2003 Events

Sangam Diwali Nite - November, 2003

'Diwali Nite' is MIT Sangam's annual show in celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights. The show features Indian music, dance and drama as well as a 3 course Indian dinner.

When: 7:00pm, Friday November 7, 2004
Where: Walker Memorial, MIT.

Sheila Krishna, Sumati Ram-Mohan and Jayodita Sanghvi performed a Thillana in this year's Diwali Nite. A Thillana is a fast-paced dance, that is usually done at the end of a dance recital.

Ragam: Dhanashree
Taughty By: Sumati Ram-Mohan

Natyanjali - October, 2003

This year's Natyanjali, Natya's annual dance performance, was held on October 2nd & 3rd(repeat performance) in Little Kresge. It featured students of MIT and showcased three different dance forms from India (Bharathanatyam, Kuchipudi and Kathak).

Date: October 2nd & 3rd, 2003
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Little Kresge Auditorium, MIT

Dancers (in order of performance): Sumati Ram-Mohan, Prachi Jain, Aditi Garg, Rasika Kumar, Sripriya Natarajan, Sheila Krishna, Priyanka Sundaresan, Prahladh Harsha, Neera Jain, Sunita Sundararajan

For further details of the event, check out Natyanjali '03 webpage

Sapne, South Asian Cultural Show - April 2003

MIT's Annual South Asian Cultural Show features dance and music from all regions of South Asia. This year, twelve Natya dancers performed in a dance that paid obeisance to six different gods - Surya, Vishnu, Shiva, Karthikeya, Devi and Ganesha. The dance was choreographed by Rasika Kumar.

Date: Saturday April 19, 2003
Venue: Kresge Auditorium, MIT

Dancers: Radha Kalluri, Sheila Krishna, Rasika Kumar, Sripriya Natarajan, Sumati Ram-Mohan, Jayodita Sanghvi, Priyanka Sundaresan.

Grains of Rice - April, 2003

Grains of Rice is an annual ethnic banquet and cultural performance that features ethnic dishes from various Asian countries, and a series of cultural performances by MIT student organizations and one professional group.

This year's 'Grains of Rice' was held on Sunday, April 6. Radha Kalluri performed a Ganesha Kauthuvam, which is a dance in praise of Lord Ganesha, the remover of all obstacles. Sumati Ram-Mohan did another dance, which was about the Goddess Saraswati who is the goddess of wisdom and the goddess of music.