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