New Horizons Seniors Program
Deshantari’s NHSP project started on 14 March, 2016 and will continue until 13 March, 2017 and the following members will be organizing the various senior activities during this time complementing Deshantari’s other regular activities:- Prabir Neogi (Chair and Core-Member)
- Atulesh Nandi (Core-Member)
- Arun Roy (Core-Member)
- Angsuman Rudra
- Manas Dan
- Anindo Maiti
Event Calendar Agenda View
Deshatari’s Open House 2018
Program Schedule:
3:00-3:15 Meet and greet everyone
3:15-3:30 Short Presentation by Dr. Prabir Neogi on recently published book ” A History of Indo- Canadians in Ottawa – A journey across generations”
3:30-3:45 Information Session by Dr. Eugene on Dentures
3:45-5:00 Bangla Songs – On Popular demand, our friend Ashok Ghosh has generously agreed to entertain us.
5:00-6:00 Adda/Tea/Snacks
Kindly note: We will be collecting Deshantari Membership fees(Outstanding) and puja donations at this event. Cheques payable to “Deshantari of Ottawa Carleton in Trust”
Mahalaya 2018 Broadcast
Sunday, October 14, 2018 [8 AM – 9 AM]
Please listen to Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s Chandi recitation along with the melodious songs; and relive your memory with the story of Ma Durga’s evolution and her action to destroy the evils from the face of the earth!
SPCO – Transportation Assistance to Seniors
Transportation Assistance Service
1) Shared Taxi service to and from the venue of the event, provided to a limited number of Deshantari seniors with mobility issues during Durga & Lakshmi Puja celebration events at the Ron Kolbus Centre
SPCO funds to use
– These seniors are long standing members of Deshantari, who have mobility issues that prevent them from driving or taking OCTranspo,
-Without this assistance it would be impossible for them to attend these key religious and cultural events.
-Response from the seniors assisted was extremely positive.
Maha Sasthi and Maha Saptami Puja
Friday, Oct. 19, 2018
| Priest: Sushil Bhattacharya (Sasthi and Saptami morning) | |
| Tantra-dharak: Subhankar Pandit (Sasthi and Saptami morning) | |
| Observer: Soumya Bagchi | |
| Priest: Nirmal Sinha (Saptami evening) | |
| Tantra-dharak: Mita Das (Saptami evening) | |
| Bhog: Shipra Chandra (morning) & Hasu Ghosh(evening) | |
| Puja Lead: Nandini Sengupta and Minakshi Sarkar (morning) & Gopa Bhoumik and Mabhin Ghosh Datta(evening) | |
| Timings | |
| Maha Sasthi puja and Bodhan | 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 PM |
| Maha Saptami puja | 12:30 P.M.– 3 PM |
| Evening puja | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Sandhya Arati | 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Cultural Program (play by children) | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Dinner | 8:00 PM – 10 PM |
| Hall Closes | 10:30 PM |
Maha Sasthi and Maha Saptami Puja
Friday, Oct. 19, 2018
| Priest: Sushil Bhattacharya (Sasthi and Saptami morning) | |
| Tantra-dharak: Subhankar Pandit (Sasthi and Saptami morning) | |
| Observer: Soumya Bagchi | |
| Priest: Nirmal Sinha (Saptami evening) | |
| Tantra-dharak: Mita Das (Saptami evening) | |
| Bhog: Shipra Chandra (morning) & Hasu Ghosh(evening) | |
| Puja Lead: Nandini Sengupta and Minakshi Sarkar (morning) & Gopa Bhoumik and Mabhin Ghosh Datta(evening) | |
| Timings | |
| Maha Sasthi puja and Bodhan | 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 PM |
| Maha Saptami puja | 12:30 P.M.– 3 PM |
| Evening puja | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Sandhya Arati | 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Cultural Program (play by children) | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Dinner | 8:00 PM – 10 PM |
| Hall Closes | 10:30 PM |
Maha Astami and Sondhi Puja
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018
| Priest: Sushil Bhattacharya | |
| Tantra-dharak (Astami puja): Bonnie Chakraborty | |
| Observer: Soumya Baghchi | |
| Priest(Sondhi Puja): Arnab Chatterjee | |
| Tantra-dharak (Sondhi puja): Subhankar Pandit | |
| Observer: Debasish Chakraborty | |
| Bhog: Anjana Sen (morning) & Ila Dutta(evening) | |
| Puja Lead: Mita Das (morning) Rekha Bhattacharya & Manoshi Kumar (evening) | |
| Timings(Tentative) | |
| Maha Astami puja, Arati | 9:00 AM – 12:30 |
| Pushpanjali and Prasad | 12:30-1:00PM |
| Lunch | 1 PM- 2:30 PM |
| Sondhi puja | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
| Sandhya Arati and Prasad | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM |
| Dinner | 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
| Cultural Program | 8:30 PM – 10:30 PM |
| Hall Closes | 11:00 PM |
SPCO – Transportation Assistance to Seniors
Transportation Assistance Service
1) Shared Taxi service to and from the venue of the event, provided to a limited number of Deshantari seniors with mobility issues during Durga & Lakshmi Puja celebration events at the Ron Kolbus Centre
SPCO funds to use
– These seniors are long standing members of Deshantari, who have mobility issues that prevent them from driving or taking OCTranspo,
-Without this assistance it would be impossible for them to attend these key religious and cultural events.
-Response from the seniors assisted was extremely positive.
SPCO – Transportation Assistance to Seniors
Transportation Assistance Service
1) Shared Taxi service to and from the venue of the event, provided to a limited number of Deshantari seniors with mobility issues during Durga & Lakshmi Puja celebration events at the Ron Kolbus Centre
SPCO funds to use
– These seniors are long standing members of Deshantari, who have mobility issues that prevent them from driving or taking OCTranspo,
-Without this assistance it would be impossible for them to attend these key religious and cultural events.
-Response from the seniors assisted was extremely positive.
Maha Navami and Bijoya Dashami Puja
Sunday, Oct 21, 2018
| Priest: Aditya Chakraborty | |
| Tantra-dharak: Sumit Banerjee | |
| Observer:Debasish Chakraborty | |
| Bhog: Mita Das | |
| Puja Lead: Ila Dutta | |
| Timings(tentative) | |
| Maha Navami | 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM |
| Pushpanjali and Prasad | 11:00AM -11:30 AM |
| Dashami puja and Bisarjan | 11:30 – 12:30 PM |
| Sidur Khela, Kolakuli & Bijoya Greetings | 12:30 PM –1:00 PM |
| Lunch | 1:00 PM |
SPCO – Transportation Assistance to Seniors
Transportation Assistance Service
1) Shared Taxi service to and from the venue of the event, provided to a limited number of Deshantari seniors with mobility issues during Durga & Lakshmi Puja celebration events at the Ron Kolbus Centre
SPCO funds to use
– These seniors are long standing members of Deshantari, who have mobility issues that prevent them from driving or taking OCTranspo,
-Without this assistance it would be impossible for them to attend these key religious and cultural events.
-Response from the seniors assisted was extremely positive.
Lakshmi Puja and Cultural Events
Saturday, Oct 27, 2018
| Priest: Nirmal Sinha | |
| Tantra-dharak: Subhankar Pandit | |
| Bhog: Shibani Cherla | |
| Puja Lead: Jayanti Roy | |
| Timings | |
| Laxmi Puja | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Pushpanjali and Prasad distribution | 5:00 PM- 6:00PM |
| Cultural Program | 6:00 -7:00 PM |
| Dinner | 7:00 PM |
| Hall Closes | 10:00 PM |
SPCO – Transportation Assistance to Seniors
Transportation Assistance Service
1) Shared Taxi service to and from the venue of the event, provided to a limited number of Deshantari seniors with mobility issues during Durga & Lakshmi Puja celebration events at the Ron Kolbus Centre
SPCO funds to use
– These seniors are long standing members of Deshantari, who have mobility issues that prevent them from driving or taking OCTranspo,
-Without this assistance it would be impossible for them to attend these key religious and cultural events.
-Response from the seniors assisted was extremely positive.
Christmas Party
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Details are here below:
Date: Sunday, December 16th, 2018
Time: 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Age group: 5 years to 12 years
Venue: Funhaven (Fun filled evening with lots of activities)
Address: 1050 Baxter Road, Ottawa, ON K2C 3P1, Phone: 613-828-4386
Food: Pizza, Soft drinks, Nut free Cup cakes
This year, we prefer parents to buy a gift for their kid of his/her choice and keep it surprise, so each kid can receive the gift from Santa.
Kindly RSVP only if your kid is able to attend as there is a cost involved for each kid. If for any reasons, your kid is not able to make it after RSVP’ed then make sure to inform us by email at deshantari.ottawa@gmail.com to cancel.
We are looking forward to seeing all our little members at the party on Sunday the Dec.16th, 2018.
Annual Dinner 2019 – April 06, 2019
We take immense pleasure of extending cordial invitation to you all for the Annual Dinner on Saturday, April 6th, 2019.
Please click on this link to: RSVP
Deadline for RSVP by: March 15th, 2019
Payment by: March 24th, 2019
Please check below for details:
Ottawa Indian Film Festival Awards
June 11-15, 2019
Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne &VIP
325 Marché Way, Ottawa, ON K1S 5J3, Canada
Please check https://www.oiffa.com for details.
Deshantari Picnic 2019
Date: Saturday August 17, 2019
Location: Breton Beach, Lac-Philippe
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
Below are the details:
| Menu: | |
| Starters | Jhal-muri, tea, grilled corn |
| Lunch option A: | Kosha Mangsho (Mutton curry) |
| Lunch option B: | Fish Curry |
| Lunch option C (veg): | Paneer Dalna |
| The above all options includes: | Beans Posto, Dal, Tomato Chutney, Rice
|
| For Kids: | Chicken burgers/Chicken hot dogs/Grilled corn |
| Dessert: | Rasogulla, Jilipi, Watermelon |
Please click on the link below to RSVP your attendance along with your meal preference by August 2, 2019 (either option A, B or C)
RSVP link: https://forms.gle/Ty4FFhet1WxQZrCc8
Picnic Fees:
Members : Free
Non-members/guests: $15 for Adults and for kids over 12 yrs. (Food coupons will be provided)
There will be some fun activities for kids and adults.
Kind Request: Our treasurer will be collecting Membership fees, Puja Donations and other special donations at the picnic table.
Membership fees for 2019-2020
Family: $75.00
Single: $50.00
Student:$25.00
Puja Donations
Member (family) – $190
Member (single) – $140
Student (all days) – $60
Special Donations:
We welcome special donations from $200 and above or you can also sponsor dessert or sponsor any of the meals (either lunch or dinner) for Durga Puja and Lakshmi puja.
Either pay:
- By E-Transfer at sampasubrata@gmail.com
- Through online at https://deshantari.org/
via PayPal using credit card or Paypal Account
- Bring cash or cheque payable to Deshantari of Ottawa-Carleton in Trust
For any questions or concerns, please email at deshantari.ottawa@gmail.com
Maha Sasthi and Maha Saptami Puja
Friday, Oct. 04, 2019
| Sashti Pujo and arti | 10:30am – 12:30pm |
| Maha Saptami Pujo and Arti | 01:00pm – 04:00pm |
| Maha Saptami Puja and Arti (evening) | 05:30pm – 07:00pm |
| Prashad | 07:00pm – 07:30pm |
| Children Instrumentals and Dance drama | 07:30pm – 08:30pm |
| Dinner | 08:30pm – 09:30pm |
| Closing | 11:00pm |
Maha Astami and Sondhi Puja
Saturday, Oct. 05, 2019
| Maha Ashtami Pujo (Morning) | 09:00am – 12:00pm |
| Pushpanjali | 12:00pm – 12:30pm |
| Prashad | 12:30PM – 01:00pm |
| Lunch | 01:30pm – 03:00pm |
| Maha Ashtami Sondhi Pujo | 05:30pm – 07:30pm |
| Prashad | 07:30pm – 08:00pm |
| Dhunuchi dance/Temple dance and Jalsha | 08:00pm – 09:00pm |
| Dinner | 09:00pm – 10:00pm |
| Closing | 11:00pm |
Maha Navami and Bijoya Dashami Puja
Sunday, Oct 06, 2019
| Maha Navami Pujo (morning) | 09:30am – 11:30am |
| Dashami pujo and Bisharjan | 11:30am – 12:30pm |
| Prashad | 12:30pm – 01:00pm |
| Sindoor Khela | 01:00pm – 01:30pm |
| Lunch | 01:30pm – 03:00pm |
| Open Microphone | 03:00pm – 04:00pm |
| Tear Down | 04:00pm – 07:00pm |
Lakshmi Puja and Cultural Events
Saturday, Oct 12, 2019
| Laxmi Pujo | 04:00pm – 06:00pm |
| Pushpanjali and Prashad | 06:00pm – 07:00pm |
| Drama NataSamrat (Toronto Bengali Drama Group) | 07:00pm – 08:30pm |
| Dinner | 08:30pm – 10:00pm |
| Tear Down | 10:00pm – 11:00pm |