"Essence Of India", an outdoor, free, cultural event, is scheduled this year for Sat, 18th of August at NARA Park, Acton from 2pm-7.30pm. This year the event takes place in collaboration with several cultural organizations by presenting the dance, music and culture of the world, several hands-on art and craft activities along with ever popular kite making/flying.
The finale event is built on 6 very successful events during the last few years when over two thousand visitors participated in the event that celebrates the classical and folk performances, crafts and traditions of different regions of India and participating countries. The entrance to the event is FREE. This event has been the recipient of several grants, awards and citations from the Senate, the Gold star award from Massachusetts Cultural Council (after being nominated from Concord Cultural Council) and from VHP.
After our successful collaborations during past few years with China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangla Desh, Sri Lanka, this year, in our series of building bridges between the communities, we are bringing several cultures of the world together. Our theme this year is “vasudhaive Kutukbkam†meaning the whole world is one community. We will explore the similarities and uniqueness of the cultures through a series of performances and the interactive booths. Some of the participating countries are India, China, Cambodia, Thailand, Ireland, Russia, Africa etc.
Along with classical, regional and traditional performances, there will be several interactive booths of Indian Traditional art, culture and craft booths. Indian food to purchase will be provided by Masala Bay, a Littleton based restaurant.
Venue – NARA Park, Acton
Date – Saturday, August 18, 2018
Time – 2.00 p.m.- 7.30 p.m. (Performances, interactive booths etc)
Attendance – Free (some activities may require fee)
Contact – info@essenceOfIndia.org
Website – http://www.EssenceOfIndia.org/
Activities – classical, regional and traditional music and dances, several interactive booths, Indian traditional arts, culture booths, henna, crafts. Indian cuisine will be provided by Masala Bay.
The goal of the event is to bring communities together by creating cultural bridges, and encourage our children to discover multicultural traditions and heritage. This event is partially funded by Town of Acton, Mass festivals, Acton-Boxborough, Chelmsford, Concord, Sudbury and Lexington Cultural Councils which in part are funded by Massachusetts Cultural Council. We are grateful to our sponsors Masala Bay,, DCU, Middlesex Bank, and WCU for their support. Our website is essenceOfIndia.org
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