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History Of Prabasi

Celebrating the pioneers who laid the cornerstone of our community sanctuary and preserved the flame of our ancient cultural legacy.

1973First Gathering
1984Incorporate Year
50+Years of Legacy

Founding Members

Our heartfelt tribute to the visionaries of our foundation

1

Late Mr. Ramen Chakrabarti

and Late Mrs. Archana Chakrabarti

In Loving Memory
2

Mr. Ranjit Chakravorti

and Mrs. Sunanda Chakravorti

3

Mr. Amitava Bose

4

Mr Deb Sen

and Mrs. Chitrita Sen

5

Mr. Sanjit Mitra

and Mrs Nandita Mitra

6

Late Mr. Bimal Sarkar

and Mrs Aparna Sarkar

In Loving Memory
7

Late Mr. Satya Ray

and late Mrs. Sumitra Ray

In Loving Memory
8

Late Mr. Jnanen Tarafdar

and Late Mrs. Tarafdar

In Loving Memory
9

Late Mr. Asit Bhattacharya

and Mrs Sibani Bhattacharya

In Loving Memory
10

Late Mr. Sidharta Sanyal

and Mrs. Sunanda Sanyal

In Loving Memory

1984 Incorporation

Non-Profit Landmark

In 1984, Bay Area Prabasi was incorporated in the State of California as a non-profit organization by Mr. Apurba Mukherjee, Mr. Ranjit Chakravorti, and Ms. Sulata Sarkar. Also, this was the first Prabasi team that hosted Bongo Sammelan (NABC) for the first time on the West Coast.

The Heritage Foundation

First Meeting: Oct 4, 1973

The first organizational meeting of Bay Area Prabasi was held on October 4, 1973. The meeting was held in the club room of the Family Circle West Apartment complex. Prabasi’s name was proposed by Sunanda Chakravorti and was selected at this meeting. At that meeting, President (Ramen Chakrabarti) Secretary (Late Satya Ray), Jt Secretary (Amitava Bose), Treasurer (Ranjit Chakravorti) were nominated and selected.

Sacred Heritage Puja Artifact

First Durga Puja & The Door Panel Painting

The first Bay Area Prabasi Durga Puja was done by Mr. Ramen Chakrabarti on this painting (painted on a door panel) by Mr. Uday Sengupta and is still being used for Ma Durga Puja at the Cultural Integration Fellowship in San Francisco.