Indian events galore!

[Anuroop Nair]

Namaskaram everyone August was a pretty exciting month for us Indians. Events took place which reminded us of who we are and where we come from. On August 12, we watched a form of Indian Classical dance, Odissi, which was presented as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. Most of us havent seen any form of Indian classical dance, and it was a definitely a sight to behold. 15 August saw Indians worldwide celebrate Independence day, reminding us of the people who worked tirelessly to liberate Mother India. Last week, we celebrated Onam with style; with fantastic song, dance, skits on stage, to celebrate the return of Mahabali (or Mahabelly lol, you know who are!) After some random Internet surfing on Computicket, I saw that there are more Indian events scheduled for September :) Some of these are linked to the 1860 legacy foundation, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Indians in South Africa. The events are as follows: Date Name Venue City Description Price Sun 5 Sept, 15:00 Sugato Bhaduri SA State Theatre, Rendezvous Pretoria Sugato Bhaduri is a mandolin (Indian instrument) player R60/ticket Sun 5 Sept , 1530 Desh ya Pardes The Lyric, Gold Reef Johannesburg Kathak, folk, Bharatanatyam bollywood dances R100 – R285 Tues 7 Sept, 1930 Mrigya SA State Theatre, Rendezvous, Pretoria Instrumental – the mrigya instrument will be played. Fusion music - Blues, folk latin, rock, jazz with Indian music R60 /ticket  Sun 26 Sept, 17:00 U. Srinavas Linder Auditorium, Parktown Johannesburg Srinavas and his brother, Rajesh are highly acclaimed mandolin players. They will be playing  compositions in carnatic style. R125 – R150 (not finalised) Like all things good, it comes at a price. But I believe its a small price to pay for the entertainment on offer; and to preserve/cherish the Indian culture. I recommend you to watch atleast one of the programmes on offer :) For more information visit:www.computicket.com Regards, Anuroop Nair