Come, Commemorate & Memorialize West Bengal Day / Paschim Banga Dibas – The Date the Indian State of West Bengal Was Created.
Please Note – The Whole Event Will Be In Bengali / Bangla Language
On 20th June 1947, legislators from predominantly Hindu western part of Bengal at the Bengal Legislative Assembly voted against the inclusion of western Bengal in Pakistan and for the Partition of Bengal to create West Bengal, and to include it in the Indian Union.
DATES – June 20, 21, 27, 28, & July 4, 2020. 11AM EDT, 8:30PM IST, 4:00 PM UK. With Attendees and Participants From North America, Europe, Australia, Africa, Middle East, Japan & India.
Organizer : Sriti O Chetona
Co Sponsors : Bangla Abar, Paschimbanger Janya & BharatLakshmi.
For More Info:
sritiochetona@gmail.com
Confirmed Speakers
Day 1 Guest Speakers:
— Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
— Prof. Ambuj Mahanti, Indian Institute of Management Kolkata.
— Prof. Saradindu Mukherjee, Historian, Delhi University; Member ICHR (Indian Council of Historical Research).
Day 2 Guest Speakers:
— Governor Tathagata Roy, Meghalaya, India.
— Prof. Gautam Sen, London School Of Economics.
— Mr. Tapan Ghosh, Scholar, Writer, Leader of Social & Political Movements.
— Mrs. Sanghamitra Chaudhuri Film Maker, Writer, Journalist & Social Activist.
Day 3 Guest Speakers:
— Prof. Swarup Prasad Ghosh, Director, MK Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata.
— Prof. Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar, Distinguished Professor of SUNY, Founder Of Indian Subcontinent Partition & Documentation Center.
— Dr Mohit Ray, Environmental Specialist and Refugee Rights Campaigner.
— Mr. Chandrachur Ghosh, Mission Netaji, Journalist, Researcher and Writer.
— Advocate Smritilekha Chakraborty Lawyer, Writer and a Conservative Thinker.
Day 4 Guest Speakers:
— Randtidev Sengupta, Eminent Journalist, Scholar & Writer.
— Dr. Debdutta Chakraborty, Former Professor, Ashutosh College, Kokata; Grand Niece of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
— Priyadarshi Dutta, Researcher, & Writer.
Day 5 Guest Speakers:
To Be Decided Soon
For More Info:
sritiochetona@gmail.com
FINAL SCHEDULES POSTED BELOW ALONG WITH CONNECTION DETAILS
Day 1 – Global Conference : West Bengal Day (Paschim Banga Dibas)
====Sat June 20, 11 AM EDT=====
Registration LINK : https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6778324666092464141
Day 2 – Global Conference : West Bengal Day (Paschim Banga Dibas)
====Sun June 21, 11 AM EDT=====
Registration LINK :
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1446195748193760012
Day 3 – Global Conference : West Bengal Day (Paschim Banga Dibas)
====Sat June 27, 11 AM EDT=====
Registration LINK :
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5539265221543770124
Day 4 – Global Conference : West Bengal Day (Paschim Banga Dibas)
====Sun June 28, 11 AM EDT=====
Registration LINK :
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4353517797289845516
Day 5 – Global Conference : West Bengal Day (Paschim Banga Dibas)
====Sat July 4, 9 AM EDT=====
Registration LINK :
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5211522795536854539
For More Info:
sritiochetona@gmail.com