Chicago, IL: Brahma Samaj of Greater Chicago celebrated the Navratri function on Saturday October 27. The event was a grand success. More than 650 Samaj members, friends and families joined this fun filled evening. This became simply another feather in the cap of the progressive march of BSGC towards becoming one of the most popular Social and religious organization in the Chicagoland.
Our president John Trivedi and Vice president Raj Trivedi left no stone unturned in making this event a roaring success. Ketan Raval and Pankaj Raval worked tirelessly. Dr. Ravi Trivedi provided a much appreciated supervision.
Chicagoland’s famous Sa Re Ga Ma Orchestra, Rajesh Chilam and Nipa Shah entertained the crowd for almost five hours with Garbas, Dandias and Movie song based musical remixes. Nipa Shah along with Rajesh Chalam, Richard Christian and Chintu of Orchestra Saregama rocked the evening. They kept everyone dancing on their melodious garba. Nipa’s garba selection from traditional popular ‘Ranglo’ to latest Loveyatri hit ‘Chhogala tara’ captured hearts of audience of all ages where people continued craving for more.
Suga Builders, the popular and trusted name in our community was the sponsor for the delicious food which was included in the admission. Mr. Jasprit Suga himself attended the event till the Aarti and personally made sure that the food and catering was exemplary. He showed a true spirit of giving back to the community. Suga builders established in 1991 are a very well-known and respected name for commercial and residential construction projects. The company is built on core values of accountability, quality, professionalism, and excellent customer service.
Food for the evening was catered by Sai Saffron – one of the most popular caterers in Indian community. Sai saffron specializes in all type if food items from regional Indian menus like Gujarati, Punjabi, Rajasthani etc to indo-chinese, Mexican and fusion. People enjoyed delicious Pav Bhaji and Gujarati favorite Khichu with tea during the break.
The youth participated much enthusiastically and the whole event was taken to a new level of energetic Garba songs and dances which they enjoyed very much. You could see the smiles and sweat on their faces from the fast paced swings and tempo.
The Diwali Dinner, which is the annual well attended event for the Samaj, will be held at the Grand Conference Hall of the Fairfield Marriott in Schaumburg on December 1, 2018. The event is nearly sold out and the reservations are open at www.brahmasamaj.org. We also hold our Membership drive at these Diwali and Hindu New Year function.
By popular demand, the BSGC is bringing the “Singles to Mingle “Event in the summer of 2019. The Samaj has been holding these for last few years and the community has benefited a lot from this.