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Welcome to CUL-FEST (the Cultural Festival jointly hosted by
 the India Students Association, Indian American Association,
SPIC MACAY and Hindu Students Council at The Ohio State University, 
Columbus) - a festival on the lines of the Cul fests back home in 
Indian colleges ...

Programme :
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Sept 28th (Thursday): "Curtain Raiser: Double Concert"
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Place: Weigel Hall, OSU

a) 7pm - 8:30pm
	Rakesh Chaurasia and party: Hindustani Flute concert

refreshment break 

b) 8:45 - 10:15pm 
 	Kadri Gopinath and party : Carnatic and light/jazz Saxaphone

with the support of FIA, Firehouse Arts Resource
Tickets: Students: $7 ; Others: $12
{contact for advance bookings: Shivkumar : 299 8634, shivkuma@cis.ohio-state.edu} 

Oct 6th : SPIC MACAY concert: 
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 S. Sowmya (Carnatic Vocal recital)
 M Narmada (daughter of MS Gopalakrishnan) : Violin
 M.K. Balaji : mridangam

7:30pm, Sullivant Hall, OSU
Contact: {Syamala, raghunas@ee.eng, 291 2152 or Anita, anita@payne.mps}

>> CHECK THIS OUT: SPIC Macay home page at: 
http://chopin.bme.ohio-state.edu/~ajeet/spicmacay/spicmacayhome.html

Oct 14/15th locations: Royer Activities Center
Oct 15th Sangam concert will be in Hughes Hall.

Oct 14th.Sat:  Cul-fest day 1
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{registration anytime at the booths: includes evening dinner}
{organizers in paranthesis : feel free to batter them with ideas +
voluntary efforts}

1 pm : Booths opened and 'Treasure Hunt' Begins
      Crosswords handed out at a control booth
			 {Sridhar: sridhar@roblix.eng, 297 0208}
3 - 4.30pm    : Antakshari 
			{Shyamala:raghunas@ee.eng, 291 2152
	            and  Keerthi: govindk@er4.eng, 299 7857}
4.30 - 6.30pm : Dumb Charades
			{Rajesh : Rajesh.Kanumury@att.com}
7.30 - 9 pm   : Food (delicious and reasonably priced desi/oriental grub)
		        {shivku : 299 8634}
9pm onwards   : Music Quiz 
			{Sridhar: sridhar@roblix.eng, 297 0208}

Oct 15th Sun:  Cul fest day 2
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11am - 1pm    : Debate 
			{Sumit Ghose: sghose@magnus.acs}
3pm - 4.30pm  : Just A Minute 
			{Rupa: 421 0987, rao.33@osu.edu}
4.30 - 5.30pm : Jeopardy 
			{Srini: ??}
7 pm onwards  : `SANGAM' concert 
			{Reddy: creddy@magnus.acs, 291-2334}
(an indian musical band at OSU will present popular hindi and tamil songs)


Note: Informal events and workshops (classical music, sketching etc) 
{informals: Sapna 299 3560)

will be held in parallel with the main events. 
A Puja might also be held (organised by Hindu Students Council).
{contact:  Raj Vardhan Singh: 297 8860}

We will have Cul fest T shirts on sale as well...
{contact: Sridarshan Koundinya, skoundin@magnus.acs}

Invite your friends from nearby/far off places to come over and participate
during the OCt 14/15th weekend. We shall also try to provide some 
temp. acco for out-station folks.

For any questions,suggestions,voluntary efforts reg. the cul program,
contact me or Sharmistha (dubey@kcgl1.eng, 299 7857) or
Manisha (mnigam@magnus.acs, 298 9456)

Thanks !
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman
President, India Students Association
The Ohio State University
email: shivkuma@cis.ohio-state.edu

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ps: Among other regular events,
ISA holds monthly movie shows in the Hindi language.
We will try to get movies with English subtitles.
Popular movies are screened. We post our usual announcements on 
osu.indian and our ISA mailing list. If you'd like to be on the ISA
mailing list, please send me a short email.

This weekend's movie : 
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Date: September 16th
Day : Saturday
place: Dreese Labs 113 {directly opposite to the OSU bookstore}
Time: 7:00pm

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Movie: 		"SAAGAR"
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Cast: Kamalahasan, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia 
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Get all your friends over. No entry fee, though donations are invited.