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:
  1. Prabir Neogi (Chair and Core-Member)
  2. Atulesh Nandi (Core-Member) 
  3. Arun Roy (Core-Member)
  4. Angsuman Rudra
  5. Manas Dan
  6. Anindo Maiti
The NHSP team welcomes feedback from the community on the type of senior activities they would like us to organize that relate to enhancing the seniors’ social well-being and community vitality. These senior activities are open to all Deshantari members and will be held in strong collaboration with organizations like Indo-Canada Community Centre (ICCC), India-Canada Association (ICA), and Nepalese Canadian Association of Ottawa (NCAO). At the moment the NHSP team plans to use these funds primarily to organize 10 Workshops (usually one per month) that will address various senior well-being issues.

Event Calendar Agenda View

Nov
10
Sat
2018
Bijoya Sammelani 2018 @ Greely Community Centre
Nov 10 @ 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Bijoya Sammelani 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018

Venue: Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr, Greely, ON K4P 1B1, Phone: (613) 821-1010.

Click here for Directions

Here is the program details:

Here are the program details:

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Collect food coupon
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Light Dinner
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: A Musical Program, presented By Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Artist Oindrila Das. A biography is attached at the end.

Admission:
Free for Deshantari members.
$10 for Non-members.

Kindly RSVP by November 7th, 2018.
RSVP Link.

Please note, food will be served only for those who RSVP’d the headcount to avoid wastage.

Transportation service is available to the eligible seniors.  Please contact Gour Seal @ 613-830-5485 by 6th November.

 

Oindrila Das pptx

Feb
10
Sun
2019
Saraswati Puja: February 10, 2019 @ Tom Bown Arena
Feb 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Saraswati Puja

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Time:   10 am – 4 pm
Place:   Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4M3 Tel: (613) 798-8885
Tentative Schedule:
Puja and Pushpanjali:                                10:00 am – 11.30 am (Hathekhori will be held after Puja)
Prasad:                                                       11:30 am
Children’s Talent Show:                              12:00 am – 12:45 pm
Lunch:                                                        12:45 pm – 02:00 pm
Cultural Program:                                       02:00 pm – 03:30 pm
(Artists – Aditi Biswas & Anuja Dutta )
Cleanup:                                                       04:00 pm – 05:00 pm
Kid’s Talent Show
For Saraswati Puja, we would like to invite children of all ages to participate in the kid’s talent show.  If your child has a talent you would like to showcase, please send an email to deshantari.ottawa@gmail.com with their names, age and talent by Saturday 2nd Feb 2019. Priority  will be provided to those who contact early as our total time is limited to 45 mins.
Transportation Assistance:
Transportation Assistance will be available to eligible seniors for the Saraswati Puja event.
Please contact Gour Seal (gmseal@hotmail.com ) if you are interested. A nominal charge of $5 – $10 per person will apply.
RSVP:

If for any reasons,  you are not able to make it after RSVP’ed then please make sure to inform us by email at deshantari.ottawa@gmail.com to cancel.

Please confirm the attendance by Feb. 2nd, 2019 at this RSVP link RSVP
We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday, 10 Feb 2019.
Apr
28
Sun
2019
AGM 2019 – April 28, 2019
Apr 28 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

AGM 2019 – April 28, 2019

Jun
22
Sat
2019
17th Annual MSMF Picnic 2019 @ Andrew Haydon Park
Jun 22 @ 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Jun
23
Sun
2019
5th International Day of Yoga @ Infinity Convention Centre
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Oct
4
Fri
2019
Maha Sasthi and Maha Saptami Puja: Oct. 04, 2019 @ EY Centre(Hall3)
Oct 4 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

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
Oct
5
Sat
2019
Maha Astami and Sondhi Puja: Oct. 05, 2019 @ EY Centre(Hall3)
Oct 5 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 pm

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
Oct
6
Sun
2019
Maha Navami and Bijoya Dashami Puja: Oct 06, 2019 @ EY Centre(Hall3)
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

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
Oct
12
Sat
2019
Lakshmi Puja and Cultural Events: Oct 12, 2019 @ EY Centre(Hall3)
Oct 12 @ 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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
Oct
18
Fri
2019
Bijoya Sammelani 2019 @ Museum of Science and Technology
Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Bijoya Sammelani 2019
Friday, October 18, 2019

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm: A Musical Program, presented By Parnava Banerjee, Zee Bangla Golden Voice Champion

Feb
2
Sun
2020
Saraswati Puja: February 02, 2020 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre
Feb 2 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Saraswati Puja

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Time:   10 am – 4 pm
Place:   Ron Kolbus Lakeside Centre, 102 Greenview Ave, Ottawa, ON K2B 8J8

RSVP:
Please confirm your attendance by January 21st, 2020 at this RSVP link  RSVP

If for any reasons,  you are unable to make it after RSVP’ed then please make sure to inform us by email at deshantari.ottawa@gmail.com to cancel.

Tentative Schedule:

Puja and Pushpanjali:                                10:00 am – 11.30 am (Hathekhori will be held after Puja)
Prasad:                                                         11:30 am
Cultural Program:                                       12:00 pm – 01:00 pm
Lunch:                                                           1:00 pm – 02:30 pm
Cleanup:                                                        04:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Food sponsor for Sarawati Puja: Sauravi Datta(Mimi)

Transportation Assistance: Transportation assistance for eligible Senior Members will be provided for the Saraswati Puja 2020. Interested members are requested to confirm the same with Gour Seal (613-830-5485) or by e-mail (gmseal@hotmail.com) before January 20, 2020..

Membership Fee for 2020-2021 Please note that the Annual Membership Fee for 2020-2021 will be collected on February 2nd (Sunday)  at the Saraswati Puja event.   

The fees are as follows:
Family:  $75
Single:   $50
Student: $25

Cheques  are payable to “Deshantari of Ottawa-Carleton in Trust”.  if you want to mail the cheque, you can mail it to:  Treasurer, Deshantari of Ottawa-Carleton,  477 Victoria St., Winchester, ON K0C 2K0

Please bring your receipts for previous Deshantari purchases(if applicable) to our treasurer Subrata Das during the puja event. Please write your name on the back of the bundled receipts before submitting.

We look forward to seeing you all on Sunday, Feb 02, 2020.