Festival Workshops (free) Dinner & Performances SHAMA, Inc. Projects Thank you Sponsors!

3:00—6:00 pm Ongoing Activities

Kirtan ~ Ragi Bhagwant Singh, Taku Ronsman, Geetha Bhat,

Dan & Cathy Derezinski, Sheela Ravindra

Bollywood / Dandia Dancing with guest participation

~ Vicki Kurasz, Richa Chander, Anshu Varna, Leena

Panchal, Bina & Rakesh Patel, Mansimran Singh, Ringwalas,

Reema Patel, Asha Datt, Trupti & Bhadresh Mehta, Namisha

Patel, Heena Brahmbhatt, Kusum & Mahendra Patel, Vinayak

Patel, Kalpana, Amit Zala, Vinu & Chandrika Patel, Swati Bhu-

pesh, Sutapa Kar, Anju and Rajan Chopra

Acupressure/Chair Massage ~ Srikanth Modi/ Ritu

Chander

Tabla & Harmonium (Baja) ~ Sujal Baherawala, Dr Dilip

Tannan, Shreekant Shah, Karan Pal Cheema

Indian Boutique ~ Divya Patel, Raj Razdan, Bonnie &

Krishna Khatri, Nidhi Gupta, Beth Akemann, Judy Gonzales

Henna Painting ~ Tiata Saegert, Sanjana Hanumania, Megha Patel, Krishna Patel, Krupa Patel, Kalpana Zala

Palm Reading ~ Dr. Shanshank Sirivastava, Ariel Welling

Gandhi Sculpture—Greg Luedtke, Artist

~ Tandoori Chicken Tikka

~ Channa Massala

~ Nav Korma

(Mixed Vegetables Curry)

~ Aloo Sabzi (Potato Curry)

~ Basmati Rice Biryani

~ Naan (Flat Bread)

~ Rayta (Cucumber Salad)

~ Papad

~ Chutney & Achar

~ Mango Ice Cream

~ Beverages

Buffet Dinner 4:30—6:30 pm

(Meal ticket required)

Featured Performances

7:00—8:45 pm (free) WELCOME - John Vollendorf, Principal, SPASH

6:30 PM

Spotlight on SHAMA, Inc Projects: Jyoti Chander, Dr. Durga Prasad & Shreemayee Kar, Dr. Neil Heywood, Dr. Mick Veum, Nina Mairs, Richa Chander, Dr. Robert Kreczner, UWGB Stu-

dent Volunteers: Abby Ledvina, Aisha Umar

7:00 PM

Emcee: Neha Malik

Bharat Natyam Dance: Gayatri Vaidyanathan, Kamla Peddiraju

Classical Vocal Music with instruments : Shreemayee Kar, Sreejith Krishnan, Dr. Dilip Tan-nan, Shreekant Shah

Rejasthani Folk Dance: Neha Malik, Director of Masala Bhangra Dance group

Bollywood Dance: Abirami ElamVeeraSingam (Choreography), Dancers: Aiswarya Chandrasek-har,Malya Radhakrishna, Engitha Mathan, Benit Mary Bob,Shalini Pandey, Rohini Balu,Vicki Kurasz, Rhonda Bush, Lindsey Jurgella, Alaina Rustad, Corinna Wirl Neeb, UWSP South Asia Society

Bhangra Dance: Sujal and Sonia Ba-herawala (audience participa-tion)

Sponsors & Supporters

SPASH ~ Student Peace and Environmental Action Coalition (SPEAC) and other SPASH student groups ~

UWSP Diversity & College Access Dept. ~ UWSP South Asia Society ~ GFWC Stevens Point Junior Women’s Club ~ IndUS - Fox Valley ~ Sikh Temple Society (Fox Valley) ~ India Association NEW ~ UWSP College of Fine Arts & Communication ~ Suvani Dance Group ~ Redeemer Lutheran Church ~ Wisconsin Network of Peace & Justice ~ Point Dance Ensemble ~

Travel Guard ~ UWSP Yoga Meditation Club & Fac-ulty Advisor Dr. Katherine Clancy ~ Tarantism Dance Club

Jyoti Chander and Vicki Kurasz, Festival Coordinator

Beth Akemann, Event Coordinator

Jen Smith, Publicity (UWSP) Vic Akemann, SPASH Coordinator

Dr. Robert Kreczner & Jigyasa Richa Chander,

SHAMA WELL Directors

Dr. Neil Heywood, SHAMA Kids Director

Jagadish Uriti, SHAMA Webmaster Daniel Kriefall, Apoorva Sarmal, & Noah Smith, UWSP

South Asia Society

Vicki Kurasz, Dan Derezinski, Volunteer Coordinators

SHAMAKids – provides health and educational expenses for needy children

for a simple $10 a month (in Mumbai) & $15 a month ( in Punjab & Odisha).

Includes after-school academics, art, sports & year-round leadership training .

SHAMA WELL – Your $180 gift connects you personally with an impover-

ished woman by providing self-employment and training programs as an interest-

free grant which helps another woman upon its return, with a 95 percent return

rate so far! Projects include biogas cooperative, cafes, lunch service, food and milk

vending and more.

Eco-Development Villages Funded through ear-marked

donations this program provides rural development for health, education,

women’s empowerment and community development using ecologically based

technology and methods. Programs in: Maharashtra; Jahangirabad, Odisha; School & Community Libraries built in: Pattoor, Andhra Pradesh; Dhuri & Amargarh,

Punjab.

SMART WELL micro-loan – Leadership

training of gifted Women in Poverty at P.N. Doshi

College, Mumbai and Odisha.

SHAMA SlumKids – assists in two-hour, open-

air, mobile schools for all aged children in seven

laborer’s shanty towns in Chandigarh. Started two sewing schools for mothers and two computer

training centers for the kids.

SHAMA WELL - WOW! Women On Wheels Training poor women

in taxi and solar-powered rickshaw driving in Delhi and Odisha (taxis only).

Twelve women drove for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi!!

Orphange of Girls in Mumbai– From ages 4 to adulthood.

LEAD - Local Enrichment and Diversity – Free Bhangra folk

dance classes; Food, lectures & demonstrations to promote Cultural Diversity. Assistance to Family Crisis Center. Celebrating Indian festivals with community

families and adopted children from India.

Experiential Education – UWSP students will be earning experiential

education working with

SHAMA, Inc. and

Dr. Luke Whitmore.

With your help during the past 28 years, SHAMA, Inc. has

instituted programs to empower the impoverished.

Aisha Umar with Shama Well people

Abby Ledvina teaching

kids from Odisha Village

Karan Pal Cheema and

S. Bhagwant Singh

Young woman cooking on the new reduced smoke stove.

SHAMA Project for Odisha Village

SHAMAKids sponsored to attend school in Mumbai.

SHAMA, Inc

Your contributions are tax-deductible 501 (c)(3), so please donate generously. Thanks so much!

Mail to: Gautam Malik, Treasurer

2600 Truman Ave

Plover, WI 54467

Phone: 715-254-7229

E-mail: gautammalik78@gmail.com

www4.uwsp.edu/multicultural/SHAMA

28th Annual

Festival of India

Saturday, September 26, 2015

FREE ADMISSION

Small Help -- Big Changes!

Volunteers Needed!

If you can help on or before September 26th

please call Chander @ 715-341-1538 or Vicki

Kurasz @ 715-423-5882

Volunteers eat free!

Doors Open - 2:30 pm

Workshops - 3:00 to 6:00 pm

Dinner - 4:30 to 6:30 pm

Stage Performance - 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Where: Stevens Point Area

Senior High School (SPASH)

1201 North Point Drive

Stevens Point, WI 54481

www4.uwsp.edu/multicultural/SHAMA

Ticket Information Dinner Cost: Advance Purchase

Your early ticket purchase will help us plan better!

$14.00 per adult

$9.00 per child (6-12 years of age) and UWSP & High School Students w/ID

Children 5 and under FREE

Group Rate - Call for 715-341-1538

(Advanced purchase only—Group of 5+)

Tickets are an additional $2.00 at the door

Tickets available at these local places:

Stevens Point Area CO-OP, (715-341-1555) Kindred Spirit Books, (715-342-4891) Days Inn, Wausau (715-355-5501) Food Tree, Wisc. Rapids (715-421-4777) AmericInn, Plover (715-342-1244) JR Liquor (715-344-8132) PayPal, Online tickets by credit card, click on: http://www.shamainc.org/Festivals/Tkts/Tickets.htm

100% OF PROCEEDS GO TO

HELPING THE NEEDY!

PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO:

Invitation

Free Workshops in different Rooms

3:00 – 4:00 pm Yoga Jaideep Nepali/Indian Cooking Shradha and Dr. Nilesh Timilsina Bollywood/Belly Dance Vicki Kurasz, Dr. Swati Biswas Meditation Todd Jahnke Film Breath of Gods

3:00 – 5:00 pm

Humor in Poetry (funny poems, open mic) Kurt Luchs, Dr. Badri Varma Environmental Challenges/Shama Projects Dr. Shiba Kar, Dr. Durga Kar Spiritual Traditions Dr. Virendra Sharma (Reincarnation), Shabbar Alicia

Razvi (Islam), Dr. Gurkirpal Sikka (Sikh Religion), Kartik

Raval (Happiness), Rev. Lynne Oswald (Interfaith)

Diwali (Festival of Lights) and Goddess

Worship Service

Pandit Dinesh Bhat, Pandit Jayprakash Raval

Energy Healing Manish Gupta

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Introduction to Vipassana Meditation Debbie Davis, Dr. Dimitri Topitzes

Yoga: Wellness Tool Max Fuller

Indian Weddings Dr. Anshu Varma

Sitar Shreekant Shah

5:00 – 6:30 pm

Jago (Punjabi Folk Dance Gidha) Dr. Gurmeet Kaleka, Dr. Nidhi Kumar, Tejdeep Sodhi,

Gurdeep Daroach, Rosie Singh

Open Dance Floor for all Social Dancing

Dance ~ Music ~ Yoga ~Cooking ~ Meditation ~ Workshops ~ Street Games!

An evening of dinner, dancing & entertainment

We invite you to open your heart, empower yourself by cultivating vitality from within, experience deep relaxation and listen to your inner silence. Renew and energize your inner passions and goals with the wisdom and insights of therapeutic yoga, principles and postures. Experience the joy of your inner rap-

Festival event

is free

except dinner

(Program is subject to change)