Our
recent events
2024-2025
This page highlights our recent events from 2024 to 2025, reflecting a renewed period of activity, collaboration, and community engagement. Through cultural programmes, commemorations, and public gatherings, we continue to create shared spaces for Bengali heritage, artistic expression, and collective participation in London.
An apt tribute to a true friend of Bengal. Deeply touched and further enriched by the scholarship and devotion of a great scholar and translator . Dr Radice’ s brilliance surpassed all differences to bring together the relevant essence behind Tagore’s thoughts, words , passions and emotions to a wider set of readers who would have remained otherwise deprived. No mean task! RIP
– Mitali Chaudhury
William Radice Memorial
24 May 2025 | Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS, London
The William Radice Memorial honoured the life and work of Dr William Radice (1951–2024), a widely respected scholar, translator, and lifelong champion of Bengali literature.
The event reflected his deep engagement with the works of Rabindranath Tagore and Michael Madhusudan Dutt, and his enduring relationship with Bengal and its people. The afternoon brought together friends, family, academics, artists, and community members for personal tributes, readings, and musical performances. In the words of his wife Elizabeth, it became “a kind of Bengali farewell”, a heartfelt and collective tribute across generations and cultures.
Further highlights and moments from the event can be seen on our Facebook and Instagram posts.
It was a spectacular evening. The performances were amazing, the atmosphere was warm, and the event truly brought our Bengali
community together.
– Event attendee
Legends of Bengal
29 June 2025 | The Bhavan, London
Legends of Bengal was an evening of music, theatre, and remembrance celebrating the enduring creative legacies of Salil Chowdhury, Rabindranath Tagore, and Ritwik Ghatak. The programme brought together artists and audiences for a rich cultural tribute rooted in Bengal’s artistic traditions.
The evening featured powerful vocal and musical performances, alongside the staged presentation of Kalmrigaya, Tagore’s opera based on the Ramayana, directed by Rishi Banerjee. Through music, narration, and collective performance, the event explored themes of creativity, resistance, and cultural memory, resonating deeply with the audience.
The event was warmly received and reflected a strong sense of community participation, bringing together performers, volunteers, and audiences across generations.
Further highlights, photographs, and video clips from the event can be seen on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
খুব ভালো লাগলো গতকাল সকলের সাথে আলাপ হয়ে. এতো সুন্দর প্রোগ্র্যাম হলো মন ভরে গেলো. আবার অপেক্ষা করে রইলাম...
[It was so nice to talk to everyone yesterday. It was such a beautiful program that my heart was filled. I'm waiting again...]
– Aparna Mukherjee
Baitalik | Year-End Community Gathering
7 December 2025 | London Kalibari, Harrow
Baitalik marked a warm and intimate year-end gathering bringing together members, artists, volunteers, and friends for an afternoon of music, dance, poetry, storytelling, and shared Bengali adda. Held just before the winter break, the event created space for reflection, conversation, and collective celebration.
The gathering welcomed both long-standing members and new participants, fostering intergenerational exchange and shared ideas. It was a relaxed yet meaningful close to the year, reinforcing community bonds and offering a moment to reflect on cultural practice, creativity, and future plans.
The event concluded with a strong sense of renewed energy and anticipation, as conversations turned toward upcoming projects and programmes planned for 2026.
Further highlights, photographs, and moments from the day can be found on our Instagram and Facebook pages.
