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 9 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. There will be a magician at 4 PM

Program in the main hall:

Welcome
Few words about Chhandayan

Light Diya candles

Vocal performance -

Aishani Singh

Guru – Vidushi Sanghamitra Chatterjee

Tabla - Saurav Patel, student of Dibyarka Chatterjee

Vocal performance by students of Raag-Rang

Maitreyi Mehta, Aarushi Mehta, Shreyansh Singh, Raima Bhattacharyya

Guru - Vidushi Mitali Bhawmik

Tabla: Saurav Patel, student of Dibyarka Chatterjee

Vocal performance - Performers: SvarNaad Vocal Ensemble

Anvi Ogale, Anvi Ajay, Aarohi Mahimkar, Aadya lyer, Ananya lyer, Prasoon Kharabe, Aarya Nargund, Tanmayee
Salunkhe, Prisha Deogaonkar, Avyaan Khapli, Saveer Jambhekar, Anisha Ajgaonkar, Harshita Bhave, Tarun Sire, Asmi
Shetty, Shriya Hedge
Guru - Shreemati Rucha Muley Jambhekar

"SvarNaad believes in continuing the rich Indian cultural and musical tradition by teaching and nurturing the next generation of artists and musicians. Through their teaching methods which align with the guru shishya Parampara they skeey to transform students' passion in Hindustani Music into a lifelong journey of reward and fulfilment.

For more information you can visit ruchamjmusic.com or email Svaarnaad@gmail.com

Tabla Solo -
Aditya Joshi - tabla

Chhandayan Tabla Ensemble

Aneesh Joshi, Ishaan Freeman, Keyur Thakar, Shiv Gandhi, Shiv Sharma, Harshal Joshi

Kathak demonstration -

Sneha Bolisetty:

Sneha Bolisetty is a public educator and Kathak dancer in New York City. She is a student of renowned Kathak artists Rachna Nivas, within the lineage of the great Kathak master Pandit Chitresh Das. She is an apprentice dancer of Leela Dance Collective. Sneha has performed at venues including the prestigious ASU Gammage, and in Rachna Nivas's acclaimed production, 'Reclaiming the Divine Feminine' at New York Live Arts.

Panel Discussion on the human perception of sound and music

o Participants - Dr. Antonio Merolli, Ustd Hidayat Khan, Samir Chatterjee

o Moderator - Maulik Mehta

Dinner Break

Hidayat Husain Khan - sitar,
Dibyarka Chatterjee - tabla

Chhandayan Diwali Festival

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