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Every one enjoyed the Festival of India on August 7th. Carefully selected entertainment programs attracted not only Indian people in and around Georgia but also many people from the local community. Jubilant mood was in the air with vivid colors and beauty of the Indian dress, music, dance, food along with variety of vendor booths. Enjoy the pictures and add your comments: [

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Please click here to view the program details. It includes program schedule with detail listing of programs and participants for Festival of India, Aug 7th, 2011 event.

Event summary is listed below:

Session 1 : 11 AM- 2 PM
Ganesh Prardhana and National Anthems
Patriotic Song – Vande Bharata Mataram
Song – Telugu Talliki Mangalam
Medley of patriotic songs
Special Item
Bamboo dance
Kashmiri dance
Maharashtrian dance
Kathak dance
Songs: “Where the mind is without fear” poem by Gurudev Ravindranath Tagore. “uttiShTha Bharata” written by KiBhaSree
Songs: Jaya Jaya Priya Bharatha, Manasa Satatam Smaraneeyam
Bharatha Natyam Fusion – This item is on Lord Ganesha, includes drumming pieces of Bikram Ghosh’s RHYTHM SPEAKS
Rajasthani Folk Dance
Black Mango group
FOI Special segment

Session 2: 2PM to 4 PM
Fusion Dance based on A R Rahman’s music Dheem from the movie Thakshak
Dance by students of Academy of Kuchipudi Dance –This song is written by a famous Tamil Poet Bharadiyar. This song represents Mother India
Dance – dancing to a song ‘Thirupathi Thirumala Venkatesa’
Burra Katha: A traditional Telugu story telling with folk song and dance; The story is about India’s freedom struggle and how the country has evolved into the developing nation today
Nritta Arpanam – dance by students of Nritya Sankalpa
Kathak – ‘Tere naina’ – a song and dance
Fashion show
Live Performance by Black Mango
Skit – Krishna Kanhaiya – Childhood stories of Lord Krishna

Session 3: 4PM – 7PM

Bhangra – Bhangra Dance originated in Punjab
A medley of Bhojpuri and Marathi folk dance
Songs by Sargam Group
Game show – Family Feud
Unaroo Bharatame – a Kerala dance by the students of Nritya Sankalpa
Nachiaar Kauttuvam – This item praises the saint poetess Sri. Andal, and describes her birth under the tulsi plant
Fusion Dance by Asura group – from UGA
Bollywood dance medley Planet U Performing Arts
International Item – Uhuru African Dance
Medley dance – 1
Medley dance – 2
Performance by ‘Studio’ – Bollywood songs on Keyboard, students of Archith & Ashwin Seshadri
Come & Learn Bhangra – teaching audience the basic steps of Bhangra
Open dance floor for Everyone!