Krishna Utsab will held in Toronto September 2

On the occasion of upcoming Janmashtami, Krishna Utsav has been organized in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, September 2. On behalf of the Krishna devotees of Ontario, this event will focus on discussions, music, dance, poetry and many other activities centered on the great personality of five thousand years ago, Sri Krishna, one of the greatest sons of mankind. Nandit two writers and presenters Chayan Das and Devanjana Mukherjee Bhowmik will be conducting the program.

Prominent thinker and writer Akbar Hossain will participate in the discussion titled 'Gyan Granth Gita'. Sujit Kusum Pal and Jeera Lal Pal will speak on 'The Influence of Bhagavad Gita on Western Literature' and 'Krishna Darshan in Life' respectively. On behalf of the organizers, Asim Bhowmik said that mainstream dignitaries associated with Bengali society have been invited to attend the event.

Sonali Roy, Subhash Das, Romena Haque Ruma and Rita Chakraborty will perform music on Krishna. Artists of Bishnupriya will perform kirtan on the occasion. Also the teenage artists who will participate are Anant Nirjhar, Tanisha Bhowmik, Kaninika Dutta, Dvaipayan Das Upam and Dakshish De Om. Prominent tabla player Anjan Ghosh will play the tabla throughout the event.

Throughout the program there will be occasional dance performances centered on the life and teachings of Lord Krishna. Artists from Nritya Kala Kendra directed by Biplab Kar, artists from Nritya Jhangar Academy directed by Chitra Das, artists Gargi Lahiri and Suchana Das Bandhan of Tarana Performing Arts directed by Parmita Tinni will participate in the dance performance. Anindita Roy will present Krishna in Manipuri dance.

Krishna Utsav will have an interesting quiz phase. Questions about Krishna's family, history, philosophy and creation etc. will be asked in this episode. Teens aged 7 to 16 can participate. There will be attractive prizes. One of the organizers Pratima Sarkar said that the quiz episode will be conducted by community favorite Jyoti Dutta Purakayastha.

In this event organized for the gathering of all irrespective of religion and caste, readings from various authors of Rachi's Bengali literature on Sri Krishna have also been arranged. Nandit Bachik artists who will participate in the recital are Shekhar Gomez, Joachim Victor Gomez, Samina Chowdhury, Kamran Karim, Elina Mita and Tasmina Khan. Biplab Som will conduct the lesson. Apoorva Roy will also perform the Sanskrit book Gita Govinda written by poet Jaydev and read it from its Bengali translation.

Anup Sengupta will present Krishna on stage. Chhoto Krishna and Arjun will be played by Sarvabhaum Ray Majumdar Riddhi and Argha Dhar.

Another member of the organizing committee. Sushitl Singh Chowdhury said five members of the committee are working to make this event a success with a large number of people from the community.

The event will be held at Toronto Durgabadi located on Birchmount Road, Scarborough and will begin at 5 pm. On behalf of the organizers, Subrata Kumar Das said that this event will continue till 10 pm. He also said that there will be provision of prasad for everyone. The organizers have invited everyone irrespective of caste and religion to participate in this great event.

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