Hoichoi is a very young organization who intent to spawn the magical thread of Bengali culture in Netherlands. The word “Hoichoi” literally means “chaos/ hullabaloo”, and for us Bengalis, there is no fun without chaos/ hullabaloo. As Nietzsche said, “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star”. That exactly we are all about! We are a group of friends, flocked together to celebrate “Bangaliana” together in this distant land where our friendship and togetherness comes before our organisational bureaucracy. And, that’s what makes us unique!
Though being a Bengali association, Hoichoi does not strictly focus on Bengali community. We encourage participation of anyone interested in getting assimilated with us. We try to create lifelong memories and evergreen friendship via our interactions and events. Hoichoi’s engagement with you does not end with the event, we are always eager to lend a helping hand whenever needed, like a true Bengali neighbour. We don’t want to be the “King of Good Times” only but we want to be “Circle of Friends Forever”. That’s the promise that we come along with. Bengalis are know for being cultural entrepreneurs. We are known for our cultural heritage, tradition and thought leadership. And in Hoichoi we want to take our cultural enthusiasm to the next level. Though we are still very small and we want to take baby steps – but our ultimate vision is to unite all Bengalis under the European continent and initiate an Europe-wide Bengali Cultural union.