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
Saraswati Puja
Sunday, January 18, 2018
Program: Not available.
Annual Dinner 2018 – April 21, 2018
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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:
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.
Bijoya Sammelani 2018
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Venue: Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Dr, Greely, ON K4P 1B1, Phone: (613) 821-1010.
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.
Saraswati Puja
Sunday, February 10, 2019
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.
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 Saraswati Puja celebration events at the Tom Brown Arena, 141 Bayview Rd, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4M3.
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, will be provided to a limited number of Deshantari seniors with mobility issues during Deshantari Annual Dinner celebration events at the Ottawa City Hall- Jean Peagott Place, 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa.
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.
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:
