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WELCOME!

January 28, 2017

Dear Friends,

I am delighted to welcome you to India Association of Greater Boston’s first-ever all-day Republic

Day celebration or “mela.” As you know, our 2015-2017 Executive Committee has been working

very hard to bring you multiple programs with different themes throughout 2016, with more to come

in 2017.

We are implementing our new vision with the goal of uniting and helping the community. The vision

includes expanding our activities by presenting one event per quarter. We also established a

community services platform to collaborate with the community, and launched an initiative to reach

beyond boundaries. With your support, we are glad to report that we are on track to achieve our

goal.

In 2016, besides our regular events, the Republic Day and India Day celebrations, our highlights

included participating in the Walk for Hunger, presenting a hit Hindi Play, “Sach aur Sach ke Siva,”

publishing a regular monthly newsletter, hosting a complimentary holiday luncheon to express

appreciation to all our members, sponsors and well-wishers; and launched a food drive. We are

especially proud that we appointed an advisory committee comprised of past presidents to provide

advice and continuity to our organization.

In 2017, we invite you to join our team for the Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 7, watch our new

Hindi play “� Chale Hans ki Chaal” on Saturday, May 13, and participate in our upcoming

innovation seminar. Our India Day celebrations will follow on August 20 and our General Body

Meeting will convene in the fall.

I’d like to draw your attention to an immediate need: One of our 2016 initiatives was to join the fight

against hunger as part of our Community Service agenda. We appreciate the community’s

response to our request to support us in our efforts to collect donations for our food drive, which has

been in full swing for the last few weeks. The last date to bring in donations is today, after which we

will deliver the food to food pantries in the Metro West Area.

If you’ve not had a chance to donate non-perishable food items, you can still make a monetary

donation at the Food Drive desk. Thank you for supporting our endeavor by your willingness to help

families who live on the brink of hunger. As the weather gets colder, people need help more than

ever. Your goodwill can go a long way in helping families facing hunger this winter.

Do register at the Membership desk to receive our monthly e-newsletter if you don’t already receive

it, and stay informed about our activities. Join us for all of them, or feel free to choose the ones that

appeal to your tastes. We look forward to seeing you at the next IAGB event.

With warm regards,

Jayashree VorugantiPresident

India Association of Greater Boston

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Poetry Writing Geography Bee

Sunayana Kachroo Ashok Jakati, Praveena Naduthota

Kite-Making Competition Chess

Kailash Chintanamani, Praveena Naduthota Kavyashree Mallana, Praveena Naduthota

Essay Competition Antakshari

Syed Ali Rizvi Aditi Taylor, Vaishali Gade, Netra Rajinikanth, Hima

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Monisha Prakash, Lata Rao, Suzana Naik, Maitri Shah,

Jayashree Voruganti, Syed Ali Rizvi

VOLUNTEERSRam Voruganti, Heena Parikh, Pradnya Patil, Avni Agrawal, Aditya Agrawal, Asrah Rizvi,

Alia Rizvi, Jin Hee, Vaishnavi Kondapalli, Rekha Palriwala, Umesh Rao, Nagendra Rao, Leena Parab Daxikar

Sonal Sheth, Sanjay Jain, Ruchi Mishra, Smriti Gupta, Mallika Narayanan, Atri Girish, Dylan Mathews,

M. Rajinikant, Aneri Parikh, Purbi Rana

India Association of Greater BostonP. O. Box 1345, Burlington, MA 01803, Website: www.IAGB.org

Executive Committee, Officers 2015 – 2017

President: Jayashree Voruganti SaheliVice President: Praveena Naduthota Tel: 1-866-4SAHELISecretary: Avinash Patil www.saheliboston.orgTreasurer: Sanjay K. Gowda

IAGB Directors Saheli Governing Board (2015-2017)

Ms. Ruchi Agrawal

Mr. Matthew Chacko Ms. Barinder Ahluwalia

Mr. Narender Chhabra Dr. Gouri Banerjee

Ms. Jeyanthi Ghatraju Ms. Tanvi Devimane

Ms. Zehra Khan Ms. Mala Krishnamurthy

Mr. Robin Mathews Ms. Deepika Madan

Ms. Suzana Naik Dr. Kumkum Pareek Malik

Mr. Ujjwal Parikh Mr. Manish Patel

Mr. Venu Rao Ms. Lata Parwani

Ms. Lata Rao Mr. Pradip Tandon

Mr. Syed Ali Rizvi Ms. Usha Vakil

Ms. Aditi Taylor

IAGB Subcommittees/Chairpersons Saheli Staff

Culture – Jeyanthi Ghatraju, Aditi Taylor Ms Rita Shah

Fundraising – Praveena Naduthota, Pradeep Audho Ms Salita Mehta

Public Relations – Zehra Khan, Ruchi Agrawal Ms Vandana Sharma

Community Services – Suzana Naik, Syed Ali Rizvi Ms Mariya Taher

Reach Beyond Boundaries – Venu Rao, Syed Ali Rizvi

Bylaws – Narender Chhabra, Dr. Nannaji Saka

IAGB Advisory Committee Saheli Advisory Board

Mr Shiva Sheel Mr. Ramesh Advani

Dr Kaplesh Kumar Ms. Anu Chitrapu

Dr Nannaji Saka Dr. David S. Ludwig

Mr. Ram Voruganti Ms. Sweta Mepani

Mr. Amrit Soni Ms. Trupti Patel

Dr. Anil Saigal Ms. Lata Rao

Ms. Ranjani Saigal

Ms. Manju Sheth

Mr. Rajendra Trivedi

Ms. Jaya Voruganti

Ms. Neelam Wali

DISCLAIMERAttendance at today’s program (“this program”) of the India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB) is open to all at no cost. The participants have voluntarily donated their time andexpertise towards bringing to you today’s high quality program, which is being held in facilities rented by IAGB. By participating in or attending this program you assume all the risksof attendance and agree to abide by all applicable laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations, including those related to, but not limited to, fire and safety, such as keeping all fire lanesand means of egress and access to and within the auditorium free from congestion or other obstruction of any kind. You agree not to harass or interfere with another attendee's en-joyment of the program. You agree that neither IAGB nor any other party involved in creating, producing and/or presenting this program shall be liable for any damages to you or anyperson or property on account of your attendance or participation in this program, or use of, or reliance on, any distributed program material, or any failure of performance, error,omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or negligence. You also agree that IAGB shall not be liable on any cause of action related to the purchase or delivery of goods and/or servicesprovided by any participating vendors, and that IAGB is not a party to any claims arising from such transactions; such matters are exclusively between you and the concernedvendor(s). You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Massachusetts courts, and agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless IAGB and its directors, officers, employees, andagents from and against all claims, demands, suits, causes of action, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of your attendance at or participation in this pro-gram; your violation of applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations; the delivery, purchase and/or consumption of vendor goods or services; and infringement of any intellectualproperty or other right of any person or entity. IN NO EVENT SHALL IAGB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE, OR TORT, EVENIF IAGB HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. FURTHERMORE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL WARANTIES OF ANY KIND,EXPRESS OF IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, FREEDOM FROMINACCURACIES, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED.

Cultural Program

Welcome SpeechAvinash Patil, Secretary, IAGB

National Anthem of The United States of AmericaNoura Khan

National Anthem of The Republic of IndiaDebarati Mukherjee

Reshma Nair

Cultural ProgramEmcee: Jeyanthi Ghatraju, Director, IAGB

1. Aatma TonesA medley of three patriotic songs in an Indian-Western fusion format.

Teacher/Coordinator: Harshitha Krishnan

ParticipantsAmit Vallabh, Hari Narayanan, Inesh Vytheswaran, Raghav Kadambi

Rishi Khanna, Sriram Narayanan

2. Vande MataramA modern and upbeat take on Vande Mataram.

Teacher/Coordinator: Purbi RanaDance Rhythm Kids

ParticipantsAashmi Arkshali, Aarushi Gupta, Anvi Amte, Arnav Palawat, Arni Mola, Arya Mola, Hari Joshi, Hradini Shinde, Isabel Rana, Nikhil Singh, Sachi Rasne, Samya Palawat,

Shalmalee Kulkarni, Sophie Rana, Soorya Govartharaja

3. Dhanak Din DholFast-paced performance depicting the celebration by different parts of the country on the beats of

Dhol through energetic songs and Garba fusion.

Teacher/Coordinator: Smriti GuptaMeher Studio of Performing Arts

ParticipantsAanvi Agrawal, Anshi Agrawal, Aarnav Domatta, Kayna Shah, Neetish Saravanan, Niti Kamani

Sanjitha Sonti, Siya Singhal, Sneha Siwach, Sneha Rathore

4. Introduction of Saheli SpeakerRuchi Agrawal, Director, IAGB

5. About Saheli Supriya Saurab

Supriya Saurabh is a biomedical engineer. She worked as Assistant Professor at an engineering school inIndia, and later collaborated with Professor at John Hopkins pursuing research in the field of Neuro-

science. She is currently employed as a Quality Project Manager at Philips Electronics, Andover MA.She has volunteered for Saheli for the past three years and is an ardent advocate of gender equality,

women empowerment and deeply supports Saheli's objectives and vision.

ORGANIZING TEAMS AND VOLUNTEERS

Culture Committee Brochure Cover

Jeyanthi Ghatraju, Aditi Taylor, Dr. Salman Khan Alig

Praveena Naduthota, Syed Ali Rizvi, Jaya Voruganti

Fundraising Committee Stage Management

Praveena Naduthota, Pradeep Audho, Jeyanthi Ghatraju, Aditi Taylor,

Syed Ali Rizvi, Venu Rao, Lata Rao, Jaya Voruganti, Maitri Shah, Netra Rajinikant, Vaishali

Nagendra Rao, Srinivas Gopalan Gade, Hima Appia, Monisha Prakash,

Lata Rao

Food Committee Vendor Table Management

Sanjay K.Gowda, Jaya Voruganti, Narender Chhabra Praveena Naduthota, Pradeep Audho, Venu Rao,

Avinash Patil, Ujjwal Parikh, Robin Mathews, Sanjay K.

Gowda

Media IAGB Website / FacebookIndia New England News, Radio Music India, Robin Mathews / Praveena Naduthota

Foundation TV, Lokvani , Burlington Union Syed Ali Rizvi

Photography/Video Recording Refreshments

Neil Pandit, Syed Ali Rizvi, LexMedia Chakra Indian Cuisine

IAGB Registration/Reception Printing

Avinash Patil, Ruchi Agrawal, Sanjay K. Gowda Printing Graphic Services of

Suzana Naik, Zehra Khan Billerica

Sound Brochure Layout

Mahesh Marathe, Jitendra Kulkarni Zehra Khan, Ruchi Agrawal, Aditi Taylor, Jeyanthi Gha-

traju, Jaya Voruganti, Syed Ali Rizvi, Sanjay K.Gowda,

Suzana Naik, Avinash Patil, Praveena Naduthota

Public Relations and Advertising IAGB & Leherein -– Hindi Play

Zehra Khan, Ruchi Agrawal Jaya Voruganti, Praveena Naduthota, Avinash Patil,

Syed Ali Rizvi, Suzana Naik, Aditi Taylor

IAGB Disclaimer IAGB Newsletter EditorKaplesh Kumar, Esq Zehra Khan

ParticipantsAnwita Kasar, Aparna Nambiar, Avni Mishra, Bhawna Tyagi, Jyothi Setty, Kashvi Bharadwaj,

Madhu Verma, Pooja Mathur, Pritha Yalakkishettar, Priya Singh, Rashida Rangwala, Sanvi Rai, Shanvi Kumar, Shreya Madhu, Shriya Lal, Shubhangi Sistu, Smita Vatsa, Sowmya Sampige,

Suhani Holla, Surabhi Sinha, Tanvi Sistu, Tara Viswanthan, Unnati Bhat

16. Bollywood Couples Medley

Teacher/Coordinator: Shaila Verma

ParticipantsNeeta Shah, Navin Rao, Sandeep Shah, Sunil Soni, Surekha Soni, Uma Vinod

17. Introduction of IAGB SponsorsSyed Ali Rizvi, Director, IAGB

Corporate Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim HealthCareCorporate Sponsor: Turkish Airlines

18. Chak DeA fun energetic Chak De.

Teacher/Coordinator: Bina NegandhiDance Spirit

ParticipantsAbhiram Boyanapalli, Aditi Nagaraja, Aditi Wadhwa, Aryam Dave, Avni Rathi, Deepika Sood,

Devam Morparia, Devangi Rathi, Harshil Amineni, Kashish Kumar, Navya Kalusani, Pia Jain, Radhika Heda, Radhika Verma, Ruby Fernandez, Shivaranjini Botla,

Sravani Alaparti, Tanya Sood, Vatsal Botla, Vidhi Shah, Vrinda Heda

19. SETUA patriotic interpretation of SETU's Ramayan dances.

Teacher/Coordinator: Vasudha Kudrimoti and Shirin BakreSETU

ParticipantsVasudha Kudrimoti, Swasthi Bhargava, Nishtha Saxena, Rakhee Wagal, Pallavi Gupta, Shirin Bakre,Monisha Prakash, Yogita Miharia, Nilay Mukherjee, Ganesh Davuluri, Sushil Motwani, Ravi Kacker,

Rishi Naik, Sanjay Kudrimoti, Susmitha Reddy

20. Vote of ThanksSanjay K. Gowda, Treasurer, IAGB

Jai Hind!!!

6. BaraiyaKannada Folk Dance Medley

Teacher/Coordinator: Jasmine ShahAangikam Dance Academy

ParticipantsAnusha Handa, Pranali Asra, Prisha Patel, Roshni Patel, Sakshi Matripagada, Sana Patel, Tia Patel

7. South Shore Small PatakasPatriotic Dance Medley.

Teacher/Coordinator: Anitha Krishnasamy

ParticipantsAditi Jhamtani, Arya Patel, Darshna Kavalapara, Kaavya Krishnasamy,

Krushi Patel, Sanvika Setty

8. Dance of ShivaSalutation to Lord Shiva describing his cosmic dance.

Teacher/Coordinator: Suman AdiseshSpandha School of Dance

ParticipantsAnagha Venkatesh, Adhiti Venkatesh, Drithi Kumar, Neeharika Sistu, Neha Khandekar, Pooja Saha,

Prachi Hemmige, Sahana Prabhu, Saiesha Bollapragada, Sanjana Rao, Tanvi Sistu

9. Introduction of IAGB PresidentRobin Mathews, Director, IAGB

10. IAGB President’s AddressJaya Voruganti

Jayashree Voruganti, the current president of India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB) for the term of 2015-2017, is a

Bio/pharmaceutical professional with master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biology/Biochemistry, and has worked in

the Greater Boston area for over 30 years. She is a life member of IAGB and has been IAGB supporter for over 20 years. She

joined IAGB in 1995 as a director and served for two consecutive terms as the Culture Committee Chair. She was part of the

team that brought India’s Independence Day Celebrations back to the Hatch Shell in 1997 to celebrate India’s 50th Ind pendence

Anniversary. She joined IAGB again in January of 2012 as a director and served for two consecutive terms. In 2015, she was

elected President of IAGB. Her vision for IAGB is to expand its community services activities proactively and work with other

Indian Organizations in the area to garner the strength and visibility the Indian Community deserves. To that end, Jaya lead the

creation of new committees within IAGB – Community Services and Reach Beyond Boundaries. She has also worked with her

team to expand the IAGB culture activities beyond the two flagship events IAGB conducts (Republic Day and Independence

Day celebrations) each year. In addition to IAGB, she had served as a volunteer for Saheli, FISCO and NEMM and was instru-

mental in the formation of the Indian Americans for Burlington (IAB) organization.

Recognition: Kamal MishraKamal Mishra is a longtime supporter of IAGB. She served IAGB in various capacities -treasurer 1993-1995, vice-president

1995-1997 and president from 1997-1999. She made several contributions to IAGB. One of her greatest contributions is spear-

heading an organization that addressed women’s issues, women’s empowerment and support which we now know as SAHELI.

Kamal started this group under the auspices and directive of President Dr. Kaplesh Kumar. Her team enlisted several dedicated

women who worked very hard to make sure that the initiative succeeds. The exemplary work of these dedicated women has

paid off. Saheli has grown by leaps and bounds and has become a household name not only locally, but nationally and interna-

tionally as well. Mishra also served on Asian Task Force against domestic violence board for seven years.

Consul General – Riva Ganguly Das

Recognition of RD Mela Competition Winners

11. Bombay to Boston

Teacher/Coordinator: Darshana JaniPerforming Arts of New England

ParticipantsAdi Dixit, Aditi Dosi, Anika Donkena, Arush Jagan, Avani Daga, Disha Basu, Divya Bawa,

Divya Raghunathan, Dhruv Jagan, Esha Paranjape, Jaya Singh, Mihika Abraham, Mollie Magner,Namita Sikharam, Nikhita Patil, Nikhita Sikharam, Pranika Donkena, Puja Gowda, Rhea Mathews,Sachi Mehrotra, Safalta Shukla, Sanvi Ayachitam, Shalini Ambadi, Shreya Kesarvani, Sia Gandhi, Simran Gandhi, Srinika Donkena, Sumati Rangaraj, Surabhi Dindore, Vania Gautam, Yesha Patel

12. Salute to the Indian Army – Jai Jawaan Nikita's Bollywood dance academy junior and senior groups’ students will present an ener-getic and graceful performance dedicated to the Indian Army, a tribute for the selfless and

dedication toward the country, the dance form is fused with contemporary and hip hop moveson Vande Mataram song from abcd2.

Teacher/Coordinator: Nikita RaoBollywood Dance Academy

ParticipantsRhythm Arora, Arushi Chowdhary, Malvika Bhardwaj, Keerthana Dasari, Esha Dudhwewale,

Nidhi Mankan, Kareena Mannan, Celina Mannan, Rashmi Rammurthy, Rishika Pal, Naaisha Agarwal, Sayoni Agarwal, Abhiram Batchu, Pranav Nair, Lilliana Schultz, Vedika Walvekar,

Atulith Podduturi, Sanjana Uppalapati, Tia Bhardwaj, Pratyush Kapoor, Sahaj Agarwal, Sasha Machavarapu, Akshar Ganta, Suhavi Tiruveedhula, Niharika Chawla, Ayaana Gupta,

Saara Patel, Aadhya Kamavarapu, Nikhil Byrapuram

13. Bhoomikkoru Charama GeethamThis item’s choreography combines traditional and non-traditional moves prescribed in Natyashas-

tra describing Lord Vishnu and Shiva. Originally presented as part of Samprati for Vision-Aid in2015, this item has been modified to fit the fusion concept.

Teacher/Coordinator: Kavitha Sreekesh and Sreekesh NKBoston Kalakshetra

ParticipantsBinil Balakrishnan, Hridya Mahesh, Jaya Aravind, Nisha Simon, Nivya Menon, Prajakta Dhobale, Saji Aravind, Sandeep Menon, Saritha Binil, Shilpa Ashok,

Simon Soman, Sreekesh NK

14. Introduction of " Chale Hans ki Chaal" to be held on May 13, 2017Praveena Naduthota, Vice President, IAGB

Avinash Padhye, Director of the play

The play is a fictitious family drama and a delightful comedy. The story is about a family of a distin-guished freedom fighter, the late Swatantra Surya. He has left a trust that run various institutions in thehands of his four sons. Three elder sons want to live in the glory of their father and are engaged in run-ning his three institutions. The youngest is considered a black sheep due to his carefree attitude. He is

more down to earth and wants the realization to dawn upon the family. Will he succeed in his endeavor?Come and watch!

15. What India Loves!

Teacher/Coordinator: Archana Gorur/ Jyothi SettyDesi Rhythms Boston School of Dance