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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
President and Coordinator:
Mr. Abhishek Singh
Vice President
Mr. Biju Akkamparambil
Secretary
Mr. Sam Kadavil
Joint Secretary:
Mr. Ebby Jacob
Treasurer Dr. Abhishek Joshi
Joint Treasurer:
Mr. Sunil Nair
Marketing and Public
Relations
Mr. Jayhar Harharan
Dr. Rahul Dua
Cultural Program
Coordinators
Mr. Chakri Macha
Dr. Aman Ahuja
Dr. Richa Dua
Dr Smriti Krishna
Food and Stalls Coordinators
Mr. Venu Kadiyala
Mr. Kuriakose Philip
Mr Gautam Sinha
Workshops Committee
Mr. Binu Jacob
Safety & First Aid
Coordinator
Dr Dhananjay Pawar
Volunteer and Ground
Support
Coordinators
Mr. Santhosh Kesavan
Mr. Benny Manglaseril
Mr Gaurav Patel
IT Support
Mr Nihar Bhatt Re-boot
Raffle Coordinator
Mr Arun Anandamurugan
India Fest Advisory Board
Chairman: Assoc. Prof. Mohan Jacob
General Secretary:
A/Prof. Shashidhar Murthy
Auditor:
Mr. Sunil Dixit
Townsville’s 3rd
Adani India Fest was held on the 29th
of October 2016
with an aim to promote cultural integration by showcasing Indian cultural
diversity to the local community of Townsville.
Once again the majestic Riverway grounds at Kirwan were transformed into
all that is Indian from 10.00 am to 9.00pm. Within hours the ground was
packed with people eager to have a kaleidoscopic glimpse into all that India
has to offer.
The morning sessions were primarily workshops like Yoga, Indian dances
& music. These served as an apt prelude to the subsequent performances
that followed on stage. The 3rd Adani India Fest Townsville celebrated
traditional dances with India’s most authentic art forms, like Bharata
Natyam, Kathak and fusion of classical and contemperory dances.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
People participated in the Dance and Yoga workshops to get hand on experience of these
traditional Indian art forms.
One of the highlights of the event was the Cookery Workshop.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
One of the spectacular highlights of the show was Magic Show performed by Mr Reddy a
world famous magician from India.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
Henna Art Workshop and other traditional Indian stalls like Kerala Stall and Rajasthan
hall were at display
The local community enjoyed painting their hands with traditional Indian art.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
The official inaugural ceremony took place at 6.00 pm which was attended on stage by
Mr Abhishek Singh (IFT President & Convener), CFO of Adani Mining Australia Pty Ltd
Mr Rajesh Gupta, Mayor Con Ms Jenny Hill, Mr Nachiketa Jha, Cultural Secretary, Indian
High Comission, Canberra. The dignitaries were welcomed with a traditional Kerala
welcome drums.
Australian and Indian national anthems were followed by speeches by all the dignatories
and lighting of the traditional Indian Lamp “Dia”.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
The evening session from 6:00PM-9:30Pm was pretty much a cultural dance and music
extravaganza by the Natya Bollywood group from Melbourne. Folk Dances like Bhangra,
Garba, also constituted the various performances.
Kids as young as 5 years old also contributed to the stage performances in like the
Rainbow Dance, Silver steppers, Saffron girls and Groovy Boys.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
Perhaps one of the highlights of the evening was the spectacular Silk Air sponsored
Fashion Show. The show highlighted the beautiful Indian Costumes both traditional and
modern depicting the latest in Indian fashion.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
The Indian Food Stalls were a big hit as expected with long ques and the community got
a taste of the diverse Indian Cuisine and for the very first time locals got the opportunity to
relax in the India Fest BAR where the local Indian brew Kingfisher was an instant hit.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
The lucky draw and raffle saw people winning free return tickets to India from Australia,
an ipad, Magnetic Island ferry ride and movie tickets.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
The event culminated with a spectacular fireworks show to highlight the Indian festival of
lights – DIWALI followed by an electrifying bollywood dance routine by Jhoom group
from Melbourne in which the whole ground was turned into a dance floor with each and
everyone present putting on their dance shoes.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org
More than 20000 people attended the 3rd Adani India Fest on 29th
Oct 2016 making it the
largest attendance in a single day in any cultural community event organized in
Townsville in 2016. This was only possible with the support of all our sponsorers like
yourselves, our volunteers, performers and the community of Townsville who turned up
in unprecedented numbers to support the event. We shall definitely be back bigger and
better next year.
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TOWNSVILLE INC. Registration No. IA 54633, ABN: 58 786 982 872
PO BOX - 1155, Aitkenvale Qld4814, Email – [email protected] www.indiafesttownsville.org