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Central Texas

Bengali Association

Austin

Who We Are

CTBA, as known to many as Dhrubotara , is one big family where we celebrate Bengali art, culture, literature, music, theater, sports, food and festivals together. As a family, it enables a feeling of home away from home in this distant land. CTBA provides a cross cultural platform to observe 'Bangaliyana' among us with social gatherings and activities that inspires us to spread our culture to the world and equally imbibe best of what's around us. As a community, It is this social bonding that makes us attached to each other. A strong bonding leads to a camaraderie that enables CTBA to participate in charitable services and give back to communities and around Austin like engaging with 'Texas Food Bank', contributing to "Mayor's Fund" to name a few.

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Our Inspiration

देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे

"I have had my invitation

to this world's festival,

thus my life has been blessed.

My eyes have seen

and my ears have heard."

-- Rabindra Nath Tagore

At a Glance

Meet CTBA Team

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Anirban Das

Suvo Majumdar

Soumen Chakraborty

Supratim De

Magazine

Sunit Addy

Shuba Addy

Ritwik Sen

Pujo Committee

Jyoti Das

Deblina Majumdar

Sanghita Chowdhury Upasana Das Sarma

Joyeeta Banerjee

Food Committee

Ashutosh Shyam

Rumel Saha

Kaushik Sen

Cultural Committee

Jayeeta Dasmunshi

Sriparna Bhattacharya

Shibani Gupta

Bonnhi Chowdhury

Who's Who

Connect with Us

Upcoming Events

02/20/21

Virtual Saraswati Puja

Fortnightly

Sandho Adda

Feels like home

Subhadi, Sunitda

In Bengali, our family could be described as, “Bhaboghure”! Partly for professional calls and partly for extreme desire to see the unseen, we have moved and moved and moved! It is easier to tell where we have not been rather than where we have dropped our anchors in the last fifty years we have been in the USA. Fifteen years ago, in 2004, we came to Austin in search of a place to make our permanent home. As 2019 almost comes to an end, we know it sure was a good choice.

Central Texas Bengali Association, one of our first contacts for obvious reasons, was instrumental to our being introduced to the Bengali community and has played a very important role in our lives since then. As the city of Austin grew, so did CTBA, but it always felt as a close and comfortable organization to be a part of. Year after year, the talented executive groups that have carried on the flag of CTBA with great dedication have been able to bring the community together with great care. With the range of programs to fit the needs of all age groups CTBA has been a source of support not only to the new comers but also to all the residents that have made their homes in Austin for many, many years.

Thank you CTBA for being there and we wish you a great future ahead.

Soham Majumdar

In my eyes, CTBA is composed of a lot of heart, a lot of fun, mutual respect and energy. It feels like a family, one which mixes, merges and engages regularly and keeps rumbling on, all year round. It’s almost like I have found my extended family here, and suddenly Austin is no longer alien!