India Club talent

India Club talent
06th Oct. 2007
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/10/06/india-club-talent.html

The India Club presented a glittering dance and music extravaganza called ""Talent Night"" on Sept. 23, in which expatriate children and parents ages 4 to 40 participated.
Although it was a program organized by outright amateurs, the presentation was equivalent to a professional one. All songs and dances were well-rehearsed and presented with absolute aplomb.
Kudos to the India Club executives for envisioning this -- to Uday, Vinay, Ravi, Sivasish, Priya, Janaki, Sveta and Pooja, who formed the core group, for their support in auditioning, to all the participants, and to those who showed whole-hearted encouragement to participating family members.
All performances were superb but some performances are worthy of special mention. Yes, Prekshaa Uppin's opening dance number, Yash Lakhwani's patriotic poem, Pranay Bang's enactment of famous Bollywood songs and Taran Arjan Dasani's song, All New World, all made a strong impression. But there is no doubt that Leela (Navrang) was ""Queen"", Meyyammaai (Bharat Natyam number) ""Teen Princess"" and 4-year old angel Sheetal ""Budding Princess"".
It was very gratifying to see Indonesian musicians performing on keyboard, drums and guitars. They added to the overall high quality of the singers' performance. Pandit Ramnath Singh of The Jawaharlal Nehru Indian Cultural Centre (JNICC) excelled on tabla.
We were fortunate to have as our special guest Endy M. Bayuni, chief editor of The Jakarta Post, who endeared himself to all with a warm speech and by remaining with us throughout the program.
K. B. KALE, Jakarta