Saturday 27 March
March 25th 2010 01:52
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MELA 2010
The Indian Australian Association of South Australia proudly presents MELA 2010, a festival to celebrate and share Indian culture. Featuring a spectacular variety of traditional and contemporary dance, music, fashion, arts, crafts, cooking demonstrations and activities for children.
Saturday 27 March 2010 from 11am to 10pm
Elder Park, Adelaide
Tickets 9$ adult/$7 concession available at the venue
Genesis
The India Club of South Australia had its birth in 1967 when three Indian families (the Joshua family, the Mazumdar family and the Nayak family) proposed the idea of formation of an informal club for social interaction amongst the local Indian community, which then comprised only a few families and a handful of postgraduate students. Dr Nayak was made the convener of this Club. A simple Constitution was formulated the next year with a view to promoting the knowledge and understanding of Indian culture, and to developing a spirit of cooperation, unity and cohesion between Indians residing in South Australia and south Australians. This was considered paramount if south Australians were to be given the opportunity to become acquainted with the culture, food, way of life and development of the Indian sub-continent.
This decision having been made, the first step was to try and spread the word, so as to enrol as many members as possible to make this a viable proposition. This initially proved difficult, but as it gained momentum, more and more people, both South Australians and Indians residing in south Australia, applied for membership; fees were kept to a minimum to make it attractive. It was extremely gratifying to find that South Australian were very interested in the newly formed Club.
Saturday 27 March 2010 from 11am to 10pm
Elder Park, Adelaide
Tickets 9$ adult/$7 concession available at the venue
This decision having been made, the first step was to try and spread the word, so as to enrol as many members as possible to make this a viable proposition. This initially proved difficult, but as it gained momentum, more and more people, both South Australians and Indians residing in south Australia, applied for membership; fees were kept to a minimum to make it attractive. It was extremely gratifying to find that South Australian were very interested in the newly formed Club.
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