About Us
Bengali Association of New South Wales is a non-profit charitable and cultural organisation registered under the NSW Charitable Collections Act 1934. The Association’s main objective is to promote Bengali language, literature, music, history and culture in the wider multicultural society of NSW.
From the very inception, the Association has enjoyed absolute loyalty and patronage of most of the Bengali settlers in metropolitan Sydney and country NSW. Regular sporting, cultural and religious functions are organised by the Association. Charity work of the Association in Australia and abroad is highly commendable; however, limited resources always restricted the Management Committee from doing more in this area.
The Association is managed by a Management Committee consisting of the President, Secretary, Treasurer and six members elected annually. Regular functions held include Durga Puja, Vijaya, Saraswati Puja, Annual Sporting Carnival, Bengali New Year’s Day, Rabindra Jayanti and Annual Dinner and Drama.
Brief History
The Bengali Association of New South Wales was established in 1974 with only twelve member families. The founding members convened a meeting which was held at the now defunct India Tea Centre premises in the city. According to the resolution of that meeting the Association was registered. The Lotus logo with twelve petals was created as a symbol of twelve existing families who initially became members.
Past Committees
| Year | President | Secretary | Treasurer |
| 1974-75 | Mr. A. Bose | Ms. P. Deb/R.N. Banerjee | Mr. R. N. Mukherjee |
| 1975-76 | Mr. A. Bose | Mr. P. Deb | Mr. R. N. Mukherjee |
| 1976-77 | Dr. A. Roy | Mr. D. N. Roy | Mr. R. N. Mukherjee |
| 1977-78 | Mr. S.Pahari | Mr. D. N. Roy | Mr. N. Saha Choudhury |
| 1978-79 | Dr. N.G. Kundu | Mr. D. N. Roy | Mr. N. Saha Choudhury |
| 1979-80 | Dr. N.G. Kundu | Mr. R. N. Mukherjee | Mr. M. Gupta |
| 1980-81 | Dr. A. Sengupta | Dr. D. K. Hor | Mr. N. Saha Choudhury |
| 1981-82 | Dr. S. Chakraborty | Mr. A. Bose | Mr. S. Bhattacharjee |
| 1982-83 | Dr. S. Chakraborty | Mr. N. Saha Choudhury | Mr. M. Gupta |
| 1983-84 | Dr. S. K. Dutta | Mr. Nikhil R. Das | Mr. S. Mookerjee |
| 1985-86 | Mr. D. N. Roy | Mr. A. K. Sarkar | Mr. P. Mukherjee |
| 1986-87 | Mr. D. N. Roy | Mr. A. K. Sarkar | Dr. P. Chanda |
| 1987-88 | Dr. R.Shome | Mr. S. Dattaray | Mr. B. Bhattacharjee |
| 1988-89 | Dr. P. K. Pal | Mr. M. Gupta | Mr. S. K. Banerjee |
| 1989-90 | Mr. R. N. Mukherjee | Mrs. P. Roy | Mr. R. K. Datta |
| 1990-91 | Mr. P. Deb | Mrs. R. Dutta | Mr. J. Pal |
| 1991-92 | Mr. A. Roy | Mr. J. Pal | Mr. T. K. BasuRoy |
| 1992-93 | Mr. A. K. Sarkar | Dr. S. Majumdar | Mr. J. Pal |
| 1993-94 | Mrs. P. Roy | Mr. G. Ganguli | Mr. A. Mukherjee |
| 1994-95 | Dr. S.Majumdar | Dr. S. Maitra | Mr. U. Mitra |
| 1995-96 | Mr. N. R. Das | Mr. R. K. Datta | Mr. R. Dutta |
| 1996-97 | Mr. N. R. Das | Mr. R. K. Datta | Mr. A. Lodh |
| 1997-98 | Mr. D. Mukherjee | Mr. R. Das | Mr. D. Hor |
| 1998-99 | Mr. S. Thakur | Mr. C. RoyChaudhury | Mr. M. Barat |
| 1999-00 | Mrs. E. Roy | Mr. R. Banerji | Mr. P. Ray |
| 2000-01 | Mr. N. R. Das | Mr. Sandip Hor | Mr. Pradip Ray |
| 2001-02 | Mr. R. Datta | Mr. M. Barat | Mr. S. Lodh |
| 2002-03 | Mr. Benu Kar | Mr. C. RoyChaudhury | Mrs. R. Goswami |
| 2003-04 | Dr. D.Hor | Mr. G. Gangopadhya | Mr. R. Dutta |
| 2004-05 | Mr. N.SahaChowdhury | Mr.S.Thakur | Mr.R. Dutta |
| 2005-06 | Mr. N.SahaChowdhury | Mr.S Thakur | Mr. A. Pramanik/Mr. M. Barat |
| 2006-07 | Mr. D Bhakta | Mr. P. Hazra | Mr. A. Das |
| 2007-08 | Dr. A.M. Maitra/Mr. R.K. Datta | Mr. S.Ganguli/Mr. S.Lodh | Mr. B. Roy |
| 2008-09 | Mr. C. Raychaudhury | Mrs. S. Ray | Mr. B. Roy |
| 2009-2010 | Mr. G.Ganguly | Mr. S.Ray | Mr. S.Dey |
| 2010-2011 | Mr. B.Gupta | Mr. D.Chakarbarti | Mr. A.Misra |
| 2011-2012 | Mr. B.Gupta | Mr. D.Chakarbarti | Mr. A.Misra |
NOTE: The above list may be inaccurate for the 1970′s. Rectification will be made as soon as correct details are available.
