New York J 234: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 14, 2025, as Bangla New Year Day in the State of New York

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J00234 Summary:

BILL NOJ00234 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, BAILEY, BASKIN, BORRELLO, BRISPORT, BROUK, BYNOE, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, CHAN,
 CLEARE, COMRIE, COONEY, FAHY, FERNANDEZ, GALLIVAN, GIANARIS, GONZALEZ, GOUNARDES, GRIFFO, HARCKHAM,
 HELMING, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LANZA, LIU, MARTINEZ, MARTINS,
 MATTERA, MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, PARKER, PERSAUD, RAMOS,
 RHOADS, RIVERA, ROLISON, RYAN C, RYAN S, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SERRANO, SKOUFIS,
 STAVISKY, STEC, STEWART-COUSINS, TEDISCO, WALCZYK, WEBB, WEBER, WEIK

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BILL NOJ00234 

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01/15/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/22/2025REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

01/22/2025ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 234

BY: Senator SEPULVEDA

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 April 14, 2025, as Bangla New Year Day in the State
 of New York

 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize
official days that are set aside to increase awareness and enhance the
profile of cultural diversity which strengthens the fabric of the
communities of New York State; and

 WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 14, 2025, as Bangla
New Year Day (Pohela Baisakh) in the State of New York; and

 WHEREAS, Bangla New Year Day has its origins in the Mughal Empire of
Indian subcontinent and is largely a secular holiday for most celebrants
and enjoyed by people of several different faiths and backgrounds
through music, dance, and fine arts; and

 WHEREAS, Bangla New Year has its origins in the agrarian economy of
medieval age Indian subcontinent by combining the solar Hindu calendar
with the lunar Islamic calendar; and

 WHEREAS, Different countries of South East Asia observe the new year
around the same day, including Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand,
Srilanka, and large parts of India; and

 WHEREAS, Mongol Shobhajatra, the traditional mass procession taken
out by University of Dhaka at dawn on New Year Day has been declared an
intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2016, categorized on the
representative list as a heritage of humanity; and

 WHEREAS, Leading lights and doyens from Bengal like Rabindranath
Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, and others have been visiting the United
States since the latter part of the 19th century and the United States
has played a critical role in their lives and will continue to do so in
Bengali renaissance down the line; and

 WHEREAS, Bangladeshi immigrants began arriving in the United States
in the late 19th century, leaving behind the hard economic and political
times of the still developing Bangladesh, which achieved independence
from Pakistan in 1971; and

 WHEREAS, During this time, the largest groups of Bangladeshi
immigrants arrived in New York City and even now more than 10,000
Bangladeshis immigrate to United States annually with half of them
residing in New York City; and

 WHEREAS, Countless Bangla speaking Americans have enriched America
across multiple fields like arts, business, education, healthcare, and
literature; some of the leading names in these fields are Abhijit
Banerjee, Vishaan Chakravarti, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Amar Gopal Bose, among
many others; and

 WHEREAS, New York City has the largest congregation of Bengali (the
world's sixth most spoken language) speaking citizens globally outside
of West Bengal and Bangladesh; and

 WHEREAS, Many leading fine arts legends from Bangladesh and West
Bengal have spent a significant time of their lives in New York
contributing to its diverse cultural heritage; most notably are Fazlur
Rahman Khan, Ali Akbar khan, Rumman Alam, Shahid Quadri, Jhumpa Lahiri,
Enaytur Rahim, Debabrata Basu, Amitav Ghosh, Iqbal Quadir, Jawed Karim,
Salman Khan and Omar Ishrak; and

 WHEREAS, Bangla New Year has been celebrated with pomp and gaiety
since late 1990s in vast areas of Queens and in Times Square, Manhattan