Volume 40 Issue 3 July 2015

UPCOMING EVENTS

ANNUAL BAGC PICNIC

Date: Sunday, July 19, 2015

Time: 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Venue: Busse Woods, Grove 20 Shelter

Elk Grove, IL 60007

BAGC CHILDREN’S DAY

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2015

Time: 2 PM to 6:00 PM

Venue: Banga Bhavan

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President’s Message

Dear BAGC Members,

I am sure all of you are enjoying the arrival of summer (finally). As we get busy with summer activities, BAGC EC has also been busy organizing various events, working on long term goals and commitments that align with our objectives as an organization. Banga Sanskriti Dibas and Musical Evenings at Banga Bhavan were very well attended and enjoyed by all. We now look forward to the Annual Picnic on July 19th at Busse Woods and Children's Day on August 9th at Banga Bhavan. We will also be organizing various cultural, religious and youth events at Banga Bhavan. We continue to work on increasing our membership base. While we have welcomed many new members, some of our existing or regular members have not registered yet. Please use our online registration or mail in your registra-tion, we need your continued involvement and support. Our Nepal Relief effort was really successful. We donated a total of $16,041, divided among 3 charities: Rotary International of Kolkata; UNICEF and Water Missions International. Thanks for your generous donations to help further one of BAGC's key objectives. We will publish names of donors and contribution details on our website. Our new Protimas are almost ready. We are working closely with the idol maker to ensure the Protimas arrive on time. We thank members who have already donated and request others to come forward and donate for this cause. At the time of writing our collections stand at $4,600 and we will need $7,500 - $8,000. Preparations for Durga Puja have also begun. We are having Durga Puja on Oct 16th, 17th & 18th this year at Bartlett High School.

As the year goes on, our BAGC family with one foot firmly planted on our traditional activities, looks creatively for new avenues to grow and evolve, welcome new members and fresh ideas.

BAGC EC is proud to be the facilitator of this process.

With Best Regards,

Sandeep Chaudhuri BAGC President

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Community News

Anjan graduated High School from Northside College Prep and will be starting college at Northwestern University

in the fall of 2015.

He received the following Honors:

+ Illinois State Scholar

+ Mu Alpha Theta (Mathematics Honor Society)

+ La Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica

+ Receipient of Louis Armstrong Award (awarded by Northside College Prep) for Jazz Piano

Annie Paul, daughter of Gitendra and Popy Paul, graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a dou-

ble major in biology & political science and a minor in business. She attended the university with a Wisconsin

Alumni Association Scholarship. During her time there, she held leadership positions in College Democrats, Am-

nesty International, the Chemistry Fraternity and Delta Gamma Sorority. Her most notable accomplishments include

serving as (i) the Vice President of the Wisconsin Union during her junior year and (ii) the Senior Class Vice Presi-

dent of the UW-Madison Class of 2015. During her graduation ceremony she was honored to speak and introduce

keynote commencement speaker Katie Couric. She will join Triple Tree in Minneapolis, MN as an investment

banking analyst with a healthcare industry focus.

Avik Laha, son of Subhasis and Bhaswati Laha, graduated from Metea Valley High School. As a captain of the

Scholastic Bowl and Science Olympiad teams in his high school, Avik led his teams to several State and National

competitions. Avik is a National Merit Scholar and was chosen as a member of Daily Herald’s 2015 Dupage Coun-

ty Academic team. Avik will be joining Columbia University in New York as a Rabi scholar this fall.

Jason Pierce, son of Papia Datta and Jason Pierce Sr, and grandson of the late Dr. Jagat and Mrs. Monisha Datta, has

graduated from the Bartlett High School Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and High Technology Academy in

2015. He is going to the University of Iowa on a full tuition scholarship studying finance while following a pre-

medical route.

Megha Bhattacharya (Chandni) daughter of Ramanuj and Mahuya Bhattacharya recently graduated at the top of her

class from Elgin High School. Throughout high school, she enjoyed many successes such as being the Class Council

President for four years, receiving the distinction of Illinois State Scholar, graduating in Dance from Tarana Kathak,

attaining her second degree black belt in karate, and being selected to attend a week long student leadership program

in Shanghai, China. She also founded "Pretty Little Leaders," a club to foster leadership qualities among middle

school girls and received corporate sponsorship from Siemens as the club's President. Her greatest accomplishment,

however, was being selected as the Student Representative to the U-46 District Board of Education where she repre-

sented the aspirations and concerns of over 40,000 students. Chandni will be attending the University of Chicago

where she plans to study pre-law and economics.

Priyanka Pahan has graduated from the Niles North High School with Academic Honors Summa Cum Laude, Na-

tional honor society and PSAE Honors Award in Math and Science. She is an Illinois state scholar, Gold Key Recip-

ient and Medical terminology Skills USA winner. She is going to the Northwestern University for premed.

Sthitadhi (Joy) Chakraborty, son of Soma and Jasendu Chakraborty, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Waubonsie Valley High School. He was the President of Science Olympiad team and the Drum Major of Marching Band at his school. Named as an Illinois State Scholar, Indian Prairie Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction, Sthitadhi also received the Semper Fidelis award for musical excellence. He will be attending Washington University in St. Louis, and planning to major in PNP (Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology) and Biology. He also plans on continuing his passion for music by playing in the Washington University Wind Ensemble.

Suranjana Chattopadhay, daughter of Soumen and Ranjita Chattopadhaya, graduated from Metea Valley High School. She will study at University of Wisconsin, Madison majoring in Biology and Political Science.

Other Graduates: ♦ Ananda Chakrabarty, Neel Bardhan, Reshmi Dharchoudhury

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Dr. Bakul Banerjee, on June 6, along with nine other area poets read their poems at Arts and Poetry stage of the 31st annual Printers Row Lit Fest – the Midwest’s largest gathering of book lovers, a pres-tigious event was sponsored by Chicago Tribune and Columbia College.

Brazilian Government selected Dr. Atanu Biswas first USDA scientist for "Science without Borders" fellowship to conduct collaborative research with Brazilian research groups and to visit Brazil for 3 years to work on the applications of biopolymers in food packaging, coatings, encapsulations, and bio-sensors.We, BAGC members are used to see Atanu Biswas, Biswas Records selling Bengali CD/DVDs at our events.

Preetish was invited as a guest performer for the opening gala of the 5th Eye on India festival in Chica-go on May 28, 2015 at Bridgeport Art Center. Sanjoy Roy, MD, Teamwork Arts (a production house well known for the Jaipur literary festival) was present at the event amongst other dignitaries. Preetish performed two songs - "Maa" from the movie Taare Zameen Par and his winning song from Saregamapa Lil Champs NA - "Ek Haseena Thi" and enthralled the audience with his singing. This event was covered by several Indian newspapers as well as by TV Asia, who broadcasted Preet-ish's interview.

Dr.Subhash C. Basu is an emeritus professor at the University of Notre Dame,

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and also President of the CDDRF (Cancer Drug Delivery Research Foundation), has received the “NRI-Award of the Year 2015” in the professional category from the “Times Now” news organization in Mumbai.

Community News

Cricket Quiz By Shobhan Datta Answers on page 9

1. 1974 - Headingley - He had batted attractively for a rear guard 43, but was unluckily dismissed as he swayed out of the way of a Chris

Old bouncer. His cap fell off as he ducked and landed on the stumps. India collapsed soon afterwards, to lose by an innings and 78 runs. Who is the unfortunate batsman?

2. 1978 - Karachi - This legendary opening batsman also opened bowling for India on rare occasions and got his only wicket with his right hand medium / off-spin in a drawn test match.

a) who was the bowler? b) who was the batsman out at 96?

3. 1980-81 - When asked at a party in Don Bradman’s house why does he swear after every delivery, he responded "You're not an express

bowler, you're just medium-fast. With express bowlers, the frustration comes out more. When you become one, you will do the same."

Who asked the question and who was the responder? a) who asked the question? b) who was the responder?

4. Few male & female players with last name “Banerjee” (spelling may be different) played test cricket for India.

a) How many can you name? b) Only one “Banerjee” played more than one test - who?

5. 13 Indian batsmen have scored century on test debut so far. Once it used to be considered a curse as most of them failed to score another

century in their career. Who was the first one to break the curse ?

New arrival- Martin Sachin, to Rudra and Margaret, grandson to Basanti and Manatosh Banerji, brother to Alice Saraswati.

Classic Film Club CineBb at Bangabhavan celebrated completing 3rd year! Go CineBb!

Prakriti Chakrabarti authored a book titled “A Cross-Cultural Family in a Rear View: Through a Road of Revelations” . It is a memoir of the journey of a cross-cultural family. It is available on Amazon .com.

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Board Of Trustees ( BOT ) News

Ad Hoc Re-Organization Committee : Progress Report

On February 22, 2014, BOT approved the formation of an Ad Hoc Re-Org. Committee to review all the BAGC com-mittees / structures and recommend if any changes are needed for more efficient , smooth functioning of the BAGC organization. This Ad Hoc Re-Org Committee members have been working hard at this difficult task for almost a year. Here is the Mission statement that has been developed by this independent committee:

“Evaluate the current BAGC organizational structure for improved effectiveness, efficiency and accountability in

order to meet the legal and fiduciary responsibilities and to adhere to the core values and principles of the Or-

ganization as outlined in Article 2 of the BAGC Constitution.”

A comprehensive presentation was made by the members of the Re-Org Committee on May 23, 2015 during the Banga Sanskriti Dibash event at Streamwood High School. The committee has made several reorganization / restructuring recommendations for BAGC for efficient and smooth functioning. The complete copy of this presentation was sent to the BAGC members ( via Google group) by the Secretary of BOT for your review. Various comments / feedbacks were received during the presentation and are being reviewed by the Re-Org committee.

BOT would like to assure the BAGC members that a strict constitutional process will be followed and no structural changes

will be made without a full participation / vote by the general members at a GBM.

Formation of “Ad hoc Financial Solvency/ Sustainability Review Committee”

Board Of Trustees of BAGC , at its meeting on May 16, 2015, has unanimously approved the formation of an “Ad hoc Finan-

cial Solvency/ Sustainability Review Committee”.

Ad-hoc Committee Members:

Amitava Deb

Shouvik Dutta

Debasish Gooptu

Uditt Mukherjee

Subhas Bose

Dipak Ghosh ( Facilitator)

Background • BOT has created this Ad-hoc committee to explore approaches to make BAGC self-sustaining and solvent over the long

run

• The committee will not interfere, overlap with the short term (annual) fund raising and financial management of

BAGC which is under the jurisdiction of the yearly Executive Committee.

• The Ad hoc committee will present its findings and recommendation to the BOT for consideration and possible im-

plementation

• The duration of the committee will be a maximum of six months from May 16, 2015 – at that point of time the com-

mittee will cease to exist.

This ad-hoc committee is being formed following the BAGC Constitution Article no. 5; Section 5a:

“Article 5. Governing Body Section 5a : The governing body of the Association shall be vested in a Board of Trustees,

Executive Committee, Special Fund Committee, By-Laws Committee, and Nomination Committee with addi-

tional ad hoc committees as deemed necessary by these committees or by the General Body.”

Mission:

Sustain the long term financial viability of BAGC without being dependent on corporate sponsorship

and yearly budget variations.

Appointment of an External Financial Auditor / CPA:

Pursuant to the IL State requirement for the Non-profit organization ( like BAGC), an external Certified

Public Accountant has been appointed to audit and certify the financial records of the 2014 BAGC. It is re-

quired by the State of Illinois to have this external audit when the total annual budget exceeds $300,000 in a

given calendar year. BAGC exceeded this limit in 2014. The BOT, in consultation with the 2014 EC, has

appointed Mr. Raj P. Thakral, MBA, CPA ( Smart Millennium Solutions, LTD ) to conduct this audit.

Respectfully submitted ,

On behalf of BOT,

Dipak Ghosh

Chairman, BOT

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Soccer Quiz By Nikhil Basu Answers on page 10

1) Who did Spain defeat to win the 2010 World Cup? 2) What is the most prestigious South American club competition? 3) India’s fiercest soccer rivalry is between Mohun Bagan A.C. and which club? 4) Who won the Golden Glove at the 2014 World Cup? 5) How many World Cups did Pele win for Brazil? 6) Which club has won the most European Cup (UEFA Champions League) titles? 7) The most goals scored by a player in a single World Cup was 13. Who scored these goals? 8) Which country does James Rodriguez represent? 9) How much did Lionel Messi make in 2014 (in US Dollars)? 10) Who is the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year?

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BANGA BHAVANUPCOMING EVENTS AT BANGA BHAVANUPCOMING EVENTS AT BANGA BHAVANUPCOMING EVENTS AT BANGA BHAVAN

India Eternal Lecture Series

By Swami Ishatmananda:

Sunday, July 12th, 2015- 4 pm -5pm

Rath Yatra and Ananda Mela: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 – 10am -2 pm

BBQuiz – Quiz Contest Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

Banga Bhavan Anniversary: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 – 2pm -6pm

Janmastami Celebrations : Sunday, September 5th, 2015 -11am -2pm

Mahisasur Mardini by

Mangolik Devotees :

Saturday, October 10th, 2015- 3pm -7pm

Sports Quiz By Anshul Biswas Answers on page 9

1) What La Liga team completed the treble this year? 2) Who won the BPL( Barclays Premier League) 2014-15 3) Who is the MVP of the NBA? 4) What team got the #1 seed in the NBA? 5) Which Soccer Player was suspended for biting another player? 6) Who won the Bundesliga 2014-15? 7) What horse was the triple crown winner of Horse Racing 2015? 8) Who won the 2014 FIFA world cup? Germany 9) What Basketball great made the surprising decision to switch sports signing a minor league baseball contract with the Chicago white sox

in 1994? 10) What Baseball Announcer was famous for his signature phrase, " Holy Cow"?

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Answers to Sports Quiz

1. F C Barcelona 2. Chelsea FL 3. Stephen Curry 4. Golden State Warriors 5. Luis Suarez 6. FC Bayern Munchen 7. American Pharoah 8. Germany 9. Michael Jordan 10. Harry Carey

Answers to Cricket Quiz

1. Ashok Mankad 2. a) Sunil Gavaskar 2. b) Zaheer Abbas 3. a) Kapil Dev 3. b) Dennis Lillee 4. a) Sarobindu Nath (Shute) Banerjee, Sudhangsu (Montu) Banerjee, Subroto Banerjee, Gargi Banerji 4. b) Gargi Banerji 5. G. R. Viswanath

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Answers to Soccer Quiz

1. Correct Answer: C a. Germany b. Argentina c. Netherlands d. Brazil

2. Correct Answer: A

a. Copa Libertadores b. South American Cup c. Copa Sudamericana d. Superclasico de las Americas

3. Correct Answer: B

a. Atletico de Kolkata b. East Bengal F.C. c. Delhi Dynamos d. Mumbai FC

4. Correct Answer: B

a. Tim Howard b. Manuel Neuer c. Gianluigi Buffon d. Iker Casillas

5. Correct Answer: B

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

6. Correct Answer: D a. A.C. Milan b. Chelsea F.C. c. F.C. Barcelona d. Real Madrid C.F.

7. Correct Answer: C

a. Maradona b. Lionel Messi c. Just Fontaine d. Pele

8. Correct Answer: A

a. Colombia b. USA c. Mexico d. Brazil

9. Correct Answer: C

a. $36.4 million b. $54.7 million c. $73.8 million d. $90.1 million

10. Correct Answer: B

a. Abby Wambach b. Nadine Kessler c. Marta d. Anja Mittag

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Venue:

Busse Woods,

Grove 20 Shelter

Elk Grove, IL 60007

Picnic Directions:

From I-90

• Follow I-90 W to S Arlington Heights Rd in Elk

Grove.

• Take the Arlington Heights Rd exit from I-90 W

• Follow IL-72 E/E Higgins Rd to your destination

From I-88

• Follow I-88 E, I-355 N and I-290 W to IL-72 E/E Higgins

Rd in Schaumburg.

• Take exit 1B from I-290 W

• Follow IL-72 E/E Higgins Rd to your destination

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