নমস্কাৰ
Where Assam gathers in Bengaluru.
A registered, non-profit, non-political socio-cultural association of the Assamese community in Bengaluru. We keep Durga Puja, Bihu and Bhogjora on the calendar, publish URULI twice a year, teach the language to children growing up in Kannada and English, and turn up when Assam needs help.
Of Assam, By Assam, For Assam
Next on the calendar
Sree Sree Durga Puja 2026
HAL Kalyana Mantapa
Dates are being confirmed. We will announce them here and on Facebook first.
Purohits and cooks travel down from Assam. The bhog is served free, every day, to everyone who comes.
The year
Four times a year, the city sounds like home
AAB's calendar is not a programme of events. It is the shape of an Assamese year, kept 2,000 kilometres south of where it belongs.
September – October
Sree Sree Durga Puja
Five days of Assamese-rite Puja, and the largest thing AAB does all year.
April
Rongali Bihu — the Spring Fest
ৰঙালী বিহু
The Assamese new year, and the loudest evening on the calendar.
Annual
Bhogjora
The ethnic food fest — Assamese cooking, made by the people who grew up on it.
Annual
Fun Habba
A day of games, sport and the sort of afternoon that makes children remember the association.
Why the association exists
Four things we are trying to do
Preserve and promote
Celebrate Assamese traditions, art and heritage, and keep them practised rather than remembered.
Build community
Strengthen the bonds among Assamese residents of Bengaluru through events, classes and everyday help.
Foster exchange
Encourage cultural harmony with Karnataka's own social fabric, in both directions.
Enable growth
Offer a platform for connection, collaboration and progress to every family that joins.
Beyond the festivals
What AAB does the rest of the year
Some of this began as a single decision at one Puja and became permanent.
Durgapatra Abhiyan
Since 2024
Lunch for underprivileged children in Bengaluru, every Puja.
Axomiya–Kannada Ekataa Divasa
Since 2024
A day for the people who build ties between the two communities.
Walk & Learn Kannada With Heart
Since 2025
Kannada, one phrase at a time, taught by people who also had to learn it.
URULI
The association's magazine, twice a year, in three languages.
Relief and assistance
What the association does when Assam is in trouble.
If you are Assamese and you live in this city, this is your association.
Membership brings you the invitations, the magazine, the classes and the people. It is also how the association pays for the Puja, the relief work and the classes it runs for free.