About Us
We are kallol
Community of cultural excellence in North America
Misson and Vision
Foster a welcoming environment for the Bengali diaspora by creating a cultural and social organization dedicated to serving the community and preserving our traditions and culture for future generations.
Strengthen connections between the Bengali community in the Indian sub-continent and the United States by promoting the exchange of multicultural programs and literary initiatives.
Provide support to community members in need, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds.
Promote athletic activities within our diaspora to encourage physical well-being and community engagement.
Board of Trustee
Soumen Roy
- BOT Chairman
Krishna Bhattacharya
Shantanu Sen
Debiprasad Palit
Pinaki Dutta - President, Ex-officio
Executive Committee
Pinaki Datta - President
Anupam Saha
- Vice President
Rajiv Mukherjee - General Secretary
Ranojoy Ghoshal - Treasurer
Ashim Purakayastha - Joint Secretary
Jayanta De
Kousik Bhowal
Pratap Aditya Mallick
Ranjana Sanyal
Sanjit Ray
Souvik Sarkar
Founding Members
Somnath Chatterjee | Geeta Ghosh | Lal Mohan Hore | Biswapati Mukherjee |
Sipra Chatterjee | Pranab Ghosh | Prativa Hore | Sunanda Mukherjee |
Satinath Chatterjee | Manju Ghosh | Braja Dulal Mookherjee | Sasanka Pal |
Sunil De | Subrata Ghosh | Lila Mookherjee | Deepa Pal |
Mukti De | Chhanda Ghosh | Bhawani Mukherjee | Ajit K Rakhit |
Amal Ghosh | Tapan Ghosh | Alolika Mukherjee | Ratna Rakhit |
Presidents, Kallol of NJ
Tenure | President | Vice Precident | General Secretary | Secretary Treasurer |
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1975-76 | Lal M. Hore | Ajit Rakhit | Pranab K. Ghosh/ Sunil De | Somnath Chatterjee |
1976-77 | Ajit Rakhit | Somnath Chatterjee/Prativa Hore | Bijan Sircar | Purna Bhattacharya/Somnath Chatterjee |
1977-78 | Lal M. Hore | Ajit Mukherjee | Parimal Banerjee | Sasanka Pal |
1978-79 | Braja D. Mookherjee | Avi Chakravorti | Asim Das | Sima Deb |
1979-80 | Sunil De | Purna Bhattacharya | Sushital Choudhury | Bhawani Mukherjee |
1980-81 | Lal M. Hore | Bhawani Mukherjee | Susanta Ray | Chhabi Sinha |
1981-82 | Bhawani Mukherjee | Susanta Ray | Shyam Sinha | Prabir Saha |
1982-84 | Prabir Saha | Susanta Ray | Barin Bando | Shyam Sinha |
1984-86 | Prativa Hore | Manisha Chakravorti | Sumita Saha | Sudhir Nag |
1986-87 | Pranab K. Ghosh | Subrata Dhar | Sikha Majumdar/Debjyoti Mukherjee | Debendra Ghosal/Subrata Dhar/Mukti De |
1988-89 | Sudhir Nag | Bejoylakshmi Banerjee | Amitabha Bagchi | Krishna Dutta Roy |
1990-92 | Bithi Roy | Alolika Mukherjee | Basabi Ganguly | Sujit Mukherjee |
1992-94 | Basabi Ganguly | Uday Chakraborty | Indrani Dha | Dilip Guha |
1994-96 | Amitabha Bagchi | Subhendu Nath | Suranjan Ray | Dave Shom |
1996-98 | Susanta Ray | Samar Saha | Partho Misro | Surya Dutta |
1998-00 | Samar Saha | Surya Dutta | Partho Misro | Santanu Basu |
2000-02 | Samar Saha | Surya Dutta | Ashok Das | Santanu Basu |
2002-04 | Purna Bhattacharya | Santanu Basu | Debahuti Roy | Biman Bhatta |
2004-06 | Timir Hore | Biman Bhatta | Debahuti Roy | Amol Paul |
2006-08 | Biman Bhatta | Soumen Roy | Debahuti Roy | Amal Paul |
2008-10 | Soumen Roy | Arunansu DasGupta | Kaushik Bhowal | Raj Majumdar |
2010-12 | Amal Paul | Debahuti Roy | Poushali Mokhreja | Raj Majumdar |
2012-14 | Debahuti Roy | Raj Majumdar | Joy Bhowmick | Nilotpaul Paul |
2014-16 | Raj Majumdar | Krishna Bhattacharya | Arijit Chaterjee | Ashok Ganguly |
2016-18 | Krishna Bhattacharya | Ashok Ganguly | Rajiv Mukherjee | Arijit Chaterjee |
2018-22 | Ashok Ganguly | Arijit Chaterjee | Rajiv Mukherjee | Anupam Saha |
2022-24 | Arijit Chatterjee | Pinaki Dutta | Rajiv Mukherjee | Ronojoy Ghoshal |
Looking back in history
1975: Kallol of New Jersey was formed on April 13th by 24 members. The first Executive Committee was formed on April 13th with 9 members. The Constitution was adopted in the general meeting held on October 25th by the previously formed Executive Committee and its decisions were ratified. The Committee was also expanded to 11 members at this time. On July 7th, Kallol of New Jersey was formally incorporated in the State of New Jersey. The first event was the picnic held on July 19th, 1975, at the Watchung Reservation. A drama Sharmila, directed by Dr. Ajit Rakhit was staged on August 23rd at Scotch Plains Fanwood high School. Our first Bijoya Sammilanee was held on October 25th at Glenfield Park House in Montclair. On November 8th, the movie Biraj Bou was screened.
1976: India´s Republic Day was observed by the members on January 24th, at the Glenfield Park House. First issue of quarterly newsletter of Kallol was published on January 22nd, 1976. Kallol also launched the publication of its literary magazine “Kallol Sahitya Patrika”.
1977: Kallol started their first Durga Puja named “New Jersey Durga Puja”, to cater to the, growing Bengali Community of New Jersey, and extended their invitation to the entire Indian diaspora. Lakshmi Puja, an integral part of the Durga Puja was also celebrated.