Bengali Association of Madison organizes several South Asian cultural events in Madison.
Next Event:
Nabobarsha 2025 (April 19, 2025) -- Please purchase tickets by April 12, 2025.
Past Events:
2025
2024
Durga Puja. (Oct 12-13, 2024) - two-day pujo for the first time
2023
Saraswati Puja (Jan 28, 2023)
2022
Anyone who is interested in Bengali culture and tradition can become a BAM member. The yearly membership for 2024 is $20 for whole family and $10 for individuals.
Membership is not necessary to attend any BAM event. However, membership provides discounts on BAM events, and only BAM members can vote on BAM elections.
The Bengali Association of Madison (BAM) is registered non-profit (501(c) (3)) organization in Madison, WI. It organizes several Bengali cultural events throughout the year. BAM was started in 1983 by a small group of new Bengalis in Madison, some of them are still regular participant of BAM. The goal of BAM is to enjoy the essence and spirit of Bengali food, music, and culture with each other, our children, and the community in this beautiful town that we call home. We currently have about 100 members. Anyone can who is interested in Bengali food and culture can become a member and/or attend our events. Events are always open to everyone. If you are in "greater Madison area", come join us in one of the events.
Bengali Association of Madison (BAM) is registered with the State of Wisconsin and Federal US Government. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has granted BAM a non-profit, tax exempt status (effective date: April 16, 2016).
The elected executive committee members for 2024-25 are:
President: Gautam Bhowmick
President-elect: Deepankar Ghosh
Co-treasurers: Sukanta Ghosh and Jhuma Saha
The President and President-elect work closely throughout the term of one year. After the end of the term, the President-elect will be the President in the next term, and a new President-elect will be elected via a general body vote. Elections will be held for the President-elect and the co-treasurer post every year.
Everyone is welcome to join BAM events! If you want to be added to BAM mailing list, please click the "Contact Us" tab at the top of the page.