Background of this NEA BIG READ event here
‘Majestic Himalayas’ performers (from left) Amartya Gunjan, Sai Tundra, Khushboo Mehta, Anvi Bendre, Jiya Borgavker, Shravani Khakker, Aliya Ruhil, Vyom Mehta
Various local community groups like- Bar Vihar CU, Marathi Mandal, Tamil Sangham, Yasna Jain’s dance group, and SOI volunteer groups participated in Spurlock Museum’s NEA Big Read event the start of 2019.
We are Thankful to Spurlock Museum’s education coordinator, Beth Watkins, for this opportunity and to all the volunteers who helped make this series into enriching educational experience.
The performances can be accessed here
Volunteers-
Program coordinator- Dipty Singhania, Kuldeepa Vartak-Mehta.
Media coordinator- Awanti Bhagwat
Photographer- Vijay Borgavker
Majestic Himalayas- Tanuja Tandra, Angika Sharma, Jyoti Ruhil, Amruta Borgavker.
Southern India- Vanadhi
Northern, Western India- Ketki Bendre, Dipty Singhania, Nirmala Gehlot, Prajakta Ambre, Anupama Sharma, Lahari, Amruta Kalker, Shilpi Saxena, Ashwini Rajmane, Archana Patel

Ketki Bendre introducing the kids and their skit- 'Shivaji the Great'

Bal Vihar CU performing 'Matru devo bhava' Skit.

Tanuja Tandra and Kuldeepa VM talking of SOI's role in NEA Big Read event.

Mrs Nandini Bhagwat managing the Warli Art Activity table.

Kallaripayattu performed by (from left) Krishna, , Rohan

in skit 'Shivaji the Great'- kids (from left) Soham Jagdale, Arnav Ambre, Neha Kalker, Vyom Mehta, other participants- Ruhan Rajmane, Advait Rajmane, Shravani Khakker.

Ready for performance 'Shivaji the Great'- from left Jiya Borgavker, Advait Rajmane, Shravani Khakker.

Rakshita Chowdhary, one of our supporters, Studying and creating her own Warli Art

Ganga Anthem group dancers- from top left- Lahari Chaitanya, Neha K., Amruta Kalker, Anvi Bendre, Anupama Sharma, Nivritti Sharma, Jiya Borgavker.

Archana Patel and group performing Garba