Eica 25 Years

Arrival of ‘Devi Durga’

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How it all started…..

• The first Durga Puja was held in the year 1983. Then it was SARVOJANIN DURGA PUJA at DURGA MANDIR ground, EME.

• Budget was just 19,000/-

• All Pandals and decoration was hand made.

How it all started…..

• In the year 1984, Durga Puja was held at NCC grounds.

• Eastern India Cultural Assocation (EICA) was registered.

• 12 / 2 Navdurga Society: The then residence of founder member Mr. Tapan Sengupta continued to be organization’s official address till the purchase of new club building in the year 1992.

MANDAP DECORATORS

• 1983 (Self made pandal)

• 1984 (M/s Pandya)

• 1985 (M/s Shah)

• 1987 (M/s Shyam Sundar)

• 1988 – till date (Bhatt decorators)

The present building of the organization

Union Gymkhana Grounds, Fatehgunj, Our Former Puja venue. Today’s Saffron Complex.

Adarsh Hindi Vidyalaya, Fatehgunj was the venue for Club General Body Meetings, prior to 1992.

The second generation grew up with EICA. It’s stage has been the platform of personality development.

EICA Lesson (ABIR) What is Paribasan? Fatehgunj, DURGAPUJA, 1988

Agamoni Songs, 1988

Little Sanku (Priyadeep) with his keyboard

Saraswati Puja, 1999

Binny, D/o Late Smt. Lekha Sengupta

‘Gudia’ and ‘Chinnu’

Parag, S/o P. K. Dassarma, EICA Sit and Draw, 1987

Gunjan’s Tooth !!!!!!!!!

Identify ?............ Quite a change !!!!! 1994

Saraswati Puja, 1994

EICA, NOT JUST DURGA PUJA

EICA

SIT AND DRAW COMPETITION

BLOOD DONATION

CAMP

DRAMA COMPETITION

KALI PUJASARASWATI

PUJA Picnic

DRAMA COMPETITION

DRAMA COMPETITION: UNIQUE TO BENGALI CULTURE AT BARODA

FORMER PRESIDENTS OF ORGANIZATION

Dr. Debal Dasgupta: Jury’s critical analysis

‘Bengal Cultural Association’ Ahmedabad, BACK 2 BACK WINNER

‘Raj Prasadar Patha’ Host’s prizewinning performance.

EICA PICNICS

KARAD DAM, 1988

Karad Dam, 1988

RAJPIPLA, 1989

AJWA NIMETA, 1993, Entire crowd was busy watching shooting of Varsha Usgaonkar

Jambughoda, 25th December, 2000, The same day when Kandahar hijacking took place

Panam Dam, 26th December, 2004. Tsunami Day, Bus developed technical snag during return.

POPULAR VENUES

• KAMATI GARDEN (1987)

• EUGUNE STADIUM, EME (1988 – 1992)

• NIZAMPURA ATITHI GRUH(1993 – Till Date)

Some of the leading brands have sponsored this SIT & DRAW Event

Sponsor DEEPAK NITRATE, Nature Dress competition

After drawing……..Ice cream !!!!

Ananda Mela

Less to do with Profit and more to do with FUN

Funfair (‘Anandamela’) was introduced in the year 2003

Mrs. Anjana Banerjee’s Independence Day programme

Independence Day programme, 1999

Homage to KARGIL MARTYERS, Independence Day, 1999

BIRPURUSH

DURGA PUJA, 2004

‘Sai Je Din Guli’ - 2004

KALMRIGAYA, 2000

Anjana Banerjee, Music teacher of several budding

artists

Wall Magazine, 1999

Wall Magazine, 2000

QUIZ COMPETITION

OLD QUOTE

• One bengali = Creative thinking• Two bengali = Quarrel• Three bengali = DRAMA !!!!!!!!!!!

‘Churibidya Mahabidya Jodi Na Pore Dhora’- Puja 1989

Durga Puja, 1992

Green Room Scene, ‘Ramdhakka’ Bengali New year, 1992

Sanjay Guha Roy, P.K. Dassarma, Kunal Sengupta and Mrs. Lekha Sengupta

‘Ramdhakka’ Bengali New year, 1992

‘Moni Kanchan’, Durga Puja 1999

‘Morto Bhumer Kotha’ 22nd October, 2004.

Sadhu and the Don, 2004

Brake, 2005

‘Chatrer Pariksha’ directed by Shri Kunal Sengupta (1989) was the first drama involving Generation 2

‘Abak Jalpan’ (1993): First time a rehearsal was held in the new club building.

PARIKSHA PASER MANTRA, 1995

PARIKSHA PASER MANTRA, 1995

DANCE, DANCE DRAMA’S AND STAGE SHOWS

Tagore’s ‘CHITRANGADA’ was staged in the year 1992. It was also the first ever Tagore based dance drama to be staged on EICA stage. In the succeeding years, ‘SHAPMOCHAN’, ‘CHANDALIKA’, ‘TASER DESH’ and Kalmrigaya’ were staged.

Chitrangada, 1992

‘Chitrangada’ was staged amidst heavy rains. The programme had to be terminated for few minutes in between. However it was a huge success.

‘Kalmrigaya’- Puja, 2002

Badhu

‘Anubhave Rabindranath’

Staged on 11th October, 2005 it was a TRUE TAGORE EXPERIENCE

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Jeevan Mukhi Gaan, 2001

Mrs. Trina Sensarma, Directed several Dance Programmes, Puja 2007

‘A Desh Tomaar Aamar’

Directed by Smt. Manasi Roy

Puja, 2007

A message to share our love towards our country and say “ A desh Tomaar Aamar”………..

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Shurer Dhara

Directed by Shri Malay Roy, October 2007

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BACKGROUND

• All ladies drama was staged for the first time in the year, 1998.

• The drama entitled ‘SUBARNA GOLOK’ was directed by Ms. Pabitra Dasgupta.

• Following which several such dramas were conducted under the direction of Ms. Abira Banerjee and Mrs. Pabitra Dasgupta.

Subhorno golak

‘Bibaho Bibhrat’: 6th October, 2000

In the context of Programme

ANDOTHERWISE

GROUPS AND PERSONALITIESWHO VISITED / PERFORMED AT EICA

Voice of Kishore, PRAKASH KUMAR, 1995

Hon. Municipal Councillor, Jayaben Thakkar, October, 2004

On way to Bisarjan, Fatehgunj, 1992

Bisarjan

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Youth Session

Durgostav, 2006

Durgostav, 2006

Site where SAFFRON COMPLEX STANDS

Union Gymkhana Grounds, Fatehgunj’1988

Matribhog Preparation, Fatehgunj’1988

Durga Puja, 1992

Afternoon Stage, In-house Fun, 1993

First Independence Day celebration in the NEWLY

PURCHASED CLUB BUILDING, 1993

Durga Puja,1995

Durga Puja, 1999

DURGA PUJA, 2000

HOUSIE ROUND

SCRIPT:

Smt. SHARMISTA BHATTACHARYA

NARRATION : Shri P.K. PURAKAYASTHA

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE :

DEBMALYA ROY & NILADRI ROY

This slide show is adapted from EICA SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION 2008

SLIDE OPERATION and OVERALL ASSISTANCE :

GUNJAN BHATTACHARYA

CONCEPT AND VISUALISATIONDr. RAKTIM MUKHERJEE

SUPPORT : Smt. Sharmista Dutta

This slide show is adapted from EICA SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION 2008