In celebration of the victory day 2010, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, DC organized a cultural programme on December 18. The Embassy event was attended by a large number of non resident Bangladeshies. A discussion preceded the cultural programme which was anchored by my wife Swarna. Incidentally, this was her first ever any such public appearance. Most of my colleagues at the Embassy and their spouses were appreciative of Swarna's handling of the programme as a first timer.
The theme of the cultural programme was the songs of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro. The audience highly lauded our idea of organizing the event with patriotic songs which are an integral part of our glorious liberation war.
My colleague Nazmul impressed all with his talents in painting. His art works presenting images of the valiant freedom fighters served as a truly fitting background of the stage. The audience's enthusiasm and passion for the liberation war songs turned the Embassy premise into a mini Bangladesh.
An important aspect to note was that for such a huge event the Embassy did not need to look for any outside artists. Except for harmonium and tabla, it was all the Embassy officials and their spouses. With virtually no capacity for myself to contribute to a musical soiree of this scale, I can only take pride in my Embassy family's geniuses and remorse that I never learnt music!
