Amra Kojon

Amra Kojon is a Bengali phrase that translates as "a few of us". On February 9, 2003, 100 music enthusiasts from New England came together under this name in order to showcase 1,000 years of Bengali musical heritage at Kresge Auditorium on the MIT campus.

This showcase represented one of the first successful attempts by Bangladeshis and Indians, Hindus and Muslims, at putting aside all individual differences of nationality, ethnicity or religion, and coming together to present their language, culture, and heritage, from a common stage.

The Boston Globe cited the Amra Kojon concert as their first opportunity to present Bengal in a positive context that did not involve floods, poverty, or suffering.

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