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 2024 Pujo on Oct 12 - 13th 

The Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center
200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick, NJ - 08816  

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Our protima artist - Bhabatosh Sutar

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New for 2024 - 2 days of performances

Performances by artists from Bollywood and Tollywood. Enjoy both days with your registration (must register for each day to attend both performances).

Saturday - Deep Chatterjee & Saberi Bhattacharya
Sunday - Krosswindz

Registration opening soon...

 Special thanks to our Gold Sponsors 

Fox & Reach Realtors
New York Life
Zee Bangal
Sure Financial
Christopher Grimes
Sona Jewellers

Utsov would also like to thank the following:

    ........................     ⊛Dr. Srinivas Mendu, M.D.& Dr. Sonia Deora, M.D.  ⊛Dr. Varinder M. Singh, M.D.  ⊛Madhushree & Sanjeeban;  ⊛Mahua & Krishna;  ⊛Anuradha & Ayan;  ⊛Sanjukta & Goutam;  ⊛Moumita & Subrata;  ⊛Vasundhara & Joydeep  ⊛Malati & Kashinath  ⊛Seema & Pradip  ⊛Sagarika & Tuhin  ⊛Trisha & Amit  ⊛Mithila & Kuntal  ⊛Sharmishtha & Souvik;  ⊛Eshika & Dhiman  ⊛Leena & Nihar  ⊛Sumi & Raju Debnath  ⊛Nipa & Uttam Das  ⊛Barnali & Ajay Rathi  ⊛Namrata & Subhadip Chatterjee  ⊛Mousumi & Satish Sunkara  ⊛Mr. Ravi Adusumilli  ⊛Nandini, Subhasish & Meghna  ⊛Malini, Anupam, Aritro, Aashna  ⊛Sonali & Niloy Chakraborty  ⊛Arnab & Anirban Bhattacharya  ⊛   !!Thank You!!  

*Utsov is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your entire donation may be tax-deductible. Please talk to your tax professional for details.

Events A variety of events for the entire family

Utsov Durga Puja 2024 edition! Join us with your family.

2024 Utsov Durga Puja will be held on Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th at the following location:

The Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center
Formerly East Brunswick Performing Arts Center
At Hammarskjold Middle School
200 Rues Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Thank you for your overwhelming response in the past years. Let's make this year's Durga Puja even bigger.

Utsov Puja

Prime Guest and Prime Patron. Help us make a better puja.

Over the years we have had many well-wishers and patrons who have contributed with an open heart to make Utsov Durga Puja a grand success and advance Utsov’s philanthropic ambitions to new heights. We would like to recognize and honor those who donate at the Prime Patron and Prime Guest levels. Given that Utsov has moved to a registartion model, we would still request you to donate for Utsov's various philanthropy programs.

Please Note: Utsov is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Your entire donation may be tax-deductible. Please talk to your tax professional for details.

Puja Schedule.

Saturday October 12th

Maha Sasthi, Maha Saptami & Maha Astami Puja 11:00 AM
Prasad Distribution 1:30 PM
Puspanjali (will continue every 30m till 4:30PM) 2:30 PM
Bhog** & Aarati 3:30 PM

Sunday October 13th

Sandhi, Maha Navami & Maha Dashami Puja 11:30 AM
Prasad Distribution 1:00 PM
Puspanjali (will continue every 30m till 3:30PM) 1:30 PM
Bhog** & Aarati 2:30 PM
Sindoor Khela 5:00 PM
** If you are interested in sponsoring Bhog for the Utsov Durga Puja 2024, please let us know. Register To Sponsor Bhog

2024 artists

Saturday, October 12th

Deep Chatterjee

Saberi Bhattacharya

Sunday, October 13th

Krosswindz

Musical Evening (Saturday-12th & Sunday-13th at 6 PM)

We are thrilled to announce, that we will have musical performances by popular artists on both days of the puja event.

Deep Chatterjee, is an outstanding folk singer and musician also well appreciated for his performance in old and new Bengali and Hindi songs. Deep Chatterjee gained recognition as a semi-finalist on Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (2022). He learned music from the renowned Bauls of Bengal, including Guru Tarak Das Baul and Laxman Das Baul. After coming to Kolkata, he received training from Kalikaprasad Bhattacharya and later Suvendu Maity. Notably, he can play 18 types of Bengali folk instruments. Apart from folk songs, he focuses on collecting the folk songs & tunes from the Baul and Fakirs of Bengal.

He has appeared on different reality shows like Zee Bangla Didi no.1 as a guest performer. He has also performed at 300+ live shows all over India and overseas including USA.

Deep's fans include Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty, Usha Uthup, Shantanu Moitra, Kumar Sanu, Javed Ali, Anuradha Paudwal, Tanmoy Bose, Haimanti Shukla, Babul Supriyo, Akriti Kakkar, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Abir Chatterjee, Dev, Srikanto Acharya, Richa Sharma, Jojo, and other eminent personalities all over india.

 

 

 

 

Saberi Bhattacharya, a melodious singer from Kolkata, was placed in the top 15 for Indian Idol 2006. She then placed in the top 10 for Zee SaReGaMaPa in 2007. She continued improving her performance by placing 5th in the singing and dancing reality show Chak De. Her improving skills then started her journey in Bollywood and the bengali film industry.

She has sung numerous songs as a playback artist in bengali movies and even been nominmated for the Best Song category for Bengali Filmfare Awards 2016. Her playback work in the Bollywood industry include films like "Jeena Hai Toh Thok Daal" and "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster". She also has many singles and original songs to her credit which can be viewed on the YouTube channel SKMusicWorks and Griebs Music. Her songs are also available on streaming platforms such as SAAVN, Spotify, WYNK, Gaana, etc.

Saberi has done more than 100 shows in 12 different countries around the world wehre she has performed with renowned artists such as Udit Narayan, Mohit Chauhan and Babul Supriyo, to name a few.

 

 

 

 

Krosswindz is a Grassroot Grammy Award winning Folk-Fusion band, based in Kolkata, India. They have performed their music all over the globe for more than 20 years. Krosswindz have helped urbanize the folk music of West Bengal and India and have made it popular with their signature world music touch. Krosswindz is one of the few Kolkata based Bengali Folk-Rock bands who have a female singer on lead vocals. The band was formed in 1990, and started out playing at college festivals. They have toured all over the globe and have played at all the major Music festivals along the way.

Primarily a Folk-fusion band,focusing on world music with soulful songs,lyric oriented.Professionally performing concerts all over the world for the last 20 years. Krosswindz is the music of Bengal and India with a blend of folk music traditions from around the world.The result- a potpouri of sounds deeply rooted in the soil that touches the heart and speaks the common language of humankind.

Krosswindz are the only band from Asia to win 2 awards at the recently concluded Grassroot Grammy Awards held in Indianapolis ,USA, Krosswindz won Best International Group and Best Asian Album respectively. Krosswindz have also won the Album of the year from the prestigious Indian MusicAwards-The Mirchi Music Awards for the years 2012 and 2016.

 

 

Activities for kids. Open To All To be announced soon...

 

Open to all kids coming to the puja*.

  • Art Competition - Saturday, October 12th, 1 to 2 PM.

Details coming soon.

 

 

  • Talent Show - Sunday, October 13th, 4:30 PM.

Details coming soon.

*Accompanying parents/guardians need to have paid registration.  

 

Utsov Art Competition

 

 

Utsov Talent Show

Activities for adults.

Registered adults can choose to participate in Dhunuchi dance competition on Sunday Oct 13th. Please contact the activity desk on premise.

Authentic Bengali Food. To be announced soon... Relish the taste

A variety of snacks and available for purchase. Dinner included with paid registration. **

Durga Puja Tradition Food

**Menu subject to change based on availability

Shopping Stalls. Don't miss the special deals!

Utsov Durga Pujo is famous for shopping stalls, where you can pick up:

  • The latest in fashionable jewelry, attractive, hand-crafted curios and show-pieces

  • Contemporary designs in Sarees, Salwar Kameez & other desi outfits

  • Life insurance, Home insurance, mortgage, education & retirement planning services

  • Demonstration on building & programming of LEGO REBOT by state champion kids

  • Latest Bengali books/magazines including Sharodiya Pujo Barshiki -Anandamela, Anandalok, Desh, Anandabazar, Bartaman, Sananda, Hangla Heshel etc.

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Utsov And Philanthropy Trying to make a difference

 
Utsov & Philanthropy

“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.”

Mother Teresa

No celebration is complete without sharing the happiness with others, especially the less privileged. Utsov truly believes in “We Rise by Lifting Others”. Hence, we started our philanthropic journey through several charitable organizations by donating part of our collections from Durga Puja Event. Your generous contributions and well wishes help us to stay in this journey. Let’s walk together to make a better future for others.

Some of Utsov Philanthropy achievements so far. You made it possible.

We are very proud to announce that Utsov for last 12 years has been able to support many organizations in USA ,India and elsewhere. Our support includes education and residential support for less privileged and tribal people, work readiness, medical, social and educational services, COVID-19 and other disaster relief efforts. Utsov is working with the following organizations in the USA and in India at the grassroots level to provide food, shelter, heath service and other necessities.

USA

  • Utsov contributed to Nourish. NJ, who during the coronavirus crisis, offered "to-go meals" and pre-packed groceries to the people affected by COVID-19. Utsov’s contributions also offer housing, work readiness, medical, social and educational services.
  • In New York City, Utsov supported the Meals on Wheels organization who provided home-delivered nutritious and shelf stable meals to the elderly in response to the coronavirus crisis.
  • Utsov supported several relief efforts such as the Hurricane Dorian relief effort, via American Red Cross. Our contributions have made it possible to provide shelter, warm meals, relief supplies, and health services to support and care for people before, during and after this natural disaster.
  • Utsov Inc. has donated to American Cancer Society. In addition to their groundbreaking cancer research, American Cancer Society promotes healthy lifestyles to help prevent cancer.
  • Utsov Inc. has donated to the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund via the Greater Houston Relief Fund.
  • Utsov Inc. donated to the Hurricane Irma Relief Fund via Feeding Florida. Feeding Florida is a Partner State Association of Feeding America, the nation's leading hunger-relief organization.

India

  • In addition to partnering with Nayantara Memorial Charitable Trust (NMCT) to provide support and donation for education and residential support for less privileged and tribal people over the last few years, Utsov also contributed to the organization during the lockdown imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the Nayantara team partnered with Utsov during Cyclone Amphan to support families in distress.
  • Utsov has partnered with Humanity Hospital and provided support and donations for their social welfare drive during COVID-19 and other natural disasters. Humanity Hospital is a charitable hospital which stands by a large section of underprivileged people in India and saves countless lives.
  • Utsov partnered with Mukti, who has been granted recently UN special consultative status. Mukti aims to empower the underprivileged women of West Bengal by providing training and workshops for underprivileged women, adopt branches, supported reusable sanitary pad making training etc.
  • Utsov partnered with Tapasya, an India based NGO and Mukti to support Covid units in different cities and villages in North and South 24 Pargana districts of West Bengal. Our efforts also helped these organizations to provide support to the families and children who lost their earning members during the second wave of COVID-19.
  • Utsov assisted members of our Utsov family in the US during COVID-19. Utsov provided aid and assistance to members of our community in their moment of need in India and in New York and New Jersey.
  • Utsov contributed to AID All India Relief Fund to support relief and rehabilitation efforts of Flood victims in India​. Our contributions have made it possible to provide shelter, relief supplies, health services, and much needed care for flood victims in India.
  • Utsov Inc. has donated to the Kerala Flood relief Fund via Bharat Sevashram Sangha and its head office in Kolkata, India. The Bharat Sevashram Sangha is a pioneering charitable organization serving the country for the last 100 years.
  • Utsov has donated to the Shrirampur Child Guidance Center, in West Bengal. This is an organization with a goal to support children with special needs due to emotional and behavioral disorders and physical challenges.

In addition, Utsov also donates to various causes or individuals depending on need and availability of funds. For example Utsov donated to the Nepal Prime Minister's Disaster Relief Fund to aid the victims of the 2015 earthquakes which devastated the country. Utsov has also made donations to the St. Jude Children Cancer Hospital on multiple occasions.

Utsov Philanthrophy. Getting kids involved in giving.

Utsov Philanthrophy will support kids in fund-raising activities for their respective schools. The funds raised will go to St. Jude Children Cancer Hospital.

Please Note: Due to time and space constraints, we can only support 15 students on a first-come-first-served basis. Interested students/parents please contact philanthrophy@utsov.org.


Help us do more. Every dollar counts!

If you wish to donate to these or other charities we identify in future, you can send your donation check (payable to “Utsov Inc.”) to our mailing address:

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Utsov, Inc.
31 Richard Road
Edison, NJ 08820

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To donate with PayPal, make payment to: utsov.usa@gmail.com or use the "Donate with PayPal" button below. If you wish to help Utsov's efforts while enjoying the sharod utsov that is organize every year, please consider participating in the Prime Guest or Prime Patron programmes at the event.

Thank you for your continued support to Utsov's philanthropic efforts.

Info Useful links about Bengal and Durga Puja

West Bengal - the place and the people

Durga Puja - the history and the celebrations

About Utsov A cultural organization based in New Jersey

Utsov Inc. Vision & Mission

“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.”

Swami Vivekananda

About. Who we are

Utsov Inc. is a vibrant young organization founded by a group of young (at heart) professionals. We are dedicated to promote the rich cultural heritage of India. We want to remind our friends and families of our roots.

Our journey so far

Vision. What we believe

Utsov Inc., a ‘not-for-profit’ organization registered in NJ, is dedicated to arrange and celebrate religious and cultural festivals of India, for the purpose of upholding the country's gracious values and rich heritage. We believe in our core values of transparency, integrity, fellowship and stewardship.

Utsov Vision

Objective. What we want to do

  • To promote the religious & culture heritage of India.
  • To celebrate traditional Indian festivals highlighting their richness, here in the USA.
  • To promote the traditional arts, crafts, music and literature of India by organizing concerts, performances, exhibitions and seminars.
  • To periodically raise funds to support various charitable activities that the Utsov decides to undertake.
  • To aid and assist members, their families, and the community at large as and when needed.

Utsov Objective

Contact Utsov

Our registered offices are at 31 Richard Road in Edison New Jersey. You can contact the following people directly:

  • Primary Phone - 313.33.UTSOV   (313.338.8768)
  • Krishna Sen - 732.648.7461
  • Subrata Maitra - 646.872.3639
  • Goutam De - 516.519.1434
  • Ayan Chattaraj - 201.787.6861
  • Joydeep Chakraborty - 732.543.4928
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