August 16, 2008 by Soma.

Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bhai

Indian Freedom Fighter

Speech by VTS on Saturday, August 16, 2008

RA Gray Building, 500 S Bronough Street

Tallahassee, FL 32399

VTS gave a speech about Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bhai, who as a queen of Jhansi,  a Maratha kingdom in northern India participated in the First War of Indian Independence. He emphasized the fact that not all Indian Freedom Fighters were men. He spoke about her early child hood, her courage in standing up to the British Raj and her bravery in the battles of Jhansi, Tapli, and Gwalior

Posted in Drama, Events, India, Family | Print | No Comments »

May 14, 2008 by Soma.

Posted in Events, India, Community | Print | No Comments »

May 10, 2008 by Soma.

IATLH at ^2nd Asian Awareness Month Celebration

May 10, Saturday, 11-3 PM

FSU Oglesby Union Ballroom, Tallahassee, FL 32306

Posted in Events, India, Community | Print | No Comments »

April 26, 2008 by Soma.

Sarvathri Tamil New Year Program

Saturday, April 26, 2008
Tallahassee, FL 32310

We celebrated Sarvathari Tamil New Year as Chithirai Sirappu Vizah (Chithirai Special Function). About 70 adults and children from Tamil families attended the cultural program and the potluck dinner that followed it.

Posted in Events, Drama, Tamil, Home, Community, India, Family | Print | No Comments »

April 13, 2008 by Soma.

Sarvathari Tamil New Year Beginning

22nd year in the 60 year cycle

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Tallahassee, FL 32317

Posted in Events, Tamil, Home, India, Community | Print | No Comments »

March 29, 2008 by Soma.

Parade Participation, Saturday, March 29, 2008

10:30 - 11:30 AM, Downtown Tallahassee, FL

VTS and I participated in the 4oth Springtime Tallahassee Festivities under the Asian Coalition of Tallahassee (ACT) banner and walked the 1 and 1/2 mile parade. About 12 Indian Americans walked along side people from China, TaPhillipines, Philippines, and Thailand.

Our full group consisted of about 80 people from all the countries of Asian Coalition. Then there were three dragons (two from Chinese Martial Arts Group) and one from Taiwan (student Dragon).

Posted in Events, Home, India, Community, Family | Print | No Comments »

March 23, 2008 by Soma.

2008 IATLH Holi Festival

Saturday, March 22, 2008
10:30 to 1:30, Tom Brown Park
Tallahassee, Florida

India Association of Tallahassee (www.iatlh.org) sponsored 2008 Holi Festival was held in Station 13 in Tom Brown Park, Tallahassee, Florida on Saturday, March 22, 2008 between 10:20 AM and 1:30 PM.  Over two hundred people attended the colorful celebrations. Several volunteers prepared pot-luck lunch consisting of delicious food items like idli, sambar, vadai, chole, chappathi, chicken curry, vegetable rice pilaf, and desserts like cup cakes, cookies, and ice cream.

The Association provided Holi colors, drinks and cutlery. The participants young and old college and high school students throw colors on each other and later played with water. In general every body had fun time.

Posted in Hindu, Events, India, Community, Family | Print | No Comments »

March 15, 2008 by Soma.

Holi Festival Article

Tallahassee Democrat

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Today my article ( holi-tdcom.pdf) about Holi appeared in our home town newspaper Tallahassee Democrat.

Posted in Hindu, Events, India, Community | Print | No Comments »

March 1, 2008 by Soma.

IATLH Booth at FSU-IC International Bazaar

FSU Oglesby Union Ballroom

Saturday, March 1, 2008, 2-6 PM

IATLH put a booth at the FSU-IC’s International Bazaar. Volunteers distributed flyers about India, Indian Americans, and Indian Association of Tallhassee. We also put up handicrafts that are unique to India, Natraj statue, hay work, silk painiting, and leave paintings.

Bhanu did a demonstration of kolam and rangoli. Other volunteers like Priya and Sureka did henna work for several audience. The henna work was very popular. Next year we will do more of it.

Posted in Events, India, Community, Family | Print | No Comments »

February 1, 2008 by Soma.

Global Gatherings 2008

FSU IC Program

Today evening I attended the Ballroom and Beyond: Translating Across Cultures program where more than 25 individual or groups participated showcasing there talent of dance numbers. Several members of the Tallahassee dancers and members of Asian Coalition of Tallahassee (co-sponsor) and a member of India Association of Tallahassee participated in the program. The program was video taped and will be telecast in February or March in FSU Television Channel 4 (4FSU TV)

Posted in Events, India, Community | Print | No Comments »