"Utsav 2007" was another of ThinkIndia production for this year. It was very different from the usual big stage performances as it got the aundience involved in the show. "Utsav" means festival in Hindi and it was a real festive at the Richardson Civic Center.
There was a troop of singers on stage who sang and provided music non stop for 4 hours. In front of the stage, the audience danced "Garba" - A Gujrathi(western Indian) dance, "Dandia" - Dancing with sticks and "Bhangra" - A Punjabi folk dance.
Before the show started, there were numerous booths with traditional indian costumes, jewelry and art work. There was a booth named "SUR TAAL" where talented singers were entertaining the crowd, there was a booth for anyone interested in getting "Mehendi" done on their hands/legs and to top it all, for the ultimate Connoisseur there were traditional Indian Curry leaves to purchase.
All in all a fun filled event.
Here are a few from the show, for a complete set of pictures, please www.pbase.com/udayk/utsav
This was my first trip to South Padre and it was a special one. We had loads of fun at the Beach, the beach house and the long drive.
Everything was very well arranged, thanks to Ashutosh. Thankfully the weather also cooperated and we got the best of what South Padre had to offer.
Here are some of the photos that I took during this trip. For a complete set of pictures, please visit www.pbase.com/udayk/south_padre
Neha's Arangetram - August 26th, 2007
Posted by Uday K Labels: Arangetram, Bharatnatyam, Cultural, Dance, Eisemann, Indian
An Arangetram is a graduation ceremony for Dance and Music. Neha had her Arangetram performance in the Eisemann Center at Richardson, Texas on August 26th, 2007.
She had been studying the Bharatnatyam dance from her Guru(Teacher) Shalini Varghese at the Aarthi School of Dance. She had also got formal training in Bharatnatyam when she was living in Toronto. It was my privelage to photograph Neha as she performed this amazingly difficult art with such finese and ease.
Here are few of the images from that evening. All of the images can be looked at UdayKPhotography.com
