Mission and Vision
- To create a home away from home for the Bengali diaspora by establishing a cultural and social organization to serve the community and to nourish our tradition and culture for generations to come.
- To build a bridge between the Bengali community in the Indian sub-continent and the United States, by promoting exchange of multicultural programs and literary endeavours.
- To encourage athletic activities within our diaspora.
- To help community members in need of assistance, irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds.
Founding Members
Somnath Chatterjee
Sipra Chatterjee
Satinath Chatterjee
Sunil De
Mukti De
Amal Ghosh
Geeta Ghosh
Pranab Ghosh
Manju Ghosh
Subrata Ghosh
Chhanda Ghosh
Tapan Ghosh
Mitra Ghosh
Lal Mohan Hore
Prativa Hore
Braja Dulal Mookherjee
Lila Mookherjee
Bhawani Mukherjee
Alolika Mukherjee
Biswapati Mukherjee
Sunanda Mukherjee
Sasanka Pal
Deepa Pal
Ajit K Rakhit
Ratna Rakhit
Board of Trustee
Soumen Roy - BOT Chairperson
Krishna Bhattacharya
Shantanu Sen
Debiprasad Palit
Arijit Chatterjee - President (Ex-officio)
Executive Committee
Arijit Chatterjee- President
Pinaki Dutta- Vice President
Rajiv Mukherjee- General Secretary
Ranojoy Ghosal- Treasurer
Abhijit Neogy
Ashim Purkayastha
Indrajit Giri
Pratap Aditya Mallick
Ranjana Sanyal
Sanjit Ray
Souvik Sarkar
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.
