[Soasiastudents] Calendar of Events: 11.20.2006

[Juned Shaikh]

1) Nov 21 – Dissertation Colloquium: Tapoja Chaudhuri
2) Dec 2 – Music Party by India Arts and Heritage Society; featuring singers Gareema and Triveni Bhavani
3)  Jan 15 (deadline) – Tasveer: Call for submissions for short, documentary, and experimental films
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Nov 21, 2006

Dissertation Colloquium

'Social Universe of Protected Areas: Sustainable Tourism in Periyar Tiger
Reserve'
By Tapoja Chaudhuri
Tuesday, Nov 21, Raitt Hall 221, 3:30 – 5:00 PM


How do abstract notions of environmentalism become locally meaningful? How do people from different social groups come together to work on a collaborative eco-tourism project? What does an ethnographic focus on a South Indian tiger reserve teach us in terms of wildlife conservation? How does an indigenous peoples' movement for land rights affect the 'Periyar Family' in Kerala?

These are some of the questions motivating the dissertation research. The methods used will be primarily participant observation, life history collection, open-ended interviews and visual documentation.

Tapoja Chaudhuri is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Anthropology, University of Washington. 
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Dec 2, 2006

India Arts and Heritage Society Presents:

Music Party - Ghazals, Bhajans, and Hindi film song night including songs by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh

Singers: Triveni Bhavani and Gareema
Saturday, Dec 2, 8:00 PM, 
Venue: Carlton Inn, Totem Lake, Kirkland

Tickets are $20 per person if purchased in advance. Seating is limited.

For more information and to reserve your ticket contact Rubina Mamdani: e-mail rubbinam at hotmail.com or call 425-821-2202, ext 228.

Gareema is a graduate in clinical psychology and classical music. She has been trained in Hindustani classical vocal music and is gifted with a rich voice. She has won many awards as a singer and has performed numerous times on Indian National TV. In addition to making her own albums, she has also lent her voice as a playback singer to Hindi films.

Gareema has specialized in and mastered all aspects of Indian vocal music and has also learned the intricacies and nuances of ghazal singing under the guidance of maestro and her guru Pandit Triveni, with whom she has also created an album. In addition, she also conducts workshops and given lecture-demonstrations in various schools, universitites and private organizations.

For the past 10 years, Pandit Triveni, a recognized singer and composer who goes by the nom de plume "Triveni Bhavani", is one of the foremost music director of bhajans and ghazals. Some of his notable contributions as a music director include platinum discs with renowned bhajan singer Anup Jalota and an album, “Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda”  with singers Hariharan and Jaspinder Narula. For Rangilo Rajasthan, Triveni and Gareema’s first non-stop album, they were honored by the Rajasthan Government. Moreover, the music sore for their film "Mere Humsafar" has won them warm accolades.

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Tasveer- Call for Submissions


Tasveer, an independent film organization in Seattle, seeks short films, experimental films, documentaries, and narratives of any length for submission for “Aaina: South Asian Women Film Focus”.  The event will take place in Seattle in March 2006 on the occasion of International Women’s Month.  Film themes must have primary focus on issues pertaining to South Asian women (living anywhere in the world). “South Asia” includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet.

If you would like to submit your film, please include the following information along with a vhs ntsc/dvd preview copy: title of film, brief synopsis, length of film, production year, country, previous screenings, filmmaker bio, and contact information and send to our mailing address: Tasveer, 9053 36th Ave South, Seattle, WA 98118.
Deadline for submissions is January 15th, 2007. If you have any questions, email info at tasveer.org. Website: www.tasveer.org.
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Juned Shaikh,
PhD Student,
Department of History,
University of Washington.
juneds at u.washington.edu