Comments on: Banga Sammelan 2010: A Review and Some Views http://nynjbengali.com/archives/502 Sudipta Bhawmik\'s Blog about Bengali life in New York, New Jersey Area Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Brinda Guha http://nynjbengali.com/archives/502#comment-2861 Brinda Guha Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:38:37 +0000 http://nynjbengali.com/?p=502#comment-2861 I agree, I definitely thought Kallol paid more attention to the local talent this year than they do in any Durga Puja or past Bongo Sammelon experiences. Comparatively we did a lot better with highlighting all the groups we have around us, and for that I am very happy (since that was my biggest complaint since 2005). The only thing that I thought needed work was the Youth program and Youth talent show. Who is going to run this Bongo Sammelon thing in 50-60 years? WE ARE. If not run the program, at least hope to play a part in it. There has to be a way to keep my generation interested, and stuffing a youth talent show in a small meeting room with no stage and a bad sound system is not going to hold anyone's interested. Hall A was the perfect place to hold a proper, community kids talent show where the participants would have a proper stage, the scope of a bigger audience, and higher quality acts. But in a small room like the one we were given? No one is going to care about which talented teenager is doing what. Great review! -Brinda Guha Kalamandir Dance Company (kalamandirdanceco.webs.com) Kalamandir of NJ (njkalamandir.webs.com) I agree, I definitely thought Kallol paid more attention to the local talent this year than they do in any Durga Puja or past Bongo Sammelon experiences. Comparatively we did a lot better with highlighting all the groups we have around us, and for that I am very happy (since that was my biggest complaint since 2005).

The only thing that I thought needed work was the Youth program and Youth talent show. Who is going to run this Bongo Sammelon thing in 50-60 years? WE ARE. If not run the program, at least hope to play a part in it. There has to be a way to keep my generation interested, and stuffing a youth talent show in a small meeting room with no stage and a bad sound system is not going to hold anyone’s interested. Hall A was the perfect place to hold a proper, community kids talent show where the participants would have a proper stage, the scope of a bigger audience, and higher quality acts. But in a small room like the one we were given? No one is going to care about which talented teenager is doing what.

Great review!

-Brinda Guha
Kalamandir Dance Company (kalamandirdanceco.webs.com)
Kalamandir of NJ (njkalamandir.webs.com)

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