East Tennessee Bengali Association (ETBA)

NEWS & UPDATES!!

🫕ETBA's চড়ুইভাতি (Picnic) 2025 on September 6th (Saturday) at TVA Melton Hill Dam Campground. Free admission for students! 👉 RSVP by August 17th.

🎭ETBA's Bijoya Sammilani (বিজয়া সম্মিলনী ) will be on November 1, 2025 (Saturday) at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.

🙏 ETBA's Durga Puja (দুর্গাপূজা) 2025 will be on September 27th (Saturday) at the Hindu Community Center (HCC) of Knoxville. 👉 RSVP by September 7th

💲(New) ETBA's membership for 2025-2026 👉 MEMBERSHIP Early Bird Registration is on!

✒️ Call for contributions for ETBA's 1st online পুজো সংখ্যা (magazine) 2025! The submission portal is coming soon. Last date to submit👉 August 31st

👉BPACON 2025 in Nashville, TN (Aug 29-31) - the seventh premier annual conference of Bengali Performing Arts in the United States

✍️ ETBA's History by Prof. Ranjan Ganguly (ই-টি-বি-এর ছোট্ট ইতিহাস)

📲 If you want to join the ETBA's WhatsApp community for regular updates, please get in touch with any member of the core committee or the admin.

Who are we?

The East Tennessee Bengali Association of Knoxville or ETBA is a vibrant and close-knit group dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich cultural heritage of West Bengal, India. We bring together individuals and families from across the region to engage in a variety of cultural, social, and educational activities. Our association serves as a hub for celebrating traditional Bengali festivals, promoting the arts, and fostering a sense of unity among our members. Through our events and initiatives, we strive to create a home away from home, where the Bengali culture thrives, and connections within our community are nurtured and strengthened.

দুর্গা পূজার ভোগ প্রসাদ প্রস্তুতি

ETBA'এর পিকনিক

Our Legacy

Glimpses from some of our earlier events

বিজয়া অনুষ্ঠান 2024

বিজয়া নাটক 2024

দুর্গাপূজা 2024

বৈশাখী অনুষ্ঠান 2024

সরস্বতী পূজা

বৈশাখী নাটক 2023

Cover Photo by Stephen Ellis on Unsplash
ETBA icon created by Debanjali Dasgupta