Central Texas Bengali Association Austin
Upcoming Event
Saturday- Sunday October 21- 22, 2023
City of Austin Proclamation
May 13th, 2023 has been officially proclaimed as ‘Rabindra Nazrul Jayanti Day’ in Austin by Kirk Watson, esteemed Mayor of City of Austin, in recognition and observance of two stalwarts of Bengali literature, music and poems !!
Media coverage
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Guest Artist in 2023
CTBA, as known to many among us as Dhrubotara, is a community of 400+ families in Austin, where we celebrate Bengali (Asian Language) art, culture, literature, music, theater, sports, food and festivals together. As a family, it enables a feeling of home away from home. CTBA provides a cross cultural platform for social and cultural exchange that inspires us to share our culture with 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.
Who We Are
CTBA Partners
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Our Inspiration
"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
देवि सुरेश्वरि भगवति गङ्गे
At a Glance
Meet CTBA Team
Cultural Committee
Basundhara Ray Chowdhury
Jayashree Kar
Suranjima Kar
Tania Mukherjee
Pujo Committee
Anindita Roy Bardhan
Rupa Mukherjee
Samira Ghosh
Suma Dasgupta
Magazine
President Jayeeta Dasmunshi
Vice Pres. Piyali (Pia) Dey
Treasurer Debolina Bose
Gen. Secretary Shibani Gupta
Debasmita Paul Chatterjee
Ritwik Sen
Shuba Addy
Sunit Addy
Food Committee
Aparna Ghosh
Bonnhi Chowdhury
Krishnakali Sarkar Guha
Rupa Sengupta
Development & Innovation
Rakhi Das
Ruma Goswami Talukder
Upasana Das Sarma
Operational Excellence
Jyoti Anirban Das
Monisha Giri
Damitra Sarkar
Technology
Suparna Sinha Roy
Connect with Us
Email: info@ctbaaustin.org
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.