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  • Home
    • Bhutanese Refugees
  • About Us
  • Faith- Groups
    • APBHI
    • KSI
    • BABSI
    • Ray of Hope Inc.
  • Programs
    • Projects >
      • BLCEP
      • Adult ESL
      • Citizenship Classes
    • Services >
      • Green Card Filing
      • Income Tax Preparation
      • Citizenship Applications (N-400)
      • Job Applications & Resume Writing
      • Translation & Interpretations
      • Benefit Applications
  • Publications
    • The BCI Update >
      • BCI Update Special Edition
      • Vol 11, August 2018
      • Vol 10, July 2018
      • Vol 9, June 2018
      • Vol 8, May 2018
      • Vol 7, April 2018
      • Vol 6, October 2017
      • Vol 5, August 2017
      • Vol 4, July 2017
      • Vol 3, June 2017
      • Vol 2, April 2017
      • Vol 1, March 2017
    • The Bhutan Observer >
      • TBO Blog
      • December 2018
      • November 2018
      • October 2018
      • September 2018
      • August 2018
      • July 2018
      • June 2018
      • May 2018
      • April 2018
      • March 2018
      • February 2018
      • January 2018
      • December 2017
      • November 2017
Cultural Committee Consists of following members:
  1. Til Gurung (Chairman)
  2. Rupa Mangar
  3. Tula Acharya
  4. Niru Pokhrel

Role & Functions:
  • Work towards promoting, protecting, and preserving our cultural heritage by launching cultural and religious programs
    and events.   
  • Observe all the Bhutanese holidays that have cultural and religious significance. 
  • Promote our indigenous songs and dances by holding programs and events to showcase our traditional dance and music.  
  • Encourage and groom local Bhutanese artists by providing them a platform to showcase their talents.   
  • Liaise with other accomplished artists in Nepal and in other states in the US in order to help inspire the local talents.     
  • The committee will furnish an annual Cultural Event Calendar and schedule events as per the calendar.  
  • And perform any other functions that are deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

Here are few glimpses of our past cultural activities
Durga Puja Celebration 2009 part 1(Click to watch)
Durga Puja Celebration 2009 part 2(Click to watch)
Durga Puja Celebration 2009 part 3(Click to watch)
Cultural Committee Members Profile info:
coming soon...
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