The Annual Independence Celebration by Indian Association of Greater Boston held at the Hatch Shell in Boston was a delightful potpourri of dance and music numbers. Over 20,000 people attended the event. The event  held on Aug. 16,  2009, celebrated India's Independence.

One of the unusual highlights of the evening was the appearance of the World Junior Woman's Indian hockey team that was greeted with loud cheers of Chak De India. The young women on the  team had done a phenomenal job at the tournament that was held at Harvard university and were ranked amongst the top ten in the world.

The Chief Guest was Navjeet Bal, Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Revenue. The emcees Agya Soni and Sidhu Datla did a wonderful job. The US National Anthem was sung by Noura Khan, and the Indian National Anthem by Kumkum Dilwali. Trupti Patel gave the welcome speech and Anil Saigal the Vote of Thanks. The Food was catered by  Minerva.

The executive committee under the leadership of  Rita Shah and the cultural committee under the leadership of Jeyanthi Ghatraju deserve applause for pulling off such a fabulous event.

The cultural show featured:


++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Jnana Yoga - Sri Krishna Geetam ~

Bijoy Misra, Pradeep Shukla, Preeti Nagar, Marc Rossi, Akshay Navaladi,  Balakrishna Ramachandran, Debashish Chaudhury . Maria Cusumano . Heeral Desai . Bhavana Gallewale . Rajendra Gohel . Priya Hirway . Sanjay Jain . Aneesh Khanzode . Prem Nagar . Vineet Nene . Dilip Pai . Jamunabai Prakash . Sudhakara Rao . Deepa Ramachandran . Jita Ray . Rea Savla . Preetesh Shrivastava . Chandramouli Subbaraman . Prakriti Tayalia . Uday Tembulkar . Hema Viswanatha .

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Sub Milke Sathi Hum Gayan, Pyar Ki Rahon Pe Jayan ~

Preeti Nagar, Santosh Late, Akshay Navaladi, Gati Aher . Shirian Bakre . Neil Bhammar . Kunnik Chaudhary . Sonakshi Chaudhary . Anusha Datar . Ishani Desai . Arya Heble . Sukriti Kushwaha . Juhi Lalwani . Saylee Mylavarapu . Neil Pandit . Maya Pandit . Navya . Richa Singh . Tanya Singh . Angha Latte . Neha Panake .

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Rashtra Ki Jay Chetna Ka Vande Mataram ~

Vidhya Sampathkumar, Ravikala Bhat . Sheetal Bhat . Jyoti Chaluvadi . Suman Gharwal . Uma Hegde . Sreekala Jonnada . Vijaya Josyula . Deepti Kosuri . Vidhya Kumar . Mukta Kushwaha . Shruti Mankad . Medha Nadgir . Madhumita Narayan . Indhu Narayan . Taejasvi Narayan . Swati Singh . Pallavi Shah . Parul Sharma . Sonali Salian . Vijaya Tenneti . Lekhya Vaddapati . Kavita Wadekar

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Naad-Brahma ~

Deepali Khanzode, Prathit Kadam . Deepali Khanzode . Santosh Late . Sharayu Mahale . Mihir Marathe . Ramesh Phadke


+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Umanda Ghumanda Ghana Garaje Badara ~

Sagarika Kanjilal, Tanaz Abid . Sreyasi Dey . Sumona Dey . Abhinav Mishra . Shahed Reza . Goutam Sen . Swati Sharma . Sreyashi Kanjilal . Debayan Kanjilal

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Yogchap (Lezim) Pradarshan ~

Shruti Mankad, Ravikala Bhat . Sheetal Bhat . Jyoti Chaluvadi . Mamatha Joshi . Asha Hegde . Uma Hegde . Deepti Kosuri . Mukta Kushwaha . Shruti Mankad . Medha Nadgir . Nima Patel . Sheela Prasath . Vidhya Sampath . Shilpa Shah . Sree kala . Suman . Sumana . Vijaya Syam . Vijaya Tenneti . Kavita Wadekar

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

May Victory Be Yours - “Jai Ho” ~

Jayashree Mohapatra/Kruti Thakkar, Gati Aher . Sachi Joshi . Sukriti Kushwaha . Khushi Morparia . Medha Morparia . Malhar Pandhi . Megh Pandhi . Maya Pandit . Neil Pandit . Rohit Pathak . Chirag Patil . Manas Purohit . Vidhi Shah . Saavni Sarolkar . Nikhil Thakkar

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Array of Cultural India” ~

Samidha Sane, Samita Apte . Devansh Apte . Sumana Basani . Shika Bhajpai  . Suman Bhatt . Geethanjali Bingi . Sampreeti Bingi . Bhoomi Mistry . Nisha Patel . Sweta Patel . Rashmi Pisal . Samvit Pisal . Ruchi Sane . Sayali Marathe . Samidha Sane

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dayya Dayya Dayya Re ~

Bharati Biswas, Manaswini Agnihotri . Nivita Chaliki . Riti Jain . Aishwarya Khanna . Meghana Nair. Aparna Rajan . Anumeha Rajvanshi . Sruti Tanikella . Shravya Shankara . Spandana Shankara . Vaishnavi Yalala . Srujana Tamisetti

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Des Rangila – Fanaa ~

Shilpa Shah and Kala, Kaushik . Khushi . Manu Sampath . Mayank Wadekar . Namita .  Nitya . Pragna Rao . Ritika Wadekar . Riya Salin . Rohit . Saatvik Garhwal . Sameera Rao . Tanisha Garhwal . Tanvi Shah . Vaishnavi . Vishal Sampath . Ria . Riya . Aastha . Shriya.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

North Indian Folk Fusion ~

Ritu Garg, Bhavya Garg . Tanmayee Kulkarni .  Juhi Lalwani . Jahnavi Maddhuri . Aneesha Manne . Smrithi Muthukrishnan .  Foram Patel . Sumana Sithalam . Megha Srivatsa . Sherin Stanley . Ishani Wakhlu

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Bollywood Bhangra Beats ~

Reshma Singh, Prateeksha Bhatnagar . Preeti Bhuvan . Sonam Dilwali . Anjana Gupta . Sana Kapasi . Samira Kapasi . Jaskiran Kaur . Jasleen Kaur . Jyoti Kaur . Sufi Kaur . Priyanka Maudgal . Satvir Maudgal . Ronak Monga . Aarushi Nohria . Sargam Nohria . Brianna Patel . Jasmine Sahney . Penelope Schnier .

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dheem Ta Da Re Da Ni ~

Noor-E-Saba Hakim, Faria Ahmed . Naila Ahmed . Leema Barua . Anika Chowdhury . Noor-E-Saba Hakim . Turin Ikbal . Ahna Jahir . Sheeza Mohsin Khan . Meenal Khandaker . Samantha Nasreen Shamim . Sharita Nasreen Shamim . Nabiha Syed (Janan) . Esha Uddin

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Rangeela Jai Ho ~

Namita Miglani, Tanish Araveti . Milani Behera . Diya Contractor . Arin Gupta . Shreya Khethireddy . Shorya Miglani .Raghav Narula . Aneesh Panda . Tanvi Rane . Veer Shah

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 Sthahee ~

Neena Gulati, Anubha Bhargava .Puja Bhargava . Joyita Bhaskar . Komal Basra . Recha Ferrullo . Emily Ghosh . Pooja Ghosh . Alexandra Selawsky Group

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dhamaka ~

Netra Rajinikanth, Shirin Bakre .  Manasi Danke .  Ashwini Kulkarni .  Tanmayee Kulkarni . Anagha Late .  Ketaki Mahurkar .  Roshni Mutt .  Anoushka Nadkarni . Neha Panke . Ruchi Sane

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Charti Jawani ~

Sunanda Bajaj, Sunanda Bajaj .Manasa Boopathi . Antara Chaterjee . Arpita Chaudhry . Hiba Khan Swena Verma and Pooja Sikka

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Brahmam Okkate - Kolattam Folk dance from Andhra ~

Lalitha Chilakamarri and Vasanthi Vemparala, Lalitha Chilakamarri . Durga Devi Kolla . Padma Kuruganti . Soumya Kuruganti . Madhavi Potturu . Madhu Ponnaganti . Neha Potturu . Maghana Tallam . Vijaya Tallam . Vasanthi Vemparala

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Mukunda Mukunda  ~

Udaya Rani Umesh . Deepa Arun . Deepa Arun . Mary Emil Joseph . Anjali Rajesh . Soniya Robin . Vidya Sajeev . Hareena Sanil . Jiby Santosh . Sreeshma Shaji . Udaya Rani Umesh . Meena Vivek . Devika Vivek

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Batu Odissi Classical Dance ~

Jayashree Mohapatra, Avani Bhavsar . Heli Patel . Hemali Patel . Janki Patel . Nimisha Thakkar

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Boston Bhangra Performance ~

Rohit Bhambi . Priya Bhambi and Amit Sondhi . Boston Bhangra Juniors and Boston Bhangra Seniors

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

San Sanasan: The Cool , refreshing Wind ~

Mitali Biswas, Shubh Agrawal . Meghna Bala . Mitali Biswas . Shive Garg . Ranita Ghosh . Raashika Goyal . Santoshi Nadimpalli . Sanjana Pillai . Savitha Pillai . Nivedhitha Ramesh . Ramya Tammisetti . Avitree Tobarran . Sabrina Tobarran

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dance Lexington Style ~

Sheetal Laad . Noha Ahmed . Noha Ahmed . Zahin Ahmed . Isha Laad . Sheetal Laad . Herman Luther

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Taal ~

Anuradha Surendran, Ayswarya Bhasi . Reena Issac . Cini Kannan . Jayageetha Madathiparambil . Nanditha Mana . Samira Menon . Priya Mohananarayanan . Haritha Pillai . Usha Sreekanth . Sreelatha Subramanian and Anuradha Surendran

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Boston Summer Garba ~

Boston Summer Garba Team & Seema Parwani, Tarun Betala . Harsha Bhisetti . Nitin Chopra . Anisha Gandhi . Mohit Gidwani . Ankit Gordhandas . Amar Hansen .  Kiran Lokhande . Galina Mamaliga . Ronica Parwani . Nehal Patel . Toral Patel . Vijeta Patel . Subu Samarajiva . Rushil Shah . Krithika Shanmugasundaram

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Aangikam Dance Academy ~

Jasmine Shah, Nikita Bhasker . Tanya Bhasker . Nikita Desai . Avisha Gupta . Pooja Jhaveri . Poonam Kamdar . Irtika Kumar . Anandita Kumar . Isha Laad . Rachel Madhur . Hetal Patel . Kavita Shah . Vishruti Shah . Manvi Sharma . Sarah Verghese .

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Sakhi Re ( O' Friend) ~

Sonali Bhargava, Sonali Bhargava. Preethi Chandramouli . Neha Iyer .Mohini Sharma .Sushila Singh

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Delhi-6 ~

Shivani Abrol . Amrita Mehta .Radha Natarajan . Bhumika Patel . Bhavna Patel . Shweta Saraf . Ruchi Suhane . Ruchi Verma .

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dhoom Tana ~

Nita Shastri, Shikha Bajpai . Praharshita Chetan . Vidya Karthikeyan . Shilpa Khanorkar . Nita Shastri . Priti Shokeen . Anitha Vadivel . Krithika Venkatesh .

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Nalle Nalle Hodalle ~

Amulya Deepak, Niranjini Chandra Shekhar . Amulya Deepak . Mayuri Janapareddy .Roshni Gopinath . Alka Sathnur . Puja Shetty . Sushma Yadupathi

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

MIT Summer Bhangra ~

Lakshman Sankar . Roli Mandhana . Samvaran Sharma . Sarika Chandiramani . Adlai Grayson . Lakshman Sankar . Maneesh Anand . Parul Agnihotri . Prashant Dilwali .Roli Mandhana . Samvaran Sharma . Sarika Chandiramani . Sharmeen Browarek . Sivakami Sambasivam . Stephanie Upson . Taimur Khan . Aditi Dugar . Aditya Undurti . Alison Whyte . Aliza Krevolin . Ambar Mehta . Amna Carreiro . Anagha Deshmane . Anjali Thakkar . Anmol Sakarda . Anna Zabierek . Anuj Sakarda . Asif Islan . Dan Schultz . Ed Summers . Elizabeth Klemm . Galina Mamaliga . Hema Sakarda . Irene Wuethrich . Jasleen Anand . Jennifer Tan . Jessica Keweshan . Jessie Hallerman . Joanne Shih . Joseph Carreiro . Joyce Wang . Kathleen Wakeham . Katie Baratta . Kelly Drinkwater . Kiran Lokhande . Kit Tempest . Kristin Kreizenbeck . Kristin Nwokedi . Laura Olivier . Leigh Gautreau . Lily Xu . Lina Nazartchouk . Manish Deopura . Manpreet Kaur . Matt Price . Melinda Rossi . Michael Laha . Mrin Tavag . Neetu Pathak . Neha Katyal . Nehal Patel . One Hwang . Pamela Madsen . Pamela Worth . Parveen Pathak . Pat FitzGibbon . Pierre Douyon . Priya Kumar . Rajiv Menjoge . Richa Juvekar . Rith Nou . Ronica Parwani . Sara Nellman . Sara Tess Neumann . Sheila Abdallah . Shubhi Goyal . Sivakami Sambasivam . Stephen Fiascone . Steve Nguyen . Subu Samarajiva . Sunitha Chelu . Susan Iannitelli . Tim Barnes . Umang Patel . Ying Chan . Yue Li

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Check out IAGB.org for more information.

|