Events Around Austin: Fund-Raising Benefit for the Tsunami Victims Hosted by Amma Austin Satsang January 15, 2005 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM Delicious Vegetarian Indian Dinner & Dessert After Dinner Entertainment by Renowned Cellist Terence Muir, Seetha Shivaswamy on flute and Tony Tobin on piano Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church (see directions below) Suggested Donation $20.00 per adult (children 5 - 12 $10.00) Please RSVP tsunami@namjoshi.org by January 12th (a.m.) If you are unable to attend but would like to donate please send a check made out to M.A. Center to Renu Namjoshi, 10702 Winchelsea Drive, Austin, TX 78750 Amma, known around the world as the hugging saint, operates a wide range of socio-welfare charities throughout India. Her charities have received countless honors in India for their ability to serve the most disadvantaged sections of Indian society, with little or no overhead. When the Tsunami hit the coast of India, Amma's charities were the first to provide relief efforts in their area. They were able to respond so quickly because Amma's organizational headquarters (ashram) in Kerala is a few feet from one of the beaches that was hit by the Tsunami. Amma's organization has committed $23 million to to help the Tsunami victims re-build their lives http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4145695.stm. Volunteers do almost all the work in Amma's organization, with no "middle man". Your generous contributions will go directly to those in need. For more information about the Tsunami Relief Fund go to: www.amma.org For more information on the event please e-mail tsunami@namjoshi.org or call 512 996-8708 Live Oak UU Church 3315 El Salido Parkway, http://www.liveoakuu.org/newchurch.htm Directions. From the intersection of Highways 183 and 620 proceed west on RR 620 1.7miles to El Salido. Turn right and go 0.3 miles to Live Oak UU Church. From the intersection of Highways 2222 and 620 proceed east on RR 620 4.2 miles to El Salido. Turn left and go 0.3 miles to the Live Oak UU Church. Published Jan 12, 2005 - 02:04 AM

Events Around Austin: Silappadikaaram - Bharathanatyam Dance drama Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin (ICMCA) proudly presents Silappadhikaaram "A Story of Women of Substance" (a Bharatanatyam Dance Drama) Silappadhikaaram ("Proof of the Anklet"), featuring 17 dancers from the Cleveland Cultural Alliance, depicts a story from an ancient, but immortal, Tamil epic and a gem of classical Indian literature. It is the story of Kannagi, a woman who fights - and triumphs - over a colossal injustice with nothing on her side but Virtue and the Power of Truth contained in her anklet. Lyrics: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi Music : Bombay Jayashri When :Sunday, October 31 at 6:00 PM Where: Westlake Auditorium 4100 Westlake Drive, Austin, TX 78746 Tickets: FREE for members ($35 seating) $35/$20 (Adults) $20/$10 (Students, Seniors, Children) Tickets available online and at the door. For more info: (512) 448-6740 info@icmca.org ICMCA - Don't Miss a Beat. www.icmca.org Published Oct 28, 2004 - 06:26 PM

Events Around Austin: Gujarat week at UT- Austin November 1-5,2004 The South Asia Institute at UT Austin presents Gujarat Week, November 1 - 5, 2004, a social, cultural and economic perspective about Gujarat, India through lectures, films and dance. Nov 1 6:00 PM Garbha Dance (Martin Luther King Statue) 7:00 PM "Gujarat - Culture, Economy, and Technology" (EPS 1.128) Seminar by Nikhil Dakwala and Mikhir Ravel Nov 2 6:30 PM Lecture by Harsh Mander (CPE 2.212) "Rebuilding Communal Harmony in Gujarat" Nov 3 7:30 PM "Final Solution" (CMA A2.3200) Film Screening and Discussion with director Rakesh Sharma Nov 4 7:00 PM Lecture by Nafisa Barot (CPE 2.218) "Women, Water and Sustainable Development" Nov 5 7:00 PM "We're Indian and African:Voices of the Sidis" (EPS 1.128) Film Screening and Discussion with Director Beheroze Schroff (Co-sponsored by Center for African and African American Studies and Anthropology Department All the above events are free and will take place on UT campus. For more information, please visit http://www.utexas.edu/cola/southasia/ Published Oct 28, 2004 - 06:25 PM

Events Around Austin: World music concert with visiting Indian artists and band Atash Three Indian artists will take part in a concert by the Austin-based world fusion band Atash at Ruta Maya International Headquarters on Sunday, November 21, 2004. The concert will feature original music presented as a collaboration between artists from five continents. In addition, both North and South India will be represented. Visiting from Chennai on kanjira will be Ganesh Kumar, who has revolutionized the technique of the instrument, and has found favor not only among Indian musicians, but also in the West. On tabla, from Calcutta, will be Subrata Bhattacharya, last seen in Austin accompanying Pt. V. M. Bhatt and Chitraveena N. Ravikiran in 2003. The concert will also introduce the community to the young local tabla virtuoso Mukesh Singh, who is a student at the University of Texas. Published Oct 10, 2004 - 05:23 AM

Events Around Austin: Calling All Rotarians with Asian Indian Heritage Rotary District 5870 is requesting that all Rotarians with Asian Indian Heritage or strong cultural ties, please join them in a celebration of the Group Study Exchange Team (GSE) in the official presentation of the materials to be presented in South India. The GSE Team is respectfully requesting your support and presence at this function to encourage cultural, religious and business relations between India and the United States. This is an opportunity for all Rotarians to share difference in a positive and open manner. If you are a Rotarian with these exceptional qualities and would like to know more, please email. Or if you would like to know more about Rotaray International and the projects Rotary is undertaking in India, you may also email. Renee' (tinymaltese@earthlink.net) Published Oct 02, 2004 - 01:27 AM