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Movie of the Month Prabasi in partnership with "Databazaar Media" is proud to present "Angshumaner Chobi" in August.
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Durga Puja 2010 We will be celebrating Durga Puja on October 15, 16 and 17, 2010 at Chabot College. Among the cultural events are Kailash Kher, Swagatalakshmi and Manomoy Bhattacharya.
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Prabasi - Past and Present!

PRABASI is a non-profit socio-cultural organization of the Bengalis of the San Francisco Bay Area, founded in 1974. This is the largest and oldest organization of Bengalis and Bengali-loving people in Northern California. Our goals are broadly defined in our vision and mission statement. We have open communication with all our members. Prabasi also has an interesting history. To promote a feeling of togetherness, Prabasi is a membership based organization.

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Prabasi welcomes you to Durga Puja 2010

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    Plan for Durga Puja now!

    We are pleased to announce that Prabasi is planning for a grand Durga Puja this year.

    This year's event will feature Kailash Kher along with his band Kailasa from Mumbai. From Kolkata you will see performances by Swagatalakshmi and Manomoy Bhattacharya. Don't forget to renew your membership.

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    Gift Services to Kolkata

    Prabasi-Bengalnet gift services has been in operation for more than 10 years and still provides first class service to Kolkata and adjoining areas. See catalog...
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    Membership

    Prabasi has an annual membership system. Renewal times are just before Durga Puja every year. Get Started...
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    Bengali Transliteration

    The older transliteration system has now been replaced by a Unicode-supported system powered by Google. Try it out...
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    Bangla Radio Station

    Listen to Bengali streaming radio from Washington Bangla Radio. Listen to Bangla Radio...
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    NABC 2009

    We take pride in claiming that NABC 2009, hosted by Prabasi, was one of the best NABCs hosted in the West Coast. Pictures/Videos of NABC 2009...

Upcoming Events

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    Movie: Angshumaner Chobi

    August 2010
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    Durga Puja 2010

    Oct 15-17, 2010

Past Events

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    Anandamela 2010

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    Saraswati Puja 2010

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    Durga Puja 2009

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    Durga Puja 2008

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    Durga Puja 2007

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    NABC 2009

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About Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Our members span all over the Bay Area between Marin County and Gilroy.

Prabasi has been in existence since 1974 and serving Bengalis for more than 35 years. It meets regularly at least four times every year, out of which the main cultural celebrations are held during Durga Puja. It has a non-profit status in California, and is governed by an elected Board whose terms are normally three years.

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Next Meeting: Our next meeting is on June 26th at 3:00pm. Please mark your calendars.

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