From Expression to Recognition.
SAMIHA is the annual cultural event of Bangali.Network, dedicated to celebrating excellence across its awards, contests and community initiatives.
Throughout the year, Bangali.Network organises literary recognitions and creative contests for its community. At SAMIHA, Bangali.Network honours the winners on stage with certificates, trophies and other recognitions.
The event will bring together writers and editors of Udyog Web Magazine, award recipients, contest winners, judges, guests and Bangali.Network Club members to celebrate achievements and the spirit of the glocal Bengali community.
Awards & Recognitions
The inaugural edition of SAMIHA will feature presentations for annual recognitions and selected contests organised by Bangali.Network, including:
▫️ Maaser Sera Kolom (Editors' Choice)
▫️ Maaser Sera Kolom (Readers' Choice)
▫️ Bochhorer Sera Kolom (Judges' Choice)
▫️ Bochhorer Sera Kolom (Readers' Choice)
▫️ Special Awards (To be revealed over the coming months)
Status: Ongoing (eligible from Boishakh 1433 onwards).
▫️ Popular Bond
▫️ Ultimate Bond
▫️ Exceptional Bond
▫️ Memorable Bond
Status: The 2026 winners have been announced.
▫️ Champion
▫️ Vice-Champion
▫️ Popular Voice
▫️ Outstanding Voice
▫️ Dynamic Performer - Male
▫️ Dynamic Performer - Female
Status: Ongoing (Entries are now open).
An upcoming photography contest.
Award Format: To be revealed soon.
Status: The inaugural edition will be launched at the end of September.
▫️ Star Talent
▫️ Bright Talent
▫️ Budding Talent
▫️ Popular Talent
Status: The 2026 edition will be launched in October 2026.
Event Details
SAMIHA is an invitation-only event. Priority invitations will be extended to:
Depending on venue capacity, additional invitations may be extended to interested subscribers and followers of Bangali.Network and Udyog Web Magazine. Details will be announced on social media if additional invitations become available.
Travel & Accommodation
Invitations to SAMIHA do not include travel, accommodation or other personal expenses associated with attending the event. Invited recipients, their nominated representatives and accompanying guests are responsible for arranging and bearing the cost of their own travel, stay and other personal requirements.
Unable to Attend?
Award recipients who are unable to attend the ceremony in person may receive their honours at the event through a nominated representative.
If attendance in person or through a nominated representative is not possible, recipients must inform Bangali.Network within the specified attendance confirmation period.
Recipients who confirm in advance that they will not be attending will have their certificates, trophies and other honours dispatched by courier within 4 weeks after the event.
The winner or their nominated representative may collect the honours from the Bangali.Network Kolkata Office within 12 months of the annual cultural event.
Alternatively, upon request, the honours may be dispatched within 8 weeks of the event to a domestic address in India nominated by the winner.
Any responsibility relating to the collection, storage or subsequent shipment of honours after collection will rest with the winner or their nominated representative.
For both recipients within India and international recipients, those who confirm their attendance in person or through a nominated representative but subsequently do not attend will not be eligible for courier delivery. Their honours will remain available for collection from the Bangali.Network Kolkata Office by the recipient or their nominated representative.
More than an awards ceremony... SAMIHA will feature a few interactive experiences and memorable moments created especially for attendees. Some surprises are best experienced in person.