Lenny Kumar and Tassa Drummers
Trinidad and Tobago Sweet Tassa, a tassa ensemble from Tampa, will give performances, masterclasses, and more on April 9-10. T&T Sweet Tassa will be accompanied by Lenny Kumar, one of the most recognized tassa drummers in Trinidad. Tassa is a drum of Indian origin that came to the Caribbean with indentured laborers from 1838-1917. Today, …
Woman Becomes Goddess in Bollywood: Justice, Violence, and the Feminine in Popular Hindi Film
Kathleen Erndl, Religion, Florida State University, sponsored by The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra), the Department of Religion, and the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, University of Florida, January 20, “Woman Becomes Goddess in Bollywood: Justice, Violence, and the Feminine in Popular Hindi Film”
Gujarati Poetry Festival
The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida, Gainesville presents... The Inaugural Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival (August 25-26, 2012) Program Highlights Program Details Accommodations Dinner Contact & Additional Information The Gujarat Region Culture (GuRCul) Program As some of you may already be aware, in 2005, The University …
Celebrate India at the Harn Family Day!
Learn traditions of Indian culture in celebration of their Independence Day on Saturday, August 24th from 12 pm to 4:30 pm at the UF Harn Museum! Stop by at noon to watch the fascinating documentary, “Horn Please” by UF Graphic Design graduate Shantanu Suman, enjoy traditional classical and folk Indian dances by local performance groups, …
Carnatic Music Concert
The Classical Music Endowment Fund of The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at UF presents... A Carnatic music concert by Maharajapuram Ramachandran (vocal), Ashwin Ramanathan (violin), & Vijay Ganesh (mridangam). The CHiTra Classical Music Endowment Fund was created at the University of Florida by patrons of Indian classical music and the arts, …
The Third Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival
The Gujarat Region Culture Program/The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida presents: The Third Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival March 5-6 (Saturday-Sunday), 2016 Save the Date! We are holding it in Orlando for the first time! The location for this event will be the Hotel Clarion and Tabla …
Tradition and Innovation in Carnatic Music
The Center for the Study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida, is delighted to sponsor a talk by Sudha Ragunathan (recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Awards;, Senior Fulbright Scholar, Nova Southeastern University, Florida). Ms. Ragunathan’s talk, “Tradition and Innovation in Carnatic Music” will be held at Music 101 on …
Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music concert
March 2nd, 7:00 pm Music 101, Indian Classical (Carnatic) Music concert. Dr. M. Narmadha (violin), Vijay Ganesh (percussion/ mridangam), and Chandrasekhara Sharma (percussion/ ghatam)
The Fourth Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival, Orlando, FL.
The Gujarat Region Culture Program/ Center for the study of Hindu Traditions (CHiTra) at the University of Florida proudly presents The Fourth Suvarna D. Shah Gujarati Poetry Festival. The event will be held at the Rosen Jewish Community Center (11184 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd., Orlando, FL 32836 ) from March 31 – April 1, 2018. The event will …
The Fifth Gujarati Poetry Festival
ZoomTHE GUJARAT REGION CULTURE PROGRAM/ CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HINDU TRADITIONS (CHITRA) AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PROUDLY PRESENTS THE FIFTH SUVARNA D. SHAH GUJARATI POETRY FESTIVAL Program 11:00am Dr. Dinesh O. Shah, USA 11:15 am Ramesh Patel (“Premormi”), India 11:30 am Dr. Snehlata Pandya, USA 11:45 am Dr. Pravin Sedani, USA 12:00 noon …