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Surya In The News
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DANCERS from UConn’s First
Classical Indian Fusion Dance Troupe practice before performing at the 20th
Annual Central Connecticut International Festival at CCSU Sunday. Heena Jadav,
center, performs with Dimpi Parikh, left, and Rohini Reddy. The festival,
dedicated to “Rhythms of the World,” featured many nations.
(TOM BROWN)
Apr. 15, 2007
Copyright 2007,
Hartford Courant
Indian Dance & Music At The Waterbury Public Library
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Silas Bronson Library, the public library of the Town of Waterbury, held a workshop titled "The Dance & Music of India" for its young readers. The gathering, consisting of around 80 children and adults, participated in an interactive lecture-demonstration and storytelling by CT Indian Life editor Sujata Srinivasan. The performers included UConn Surya – a classically-trained group from the University of Connecticut, the Rocky Hill Group of folk dancers, and twin brothers Ameya and Malay Shashank, who rendered a Hindustani classical piece.
Vol. 1 No. 5
November 2007
Copyright 2007, CT Indian Life
'Asian Nite Celebrates Heritage'
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Loud applause, waves of laughter
and diverse music filled the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Saturday
night for the annual Asian Nite at UConn. A large crowd gathered to experience
traditional music, comedy skits, and cultural stories. This was the first year
Asian Nite was produced and planned by student organizations and groups in
collaboration with the Asian American Cultural Center (AsACC), according to an
Asian Nite flyer.
The hosts of the show were a group called iLL-Literacy made up of four
individuals. According to their website, iLL-Literacy "is not your everyday
snap-your-fingers-in-berets poetry. In fact, iLL-Literacy's unique fusion of
spoken word with elements of hip-hop, experimental theater, and visual arts has
landed the crew among crowds over the United States and Europe, sharing the
stage with such heavy hitters as Common and Black Star."
The event featured performances by UConn Surya, Chinese Undergraduate Students
Association, Male Asian Cultural Society, Faith Christian Fellowship, Kappa Phi
Lambda Sorority, Chinese Yo-Yoers, UConn Taiko, Bole Tho, Tarangum, Filipino
American Students Association, Vietnamese Students Association, Sticky Rice, A
Minor and Husky Bhangra...
Issue date: 2/26/07 Section: Focus
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eatured Student Organization: UConn Surya
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UConn Surya is a twenty two member student organization in its fourth year as South Asian fusion dance club. However, since June 2007, UConn Surya has been active as two teams: competitive and noncompetitive. Last semester, UConn Surya attended their first intercollegiate South Asian dance competition on September 1st at Avery Fischer Hall. Recently Surya attended their second competition (Hangama 2008) on February 22nd and won 3rd place in the fusion category! With two competitions under their belt, UConn Surya plans on shifting their focus from competitions to hosting a charity event scheduled for April 11th at the Student Union Ballroom. The event is Dancers for Darfur and will showcase performances by South Asian dance teams from the New England area. All proceeds of the night will be donated to www.savedarfur.org. Surya hopes to raise awareness of the grave situation in Sudan while providing students on campus a chance to culturally explore traditional South Asian dance forms.
Volume 4, Issue 21
Issue Date: 3/7/08 in The Currents: A Newsletter for Student Organizations
CRY In Connecticut Celebrates Holi
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CRY(Child Rights and You) is a non profit organization that works towards restoring to underprivileged children especially in India, their basic rights to survival, protection, development and participation. CRY America partners with CRY by spreading awareness and raising funds with the help of its huge volunteer base spread all over the United States. Thousands of people in the USA are willing to help and support the cause of the underprivileged child in India and we provide them the opportunity to do so.
The Connecticut Action Center is one of the newest chapters of CRY. Sujay Saha, the president of the Connecticut AC(Conn AC) says, "The process of establishing and developing the Connecticut chapter for CRY America has been very exciting. I have been very lucky to have found such a wonderful team in such a short duration of time. We are a set of like minded enthusiasts, with a clear mission in mind - to be part of a larger movement for child rights with meaningful impact. To reiterate our founder's words, If I can, I must!"
After a couple of small scale awareness and fund raising sessions, this little group is all set to conduct its fisrt huge event. The Conn AC is organizing a Holi function in Glastonbury, CT on Saturday, the 22nd of March. Looks like they've thought of anything and everything a person could be interested in - fun(Games, Raffle), food(traditional Indian), music(DJ Harry), dance(Live performances, Dance floor), all at small price of only 30 dollars. Have fun while you raise funds!
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ancing for Darfur
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The University of Connecticut’s classical Indian dance troupe UConn Surya is hosting their first charity event called Dancers for Darfur. The event will be held on April 11 at the University of Connecticut’s Student Union Ballroom, and is being put on to raise awareness about the genocide in Sudan. All proceeds will go directly to the Save Darfur Coalition, according to Surya.
The show will explore South Asian dance forms, such as Bhangra, as well as fusion.
The organizers are still looking for sponsors. For more information or anyone interested in sponsorship opportunities should e-mail uconnsurya@gmail.com.
By KARA BECKER
Issue Date: April 1-15, 2008, Posted On: 4/4/2008, India in New England
