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2016 Pongal Vila in Staten Island, NY

2016 Pongal Vila in Staten Island, NY

Date: 01/23/2016 at 6:00 P.M to 9:00 P.M.

Location: Mar Thoma Church, 134 Faber St, Staten Island, NY 10302



 Thai Pongal Cultural Program of Ilankai Tamil Sangam

Saturday, January 31st.  2016

 

Cultural Coordinator:   Indra Emmanual

Program Starts at 6:00 PM and concludes by9: 00 PM

Mic set up:  Ilangai Tamil Sangam 

Emcee:   Kowsika, Janani, Abina, Kajan  

 

1. Invocation: Vinayaka Sthuthi and Tamil Thai Vazhthu by Tamil Kids
                                                                              

2. Pongal Greetings and Welcome address byMr. Vimal Sellathurai

3. Pongal SignificanceSpeech Bystudent of Shantha Devakumar/and Performed by Hashini Prakash.

4. Karaham dance: by students of Premini Thanan,Performedby: Anjali Suresh, Avni Garg, Ashwini Yogakumar, Lekshmi Balan, Sangeetha Brabu.

5. VocalMusic: student of Deepak Rajan by Shayani Alalasundaram, Ayshnavi Alalasundaram, Janany Jeyakumar

6. Folk Dance: kakaiyila seemaiyil; Performed by Aakaash Baheerathan, Jashvin Arulthas, Ashwin Kiritharadasan, Ashnan Kiritharadasan

7. Abinaya Dance (Manthira Kaarandy):  bystudents “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Hashini Pragash and Shyla Dharmabalan.

8.  Pongal SignificancePoem Bystudent of Shantha Devakumar/and Performed by Janany Jeyakumar

9. Kollatam: by students of “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Lakshmi Aasirvatham, Abini Mahalingam, Krishni Alalasundaram, Shayani Alalasundaram, Ayshnavi Alalasundaram, Keyla Dharmabalan

10. Certificates to SA participants – Distribute by Dr. Rajaram and Thaya Nagaraja

11.  VocalMusic: student of Anitha Krishnan by Divya Nadaraja.

12. Students of New Jersy Tamil Amayam (Semoliana tamil moli)

Participants:  Bibjana Judepratheepan , Sivesh Thayaparan , Vithushan Kandeepan, Hasni Thambuchsamy , Kayani Jegatheeswaran, Kishaaran Rasalingam , Lakshithan Kandeepan, Yathukshika Kandeepan, Luca Lorance, Allen Thevarajah , Lakshika Naguleswaran 

choreographer: Kamaleswary Baheerathan.

13. Dance: AaDum chidhambaramO by Sangeetha Prabu and Geeta Vikram Choreographed by Premini Thanan, Composer: GOpaalakrishna Bhaaratiyaar

raagam: behaag                     taaLam: aadi

14.VocalMusic: student of Geetha Chundi by Ashvini Yogakumar.

15.Dance for Marithirunthu Parkum Marmam Enna: School of Krishna Nadanaalayam

bystudents of “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Lakshmi Aasirvatham, Abini Mahalingam, Krishini Alalasundaram.

16. Vocal Music: student of Mrs. Krishni Rajalingam by Praveena Vijayakumar.

17. Certificates to participants – Distribute by

18. Vote of Thanksby Kannan Perinban

19. Dance for Ra Ra Sarsuku Ra Ra (Chandra Muki): by students of “Natiya Kalaimani” Mathini Mahalingam: performed by Lakshmi Aasirvatham, Abini Mahalingam, Krishini Alalasundaram.

20. Dinner