finally nabc sunday july atlantic city convention center jersey blow performance abhijeet mockery bengali culture appreciated bengalees slowly drifted hall singer performance expected bollywood performer entertaining extraordinary people conference back memories pleasant happy memories memories wonderful performances sahaj-ma utpal fakir kaivalya kumar memories meeting friends long adda sessions world finals people back taste mouth talking food served shahnawaz people showcase talent dance drama music people paid group registration show paid individual registration fees entire troupe spend dollars bring show hope share bengali friends country 'really felt cared program registration dollars bharati mitra director tagore's arupratan show presented hall banga mancha feelings performers performed hall echoed sentiment noted keya echo sentiments assigned perform hall felt irrelevant inconsequential meena basu award winning choreographer dancer director nritya creations important nabc longer place showcase domestic rising talent bengali north american community place generation generation bengali choreographers artists showcase work talent concern primarily hall assignment scheduling programs domestic performances hall pitted star performers hall bishwa mancha main stage conference caused audience stick hall domestic performers star power pull seats hall hall dull boring lectures stage audience hung seats ensure good view star performing hall secondary hall respects adequate lights stage ill-designed built located action center notices happening program schedule printed extremely small fonts meena basu complains nritya creations allocated time slot competing artists india secondary hall lighting suboptimal spent registering senior indian bengali indian students program expecting fair platform based merits past achievements proven success performed audience hall hall people time overseas artists anwesha bikram ghosh's performances audience members program expressed deep concerns high caliber professionally executed show presented secondary hall competing artists india mabhin ghosh datta canada frustration join nabc ottawa canada students bengali spent money artist's registration hotel trip group registration perform performance started late time aneek dhar performances prabir brought drama team cincinnati pragmatic play sikhandi competing major shows stage bikram ghosh's percussion band star studded surer jharna primary complaint concerned expect people attend show people pick choose program watch purposely placing auditoriums unrealistic strategic locations confuse people auditorium totally disappointed technical aspects stage stage kind performance band kind theatrical lighting list organizers heard fault domestic performers attract audience organizers fail understand people experience domestic shows quality presentation handful audiences good domestic shows told explicitly inferior overseas productions domestic groups stars pull crowd large numbers expected compete aneek anwesha monomoy indrani stars exists popularity hierarchy aneek pitted indrani hall handful audience happened aneek competing abhijeet raised issue organizers nabc based past record baltimore organizers handle issues president kajal sarkar issue ensured future nabc events make step-motherly treatment domestic performers asked suggestions gave ideas good intentions nabc organizing committee members fact remains domestic performers struggle audience impossible foremost thing domestic performers improve performances raise levels audience expects professional group accumulate accolades awards reviews recognized credentials selection committee decide groups invite domestic groups longer money participate nabc spend money spend production rent theater space show case talent local audience cost production expensive spend nabc perform nabc enjoy shows overseas performers adda friends back happy time passed nabc milk domestic performers give slot stage money 