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Diwali Festival Celebration

  • Sofia Fahs Theater 50 Cherry Hill Road Princeton, NJ, 08540 United States (map)

Come celebrate Diwali with us in Princeton, NJ

 
 

Chhandayan Diwali Celebration: featuring music, dance and other types of performances.

Sitting: Mostly sitting on chairs.
Dress Code: Festive.
Food and beverage: There will be snacks, meal and beverage available for purchase.

The event will start at 2 pm and end at 8 pm.

There will be fun activities set up in the adjacent room for youth, we encourage children to please participate in Rangoli decoration, craft and games. 

Program in the main hall:

Welcome
     Few words about Chhandayan

     Light Diya candles 

 

Chhandayan New York Tabla Ensemble
     
Disha Das, Aditya Prasad, Kajol Chatterjee, Aditya Kumar, Suma Swaminathan

Chhandayan New Jersey Tabla Ensemble
 

     , Ishaan Freeman, Keyur Thakar, Shiv Gandhi, Achal, Shiv Sharma, Harshal Joshi, Ravi Sood

      
Chhandayan Vocal Ensemble (NY, NJ, CT)

Tabla Duet - Aneesh Joshi and Aditya Joshi
Tabla Duet - Rahul Modi and Adarsh Tolat
Tabla Solo - Brandon Ram

 

4.15 pm - Debate: Deliberate Practice VS Dedicated Practice 

o   Five participants will be chosen for each side of the topic,
o   Each participant will be given 3 minutes to speak,
o   All Chhandayan Students are welcome and encouraged to participate, 

o   Moderator - TBD


Dinner Break


Deepsankar Bhattacharya - sitar,
Rohan Dasgupta - sitar.
Subrata Bhattacharya - tabla 


Earlier Event: October 18
Sarode Concert - Sougata Roy Choudhury
Later Event: December 6
An Evening with Dan Weiss