Worshiping Goddess Lakshmi on the evening of the first new moon after Durga Puja, is a long tradition in Bengali families. To preserve the tradition, Punascha arranged the celebration of Lakshmi Puja in the evening of 16th November, 2001. 

The main attraction of this evening's cultural program was Sri Utpalendu Chowdhury, the renowned folk singer from Bengal, India. Son of legendary folk singer late Sri Nirmalendu Chowdhury, Utpalendu has enthralled the audience with his rendering of folk songs of Bengal for the last twenty-five years. He has given extensive performances in India, Europe and North America. This was Sri Chowdhury's second performance in Punascha program. He kept the audience swaying in their seats to the tune of his popular numbers like Takdum Takdum Baje, Dada Paye Pori Re, Bhadara Aswina Maase, Sundari Kamala, Sohag Chand Badani Dhani, Runur Jhunur Paaye, Amar Jemon Beni, Ke Jaas Re, Neem Tita and many more for more than two hours past the midnight. Mr. Tapan Chaki, an accomplished artist also from Kolkata, accompanied him on Tabla.