Contact Persons: Shyam Karki (410) 459-8070, Bheem Kattel (410) 696-8418 , Kris Ghimire (443) 858-1491

Website: BANAonline.org

Teachers: • Ms. Sirjana Khanal • Mr. Chetan Paudel

• Mr. Raj Gurung • Mr. Gautam Dahal • Ms. Laila Shrestha

Culture/ Music/ Dance •

 Mrs. Pooja Chand • Mr. Yagya Man Shakya •

Mr. Prem Raja Mahat • Mr. Bikrant Shreshta • Mr. Shreejan Tamrakar

• Teach Nepali language and culture to children of Nepalis and friends of Nepal to facilitate communication among themselves and Nepalis in Nepal who speak only Nepali.

• To promote Nepali culture to younger generation of Nepalis in America (Nepali Americans) to preserve Nepali cultural heritage in the US.

• To promote Nepali language and culture to friends of Nepali in the US.

• To advocate teaching of Nepalis language as an official foreign language in schools and colleges in the US.

• To establish an “ Institute of Nepali Language and Culture”to teach and promote Nepali languages and culture to everyone interested.

Admission Requirements:

• Be an age of 5 years old

Note: Tuition is based on $5 per Total of $614.00 was raised by passing the donation box at the Dashain party hosted by BANA to benefit Nepali

Bhasa Kakshya. More than $2,000 was pledged by the members. We are working to collect all the pledges made. We can not thank you enough for your generosity.

We also like to express our gratitude to BANA’s executive team & volunteers for organizing such a wonderful event. We will soon release the names of all donors. Our hat s off to parents for making a commitment to teach their children Nepali Bhasa.

1st Bhasa Kakshya at Rosedale, Public Library on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Mr. Kris Ghimire, Dr. Bheem Kattel, Ms. Pooja Chand, Mr. Binod Upreti, Mr. Padam Pun, Mr. Durga Shrestha , Mr. Chetan Paudel, Mr. Yagya Man Shaky