Boishakhi Mela
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The Boishakhi Mela (
In
History
The Boishakhi Mela was launched in
The Boishakhi Mela is a unique festival, which has been created by a generation of Bangladeshi people who want to celebrate the Bengali New Year. It inspires the
Previously Bangla TV was the main broadcaster of the Boishakhi Mela event, however since 2005, Channel S has acquired the rights to broadcast the event due to its commitment to the community (the slogan is working for the community), achieving popular support from the main sponsors within the community.
Procession in London
The event starts first during the morning from 12am at Allen Gardens, through
After the parade, it will finally progress into the music programme where there will be famous music artists from
2009: Tower Hamlets council
Since 2009, the management and planning of the mela was undertaken by the Tower Hamlets Council for the long-term, who called the event "a Boishakhi Mela in Banglatown Brick Lane".
Gallery
See also
- Pohela Boishakh
- British Bangladeshi
References
- ^ "Boishakhi Mela". Your London. May 2008. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Banglatown spices it up for New Year at the Boishakhi Mela". The Londoner. May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "London Events: Boishakhi Mela". LondonTown.com. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ May 2009 Archived 23 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine Londontown.com. Retrieved on 2009-04-29.
- ^ Tower Hamlets Council proudly presents a Boishakhi Mela in Banglatown Brick Lane Archived 9 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine Tower Hamlets. Retrieved on 2009-04-29.
- ^ BBC – Asian Network – Events – Boishakhi Mela BBC Asian Network (BBC). Retrieved on 2011-05-07.
- Baishakhi
- The Baishakhi Mela. BBC. 2005-06-06.
- Banglatown spices it up for New Year at the Baishakhi Mela. The Londoner. May 2006.
- Baishakhi Mela. Your London. May 2007.
- Baishakhi Mela: Bengali New Year. The London Paper. 2007-05-10.
- Magic in the rain. Tower Hamlets. 2007-05-21.