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Eighth Annual Indian Arts Festival

Come join us for a fun evening of Dazzling Indian Dance, Melodious Indian Music, Delicious Indian Food and More...

Early Bird Tickets $20/-

Grab it while you can!

Door Tickets $30/-

* Dinner Included. Cash Bar*

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Guru Calai Chandra started learning Bharat Natyam at the age of 5 years and quit a successful IT career in the US to obtain an MFA in India. Calai is Founder and Artistic Director of STUDIO 102 and has been performing Bharat Natyam professionally for over 10 years. She dances, teaches, choreographs and creates her own dance repertoires. Her school will be presenting Bharat Natyam Dances at the festival

Guru Neelima Raju started studying dance in 1985 and joined the Dr Vempati Chinna Satyam's Kuchipudi Kalakshetra in 1987. She was mentored by Shri Hari Rama Murthy and Guru Dr Vempati Chinna Satyam and graduated with a "Natya Visharada" degree in 2001. She was awarded the Vishaka Music and Dance Academy award, Natya Ravali Ugadi Talent Award, and the Kurella Sita Mahalakshmi Award and is a recipient of the Government of India Scholarship and is currently a member of the UNESCO's International Council of Dance. Her school will be presenting Kuchipudi Dance items at the festival.

Guru Hamsini Kumble will present the Purulia Chhau Dance.

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Dr. Amita Gupta, Professor of Education at The City University of New York and a Fulbright Research Scholar will speak on Vedic Education and Mr. Vasu Murthy former Prsident of Kannada Koota will speak on the Sanskrit text Amarkosha while Mr. Edward Zachowshki, founder of Thaiurveda will talk about the influence of Ayurveda on Thai Medicine.

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The Rajasthani Association of North America (RANA) will make a presentation on the glorious culture of Rajasthan.

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Boston based Hindi Poet Sumit Rathore and blogger from http://www.sumitspeaks.com/ will present poems from his first book of poems which will be published shortly