Cultural Events
Raaga-2008
On the evening of 29th of March ISA will host 'Raaga 2008', the annual concert where "Global Circus" will perform their interpretations of classical Indian Raagas, with a unique blend of Western improvisations.
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About the Artists
Anand Vyas
Mr.Vyas has studied Indian Classical Music for over 13 years. He is 30 years old and was born in Queens, New York and started my music career as a "rock" guitarist. In 2000 he moved to India for 3 years and studied with his guru Ustad Sultan Khan and Ustad Ghulam Rasul Khan (disciple of Rais Khan). He continued his musical studies ever since then. He is the only Shagird(disciple) who plays the sitar rather than the sarangi of his illustrious Guru. Mr. Vyas teaches, plays, and composes a variety of genres of music, using his Eastern Classical Music as a foundation.
Ustad Habib Kalavant
Ustad Habib Kalavant, a tabla player comes from the family of the prestigious Kalavant Center for Music in New York, Toronto. He is he owner of the Saptak Music Festival in Ahemadbad India which is the largest and most prestigious Indian Classical Music festival in the entire world
2008 Republic Day Celebration
On 10th of February, ISA hosted the "2008 Annual Republic Day Celebrations". This being the first big event conducted by the new committee was witnessed by over 300 people and was well appreciated by one and all.
The event started off with Ms.Kiran, President of ISA, welcoming the guests. Dr.Vijay Vemulapalli, Secretary of Vibha, was our chief guest for the day. He addressed the gathering sharing some of his experiences with Vibha. He stressed the significant role of such voluntary organizations in contributing towards a brighter and a better educated India. The documentary video that was shown at the end of his speech was truly moving and inspiring.
The event also featured several cultural performances including a Bharatanatyam by the guest performers from Bhavini Dance Academy, Atlanta. There were singing and dancing performances from the members of ISA and ICAEA as well.
The event also featured several cultural performances including a Bharatanatyam by the guest performers
from Bhavini Dance Academy, Atlanta. There were singing and dancing performances from the members of
ISA and ICAEA as well. The yummy Indian food served after the show was an "icing on the cake"
on that memorable Sunday evening!
Click here for the photos from the event.
Other than this, ISA has already organized get-together events and activites including:
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2007 Christmas Party
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2008 New Year Party
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Informal Indoor Sports gathering
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Republic Day Flag Hoisting
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Spring 2008 Freshers' Party
Be sure to check-out previous cultural events as well.
2007 Christmas Party
We celebrated Crhistmas on the 25th of December, 2007. This was the first event conducted by the new committee and as appreciated by ISA members. The celebratrions involved singing of Christmas carols by our members and ofcourse the Christmas cake! Click here for photos...
2008 New Year Party
This new year party witnessed a surprising number of people staying back in Auburn during the Christmas break. Click here for photos...
Informal Indoor Sports gathering
The event was conducted at Student Baptist Center. Indoor sports such as Snooker, Pool, Table Tennis, Fooseball, Chess were played by the students who attended. Snacks and drinks were served during the event. Click here for photos...
Republic Day Flag Hoisting
For the first time, ISA at Auburn University organised a flag hoisting event on the occassion of the Indian Republic Day at 8:00am in the University Chapel. Dr.Narendra Kumar Govil of Depratment of Mathematics and Statistics gave us the honor of being the chief guest for the event. Others guests included Dr. Anoop Satteneni - our faculty advisor and Mr.Abhraham George of ICAEA.
About 40 students attended the event to salute Mother India and proudly sang the national anthem. Dr.Govil addressed the crowd sharing his experiences as Indian in the U.S.A. He reminded us of Gandhi's words of simplicity, humbleness and national pride.
Sweets were distributed at the venue. Breakfast was organized at Gautam Jeppu's house. Click here for photos...
Spring 2008 Freshers' Party
Like every year, ISA organized a gathering for freshers as a mark of welcoming the new Auburn Tigers. The purpose of the event s to introduce the freshsers to the Auburn student community and also have some fun!! NOT RAGGING!! ;-)
Date: Saturday, 2nd February
Time: 6:00 PM
Venue: Haley Auditorium, #2370
This time around SVK Technologies, an IT solutions provider, made use of the opprtunity to reach out to the AU student community and share some information about their enterprise. They also sponsored the dinner for the night. Click here for photos...
