Fun Motifs for Durga Puja Decoration – from kids

Dear Friends,

Summer break is almost here and hope you have tons of fulfilled activities planned with your kids already. We have an interesting and colorful project in mind for our young Pujari patrons, that will keep them busy during their vacation. The decoration team will be looking for Colorful ‘Motif’ Paintings from the kids to decorate the side walls and partitions during Durga Puja. These motifs will be a part of our Durga Puja decoration.

We will be giving out simple yet bold patterns that will have to be drawn out on colored chart paper and painted using water color/acrylic paints. Parents are welcome to help their kids complete this project.

We want this to be a fun project for the youngsters, so that they are able to relate to Durga Puja in a bigger and better way.

Please let me know if your kid/s would be interested to participate by the end of this month; so that I may forward the design and dimensions to you by the first week of June, via email. I know some of you may have already left or will be leaving for India soon. Please feel free to let me know when you are back. Those of you who have already confirmed, you will hear from me soon.

Thanks for your support and hope to hear from you soon.

Warm Regards,

Aradhana Bhattacharya
(On behalf of ‘Pujari’decoration team)
Contact email: aradhana.bhattacharya@gmail.com

Essay and Art Competition (MABA)

Dear Friends,

Mid America Bengali Association (MABA) is organizing an essay and art competition for children in different age groups.

Art Competition: (Deadline is 31st May, 2009)
For children KG – Grade 5, Topic: “A Bengali Festival”

Essay Competition: (Deadline is 31st May, 2009)
Grade 6 – Grade 10 – Topic: “Vidyasagar: The Renaissance Man” (1500 word limit)
Grade 11 – College (Undergraduate) – Topic: “A Foreign Language is My Mother Tongue” (2500 word limit)

There will be at least 3 (or more depending on the number of submissions) attractive prizes in each category. The monetary value of the prize will vary from $15 to $75 (or more depending on sponsorship). All winners will get a printed certificate, recognition in MABA’s website and magazine (Matrika). All participants will get an electronic participation certificate.

Rules, Regulations and guidelines can be downloaded at: http://www.mabaonline.net/competition
MABA is requesting submissions from anyone and everyone. This is an open event and submissions from India will also be accepted.

Please contact Raktim Sen (Ph: 770 7892311 or raktimsen@yahoo.com) President, MABA () for any questions or concerns.

Thanks,

Nachiketa Nandy
President
http://www.Pujari.org