Children's Day Program

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Program Schedule - Part 1

  1. Halifax Grammar School students Liam Bhathena on trumpet, Jay Yuan on violin, and Alan Shen on piano offer a beautiful musical welcome to the audience.
  2. Prithula and Parthiv Chowdhury, a talented brother and sister performing the patriotic song, "Vande Mataram."
  3. Garvit Singh Soni will perform on the guitar while delighting the audience with his singing of "Achyutam Keshavam."
  4. Shanay Soni will showcase his singing and piano playing talent with a rendition of "Papa Kehte Hai."
  5. Indo-Canadian Association welcome speech by INCA President Sathyasai Murty, accompanied by Vice-president Monica Rai Dua, Secretary Kishor Deotale, Treasurer Amit Hunjan, Past-President Valarmathy Kaliaperumal and Members at Large Geeta Batra, Mayuri Ranadive, Gurpreet Singh.
  6. Please rise for the national anthems. Prithula and Parthiv Chowdhury will lead the Canadian national anthem. Kashyap Jogiparthi will perform the Indian national anthem on the violin, followed by the vocal rendition of the Indian national anthem by Shibi Nanthan Mahesh Kumar.
  7. The Arudhra Dance Academy will perform Pushpanjali, a traditional Bharatanatyam recital with Krishitha Harikaran, Sriservaani Tadepalli, and Nakshatra Ashokkumar, choreographed by Guru Srimathi Neelambary Balamurugan.
  8. Soham Khaladkar will recite the "Shiva Tandav Sthuti."
  9. Anavi Rathore, a trained kathak dancer, will perform a vibrant fusion of tradition and modern rhythm as Kathak meets Bollywood.
  10. Vedhaansika Suresh, a seven year old talent, will groove to the beats of Bollywood, performing a medley of your favorite tunes
  11. Chidakash Yelubandi, a talented seven year old, will offer some wise quotes from Mahatma Gandhi
  12. Aashna Agarwal will present an upbeat Bollywood dance celebrating grace, attitude, and energy. She will perform to the songs "O Meri Laila," "Naach Meri Rani," "What Jhumka," and "Kajra Re.

Program Schedule - Part 2

  1. Arastu Shinde, a nine year old who dreams to be a palaeontologist some day, will deliver a roar-some performance of a Hindi song, "Om Deva Deva," a song that celebrates the inner strength, light and our connection to the universe
  2. Aaradhya Malka, a talented youth performer, will dance to the Bollywood tune "To Tere Vaste."
  3. Vanishri Sharma will perform a solo mantra, followed by the VAS Temple Youth Group, comprised of Dhyan Jethanandani, Manan Jethanandani, Abhiram Chelikani, Anvika Chelikani, Parthiv Chowdhury, Vibhav Veluri, Shivansh Baral, Venkata Ramana Chidivilas, Venkat Ram Chidakash, Ariya Bhardwaj, Evie Bhardwaj, Vedhaansika Suresh, Priyansh Gupta, Sreehith Pandey performing a bhajan.
  4. Adhya Praveen Kumar will perform Jathiswaram, a traditional Indian classical dance. This performance showcases the beautiful harmony between music and movement, focusing purely on intricate footwork and elegant dance patterns"
  5. Ariya Bhardwaj and Parthiv Chowdhury will entertain us with a comedy skit.
  6. Rasleen Kaur is a high school student passionate about music and dance. She will be performing a Giddha fusion dance with different cultural music. She's been performing for the last three years and received an HRM volunteer award last year
  7. The popular group Desi Blaze Kids, starring Roshni Kumari, Amulya Pininti, Ananya Pininti, Elina Srivastav, Eash Srivastav will perform a Rajasthani dance
  8. Sreehith Pandey, known for his eloquent speaking in both English and Hindi, will perform a motivational poem in Hindi titled "Tu Chal.""
  9. Miheera Mogalpuri, presents "Aigiri Nandini," a classical Bharatanatyam composition that embodies courage, compassion, and divine power. Through expressive movements and rhythmic grace, this dance celebrates the eternal victory of good over evil.
  10. Reyansh Menon, six years old, and Hana Ambika Shamuganathan, 7 years old, will enchant us with beautiful solo renditions of Christmas Carols
  11. Vote of thanks by Monica Rai Dua.
  12. Gurkirat Singh studies in junior high school and loves to play tabla. He performs Gatka and is passionate of Bhangra as well. He will be performing along with Amit Hunjan on dhol