Saturday, January 28th, 2017 4 PM- 8: 30 PM Aurora Center High School

11700 E 11th Ave, Aurora, CO 80010

TAMIL ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO “A 501 (C) (3) ORGANIZATION ”

PROUDLY PRESENTS

PONGAL PROGRAM

2017

The Tamil Association of Colorado (TAC) is a 501(c)(3), tax exempt, non-profit, cultural organization serving the Colorado area. Mission To sustain, promote, and unite Tamil speaking community in Colorado. Objectives

• Provide a forum to maintain and promote our Tamil culture and heritage.

• Educate younger generation on our values and tradition.

• Interact with other communities with a view to promote unity and respect diversity.

TAC Committee - 2016 – 2017 President Somasundaram Sundaram

Vice President Padma Kannan

Treasurer Sebastian Samala

Co-Treasurer Chitra Saravanan

Web/Communication Secretary Prabhu Velayutham

Cultural Secretary Helen Samuel

Cultural Secretary Shija Soman

Cultural Secretary Keerthanna Jothiraman

Cultural Secretary Sailakshmi Srinivasan (aka Priya)

Social Secretary Senthil Punniya

Social Secretary Sethu Pitchiah

Social Secretary Chandramohan Rajaram

Social Secretary Radha Rangarajan

Audio Secretary Arun Narayanasamy

Youth Secretary Dhivya Senthil Murugan

Youth Secretary Surya Manavalan

Youth Secretary Adeline Wilson

Youth Secretary Jerome Dinakar

Youth Secretary Pratush Saravanan

Youth Secretary Shrushti Manikandan

Youth Secretary Vindhya Pasupuleti

Youth Secretary Jeeva Senthilnathan

Sai Ventures Grand Release in March 2017 : Contact Mohan Ruthirakotti for USA Trade Inquiries.

Sweet Pongal VeNN PONGAL

IDLY & SAMBAR Curd Rice

Potato Fry &

Mint, Tamarind chutneys, raitha, fryems, pickles

Vegetable Puff Black Forest Cake

TAC Jallikattu Support Rally - Jan 2017

TAC Jallikattu Support Rally - Jan 2017

TAC Jallikattu Support Rally - Jan 2017

TAC Deepavali Highlights- Nov 2016

TAC Summer Picnic Highlights- Aug 2016

TAC Summer Picnic Highlights- Aug 2016

Special Thanks to Ram Annamalai

Manavalan Guru

Bhoopathy Eswaran

Venky Swaminathan

Sonu Venkatraman

Kalaivani Ashokprabhu

Raghuraman Srinivasan

Karthik Balasubramanian

Geroge Dinakar

Thank You!

Somasundaram Sundaram

President, TAC 2016-2017

Special Thanks to Ex-TAC Presidents

2015 - 2016 Mr.Ram Annamalai

2014 – 2015 Mr.Karthik Balasubramanian

2013 – 2014 Mrs.Kalaivani Ashokprabhu

2012 – 2013 Mrs. Rohini Ananthakrishnan

2011 – 2012 Mr.Manikandan Sankaran

2010 – 2011 Mrs. Leela Rajasekar

2009 – 2010 Mr. Balaji Ramnath

2007 – 2009 Mr. Raghuraman Srinivasan

2006 – 2007 Mr.Murali Anakavur

2005 – 2006 Mr. Pugazhenthi Subbiah

2004 – 2005 Mr. Ravi Mahalingam

Thank you !!! TAC COMMITTEE,

VOLUNTEERS, choreographers, &

participants!

Best Wishes from

Colorado Tamil Academy (to teach Tamil Language to kids)

President: Chandramohan Rajaram

Location: Westminster & Longmont

Contact: 720.666.0563

Best Wishes from

Arichuvadi: Started in 2003. Purely run by parent volunteers to help

Denver kids learn their mother tongue & culture. Classes held at

libraries or Skype. Students successfully earn Basic, Intermediate &

Advanced Certificates from Tamil virtual university (www.tamilvu.org).

Contact: anou.mana@gmail.com

Master of Ceremony: Mr. Azagappan Chokalingam

1. Ganesha Prayer Song

Choreographed By: Shankar Mahadevan

Participants: Nikhila Narayana and Anila Narayana

2. Bharathanatyan Pushpanjali

Choreographed By: Srimohana Balasubramanian

Participants: Shrreya Sethu, Srinidhi Senthilkuanr

3. Desi Funks

Choreographed By: Sucharita Das

Participants: Ananthajit Parasuram, Etash Ameria, Ishita Krishna, Kohana Chopra, Natasha Amarnani, Nikita Kumar, Saksham Hassanandani, Sujosh Das

4. Nila Paatu

Choreographed By: Nandini Sundaresh

Participants: Prathyush Maheshwaran, Siva Sundaresh

5. Venkatachallanilayam

Choreographed By: Sulakshana Jayaraman

Participants : Diya Nair, Shama Bhargav, Shreya Sundaresh, Priyanka Ramurthy.

6. Singing

Choreographed By: Prabhu

Participant: Ramachandra Prabhu Jeyaram

7. Fusion of Medley Songs

Choreographed By: Navya Roy

Participants: Shruthi, Avanthika, Ashmitha, Swetha, Adithi, Navin, Sam, Steven, Meenakshi, Nethraa, Nivedha, Lakshya

Program Details

8. Classical Dance by Shivoham School of Dance Choreographed By: Sulakshana Jayaram Participants: Helen Wilson, Hema Achuthan, Priya Krishnan, Narmadha Karthik, Sridevi Sivan, Sahana Rao 9. Kuthu Galatta Choreographed By: Kriss Monson Participants: Joice Muckom and Navya Roy 10. Old Classic Song Choreographed By: Neena John Britto Participant: Neena John Britto 11. Hindi Dance Medley by Blossoms Choreographed By: Lekshmi Gopinathan Participants: Aditi Bijosh, Anika Bijosh, Namya Nathan, Nayana Kuyilath, Nilan Nathan, Pranay Dinesh, Shreya Nair, Uma Nair, Vaishnav Nair 12. Song Choreographed By: Chitra Saravanan Participant: Mahathi Saravanan 13. Bollywood Mix by Funlovers Choreographed By: Anjana Gopakumar Participants: Gokul Gopakumar, Vaishnavi Elango, Deeksha Elango, Arjun Avinash, Narender, Dhruv Santhosh, Gautham Santhosh, Tara Kuyilath, Priya Kondenkandath, Mary Kondenkandath, Nandini Murali, Meera Bipin, Annika Nair, Aneesh Warrier, Diya Vinod, Sona Kalatardi, Gayathri Mohan