{"id":18,"date":"2021-03-15T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T15:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2023-02-25T22:13:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T22:13:29","slug":"bcs-golden-jubilee-commemoration-a-grand-vision-for-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/","title":{"rendered":"BCS Golden Jubilee Commemoration \u2013 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n    .bcs-group-rounded {\n        border-radius: 20px;\n    }\n    .bcs-tile {\n        \/*float:left;*\/\n        display:inline-block;\n        padding:5px;\n        text-align: center;\n        box-shadow:5px 5px 20px grey;\n        margin:10px;\n        height:240px;\n        width:135px;\n        border-radius: 5px;\n        cursor: pointer;\n        background-color:White;\n    }\n    html {\n        scroll-padding-top: 100px; \/* height of sticky header *\/\n    }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<p>The year 1972 \u2013 Atari bringing out the first generation of video games, the Swedish band ABBA bursting on the scene, NASA starting the Space Shuttle program, Fischer beating Spassky in chess, Brando starring in The Godfather, Watergate scandal, Dow crossing 1000, Bangladesh recognized by UN as a sovereign nation \u2013 the world witnessed spectacles that would forever be history. Meanwhile, a group of immigrant pioneers in the midwestern town of Cleveland, dared to formalize a group \u2013 <strong>Bengali Cultural Society of Cleveland<\/strong>, fondly calling it <strong>BCS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since that humble beginning, BCS has marched on and found itself on the doorstep of history again. The year 2022 marked 50 years of this organization \u2013 only the <strong>fourth Bengali organization in North America<\/strong> to cross this historic milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To commemorate, we hosted a series of events and activities in 2022. Through it all, we have aimed to <strong>Remember, Reconnect, <\/strong>and<strong> Rejoice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-coblocks-dynamic-separator has-background has-luminous-vivid-orange-color is-style-fullwidth\" style=\"height:20px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fff2f2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bcs-group-rounded has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d7faef\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-background\"><strong>Bijoya Sammilani event &#8211; Natya Mela (<strong>Drama Fest<\/strong><\/strong>)<br>November 5, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/natya-mela\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/Bottoms_Up-FInal-1-633x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1566\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/natya-mela\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/FIVE_GRAIN_OF_RICE-633x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1567\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/natya-mela\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/INDUR_KOL-633x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1568\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/natya-mela\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/10\/PANCHLAIT-663x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1569\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\">As part of the BCS Jubilee celebration,&nbsp;we had a grand finale of our year-long sequence of celebratory events.&nbsp;This was a part of the BCS Bijoya Sammilani.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/natya-mela\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bcs-group-rounded has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background\"><strong><strong>Bollywood &amp; Beyond<\/strong><\/strong><br>August 20, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bollywood-beyond\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/07\/Bollywood-Beyond-Concert-DraftF1-849x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1492\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A message from Padmashri Kavita Krishnamurti and Dr.  L. Subranmaniam&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video coblocks-animate\" data-coblocks-animation=\"fadeIn\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/08\/KK-LS-Cleveland.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bollywood-beyond\/\">Click here for more details!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bcs-group-rounded has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eef6ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-background\"><strong>BCS Global Virtual Conference<\/strong><br>April 23-24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_42782\"  width=\"768\" height=\"432\"  data-origwidth=\"768\" data-origheight=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PSLa-WbSYvk?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\">Following the April 16 in-person event, this was an online event for the global audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#kinjal'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-6_Final-576x1024.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#shankar'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-8-B_Final-576x1024.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#music'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" 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height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#literature'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-2_Final-576x1024.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#poetry'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-3_Final-576x1024.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#memory'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-5_Final-576x1024.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#alumni'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-10-D_Final.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n\n                            <a href='https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/#dance'><div class=\"bcs-tile\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/04\/BCSJubilee-Flyer-9-E_Final.png\" width=\"150\" height=\"267\"><img>\n                            <\/div><\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\">This event was a virtual meeting ground of ex-Clevelanders, invited celebrities, and general attendees interested in learning more about Bengalis in North-East Ohio and their contribution to the community-at-large.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/bcs-global-virtual-conference\/\"><strong>More\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bcs-group-rounded has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d3edfe\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-custom-weight\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-size:18px\">Together We Keep It Flowing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\">\u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a7\u09b6\u09a4\u09c7\u09b0 \u09aa\u09c2\u09b0\u09cd\u09a3 \u0995\u09b2\u09b8 \u09b8\u09cd\u09ae\u09c3\u09a4\u09bf\u09b8\u09c1\u09a7\u09be\u09af\u09bc \u09ad\u09b0\u09be \u2014<br>\u09a6\u09c2\u09b0 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09ac\u09be\u09b8\u09c7 \u0995\u09c3\u09b7\u09cd\u099f\u09bf\u09b0\u09b8\u09c7 <strong>\u098f\u09ae\u09a8\u09bf \u09ac\u09b9\u09c7 \u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09be<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/BCSJubilee-April16-event-1024x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-349\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\">On the occasion of our Golden Jubilee, we held a grand celebration curtain-raiser at the Berkman Hall Auditorium of the Cleveland State University. We showcased the journey of our organization and her memberships in a story telling manner based on different art forms including songs, dance, drama, recitation etc. If you have missed the event you can watch the event on-demand and learn more about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/together-we-keep-it-flowing\/\"><strong>More&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf2d4\"><strong>BCS Cleveland Film Festival partnership<\/strong><br><br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-328\" style=\"width: 250px\" src=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/03\/BCS_CIFF.png\" alt=\"\"><br><br>We are proud to share that for the first time in its history, Bengali Cultural Society (BCS) of Cleveland became a designated Community Partner for the just-concluded 46th Cleveland International Film Festival (Playhouse Square Mar 30-Apr 9, 2022; CIFF46 Streams Apr 10-17, 2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/movies\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bcs-group-rounded has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5dfd5\"><strong>Jubilee Grand Inauguration Event<\/strong><br>Saturday Apr 24, 2021 at 7pm<br><br>Thank you for joining us as we begun the journey towards the grand commemoration. If we have missed you, you may <a href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/grand-inauguration\/\">watch the event here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We looked back to <strong>Remember<\/strong> the last five decades. We brought to you stories from the past, introduce you to the personalities who gave and continue to give BCS its colors, and built a digital archive of photos, videos, and creatives that adorned the Pujo magazines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events provided an opportunity to <strong>Reconnect<\/strong> \u2013 with our friends and family, and the former BCS members who may be now spread across different corners of the globe. Through the virtual events and the physical events, we re-built the large BCS community, even if all of us may not be together anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And we did <strong>Rejoice<\/strong>! The spirit of bangaliyana, the beautiful sight and sound of the Bengali language, our Bengali art and culture \u2013 this splendid tapestry was on full display through a series of events in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Looking Back<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignwide is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/looking-back-silver-jubilee-celebration\/\" style=\"background-color:#e8956f\">Silver Jubilee Celebration<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\" style=\"font-size:12px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/looking-back-pujo-magazine-creatives\/\" style=\"background-color:#e8956f\">Pujo Magazine Creatives<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The year 1972 \u2013 Atari bringing out the first generation of video games, the Swedish band ABBA bursting on the scene, NASA starting the Space Shuttle program, Fischer beating Spassky in chess, Brando starring in The Godfather, Watergate scandal, Dow crossing 1000, Bangladesh recognized by UN as a sovereign nation \u2013 the world witnessed spectacles [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_coblocks_attr":"Arial,Karla,Faustina,Abril Fatface,Anton,Inconsolata,","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"featured-image-medium":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"bcsjubileeadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/author\/bcsjubileeadmin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The year 1972 \u2013 Atari bringing out the first generation of video games, the Swedish band ABBA bursting on the scene, NASA starting the Space Shuttle program, Fischer beating Spassky in chess, Brando starring in The Godfather, Watergate scandal, Dow crossing 1000, Bangladesh recognized by UN as a sovereign nation \u2013 the world witnessed spectacles&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1575,"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/1575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcscle.org\/goldenjubilee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}