North American Bengali Conference

North American Bengali Conference (NABC)
নর্থ আমেরিকান বঙ্গ সম্মেলন
North American Bengali Conference (NABC); নর্থ আমেরিকান বঙ্গ সম্মেলন
Status	Active
Genre	Cultural festival
Venue	North America
Country	United States and Canada
Inaugurated	1981
Most recent	2023
Attendance	4000-12,000 Depending on City
Website	cabusa.org

The North American Bengali Conference (NABC) is an annual Bengali culture conference held in the United States and Canada, typically around the weekend of July 4. It was established in 1981 by the Cultural Association of Bengal in New York, and is hosted by a different organization every year.[1] The conference includes performances, readings, discussion, networking, and class reunions.

Performers are often from the United States, Canada, Bangladesh, and India.[1] Audiences are primarily Bangladeshi American, Indian American, Bangladeshi Canadian and Indian Canadian. In 2022, Bangladeshi actor-producer Shakib Khan has been appointed as the Bangladesh Outreach Brand Ambassador of NABC, who is the first and only brand ambassador in the 42-year history of this conference.[2][3][4]

Venues

1981: New York City, New York[1][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
1982: New York City[1][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
1983: New York City[1][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
1984: Boston, Massachusetts[1][5] Organized By Prabasi of New England
1985: Baltimore, Maryland[1][5] Organized By Prantik of Baltimore
1986: Cleveland, Ohio[1][5] Organized By Bengali Cultural Society, Cleveland Ohio
1987: San Francisco/San Jose, Bay Area Auditorium at the California School for the Deaf, Fremont, California[1][6][7][5] Organized By Bay Area Prabasi
1988: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall[1][8] organized by Kallol NJ
1989: New York City[1][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
1990: Maryland, University of Maryland[1][9][5] Organized By Sanskriti DC
1991 Boston area, Lowell, Massachusetts[5] Organized By Prabasi Of New England
1992: Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1][10][5] Organized By PBCA Toronto
1993: Los Angeles, California, California State University, Fullerton[1][11][12][5] Organized By Dakshini Los Angeles
1994: Chicago, Illinois, Hyatt Regency O'Hare[1][13][5] Organized By Bengali Association of Greater Chicago (BAGC)
1995: New York Metro Area, White Plains, New York[1][14][15][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
1996: Houston, Texas, Adam's Mark Hotel[1][16][17][5] Organized By Tagore Society of Houston
1997: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania[1][18][19] Organized By Pragati Philadelphia
1998: Toronto, Regal Constellation[1][20][5] Organized By PBCA Toronto
1999: San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California[1][21][22][23][24][25] Organized By Bay Area Prabasi
2000: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City Convention Center and Kolkata, India[1][8][26][5] Organized By Kallol NJ and others
2001: Boston, Paul Tsongas Arena Lowell MA[5] organized by Prabasi of New England
2002: Atlanta, Georgia World Congress Center[1][27][5] Organized By South Eastern Bengali Association
2003: Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Convention Center[28][29][5] Organized by Dakshini Bengali Association of California
2004: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center[1][30][5] Organized By Sanskriti DC
2005: New York City, Madison Square Garden[31][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
2006: Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center[1][32][33][5] Organized By Tagore Society of Houston
2007: Detroit, Cobo Conference/Exhibition Hall/ TCF Center[1][34][5] Organized By Bengali Association of Greater Michigan
2008: Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Centre[1][35][36][5] Organized By PBCA Toronto
2009: San Jose, McEnery Convention Center[1][37][38][39][40][41][5] Organized By Bay Area Prabasi
2010: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center[1][42][5] Organized By Kallol of NJ
2011: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center[1][43][44][45][46][47][5] Organized By Sanskriti DC
2012: Las Vegas, Paris Las Vegas[48][49][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
2013: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Metro Toronto Convention Centre[1][50][51][52][5] Organized By PBCA Toronto
2014: Orlando, Florida, USA, The Peabody Orlando[1][53][54][5] Organized By Bengali Society of Florida
2015: Houston, Texas, USA, George R. Brown Convention Center[1][54][55][56][57][5] Organized By Tagore Society of Houston
2016: New York City, Madison Square Garden[1][58][5] Organized By Cultural Association of Bengal
2017: San Francisco, Santa Clara Convention Center[59][5] Organized By Bay Area Prabasi
2018: Atlantic City, Atlantic City Convention Center[60][5] Organized By Ananda Mandir NJ
2019: Baltimore, Baltimore Convention Center[5] Organized By Sanskriti DC
2020: In person NABC canceled due to COVID-19. online philanthropic initiative HOPE 2020 organized by the Cultural Association of Bengal
2021: in person Banga Sammelan canceled, online NABC named NABC GLOBAL was organized by the Cultural Association of Bengal on virtual reality (VR) platform[61]
2022: Las Vegas Nevada, Planet Hollywood Casino & Resort & Zappos Theater Las Vegas Organized by Cultural Association of Bengal[62]
2023: Atlantic City, Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall and Seaview (Galloway, New Jersey) Organized by KPC Bengali Hall of Fame Edison NJ
2024: Chicago Illinois, Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Organized By Bengali Association of Greater Chicago
2025: Toronto Canada, Metro Toronto Convention Centre Organized By Toronto Kalibari
2026: TBD

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NABC 2024- https://nabc2024.org

References

রায়, প্রবীর (July 1, 2016). আমেরিকায় বঙ্গ সম্মেলনের সেকাল একাল. Anandabajar Patrika (in Bengali).
Nation, The New. "Shakib Khan appointed Brand Ambassador of NABC". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
"Shakib becomes Bangladesh brand ambassador at Banga Sammelan'". Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
"Shakib Khan appointed Brand Ambassador of North America Bengali Conference". The Daily Star. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
"About NABC". Cultural Association of Bengal. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
Kumar Sankar, Majumder (1987-09-18). "Prabasi Hosts Successful North American Bengali Conference". India West. San Leandro, California, USA.
"The Heritage of Bengal: West coast hosts its first Bengali conference". India Currents. San Jose, California. 1997-09-30. p. 11.
Mozumder, Suman Guha (2012-05-18). "A visionary who helped keep the Bengali culture and heritage alive in the New Jersey Bengali community'". India Abroad. p. A38.
"Tenth Annual Bengali Conference in July". India West. 1990-01-19.
"The Bengali experience". The Globe and Mail. July 18, 1992.
Dongre, Archana (1993-07-09). "Bengali Fest Celebrated by 2,500 Indians, Bangladeshis". India West.
Vora, Batuk (1993-07-09). "Explorations of Bengali Culture". India Abroad.
"Nritya Jyoti Dance Theatre to Present the Hungry Stones". Asian Pages. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 1994-08-14.
Arora, Vasantha (1995-06-30). "Communist Basu Turns Realist for Dollar". India West.
Dey, Arun Kumar (1995-07-14). "Bengali Atmosphere Pervades All Around". News India-Times.
Swapan, Ashfaque (1996-07-17). "Over 4,000 Attend Gala Bengali Meet in Houston". India West.
Haniffa, Aziz (1996-07-19). "Thousands of Community Members Flock to Conventions". India Abroad.
Lyman, Rick (1997-07-21). "Clinging Tight to Their Heritage, Bengalis Flock to a Homecoming in U.S.". The New York Times. p. C11.
Lelyveld, Nita (July 20, 1997). "Bengalis Gathered to Celebrate Their Culture". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B02.
Jain, Ajit (1998-07-19). "Three-day Toronto event lauds role of women: 18th North American Bengali Convention". India Abroad.
"Thousands Attend Bay Area Prabasi's Durga Puja Fest". India West. 1998-10-09.
Swapan, Ashfaque (1998-11-27). "Vocalist Rashid Khan: Continuing a Tradition". India West.
Tsering, Lisa (1999-04-23). "Kumar Sanu Still on Top, But Competition Is Close Behind". India West.
"Bengali Conference". Trikone. Vol. 14, no. 4. San Francisco: Trikone. October 31, 1999. p. 21.
Roy, Sandip (2009-07-19). "Freedom to choose". India Abroad. pp. A15–A16.
Mozumder, Suman Guha (2000-07-21). "Bengali convention showcases state's culture". India Abroad.
Basu, Moni (July 3, 2002). "5,000 Bengalis to drop into Atlanta for 'ultimate chat'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 1E.
Dongre, Archana (2003-07-11). "Long Beach Center Comes Alive With Bengali Culture". India-West.
"5,000 attend Bengali convention". India Abroad. 2003-08-01.
Datta, Jyotirmay (2004-07-30). "Artistic talent showcased, business discussed at 24th North American Bengali Conference". News India-Times.
Swapan, Ashfaque (2005-07-29). "Over 10,000 Attend Bengali Sammelan Fest". India-West.
Joshi, Monika (2006-06-23). "As July 4 approaches, conventions swing into high gear". India Abroad.
"Film festival, energy seminar highlight Bengali convention". India Abroad. 2006-07-28.
"Bengali conference draws 8,000 to Detroit". India Abroad. 2007-08-03.
Ajit, Jain (2008-07-25). "28th North American Bengali Conference highlights culture". India Abroad. New York City.
Dutt, Ela (2008-07-18). "More than 6000, attend 28th Bengali Conference in Toronto". News India-Times.
Swapan, Ashfaque (2009-07-10). "Historic Pro-Gay Ruling Hailed". India-West.
Sengupta, Surajit (2008-04-23). "North American Bengali Conference 2009". www.prabasi.org. Bay Area Prabasi. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
Mukherjee, Mayurii (2009-07-03). "Community gears up for the convention season". India Abroad.
Swapan, Ashfaque (2009-07-10). "7,000 Attend Culture-Rich Bengali Fest". India-West. pp. B1, B16, B18.
Roy, Sandip (2009-07-17). "Food, friends, nostalgia". India Abroad. pp. A14, A16.
"Mediamorphosis to Coordinate Sponsorships for NABC 2010". India Abroad. 2010-02-05. p. B7.
Dutt, Ela (2011-07-15). "Ethnic Pride, American Dream". News India-Times. New York, NY. pp. 6–9.
Haniffa, Aziz (2011-07-22). "Bengalis bond in Baltimore". India Abroad. pp. A39–A40.
"News & Community". India Abroad. 2011-12-30. pp. A19–A22.
"IN PHOTOS: Bengalis bond in the US". Rediff. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
"Celebrating the spirit of Bengal abroad". The Times of India. May 1, 2011.
"ZEE Bangla Launches At NABC 2012". India West. 2012-08-03. p. C14.
Nayar, K.P. (July 12, 2012). "Mamata woos Bengali investors in US". The Telegraph.
"Bengalis celebrating a legacy of art, culture and language". Brampton Guardian. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
"Busy summer festive season starts with Bengali flavour". South Asian Focus. July 3, 2013.
Ghosh, Baswati (July 3, 2013). "Bengalis celebrating a legacy of art, culture and language". South Asian Focus (Ontario ed.).
Mozumder, Suman Guha (2014-07-25). "Arthur can't stop Bengali bonding in Orlando". India Abroad. p. A38.
"NABC 2014: Prelude National Bengali Conference 2015 in Houston". Indo American News. July 5, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
Shah, Manu (2015-07-24). "When Bengal came to Houston". p. A23.
"Celebration of Bengali Culture and Tradition at a Convention in Houston". NDTV.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
"Banga Sammelan, NABC 2015, Brought Fun, Passion to the Heart of Texas". Indo American News. July 16, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
"Where Shakespeare meets Birju Maharaj". India Abroad. 2016-08-26. p. A40.
"North American Bengali Conference 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-07-24.
"North American Bengali Conference 2018". Retrieved 2018-06-11.
কর, ড. কোহিনূর. "বঙ্গ সম্মেলনঃ যেন এক মহোৎসব - NABC Global Conference 2021, Sangbad Bichitra, August 2021, pp. 14-17" (PDF).
কর, ড. কোহিনূর. "বঙ্গ সম্মেলন ২০২২-এর উদ্বোধনী..., Sangbad Bichitra, June 2022, pp. 2, 4" (PDF).

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[:1-1] রায়, প্রবীর (July 1, 2016). আমেরিকায় বঙ্গ সম্মেলনের সেকাল একাল. Anandabajar Patrika (in Bengali).

[2] Nation, The New. "Shakib Khan appointed Brand Ambassador of NABC". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[3] "Shakib becomes Bangladesh brand ambassador at Banga Sammelan'". Bangladesh Post. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[4] "Shakib Khan appointed Brand Ambassador of North America Bengali Conference". The Daily Star. 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[:3-5] "About NABC". Cultural Association of Bengal. Retrieved 2018-06-11.

[6] Kumar Sankar, Majumder (1987-09-18). "Prabasi Hosts Successful North American Bengali Conference". India West. San Leandro, California, USA.

[7] "The Heritage of Bengal: West coast hosts its first Bengali conference". India Currents. San Jose, California. 1997-09-30. p. 11.

[:0-8] Mozumder, Suman Guha (2012-05-18). "A visionary who helped keep the Bengali culture and heritage alive in the New Jersey Bengali community'". India Abroad. p. A38.

[9] "Tenth Annual Bengali Conference in July". India West. 1990-01-19.

[10] "The Bengali experience". The Globe and Mail. July 18, 1992.

[11] Dongre, Archana (1993-07-09). "Bengali Fest Celebrated by 2,500 Indians, Bangladeshis". India West.

[12] Vora, Batuk (1993-07-09). "Explorations of Bengali Culture". India Abroad.

[13] "Nritya Jyoti Dance Theatre to Present the Hungry Stones". Asian Pages. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 1994-08-14.

[14] Arora, Vasantha (1995-06-30). "Communist Basu Turns Realist for Dollar". India West.

[15] Dey, Arun Kumar (1995-07-14). "Bengali Atmosphere Pervades All Around". News India-Times.

[16] Swapan, Ashfaque (1996-07-17). "Over 4,000 Attend Gala Bengali Meet in Houston". India West.

[17] Haniffa, Aziz (1996-07-19). "Thousands of Community Members Flock to Conventions". India Abroad.

[18] Lyman, Rick (1997-07-21). "Clinging Tight to Their Heritage, Bengalis Flock to a Homecoming in U.S.". The New York Times. p. C11.

[19] Lelyveld, Nita (July 20, 1997). "Bengalis Gathered to Celebrate Their Culture". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B02.

[20] Jain, Ajit (1998-07-19). "Three-day Toronto event lauds role of women: 18th North American Bengali Convention". India Abroad.

[21] "Thousands Attend Bay Area Prabasi's Durga Puja Fest". India West. 1998-10-09.

[22] Swapan, Ashfaque (1998-11-27). "Vocalist Rashid Khan: Continuing a Tradition". India West.

[23] Tsering, Lisa (1999-04-23). "Kumar Sanu Still on Top, But Competition Is Close Behind". India West.

[24] "Bengali Conference". Trikone. Vol. 14, no. 4. San Francisco: Trikone. October 31, 1999. p. 21.

[25] Roy, Sandip (2009-07-19). "Freedom to choose". India Abroad. pp. A15–A16.

[26] Mozumder, Suman Guha (2000-07-21). "Bengali convention showcases state's culture". India Abroad.

[27] Basu, Moni (July 3, 2002). "5,000 Bengalis to drop into Atlanta for 'ultimate chat'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 1E.

[28] Dongre, Archana (2003-07-11). "Long Beach Center Comes Alive With Bengali Culture". India-West.

[29] "5,000 attend Bengali convention". India Abroad. 2003-08-01.

[30] Datta, Jyotirmay (2004-07-30). "Artistic talent showcased, business discussed at 24th North American Bengali Conference". News India-Times.

[31] Swapan, Ashfaque (2005-07-29). "Over 10,000 Attend Bengali Sammelan Fest". India-West.

[32] Joshi, Monika (2006-06-23). "As July 4 approaches, conventions swing into high gear". India Abroad.

[33] "Film festival, energy seminar highlight Bengali convention". India Abroad. 2006-07-28.

[34] "Bengali conference draws 8,000 to Detroit". India Abroad. 2007-08-03.

[35] Ajit, Jain (2008-07-25). "28th North American Bengali Conference highlights culture". India Abroad. New York City.

[36] Dutt, Ela (2008-07-18). "More than 6000, attend 28th Bengali Conference in Toronto". News India-Times.

[37] Swapan, Ashfaque (2009-07-10). "Historic Pro-Gay Ruling Hailed". India-West.

[38] Sengupta, Surajit (2008-04-23). "North American Bengali Conference 2009". www.prabasi.org. Bay Area Prabasi. Retrieved 2017-09-28.

[39] Mukherjee, Mayurii (2009-07-03). "Community gears up for the convention season". India Abroad.

[40] Swapan, Ashfaque (2009-07-10). "7,000 Attend Culture-Rich Bengali Fest". India-West. pp. B1, B16, B18.

[41] Roy, Sandip (2009-07-17). "Food, friends, nostalgia". India Abroad. pp. A14, A16.

[42] "Mediamorphosis to Coordinate Sponsorships for NABC 2010". India Abroad. 2010-02-05. p. B7.

[43] Dutt, Ela (2011-07-15). "Ethnic Pride, American Dream". News India-Times. New York, NY. pp. 6–9.

[44] Haniffa, Aziz (2011-07-22). "Bengalis bond in Baltimore". India Abroad. pp. A39–A40.

[45] "News & Community". India Abroad. 2011-12-30. pp. A19–A22.

[46] "IN PHOTOS: Bengalis bond in the US". Rediff. 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[47] "Celebrating the spirit of Bengal abroad". The Times of India. May 1, 2011.

[48] "ZEE Bangla Launches At NABC 2012". India West. 2012-08-03. p. C14.

[49] Nayar, K.P. (July 12, 2012). "Mamata woos Bengali investors in US". The Telegraph.

[50] "Bengalis celebrating a legacy of art, culture and language". Brampton Guardian. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[51] "Busy summer festive season starts with Bengali flavour". South Asian Focus. July 3, 2013.

[52] Ghosh, Baswati (July 3, 2013). "Bengalis celebrating a legacy of art, culture and language". South Asian Focus (Ontario ed.).

[53] Mozumder, Suman Guha (2014-07-25). "Arthur can't stop Bengali bonding in Orlando". India Abroad. p. A38.

[:2-54] "NABC 2014: Prelude National Bengali Conference 2015 in Houston". Indo American News. July 5, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[55] Shah, Manu (2015-07-24). "When Bengal came to Houston". p. A23.

[56] "Celebration of Bengali Culture and Tradition at a Convention in Houston". NDTV.com. July 19, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[57] "Banga Sammelan, NABC 2015, Brought Fun, Passion to the Heart of Texas". Indo American News. July 16, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-29.

[58] "Where Shakespeare meets Birju Maharaj". India Abroad. 2016-08-26. p. A40.

[59] "North American Bengali Conference 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-07-24.

[60] "North American Bengali Conference 2018". Retrieved 2018-06-11.

[61] কর, ড. কোহিনূর. "বঙ্গ সম্মেলনঃ যেন এক মহোৎসব - NABC Global Conference 2021, Sangbad Bichitra, August 2021, pp. 14-17" (PDF).

[62] কর, ড. কোহিনূর. "বঙ্গ সম্মেলন ২০২২-এর উদ্বোধনী..., Sangbad Bichitra, June 2022, pp. 2, 4" (PDF).

North American Bengali Conference

Venues

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See also

References