The India Association of Charlottepresents

The 18th annual

Come and get dazzled by the beauty of Indian Culture

Saturday, Sept 22, 2012Noon – 8 PM

Sunday, Sept 23, 2012Noon – 6 PM

Knight Theater430 South Tryon St.

Charlotte, NC 28202

www.IndiaFestival.net

Welcome…………….…………….…………. 4

Mayor’s Proclamation…………….………… 5

Performances:

– Knight Theater ……......……………… 6

– On Tryon Street ……………………… 10

– Singing Talent Contest ……………… 12

Short Film Festival …………..…...………… 13

Food on Tryon Street ……............………… 14

Souvenirs and more ………………….…….. 15

Exhibits:

– Main Exhibit: Bollywood ……………. 16

– Special Exhibit: Let’s go to India ….. 16

– Book Stall …………………………….. 16

– Kids Art Gallery ……………………… 17

– Adult Art Gallery …………………….. 17

– Kids Art Competition ………………… 18

Organizing Committee ……………….......... 19

Note: The names in this booklet are up to date as of August 1, 2012

Contents

WelcomeThis festival showcases the diverse culture and heritage of India. Over a billionpeople inhabit this ancient land adorned with a range of languages, arts, craftsand cuisine. These cultures are connected by a common thread of history, social,cultural and political norms that bind us as a nation, as India marches into the 21stcentury.

The festival will highlight performing arts from classical dance forms tocontemporary Bollywood dances. In addition to the main exhibits, you can alsoexperience decorative Henna body tattoos and learn how to wear a traditionalIndian Sari.

We want to specially thank Bank of America for being our Title Sponsor. Togetherwith the members of its Asian Leadership Network (ALN) and hundreds of AsianIndian teammates, Bank of America is committed to promoting cultural diversityand making a positive impact on our community.

We also thank Food Lion for their Platinum Sponsorship. Eric Watson, HD Shah,and Maria Quant deserve our special thanks for their enthusiastic support.

We are grateful to the Arts & Science Council for their Gold Sponsorship. Weremain indebted to Robert Bush and Ryan Deal for their commitment,encouragement and guidance that has helped us evolve and grow the festivalover the years.

Many thanks to all our sponsors (Saathee, AAHOA, VisitCharlotte, Grover Clinic,iFuturistics, and various media partners ) for their support and contribution.

Our deepest appreciation to the professional staff of Knight Theater (Doug Young,Tommy Cantrell, and others) and Wells Fargo (Kathleen Jones and team) forenabling us to hold the festival at this magnificent facility.

We salute all our volunteers for their passion and selfless dedication with whichthey give their time and talent so generously. We hope you enjoy the festival andfeel that you have experienced a little bit of India right here in the Queen City.

C. Lal Vishin Navin EnandPresident, India Assoc. of Charlotte Chair, Festival of India - 2012

Title Sponsor: PlatinumSponsor:

Additional Sponsors:

Gold Sponsor:

Mayor’s Proclamation

Knight Theater Performances

Saturday 12:30 - 1:30 PM Afternoon ArraysStar-Spangled Banner T ChaudhuriJana Gana Mana D Katkum, A SubramaniumSalute to Bollywood (Hough R Alvarez, S Anto, M Barshooi, B Castillo,

High School Orchestra) A Dianov, A Dove, C Dove, M Dugger, S Eden,E Fieno, W Goad, T Gomez, B Hall, H Hedlind,M Keenan, Z Marti, L McMillan, K Owens,S Phillips, J Qiu, J Quintero, R Quintero,R Savino, J Yang

Welcome and Opening N Enand, Chair, Festival of India 2012Saptarangi Lawni (Ashwini A Chopde, K Chopra, A Gogate, M Lakha,

Kathak Dance Academy) M Nayak, S Tuli, STuliJalwa and Dhinka Chika K Chhatrala, K Dewan, P English, A Kallikadavil,

(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) B Khatri, R Kothadia, P Kunchavarum,K Mahajan, E Patel, K Patel, S Patel,V Pendurkar, A Ramesh, E Roy, R Sarin, A Shah

Taraana Classical S Bhatia, M Gongireddy, M Mathur, A Mazumdar,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) S Patel, S Ravikumar, B Shah, P Singh, R Vasa

Dholi Taro G Goswamy, S Gupta, S Nanjappan, H Niar,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) B Patel, M Patel, A Ruwala, R Ruwala, P Shah,

R Wakankar

Saturday 2:15 - 3:15 PM Daytime DreamsShiva Stuti R Bhatt, S Garg, A Guthikonda, A Joshi,

(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) H Mewada, N Pant, T WakankarMan Mohini Song S Gupta, P Kanabur, A Khansaheb, S Parekh,

(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) J Shah, N Shah, V Shah, P Tejwani, V VankayalaSponsor Recognition N Enand, Chair, Festival of India 2012Kathputli (Masti Dance S Banerjie, S Hole, M Jajoo, P Patel, A Salunkhe,

School) S SaggooKoli Dance (Ashwini Kathak N Desai, S Desai, T Joglekar, A Kulkarni, J

Dance Academy) Kulkarni, E Mohapatra, S Patel, A Patil, E ThoratEvolution of Bollywood S Andem, M Joshi, R Sakpal

(M Joshi)Bollywood Ki Tezz Rafter D Bhowmik, L Bodepudi, S Guha, S Gunda,

(Masti Unlimited) S Nesari, H RoychoudhuryAja Nachle (Nrityangan S Arora, R Bhagia, N Bhatnagar, N Mathur,Cultural Academy) R Mathur, H Patel, S Ray, M ShahUdi (Nrityangan Cultural S Gupta, P Kanabur, A Khansaheb, S Parekh,

Academy) J Shah, N Shah, V Shah, P Tejwani, V Vankayala

SATURDAY

Saturday 4:30 - 5:30 PM Early-Evening EffectsDasavatharam: The Ten R Bharadwaj, J Deshpande, B Gopal, S Kondapalli,Incarnations of Lord Vishnu V Mehta, V Mehta, K Patchipulusu, I Patel, T A Patel,

(Nrithyanjali School of Dance) S Raj, D Rana, A Saxena, J Saxena, A Shah,M Siripurappu, S Thammana, N Vallabhaneni

Mere Dholna Sun R Bhatt, S Garg, A Guthikonda, A Joshi, H Mewada,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) N Pant, A Sharma, T Wakankar

Goon Goon Guna Re G Goswamy, S Gupta, S Nanjappan, B Patel,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) M Patel, RRuwala, R Wakankar

Nakhre R Desai, S Goel, R Jaishankar, A Khansaheb,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) S Malik, A Patel, D Patel, N Patel, R Thamatur

Jiya Jale S Kabra, G Nair, G Nair, P Parikosh, R Paul, R Paul,(B Kamal & S Sebastian) R R Madathinal, T Sikka, J Srinivas, H Vijay

Sargam (Ashwini Kathak G Chopra, K Chopra, J Kulkarni, M Nayak, R Prasad,Dance Academy) S Tuli, S Tuli

Land of Dreams (P Ghosh) A Baidya, P Das, R Desai, A Kapadia, A Khindaria,A Saha, A Sen

Charlotte Girls Chammak A Arora, M Khanna, D Makwana, A Mukherjee,Challo (Nrityangan Cultural A Mukherjee, R Pardasani, S Pardasani, D Shah,

Academy) S VasaDay and Night (Anokha S Bhoothapuri, S Kangala, L Kavuri, N Muppala,

Dance Company) N Muppala, N Paladugu, M Shukla, M Srinivasan,S Sunkara

Saturday 6:15 - 7:45 PM Tribute to BollywoodShiva Tandavam (Natyarpana) G Babu, B Devarajan, R Kapadia, A SriramanNimbooda (Nrityangan S Anand, A Biswas, S Bhatia, M Gongireddy, R Vasa,Cultural Academy) R Gopali, M Mathur, A Mazumdar, S Mishra, S Patel,

S Ravi kumar, B Shah, R Shah, A Singh, P SinghThe Glamour of Bollywood T Gangadhar, I Garg, S Garg, G Goswamy,

(P Gupta) D Govender, S Gupta, S Gupta, A Handa, A Handa,C Kansupada, J Kansupada, N Kashyap, S Kashyap,I Nigam, A Patel, N Patel, N Paul, R Ruwala, A Suri,K Tyagi, S Vallabh, M VanCleef

Ainvaye Ainvaye A Anandpura, J Barve, S Bhargava, E Bhasin,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) D Bhatt, T Patel, A Pawha, A Pradhan

Jhanjariya (Pandya and Shah) S Pandya, P ShahDesi Boys (Nrityangan R Bhagia, A Hassani, R Hassani, S Hassani,

Cultural Academy) A Kallikadavil, A Kumar, M Sarin, R ShahMalaika Mix (Bacchus) D Bacchus, K MetrossChaan Ka Mohalla R Desai, S Goel, R Jaishankar, A Khansaheb,

(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) S Malik, A Patel, D Patel, N Patel, R ThamaturBawraa Mann (P Ghosh) D Barman, K Desai, A Gogate, P Ghosh, A Saha,

M RoyChowduryBollywood Medley (M Nigam) N Bhatnagar, S Kirpalani, A Kodali, R Kodali, I Nigam,

S Puri, K TyagiRaOne Chammak Challo S Anand, A Biswas, M Ghosh, R Gopali, A Handa,

(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) I Jain, S Mishra, M Sachdeva, R Shah, P VallabhRangoli (M Gupta) M Gupta, A SharmaUNCC Adaa (Damani & Samuels) U Damani, P Patel, T Patel, S Samuels

SATURDAYKnight Theater Performances

Sunday 12:30 - 1:30 PM Afternoon AspirationsTribute to Lord Krishna M Bhadauria, S Choksi, I Desai, P Desai, R Desai,Dandia Ras (S V Patel) N Jain, A Patel, B Patel, D Patel, J Patel, J Patel,

R Patel, R Patel, S Patel, S Patel, I Shah, M ShahGajananayutham B Bhaskar, B Bhaskar, P Kanabur, S Nanjappan,

(I Minisandram) S Parekh, R Shetty, A VijayakumarMade in India (A Pannem) R Amanamanchi, S Madavaram, J Padala,

H Potharaju, M Vadlamaani, P YanamalaPapa Kehte Hain se Band M Guha, R Guha, A Sengupta,Bajaye Tak (Masti Unlimited) S Shanmuganathan, K Sridhar, N YanamalaBarayya Barayya (R Sindagi) A Bhatia, Vinay A.P., N Chandrashekar,

M Gopinath, M Karuna, D Kuchela, Y Nagaraj,C Nythappa, S Padmanabh, G Siddagangaiah,R Sindagi, S Jayanth

Bavra Man (Beena Natyam M Ganatra, P Ganatra, D Kundu, V Modi,Dance School) P Mukherjee, A Ram, N Samant, A Sharma,

A Shah, N Vaidya, A WamorkarDances of Madhuri Dixit S Manjigani, A Rajan, U Ramesh, E Singaraju

(K Rajan & S Singaraju)Eh Pilla (K Rajan & S Kulgod, S Manjigani, R Patil, T Pruthi, K Ramesh,

S Singaraju) N Singaraju, P VelagapudiSakthi Mahadevi B Bhaskar, B Bhaskar, P Kanabur, S Nanjappan,

(I Minisandram) S Parekh, R Shetty, A VijayakumarManmohini (Beena Natyam R Bandaru, A Saini, S Singhvi

Dance School)

Sunday 2:15 - 3:15 PM Daytime DelightsKuchipudi - Mushika Vahana S Adala, N Anne, A Banda, L Bodepudi, S Hole,

(P Madabushi) N Jakkinpalli, K Karri, R Kothapalli, S Kunam,P Mallipeddi, S Mothukuri, H Pullela, M Vadlamaani,R Vatchavai

Resham Ka Roomal (S Tiwari) N Anusuri, E Chawla, M Chitra, Y Gandhi, A Kargool,T Kasrala, R Khetan, S Vaddireddy, L Dogiparthi

Azeem O Shan K Bhatnagar, M Chanshetty, A Jajoo, M Jajoo,(Masti Dance School) R Kulkarni, R Muthukumar, P Patel, A Purohit,

S Saggoo, A Salunkhe, P ShahRabindrik Dance: Tunes of A Agarwal, S HazraTagore (S Hazra)Rangdeeni and Rangde S Bhatt, R Chanshetty, T Deliwala, K Dimri,Fusion (Masti Dance School) A Hiremath, D Hole, M Jajoo, M Joshi, A Patki,

R RajpurohitKerala Dance (B Kamal & L Menachery, S Nair, M Sebastian, J Vijay,

S Sebastian) J JosemaniHindi Medley (A Saini, S Arora, S Kashyap, S Kirpalani, A Kumar, A Saddy,

S Arora & S Singh) S SinghGhoomer Re (M Singh) R Bhagia, M Ghosh, A Handa, A Singh, P Vallabh

SUNDAYKnight Theater Performances

Sunday 4:30 - 6:00 PM Bollywood and BeyondKuchipudi - Pushpanjali R Kunta, V Madduri, S Mehrotra, S Pelluru,

(P Madabushi) A Ponnapati, S Selvavel, V Sunkara, V VadlamaniHum Dil De Chuke Sanam N Charyalu, D Govender, K Grover, N Mathur,

(M. Singh) S Patel, V Patel, S Shah, M SinghThugle and Dum Dum A Joseph, N Kamal, R Mahajan, A Menachery,

(B Kamal & S Sebastian) A Mullakal, J Panicker, P Parikosh, V SachdevaNavrang (Beena Natyam S Bhandarkar, C Chauhan, A Gowtam, M Gupte,

Dance School) S Joshi, S Kadge, S Shahani, S Singhvi,A Veerappan

Panchadhara Bomma R Jalavancha, O Kadiri(R Jalavancha & O Kadiri)

Kolaveri and Pungi Mix J Barve, J Barve, K Bhatnagar, S Bhave,(S Bhave & R Bhave) K Kashyap, A Kodali, A Kumar, A Saddy,

A Saddy, D Singhi, A Vohra, A VohraPiya Special S Andem, R Bhatia, S Gopalakrishnan, A Gopali,(Nrityangan Cultural Academy) M Gupta, N Kukreja, J Shah

Jai Ho (Nrityangan Cultural M Arce, A CasteliniAcademy)

Gidha (Nrityangan Cultural B Chhatrala, G Das, R Jagani, A Jain, A Kothari,Academy) A Kothari, P Shah, P Shah, N Shrishail

Rangeelo Maro Dholna R Afsar, M Garia, V Kasrala, D Meghnani,(S Tiwari) D Mehta, M Mohanty, J Patel, P Patel, P Patel,

S Singh, S Tiwari, U UnniBollywood Masala Mix L Kallepalli, J O'Neil, T Pruthi, S Punuru, A Ravi,

(Beena Natyam Dance School) R Ravi, M Rawal, R SharmaHosa Gaana Bajana A Bhatia, N Chandrashekar, M Gopinath,

(R Sindagi) S Jayanth, M Karuna, D Kuchela, S Murthy,Y Nagaraj, C Nythappa, S Padmanabh,G Siddagangaiah, R Sindagi

Participating Dance SchoolsSpecial thanks to the choreographers and Dance Schools in this year’s festival.1. Anokha Dance Company (Charlotte, NC) 980-216-1897 anokhadance@gmail.com2. Beena Natyam Dance School (Charlotte, NC) shailusinghvi@hotmail.com3. Ashwini Kathak Dance Academy (Charlotte, NC) 859-806-4173 kathakclass@gmail.com4. Masti Dance School (Charlotte, NC) 704-644-0266 minal_jajoo@yahoo.com5. Masti Unlimited (Charlotte, NC) 704-576-2225 shomaguha@gmail.com6. Natyarpana School of Dance & Music (Durham, NC) natyarpana.music@gmail.com7. Nrithyanjali School Of Dance (Greenville, SC) 864-335-9898 nrithyanjali@bellsouth.net8. Nrityam (Cornelius, NC) taatai@gmail.com9. Nrityangan Cultural Academy (Charlotte, NC) 704-840-5495 ritusdance@gmail.com10. Seema Tiwari (Charlotte, NC) 617-947-2548 seematiwari@gmail.com11. Sudeshna Hazra (Charlotte, NC) 856-626-3445 reachsudeshnahazra@gmail.com12. UNCC Adaa (Charlotte, NC) 704-299-7529 unccdanceteam@gmail.com

SUNDAYKnight Theater Performances

SATURDAYOutside Performances

12:00 – 1:00 PMLive Singing (R Saddy) Indian Expressions led by R SaddyKrishna (Nrityangan Dance A Arora, M Khanna, D Makwana, A Mukherjee,

Academy) A Mukherjee, R Pardasani, S Pardasani, D Shah, S VasaZooby Dooby (Nrityangan I Desai, R Desai, S Gajjar, S Gonugunta, S Hansalia,

Dance Academy) N Mittal, R Parikh, P Patil, K SheladiaRadha Na Bole (Ashwini Kathak N Biddagam, A Chakrapani, K Deshpande, J Dhir,

Dance Academy) N Ghiloria, H Kaur, A Pangarkar, T Prakash, A TapitaI Hate Luv Stories (Nrityangan A Biswas, S Bhatt, A Mullis, M Mullis, M Patel, J Patel,

Dance Academy) K Pradhan, and K Sachdeva

1:00 – 2:00 PMAgneepath's Gun Gun Guna M Khanna, R Rao, T Sikka

(Nrityangan Dance Academy)Zooby Dooby (Nrityangan I Desai, R Desai, S Gajjar, S Gonugunta, S Hansalia,

Dance Academy) N Mittal, R Parikh, P Patil, K SheladiaI Hate Luv Stories A Biswas, S Bhatt, A Mullis, M Mullis, M Patel, J Patel,

(Nrityangan Dance Academy) K Pradhan, and K SachdevaAika Dajiba (Nrityangan A Agarwal, S Balaji, S Malik, A Nair, S Pingali, A Saluja,

Dance Academy) A Shah, S ShahAriba (A Pannem) E Banala, A Pannem, A Pulleti, N Rapolu, R Singh,

S YandaballiSalute to Bollywood R Alvarez, S Anto, M Barshooi, B Castillo, A Dianov,

Hough High School Orchestra A Dove, C Dove, M Dugger, S Eden, E Fieno, W Goad,T Gomez, B Hall, H Hedlind, M Keenan, Z Marti, L McMillan,K Owens, S Phillips, J Qiu, J Quintero, R Quintero,R Savino, J Yan

2:00 – 3:00 PMBHANGRA ON THE STREET Drum special performers, led by Nimesh Bhatt

3:00 – 4:00 PM DJ Music

4:00 – 5:00 PMArt Competition Winners Updates and Info from the Festival of IndiaKALPANA (Nrityam) Dance Performance, Students of R Unnithan

5:00 – 6:00 PMDASAVATHARAM: The Ten R Bharadwaj, J Deshpande, B Gopal, S Kondapalli,Incarnations of Lord Vishnu V Mehta, V Mehta, K Patchipulusu, I Patel, T A Patel, S Raj,

(Nrithyanjali School Of Dance) D Rana, A Saxena, J Saxena, A Shah, M Siripurappu,S Thammana, N Vallabhaneni, led by Director S Raj

KALPANA (Nrityam) Dance Performance, Students of R Unnithan

6:00 – 7:00 PMBollywood Ki Tezz Rafter D Bhowmik, L Bodepudi, S Guha, S Gunda, S Nesari,

(Masti Unlimited) H RoychoudhuryUdi (Nrityangan Cultural S Gupta, P Kanabur, A Khansaheb, S Parekh, J Shah,

Academy) N Shah, V Shah, P Tejwani, V VankayalaLambadi Dance (A Pannem) A Murali, A Padala, S Pingali, N PulivarthiRasag Rocks (G Marella) A Banda, S Komali, A Pasupula, R PasupulaJiya Jale (B Kamal & S Kabra, G Nair, G Nair, P Parikosh, R Paul, R Paul,

S Sebastian) R Madathinal, T Sikka, J Srinivas, H Vijay

SUNDAYOutside Performances

12:00 – 1:00 PMRadha Kaise Na Jale S Bandaru, P Dhiman, V Gupte, R Jain, M Kankipati,

(Beena Natyam Dance School) K Saini, S Sharma, A Sharma, K Singhvi, J TrehanRangoli (M Gupta) M Gupta, A SharmaAnjana Anjani and Desi Beats V Chanshetty, R Kulkarni, A Patel, P Patel, V Patil,

(Masti Dance School) S Saggoo, A ShukulMera Assi Kali Ka Lehenga S Bangaru, K Bhatt, N Punuru, A Rao, A Shah, V Suresh

(Beena Natyam Dance School)The Hungama Number (N Chopra) A Vohra, A VohraIndian Folk Dance Medley (J Niraj) S Maid, T Patil, M PrayagkarBollywood Dance (Y Punekar) S Argade, S Kadge, A Kollengreth, P Punekar

1:00 – 2:00 PMRadha Kaise Na Jale S Bandaru, P Dhiman, V Gupte, R Jain, M Kankipati, K Saini,

(Beena Natyam Dance School) S Sharma, A Sharma, K Singhvi, J TrehanRangoli (M Gupta) M Gupta, A SharmaMera Assi Kali Ka Lehenga (BNDS) S Bangaru, K Bhatt, N Punuru, A Rao, A Shah, V SureshThe Hungama Number (N Chopra) A Vohra, A VohraIndian Folk Dance Medley (J Niraj) S Maid, T Patil, M PrayagkarBollywood Dance (Y Punekar) S Argade, S Kadge, A Kollengreth, P PunekarAja Nachle (Come, Let's Dance) B Khatri, P Kunchavarum, K Mahajan, E Patel, K Patel,

(Nrityangan Dance Academy) S Patel, E RoyTribute to Lord Krishna Dandia Ras M Bhadauria, S Choksi, I Desai, P Desai, R Desai, N Jain,

(S V Patel) A Patel, B Patel, D Patel, J Patel, J Patel, R Patel, R Patel,S Patel, S Patel, I Shah, M Shah

Eh Pilla (K Rajan and S Singaraju) S Kulgod, S Manjigani, R Patil, T Pruthi, K Ramesh,N Singaraju, P Velagapudi

Manmohini (Beena Natyam Dance) R Bandaru, A Saini, S Singhvi

2:00 – 3:00 PM DRUM SPECIAL Drum special led by Nimesh Bhatt

3:00 – 4:00 PM Martial Arts Demo (Sangrock Black Belt World) Live Taekwondo demonstration

4:00 – 5:00 PMHindi Medley (Saini/Arora/Singh) S Arora, S Kashyap, S Kirpalani, A Kumar, A Saddy, S SinghRabindra Nritya (C Dey) A Gupta, R Kollam, N Parui, N Parui, B Shah, V SinghalDances of Madhuri Dixit (Rajan/Singaraju) S Manjigani, A Rajan, U Ramesh, E SingarajuBollywood Masala Mix L Kallepalli, J O'Neil, T Pruthi, S Punuru, A Ravi, R Ravi,

(Beena Natyam Dance School) M Rawal, R SharmaMoodal Kunigal Kere (R Sindagi) I Gopinath, S Joshi, S Manohar, R Rao, M Sindagi, A YelimeliRangeela and Le Gayi N Mullakal, R Roshan, M Sachdeva, A Sahasranamam,

(B Kamal & S Sebastian) E SebastianRabindrik Dance: Tunes of Tagore (S Hazra) A Agarwal, S HazraKerala Dance (Kamal/Sebastian) L Menachery, S Nair, M Sebastian, J Vijay, J JosemaniMomo Chitthe (S Nandi) N Datta, S Desai, R Ghosh, A Sengupta

5:00 – 6:00 PM (Continued)Rangeelo Maro Dholna R Afsar, M Garia, V Kasrala, D Meghnani, D Mehta, S Tiwari

(S Tiwari) M Mohanty, J Patel, P Patel, P Patel, S Singh, U UnniResham Ka Roomal (S Tiwari) N Anusuri, E Chawla, M Chitra, Y Gandhi, A Kargool, T Kasrala,

R Khetan, S Vaddireddy, L DogiparthiKuchipudi - Pushpanjali R Kunta, V Madduri, S Mehrotra, S Pelluru, A Ponnapati,

(P Madabushi) S Selvavel, V Sunkara, V VadlamaniRabindra Nritya (C Dey) A Gupta, R Kollam, N Parui, N Parui, B Shah, V SinghalMoodal Kunigal Kere (R Sindagi) I Gopinath, S Joshi, S Manohar, R Rao, M Sindagi, A YelimeliRangeela and Le Gayi N Mullakal, R Roshan, M Sachdeva, A Sahasranamam,

(B Kamal & S Sebastian) E SebastianPanchadhara Bomma (R Jalavancha & O Kadiri) R Jalavancha, O KadiriKolaveri and Pungi Mix J Barve, J Barve, K Bhatnagar, S Bhave, K Kashyap, A Kodali,

(S Bhave & R Bhave) A Kumar, A Saddy, A Saddy, D Singhi, A Vohra, A Vohra

Singing Competition at Wells Fargo Auditorium

A singing competition will be held in the lower level in the Wells Fargo Auditoriumon Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM each day with these contestants;

Saturday 1:00 - 4:00 PM Contestants1. Kinshuk Agarwal2. Ekta Patel3. Bhavna Ravichandran4. Nischitha Shenoy5. Hunsica Jayaprakash6. Aditi Sengupta7. Damali Bacchus8. Maina Edula9. Shreya Katti10. Kalpana11. Aarohan's student12. Anushka Kulkarni13. Jaikishan Lakhani14. Tej Shende15. Aarushi Patil16. Neha Shirwadkar17. Yamini Pandrapagada18. Rama Pandra19. Vinitha Sunkara20. Meenakshi Singh21. Rhea Gopali22. Hari Subramaniam23. Sudha Andem24. Nishith Suthar25. Harshiv Singh26. Rishi Singh

Sunday 1:00 - 1:30 PM Group Song Performances– Voice for Peace A. Pilla, M. Swami, K. Singhvi, T. Shende,

X Clement, S R Jain, A. Jain, S. Sutar– Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke A. Sengupta, A. Sen, I. Maitra, N. Dutt,

R. Ghosh, R. Choudhury, R. Puspala, S. Nandi– Badal Pe Paon Hai S. Nandi, S. Mehrotra, T. Choudhary– Aaja Aaja Main Hu Pyar G. Nair, G. Nair, S. Halder, A. Saddy, S. Vyas,

Tera R. Kothadia, R. Katakam, R. Bharde,M. Bobbadi, M. Baral, N. Singraju

– Jawani Janeman K. Sachdeva, M. Sachdeva, H. Jayaprakash,V. Sunkara, P. Mallipeddi

Sunday 1:30 - 3:30 PM Final Competition Performances

Sunday 3:30 - 4:00 PM Award Ceremony

27. Adviti pilla28. Renu Singh29. Ananya Penugonda30. Hemalatha P Naidu31. Sharanya Ravi Kumar32. Rishi Singh33. Arun Vaddepalli34. Simone Pardasani35. Raj Pardasani36. Gayatri Aluri37. Aaditya Aluri38. Dayanand Rawool39. Harini Lingambotla40. Anamika Mondal41. Bhawana Bariar42. Muskaan Sachdeva43. Kashish Sachdeva44. One Voice Chorus45. Karthikeyan Maruthamuthu46. Harshitha Pullela47. Pranavi Mallipeddi48. Kruti Sutaria49. Rishiraj Puspala50. Mani Muthu51. Aman Saddy52. Suneeta S

A series of short films will be shown at WellsFargo Auditorium (Lower Level) on Saturdayand Sunday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM each day;

1. The Return Address by Abi Varghese wasan official selection at Cannes and an awardwinner at LA Cinema Festival.

2. The Way It’s Played by Shripriya Maheshhas been shown at film festivals in New Yorkand New Jersey.

3. Mehul the Music Man by CameronMitchell won the Best Cinematography award atthe Diamond Screen Festival.

4. Raju by Max Zähle was nominated forAcademy Awards and has won several awardsat international film festivals.

Film Festival at Wells Fargo Auditorium

Food on Tryon Street

F1 TCBY• $3 Small• $5 Medium• $7 Large• $.50 Toppings each• $3.50 Cones

F3 Bollywood Bites• $3 Vada pav• $3 Dabeli• $5 Pav Bhaji• $2 Bombay sandwich• $4 Dahi papdi chaat• $3 Mango lassi• $2 Masala soda• $1 Water /soft drink

F4 Nirvana II• $6 Chilly Chicken• 2/$3 Veg and Chicken Puffs• $7 Goat Biriyani• $6 Chicken Chettinad• $5 Chana Masala• $6 Paneer Tikka• $2 Rice Keer• $2 Lassi• $1 Ladoo• $.50 Raita• $1 Drinks

F5 Sangamitra Found.• $3 Samosa• $6 Chicken Biryani• $6 Vegetable Pulav• $4 Chicken Tandoori• $4 Mango Lassi• $1 Drinks/ Soda

F6 Probasi of Charlotte• $4 Kachori Chat• $3 Pani Puri• $4 Samosa chat• $3 Veg Chop• $1 Misti• $4 Misti plate (5 Mistis)• $1 All Drinks

Tryon StStage

F1 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7

F12 F13 F15

F8 F9 F10

F16 F17 F18

Knight TheaterEntrance

Bechler Museum

F13 540-Biz• $2 Shave ice Kids• $3 Shave ice Small• $4 Shave ice Medium• $5 Shave ice Large• $3 Cotton Candy• $1 Drinks

F15 Chaat Corner• $4 Bhel• $4 Papri Chat• $4 Pani puri• $1 Drinks• $1 Candy & Chips

F16 SouthPark Cricket• $3 Ckn Tikka(dry) (4pc)• $3 Samosa/Kachori Chat• $4 Mango Lassi• $2 Rasmalai/Gulab Jamun/

Rasgolla• $7 Veg Platter 1• $8 Veg Platter 2• $8 Non Veg Platter 1• $7 Non Veg Platter 2• $1 Drinks

F17 Curry and More• $5 Samosa (3 pcs)• $5 Kachori (3 pcs)• $7 Chicken / Paneer Tikka

Masala with Rice• $7 Poori Alu / Chole• $3 Gulab Jamun• $3 Mango Lassi

F18 Spice Café• $5 Dosa• $6 Chicken Biryani• $7 Lamb Biryani• $5 Veg Biryani• $7 Combo 1• $6 Combo 2• $2 Pastry• $2 Puffs/Samosa

F7/F8 Persis Indian Grill• $4 Veg Puffs / Samosa• $5 Gobi Manchurian• $5 Chilli Chicken• $6 Appolo Fish• $6 Haleem• $6 Veg.Biryani• $7 Chicken Biryani• $8 Goat Biryani• $2.50 Mango Lassi• $2 Masala Chai• $3 Indian Snacks• $3 Double ka Meetha• $3 Banana Pudding• $2 Potato Wedges• $3 Mac and Cheese• $4 Chicken Fingers/wings

F9 Srishti• $3 BBQ/Tandoor Chicken• $5 Chicken Biryani• $3 Samosa/Kachori Chat• $4 Mango Shake/Faluda• $2 Rasmalai/Gulab Jamun• $7 Veg Platter 1• $8 Veg Platter 2• $8 Non Veg Platter 1• $7 Non Veg Platter 2• $1 Drinks

F10 Woodlands• $4 Masala Dosa• $5 Mysore Masala Dosa• $3 Aloo Papdi Chart• $2 Idly• $2 Mango Lassi / Tea• $2 Fruit Candy

F12 Funnel Cake• $5 Funnel Cake• $2 Lemonade (Small)• $4 Lemonade (Big)

Souvenirs & more on Tryon Street

Kids ArtGallery

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S7 S8 S9 S10 S11

Sponsors:• S1 iFuturistics: IT solutions and services• S2 Me2Desi: A free portal for all Desi people living in USA offering free

posting of local event, movie show times, business directory and more.

Non Profit Corner:• S3 LiveBeyond - Bone Marrow Donor Registration• S3 Sahajayoga

Kids Art Competition:• S12 & S13 Come and sign up for all the fun and compete with fellow

kids to create amazing works of art. Ages 8 – 16

Souvenir Stalls located on Tryon Street:• S4 Palika Bazaar: selling Indian Artifacts and various pieces of Art• S5 Palika Bazaar: selling Indian Artifacts and various pieces of Art• S6 Fahmi Fashions: selling Kurtis, Leggings, Nighties, Salwars, Kids

wears and Fashion Jewelries including Bangles, Earrings, & Necklaces.• S7 Tutor Pandit: providing affordable online educational tutoring for

kids K–12 to help improve grades• S8 World Financial Group: provides Financial Services and Solutions

from top providers with investment & money management strategies• S9 Darpan Boutique: by Priya selling custom Dream Dresses. Sarees,

Suits, Tunics, Stoles, Kids Clothes & Jewelry• S10 Vonage: providing low cost home telephone services• S11 Devleena Singh: selling high end custom Indian Jewelry

Souvenir Stalls located on 1st floor of Knight Theater:• Ritu Selects: is an elegant fashion boutique selling Indian Sarees,

Kurtis/Tunics, Leggings, Kids costumes, Indian Ethnic Jewellery(specially from Rajasthan, Gujarat and Kashmir), Indo-western Jewellery

• Balaji Collections: selling Costume Jewelry, Ladies dress wear,Handicraft and small goods

• Hetal Shah: selling Sarees, Kurtis, Costume Jewelry, etc.• Seema Fashions: selling Fashion Jewelry, Gift Items and Indian ladies

garments• Aura and More: selling Sarees, Lennga's, Kurtis, Fashion Jewellery,

Clutches, Men's Kurta Pajama Sets.• RDI: selling Clothing, costume jewelry and Oil painting• Bhindi Jewellers: selling fine Jewelry

S12

S13

Kids KidsTryon StS5 S6

Duke EnergyCenter

Mint Museum

Exhibits at the Festival

Special Exhibit: Let’s Go to India This exhibit isdesigned to highlight the historical and spiritual destinationsin India. Create your own itinerary to visit India as youdiscover the magnificent artwork, architecture, and culture ofIndia. Visit the foot hills of Himalayas for a spiritual anddivine retreat. See the vibrant Punjab, Kulu and Manali toenjoy the regional festivals. Explore the famous historicalsites of Delhi, Agra, and Rajasthan and venture into Forts,Palaces, and the Taj Mahal. Find the exotic murals from 200BC in Ajanta Ellora caves and Khajurao temples.

All exhibits are located on the 2nd floor of Knight Theater

Main Exhibit: Bollywood is a term popularly usedfor the Indian film industry based in Bombay whichproduces twice as many films as Hollywood. The firstsilent Indian commercial film was reportedly made inBollywood in 1913. Following India's independence, theperiod from the late 1940s to the 1960s, blockbustermusicals flourished in what is regarded as the "GoldenAge" of Indian cinema. By the 1970s the gears shiftedagain to “Modern Cinema” with emphasis on romance andaction films. This exhibit highlights some of the biggestfilms and the stars, who have had an enormous impact onthe cultural transformation of the new India.

Book Stall: Visit the book stall on the 2nd floor of KnightTheater to browse the works of Indian literature and non-fiction works on food, travel, culture and history.

Mehndi is the application of Henna as a temporary form ofbody art sometimes called Henna Tattoos. Come have yourhands adorned with intricate traditional patters, at minimalcost.

Sari A very sensuous garment worn by women,the Sari consisting of a length of lightweight fabricwith one end wrapped about the waist to form askirt and the other draped over the shoulder orcovering the head. Come to this exhibit and learnhow to put on this native attire that flatters anyshape!

Art Gallery at the Festival

The Kids Art Gallery is located outside on Tryon Street andfeatures these child artists;

1. Aditi Wamorkar2. Arjun Kamesh3. Ashita Banda4. Darshana Saravanan5. Dattatreya Jana6. Deepthi Tulasi7. Gayathri Srikanth8. Javel9. Jayanth Vegesna10.Jenny Shah11.Kaveesh Bhatnagar12.Khushis13.Khyati shrivastava14.Kira Sheladia15.Kovidh Vegesna16.Krishna Majithia17.Mahith Edula18.Maina Edula19.Manushri Swami20.Maya Majithia21.Meghana Vattigunta22.Milan Patel

The Adult Art Gallery is located on the 2nd floor of Knight Theaterand features these artists;

1. Anand Komali2. Anindita Agarwal3. Ashwini sayanakar4. Bhavna Mistry5. Illa Joshi6. Indira Patel7. Jaya Vegesna8. Kinshuk Agarwal9. Krishna Solanki10. Lalitha Krishnamoorthy11. Meenal Patel12. Meera Bharde13. Neenu Davis14. Priti Sharad Patel

23.Nalini Dutt24.Neha Muppala25.Niharika Bhatnagar26.Pranav27.Protima Mukherjee28.Rhea Bhagia29.Rishiraj Puspala30.Riya31.Ronak Bhagia32.Roshni Thamatur33.Sahithi Mothukuri34.Samhitha Sunkara35.Shaina Garg36.Shardul Pathrikar37.Shashwati kadge38.Shreya Rajesh39.Sidhant sutar40.Sneha Mehrotra41.Tanvee Wakankar42.Vidhi Shah43.Vinitha Sunkara44.Virali Shah

15. Ritu Patni16. Rutika Gunjal17. Sarika Avasthi18. Shefalee V. Patel19. Shilpa Shah20. Shikha Bhatnagar21. Shweta Kadge22. Simriti Suri23. Sridevi Rao24. Stuti Bansal25. Sudeshna Hazra26. Suhanthi Kamesh27. Swapna Shiddapur28. Swati Yadav29Vibhuti Patel

Art Competition at the FestivalThe Kids Art Competition was held at the Hindu Center on September8, 2012 with these participants.

Age Group: 5 – 8 yrs1. Aditya Saha2. Advaith Karthik3. Akshath Anand4. Amit Chalmeti5. Disha Bhowmik6. Giselle Almeida7. Hrishika Roychoudhury8. Jayanth Vegesna9. Khushis10. Khyati Shrivastava11. Kira Sheladia12. Lakshmi Chakka13. Nalini Dutt14. Navneet Krishna15. Priya Patel16. Priya Punekar17. Raunak Mandal18. Rayna Pal19. Rishabh Singh20. Rishi21. Salil Garud22. Sanskar Deva23. Shardul Pathrikar24. Shashwati kadge25. Shreya Rajesh26. Simone Pardasani27. Siya Omar28. Swarnim29. Swastika Dey30. Vanathi Shanmuganathan31. Veena Mangallampalli32. Vidhi Shah

Age Group: 9 – 12 yrs1. Aditi Wamorkar2. Amoli Kothari3. Ankith Krishna4. Anushka Chalmeti5. Atharva Punekar6. Gayathri Srikanth7. Ishan Patel8. Ishika Gandhi9. Kaveesh Bhatnagar10. Krupa Patel11. Mahith Edula12. Maitri Jajoo13. Neha Shirwadkar14. Pranav Patel15. Protima Mukherjee16. Rahul Guha17. Rhea Bhagia18. Ronak Bhagia19. Sanskriti Deva20. Sathvika Saini21. Sohni Uthra22. Sumani Nunna23. Vinitha Sunkara

Age Group: 13 – 16 yrs1. Akhila Vemulapalli2. Darshana3. Deepthi Tulasi4. Dhrubo Joyti Sikdar5. Khita Vemulapalli6. Kovidh Vegesna7. Kruti Patel8. Maina Edula9. Niharika Bhatnagar10. Nikhita vemulapalli11. Ruhi Patel12. Samhitha Sunkara13. Sneha Mehrotra

Additional Art Competitions will be held outside near the corner ofTryon and Levine Street during the festival on Saturday and Sunday.

Chair Navin EnandTrustee Contacts Lal Vishin, Toni Sawhney, Amit Parikh, Ashrito

Dayal, Vikram KumarPerforming Arts Delia Patel, Ravi Kargool, Ritu Mukherjee, Dhara

Patel, Premini Bhoothapuri, Sandhya KejriwalTreasurer Guna KommareddiState Exhibits Priti Doshi, Anita Enand, Kusum Shastry, Sukeshi

Dharia, Nivedita ShahSari, Mehandi Seema DamaniSpecial Exhibit Kalindi Naik, Manu Naik, Veena Hari, Chanchal

KhoslaKids Art Competition Shilpa Shah, Nancy Pathak, Prithvi Rao, Ashima

Kodali, Sonia Rai BhaveKids Art Gallery Priya GuptaAdult Art Gallery Shefalee Patel, Illa JoshiBook Exhibit & Films Rajive Tiwari, Rushir ShahSouvenir Stalls Sneha Shah, Sarjoo BhagiaFood Vendors Bharath Subramanya, Alok ChandrakarSinging (Charlotte Idol) Rajiv Saddy, Bharti PardesaniSecurity Ashrito Dayal, Suraj PuriCity Coordination Ashrito DayalCorporate Liaison Toni Sawhney, Jay PatelPublications Priya GuptaPublic Relations Anand Kothari, Dharmesh Vashee, Kamal DesaiWebsite Ramakrishna KancharlaEquipment Coord. Babita BhargavaVolunteers Manoj Puri, Akshay Avasthi, Darshna Chauhan,

Deepthi Tulasi, Dinesh Shah, Jyoti Bhat, Jyoti Karki,Kavitha G Raman, Nikhil Kumar, Prajjal Nag, PreetiShinde, Pritika De, Radhika Jagani, Sidhant Uthra,Sona Kumar, Sunil TCH, Swati, Tejal Kothari, VaraSaini, Venkatesh Manjunath, Vinod Sud, YogeshSharma

Organizing Committee

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