AIS Newsletter - 8 Oct 2006

Upcoming AIS Events

International Students Assembly Multicultural Week
(9th Oct to 14th Oct)

Enjoy some outstanding international movies every evening in International Film Week .
For details of movie schedules please visit http://www-scf.usc.edu/~isa/index.html

Take a Tour of the World just around Tommy Trojan. Join us to celebrate the Indian culture in the Multicultural Day on
Tuesday Oct 10th from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm.

Also AIS is looking for professional Henna / Rangoli artists to showcase Indian culture in its true colors. Please contact  Mansi Shah (to_mansi at hotmail.com) if you are interested in Henna / Rangoli / Decoration or volunteering as a ambassador of Indian culture.

Icing on the cake

"Sounds of the World"
Party organised by ISA.
Dance to world music, taste exotic world cuisine and meet some interesting people -- nothing gets better !!

Where: Ground Zero
When: 14th Oct 8.30pm


Garba
Dance to the tunes of classical gujarati music on the festivals of light, Diwali.
Venue: Lyon Center
When: 21st October 2006


Diwali
Come enjoy the festival of lights with performances by Indian artists for events like Bhangra, Skit, Girls Dance and many more.
Venue: Bovard Auditorium
When: 12th November 2006

Upcoming events from other Organizations

HSO EVENTS
 

"Which human origin viewpoint makes most sense to you? Creationist, Darwinist or ID? Are creationism and ID the same?"
 ***"A VEDIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTELLIGENT DESIGN (ID) CONTROVERSY" ***
By Orville Griffiths (From :ISKCON-International
 Society for  Krishna Conciousness)

 Followed by a FREE DINNERand FREE BOOK DISTRIBUTION!
Venue: FISH BOWL CHAPEL at University Religious Centre, W  34th Street
 (Between Student Health Centre and College House).
  Date: Wednesday, October 11th
  Time : 7:00 p.m. - 8:00pm



HSO proudly presents our Annual Diwali Banquet on Sunday, October 22nd in Town and Gown!
 Performances, prayers and dinner! Our BIGGEST event of the year!

We will have a table on Trousdale on the 12th, 13th, and from the 16th-20th from 11am-2pm.
Make sure to stop by our booth on Trousdale and RSVP! Seats are limited! First come, first serve basis!

SIFE EVENTS
 INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OCTOBER 27TH AND 28TH.

        You are invited to the University of Southern California's Indian Film Festival on October 27th and 28th, to meet eminent Indian filmmakers Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ketan Mehta, Rajkumar Hirani, and attend two days of film screenings.

TICKETS: Screenings are FREE to the public so NO TICKET are necessary, but you are required to make reservations by going to http://cntvcommunity.usc.edu.  Look for the individual films listed below under "CNTV Events" and click on "make reservation" for the screening you want to attend. Events will be overbooked so please arrive 15 minutes early for the screenings.

         EVENT LOCATION: USC, Eileen Norris Cinema Theater, 3507 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California 90089. For directions and parking, go to http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/event_venues/norris.html

FILM SCREENINGS
(1) October 27th, 6:00 pm: LAGE RAHO MUNNABHAI (Rajkumar Hirani, 2006), 130 minutes, followed by discussion with veteran filmmaker and producer VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA and director RAJKUMAR HIRANI.

(2) October 28th, 9:30 am: MANGAL PANDEY: THE RISING (Ketan Mehta, 2005), 150 minutes, followed by a discussion with celebrated filmmaker KETAN MEHTA.

(3) October 28th, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Panel Discussion with Ketan Mehta, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Samir Mallal, Professor Bhaskar Sarkar and Sumun Pendakur, moderated by Professor Priya Jaikumar on "Nationalism and Globalism in Indian Cinema."

(4) October 28th, 3:00 pm: BOMBAY CALLING (Samir Mallal and Ben Addelman, 2005), 72 minutes, followed by discussion with director SAMIR MALLAL.

(5) October 28th, 5:30 pm: MIRCH MASALA (Ketan Mehta, 1985), 130 minutes, followed by a discussion with director KETAN MEHTA and catered reception for festival attendees, accompanied by DJ Anand and Margarita's Music. Dance by USC's Anjaane Bollywood dance group.

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Association of Indian Students
Norman Topping Student Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

email: india@usc.edu                 url: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~india
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