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BAGA salutes the immortals

Remembering our poets...

7th of May is celebrated worldwide by the Bengalis
as the birthday of Rabindranath Tagore. This is certainly a day of joy and the time of paying our due respect to “Gurudev”.
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January is the month when we remember some of our great personalities of Bengal celebrating their birthdays. Such personalities include S. N. Bose, Swami Vivekananda, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and Michael Madhusudan Dutt. 
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Who we are...

Bengali Association of Greater Atlanta (BAGA) is a non-profit organization under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) that strives to promote and sustain cultural, charitable, educational, and literary activities on behalf of the Bengali community of greater Atlanta throughout the South eastern part of the United States. We are a volunteer run non political organization with deep roots in the local Atlanta community. We represent the Indian American diaspora and conduct various charitable, social, religious and philanthropic activities throughout the year. We have been in existence for more than 33 years and continue to strive hard to promote our diversity, our rich cultural heritage and our experience as immigrant Bengalis in the society.
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History of Bengal

Ancient history of Bengal is not well known, however stone age tools dating back 20,000 years have been excavated in the state. Remnants of Copper Age settlements in the Bengal region date back 4,000 years. The original settlers spoke non-Aryan languages— mainly, Austro-Asiatic languages like the languages of the present-day Kola, Bhil, Santal and Shabara. Bengal has witnessed an immense diversity like rise and fall of Hindu & Mughal Dynasty, Birth of Calcutta, British Raj, Renaissance, Freedom Fighters, Independence and what not. Aren't you interested to know a culture so rich whose roots go back as long as 20,000 years?
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Our Mission:

  • Create an environment of mutual goodwill between immigrant Bengalis from India and other local and regional ethnic groups in Georgia and neighboring states.
  • Ensure and promote the cultural heritage of Indian-Americans and Bengalis through religious, cultural and educational activities.
  • Organize annual flagship events that promote the rich Indian culture, creativity and intellect among our members, leadership and benevolence among our youth and facilitate collaboration among various other Indian American organizations.
  • To organize funds and provide assistance for charitable and humanitarian efforts.
  • To represent Bengalis in the local community.

BAGA Event Calendar


Durgapuja
October 11-13, 2013
Mountainview High School