| MISSISSAUGA
- The South Asians in Ontario organization (SAO) celebrated
India’s 54th Independence Day at the Sangam Banquet Halls on
Aug 19 with a live entertainment, dinner and dance program.
The show was well-attended by over 400 people who were not
dampen by a bad weather.
The event was attended by
Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga, C.M. Bhandari, Consul
General of India, and Mahaguru Yogi Arka of the Arka Foundation.
Other distinguished guests included Councillor Michael
Peru from the City of Toronto, Councillor Avtar Aujla from the
City of Brampton, and Executive Director of Race Relations and
President of the Children’s Breakfast Club, Richard Gosling.
Greetings were extended to the community by Gerry
Phillips, M.P.P., Howard Hampton, Leader of the Ontario NDP.
Also other staff members of the Indian Consulate attended the
event.
President of the organization,
Sam Chopra acknowledged the support of his team and the
prominent community members who were in attendance. He
also conveyed greetings for the Pakistani Independence Day to
the Pakistani community.
The masters of ceremonies were
Neeti Prakash and Renu Ray of Infinity Broadcasting Inc. The
program started with National Anthems of India & Canada sung
by Radhika Ray. Entertainment featured a Bhangra dance by
‘Shock Punjab Da’, a patriotic dance choreographed by Ambika
Kapoor, the director of the Natraj Dance Academy, a Kashmiri
dance choreographed by Meenu Narwani of Mahurat Promotions and a
Bollywood dance choreographed by Abhinav Ghai of
Namaste Canada.
Live singing featured glimpses
of singers like Jaya Kitchlu, Tariq Mumtaz, Niraj Handa, Rashmi
Anand, Rajan Sharma, Shveta Sharma, Radhika Ray and the
5-year-old rising star, Neil Wadhwana. The entertainment
was partially provided by Mahurat Promotions. The evening
ended with dinner from Sangam Banquet Halls and a dance with
National DJ.
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