Sugar Hill, Georgia, USA:  featuring multilingual performances in Hindi, Bengali, and English, art exhibitions, and community dialogue. Theater groups from Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, and New Jersey showcased plays such as Cold Continues, Across The Bridge, and Meghe Dhaka Tara.

The festival honored Dr. Sudipta Bhawmik with the Aabaha Samman Award for his contributions to Bengali and Indian American theater. It also included art and literary exhibitions, celebrating local artists and Indian theater legends. Attendees praised the festival’s engaging performances, interactive sessions, and inclusive approach.

Founded in 2019, Aabaha Inc. is a nonprofit promoting Indian American performing arts through theater, visual arts, and community dialogue, with past productions performed across major U.S. cities.