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Lavish scenery, exotic costumes, and giant model elephants took center stage at Ghungroo this week. The annual cultural celebration, hosted by the South Asian Association (SAA), opened to a packed Agassiz Theatre this Thursday. The show, five months in the making, drew in audience members from Texas to the Philippines. The audience was treated to crowd-pleasing shows such as the Bhangra dance. The dance, punctuated with daring stunts such as the “Death Necklace,” drew cheers from the crowd. Performed by Aabed B. Meer ’06 and Armen I. Yerevanian...
...Shah ’08 appear serene. They laugh at the mention of Bollywood and sigh over Aamir Khan, hunky star of such blockbusters as the Oscar-nominated “Lagaan.” The two, who met through dance and mutual involvement with the South Asian Association (SAA), are the dance directors of Ghungroo, an annual celebration of the many art forms of the Subcontinent. They have been practicing different forms of Indian dance since childhood. Rohini: “I’ve been doing dance since I was five. When I came here, I wanted...
Xenia Dormandy, former Director for South Asia at the National Security Council, discussed the future of U.S. relations with South Asia at an event hosted by the South Asian Association (SAA) last night...
...very rare for us to get someone that big to participate in this type of personal discussion and I was really happy that so many people contributed,” said SAA Academic and Political Chair Rohan Kekre ’08, who coordinated the event...
...undergraduates. “Coming into the College, I didn’t have a background in South Asian history and literature. Just publicizing courses could increase awareness of these resources among undergraduate students, and would definitely popularize South Asian studies,” said former South Asian Association (SAA) Co-President Vinod E. Nambudiri ’05.SASI Chair Shreya N. Vora ’06, defended the large presence of South Asian students in South Asian studies at Harvard. “Though initial attraction to the subject may be based on heritage, this attraction does not compromise...