Muktadhara Foundation Inc.

aims at bringing round these huge Bengali speaking population under one roof and enunciate the contribution of Bangla to the enrichment of human community.

UNESCO declared February 21 as the "International Mother Language Day" in 1999. the foundation has been organizing the auspicious occasion of February 21 in front of the United Nations Building in New York.

The foundation has sent Bengali Books to about 26 libraries in the United States; this includes several University libraries. Over the past 15 years, the foundation has also organized many book-fairs, cultural program, film festivals, with the aim of promoting the awareness of Bengali culture represented by Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.

Since 1992, Muktadhara has been organizing Art Competition for children. Our purpose is to help young Bengalis (especially of second generation) in North America develop an interest in Bengali literature and culture. These efforts have been much appreciated by the Bengali community here.

Muktadhara has also honored several noted Bengali authors like Satyajit Ray, Aparna Sen, Goutom Ghosh, Rituparna Ghosh, Humayun Ahmed, and others of Bangladesh and West Bengal . Many well-known Bengali writers regularly come to Muktadhara and have also taken part in the various cultural programmed organized by us.

The Bengali language book-fair started in 1992 in New York. Since then, we

Muktadhara Foundation Inc. a nonprofit voluntary organization, was incepted in Jackson Heights, New York, USA, with a view to propagate the Bengali language and culture. Bengali is the seventh largest spoken language. Bengalis live not only in Bangladesh and West Bengal. They are spread in all round the globe. The foundation