Diwali 2015

Report by Sneha Jacob

"IANH held its Annual Diwali Festival on November 14th 2015 in Nashua High School North where more than 500 people attended to celebrate Diwali through the extravaganza of music, dance, cultural presentations, fashion, and food from India.  The event was well publicized on the IANH website, as well as via Facebook, radio channels, news channels, and to top it all a published article within the Nashua Telegraph. Sujatha Meyyappan was the feaured performer for the day.

 This was made extra special due to the attendance of Nashua’s Mayor-Elect Jim Donchess, who took time out to celebrate Diwali with the IANH community members and graciously spent a half hour placing medals on each of the winners gathered excitedly on stage.... " Read more in this Lokvani article about the Diwali Festival

About Mouli Pal

Mouli is an exponent of Odissi trained under the personal tutelage of the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra. A talented and vibrant performer Mouli has been performing widely at festivals and concerts mesmerizing audiences with her lyrical grace and depths of emotions.

She is the founder of Upasana a Non Profit organization for the promotion of preservation of Odissi. Mouli continues to perfect her art form under the guidance of acclaimed dancer Nandini Ghosal. Recently she was offered a residency at Wellesly College to produce a concert featuring the live music of Odissi involving an all American home grown ensemble. The widely anticipated concert was presented to a full house audience to rounds of applause and standing ovation.