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

Jan
28
Sun
2018
Saraswati Puja: January 28, 2018 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Center
Jan 28 @ 4:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Saraswati Puja

Sunday, January 18, 2018

Program: Not available.

Jul
7
Sat
2018
Sangeet Sandhya: Musical Evening, July 07, 2018 @ Kailash Mital Theatre, Carleton University
Jul 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Sangeet Sandhya: July 07, 2018

RSVP Please go to this  Link

Deadline for RSVP :  June. 20, 2018

Payment:
1. Using credit card or Paypal account via Paypal (Paypal fees included)
2. Cash or
3. By Cheque payable to “Deshantari of Ottawa-Carleton in Trust”.

Packet food: Will be served at the end of the event in a take away packet. The food will be ordered only for those who RSVP’d head count to avoid wastage.

Transportation service for eligible seniors: Please contact Gour Seal @ 613-830-5485 (A separate email will follow, closer to the event).

Please check the flyer below for more info:

Aug
10
Fri
2018
The Great India Festival 2018 @ Ottawa City hall
Aug 10 – Aug 12 all-day

THE GREAT INDIA FESTIVAL 2018
Aug 10-12

The Great India Festival is just around  the corner to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage through multifaceted programs. Please be a part of this 3-day long fun filled colorful event.

Please check the flyer below for overview on the schedules, core activities and other info:


 

Aug
15
Wed
2018
72nd Independence day of India celebration: Aug 15, 2018 @ India House
Aug 15 @ 10:00 am

72nd Independence day of India: August 15, 2018

RSVP : Tel:613-7443751/52/53-Ext. 239(Ms. Shivangi)

Core activity: Flag hoisting, Patriotic songs (including refreshments).

Please check the flyer below for more info:


 

Aug
18
Sat
2018
Deshantari’s Open House 2018 @ Baxter Hall
Aug 18 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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”

Oct
14
Sun
2018
Mahalaya 2018 Broadcast: October 14, 2018 @ 93.1 FM CKCU (Carleton University Radio Station)
Oct 14 @ 8:00 am – 9:00 am

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!

Oct
19
Fri
2018
Maha Sasthi and Maha Saptami Puja: Oct. 19, 2018 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Center
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 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 Sasthi and Maha Saptami Puja: Oct. 19, 2018 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Center
Oct 19 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 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
Oct
20
Sat
2018
Maha Astami and Sondhi Puja: Oct. 20, 2018 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Center
Oct 20 @ 9:00 am – 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
Oct
21
Sun
2018
Maha Navami and Bijoya Dashami Puja: Oct 21, 2018 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Center
Oct 21 @ 10:00 am – 7:00 pm

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
Oct
27
Sat
2018
Lakshmi Puja and Cultural Events: Oct 27, 2018 @ Ron Kolbus Lakeside Center
Oct 27 @ 3:00 pm – 10:00 pm

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
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

Dec
16
Sun
2018
Christmas Party: December 16, 2018 @ Funhaven
Dec 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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.

Please confirm the attendance of your kid with age by Dec. 7th, 2018 at this RSVP link RSVP

We are looking forward to seeing all our little members at the party on Sunday the Dec.16th, 2018.

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.
Jun
11
Tue
2019
OIFFA 2019 @ Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne &VIP
Jun 11 @ 6:00 pm – Jun 15 @ 9:00 pm

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.

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