Youth Chair Monica Rani performs at Ravindra Bharathi and on National TV

On Aug 15th, 2010, India's Independence Day celebrations were held at the Ravindra Bharathi auditorium in Hyderabad, India by the Department of Culture, Govt of Andhra Pradesh. Prominent Kuchipudi dancer from Southern California, Smt. Sumathi Kaushal was felicitated at the event. Her students Monica Rani, Pallavi Bugga, Cynthia Kumar and Natasha Anand enthralled the audience with their recital of the Kuchipudi dance.  Popular movie star Victory Venkatesh was the chief guest of the evening.
 
On Aug 18th, Monica Rani and Pallavi Bugga performed in Tirupati on the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) channel program called "Naada Neerajanam". Monica and Pallavi performed for about 90 minutes and the whole program was telecast live all over India through the TTD TV Channel Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel (SVBC). Monica's parents Prasad Rani and Subhadra Rani expressed their sincere thanks to Guru Smt. Sumathi Kaushal and to Sri Ramana Rao, Chairman of the Department of Culture, Govt of Andhra Pradesh for giving the children such a large canvas to present their talent.

25th anniversary of the Rangoli Foundation on Aug 28th from 5:00pm

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Rangoli Foundation, the Rangoli Dance Company (RDC) presents traditional Bharatanatyam dances and the premiere of a new work ‘Shivaya’ by RDC creator and choreographer Malathi Iyengar.

Performing artists from India include: Krishna Chari, Renjith Babu Choorakkad, Gurumurthy G., Prakash Hegde, Murali Mohan Kalvakalva, Kirti Ramgopal, Nandakumar Unnikrishnan, & Parshwanath Upadhye. The performances will also include long time Rangoli collaborators Ronald Burton and Navia Natarajan Menon.

When: August 28, 2010 Saturday 5:00pm
Where: Nate Holden Performing Arts Center, 4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles
Ticket Information:   Buy Tickets  or Call Box office: 323-964-9766
Website: www.rangoli.org

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