Picnic 2022 which will be held on Sunday, August 14, at the Walter Baker Park, Kanata.

We plan to start the picnic at 10 AM.

Breakfast (freshly fried luchi, alur tarkari, bonde) will be served from 10:30- 11:30 AM. Traditional Bengali lunch will be served from 2:30 PM onwards.

A route map for the venue is shown in the attached poster.
Those of you who have still not filled up the RSVP form kindly do so latest by August 7.
https://deshantari.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=915e2d1a0ca054fdf536b7202&id=eb5afd0342&e=54ae119659

Though there are ample sitting places, members are requested if possible to kindly carry their personal sitting arrangements (chairs/mats etc). Also, in addition to the games and cultural activities that are being planned (details will follow), members are encouraged to bring their own games equipment (cricket, badminton etc), a special mention for chess.

Enthusiasts, please bring your chess pieces as the sitting tables have chess boards engraved in them.

Whoever would like to avail of our seniors’ transport service kindly contact Mrs. Chitra Ghosh (Tel: 613-523-5540/ Email: chitraghosh@hotmail.com) latest by August 7, a token charge of $10 per person will be applicable for the round trip. 

Members can bring their guests to the picnic, the charge per guest above the age of 12 years is $25, there is no charge for guests aged 12 years and below. We would request all members to come and participate in this fun-filled, enjoyable event in the golden jubilee year of Deshantari.

Chayachobite Robindrogeeti

The next episode of your favourite “Robibarer Ashor” is coming up this Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 8 PM EDT.

This episode is titled ‘Chayachobite Robindrogeeti’.

The program will feature songs of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore used in various films with the relevant scenes being played out in the background.

This episode of Robibarer Ashor has been compiled and put together by Asoke Chatteerjee and Babi Chatterjee.

Here is the link for the program.


https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86253363803?pwd=a01kdFBOa3c1UW9QbHpnUElzaHl6UT09

As always you will have to just click on the link to see the program.  

Hope to see you on Sunday at 8 PM.

Saraswati Puja Recording

The virtual Saraswati puja ceremony took place on Saturday, February 5, 2022.

The whole ceremony was broadcast live to all Deshantari members.

It can still be viewed at this link: https://youtu.be/cIcCbXRMEdg  

Please click on the link to view the puja ceremony.

Children’s Program

The next episode of your favourite “Robibarer Ashor” is coming up this Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 8 PM EST.


This episode will feature short presentations by Deshantari youth members. 
It has been compiled and put together by our youth representative Shaoni Chakraborty. 


Here is the link for the program
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7744282612?pwd=dXZyTzhhZHVMS2YrbDFrOTVrQkp0Zz09


As always you will have to just click on the link to see the program. 
Hope to see you at 8 PM.

Sharod Subecha

Sharodiya Subecha to you and your family members.

A big thank you to all Deshantari members for their whole hearted support and cooperation for helping us successfully stage in person Durga Puja and Laxmi Puja. Right from the time we were able to secure the hall (about three weeks before Durga Puja) to the time when the idols were taken away to storage for safe keeping, the incredible effort by members of all the committees associated with the pujas have made it possible in such a short time frame to seamlessly stage our greatest festival, may this spirit of togetherness and camaraderie continue to invigorate us in all our future events.
We cannot but mention a few of the groundbreaking events during Durga Puja this year. First and foremost among them was performing of the Maha Ashtami puja by an all-women’s team and the Maha Nabami and Dashami puja being performed by non-Brahmins. Efforts are on to highlight these feats in various social and print media platforms. The featuring of our Durga Puja on ABP Ananda as well as the live CBC interview by our president, Dr. Anindya Choudhury, helped to spread the word about Deshantari Durga Puja among the general public in Canada as well as overseas.
Continuing with the spirit of Durga Puja we are organizing a virtual ‘Sharod Sammelani’ programme on Saturday, October 30, at 8 PM. It will feature various cultural contributions by Deshantari members and has been painstakingly put together by Mala Nag and Debasree Banerjee, a big thank you for their efforts.

Here is the link for the programme, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87395958470?pwd=bDIydld6WkMxMVJaZlJhUE9wbXJhQT09
As always just click on the link at the time given to view the programme.
Season’s greetings to all and everyone.

Durgostav in Ottawa

Your wait is almost over, in person Durga Puja with all its pomp and festivities is returning to Ottawa after a gap of one year.
On Friday, October 15, we will begin our very own Durga Pujo 2021 celebrations. 
We look forward to welcoming you at the Infinity Convention Centre for this auspicious occasion.

We are enclosing once again the schedule of events for the weekend.
Please note that those who can not attend in person may follow us online by visiting the links appended below.

Friday, October 15 2021
Shosthi Pujo 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – https://youtu.be/ZpF3vY98XZ0
Maha Shaptami Pujo 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Maha Shaptami Arati 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – https://youtu.be/bH1ZLR95XWs

Saturday, October 16 2021
Morning:
Maha Ashtami Pujo 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM – https://youtu.be/unQhcIhj2Vg
Pushpanjali 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Evening:
Shondhi Pujo and Arati 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM – https://youtu.be/UG68mWO7wLg
Dhunuchi Naach: 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Sunday, October 17 2021
Maha Nabami Pujo 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM – https://youtu.be/0eCM0qd76gA
Dashami Pujo 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Bijoya Dashami& Sindoor Khela: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Laxmi Pujo: Sunday, October 17, 2021
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – https://youtu.be/HHlRlirWbYs

All links will become live 5 mins before the event.
If you have not done so still, please complete the RSVP Form https://forms.gle/VvwQKXJcGqxGWMDs6 so that we can get an accurate headcount for the meals to be distributed. 

We also wanted to remind attendees that everybody above the age of 12 years must carry proof of double vaccination with any Canada approved vaccines  for entering the premises.
Masks must be worn inside the Infinity Convention Centre.

Wishing everybody a happy and joyous Durgotsav.

Executive Committee
Deshantari of Ottawa Carleton

Durga Pujo/Laxmi Pujo/Mahalaya

It is with great pleasure that we inform you that Deshantari will be holding the Durga Pujo and Laxmi Pujo in person this year, after a gap of one year.

The Pujo will be held from October 15-17 at the Infinity Convention Centre (infinityconventioncentre.com)  on 2901 Gibford Dr, Ottawa ON K1V 2L9.

The schedule for the Pujo is as follows:
 

Durga Pujo:

Friday, October 15 2021

Shosthi Pujo 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Maha Shaptami Pujo 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Maha Shaptami Arati 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Saturday, October 16 2021

Morning:

Maha Ashtami Pujo 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Pushpanjali 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Evening:

Shondhi Pujo and Arati 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM

Dhunuchi Naach: 6:30 PM- 7:30 PM

Sunday, October 17 2021
Maha Nabami Pujo 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

Dashami Pujo 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Bijoya Dashami& Sindoor Khela: 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Laxmi Pujo: Sunday, October 17, 2021

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
 

We look forward to welcoming you to these auspicious celebrations.

We would like to draw your attention to a couple of important matters in this regard.

Infinity Convention Centre will be enforcing a mandatory vaccination policy. Their staff will be on hand at the entrance to request all attendees 12 years old and above to provide proof of having
received two shots of any Canada approved vaccines before they are allowed to enter the premises. This policy will be enforced by them without exception so please carry proof of vaccination.

Since this year there will be no cooking onsite due to COVID restrictions and Infinity Centre regulations, Deshantari will arrange catering for all meals during the Pujas. In order for us to have as accurate a count of the number of meals we will require, we would ask all attendees to respond to the attached RSVP request and send it to us latest by Monday, October 11.

RSVP Form —-   https://forms.gle/VvwQKXJcGqxGWMDs6

We have made arrangements for transport for our Senior members who would like to avail of the service. Please contact Mr. Gour Seal (Tel: 613-830-5485/ Email:gour.seal@gmail.com ) by October 11  to avail of the service. A nominal amount of $5 will be charged per person per round trip (home-Infinity Centre-home), the applicable amount should be paid to Mr. Gour Seal.

We further wanted to share with you that this being the 40th year of Deshantari Durga Pujo, arrangements are being made for our Puja to be broadcast on Kolkata audiovisual media.

We have also made provisions for you to listen to Mahalaya, just click on the following link
https://deshantari.org/mahalaya/

Stay safe and join us for Durga Pujo 2021