From left to right: Durai Selvam, Andy Lauer, Josh Gibson, and Koen Van Rompay
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Time: Saturday May 25, 2013, from 6 to 10 pm. The 20-minute documentary was shown every hour (6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm).
Location: International House Davis (10 College Park, Davis, CA 95616). Click here to see a map.
Program: In addition to screening the movie every hour throughout the evening, we celebrated the premiere by offering the audience Indian music, performances and food.
We thank everyone who attended, enjoyed the evening, met old friends and made new friends.
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As special guest, we has Mr. Selvam, founder of our partner organization READ (Rural Education and Action Development). His inspiring work and chance meeting with Koen Van Rompay was really the start of Sahaya International (click here to read the story). He is truly the first drop, the one that started the ripple effect of Sahaya International. Therefore, we are extremely honored to have his presence at our premiere. |
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Performers at the Sahaya movie premiere on May 25, 2013:
6:25 pm: Akshata Ramnath: Song
6:35 pm: Nupur: folk dance from Rajasthan
6:45: Jayanth and Sundar Sundaresan: santoor/tabla music
7:15: Devayani Varma: Bharatanatyam dance
7:30 pm: Ritika Johal: Song
7:35: Nupur: folk dance from Rajasthan
7:50 pm: Shweta Menon: Song
8 pm: Devayani Varma: Bharatanatyam dance)
8:20: Jhankaar: Song
8:30: Ritika Johal: Song
8:35: Khurshid Dastur: Dance
8:45 onward DANCE PARTY FOR EVERYONE
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Ritika Johal, singer of UCD VISIONS club |
Khurshid Dastur, dancer. |
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Devayani Varma (dance) |

Jayanth (on Santoor) and his father Sundar
Sundaresan (on tabla) |

Nupur (Rachana Patel, Shaila Patel, Sweta Naria, Sonal Naria): folk dance from Rajasthan |

Sumitra Tatapudy |

Shweta Menon |
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Akshata Ramnath
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