IAS Administrative/Working Committee Executive Committee President Dr. Bhavin Parikh Vice President Mr. Rao Duriseti Secretary Mr. Bhaskar Vempati Joint Secretary Mr. Shivesh Sinha Treasurer Mr. Cigil Palackalody Board of Trustees Trustee Mrs. Anupriya Ramraj Trustee Mr. Venkat Mechineni Trustee Mr. Vinod Balakrishna Trustee Mr. Ajit Natu Trustee Mr. Satheesh Nagaraj Committee Leads/Co-Leads 5K Run/Walk Mr. Amitab Shaik, Dr. Amar Pawar Charity Dr. Rahul Gupta, Mr. Prabhaker Rao Cultural Mr. Vinayak Patil, Mrs. Ranju Verma Decoration Mrs. Darshana Amin Parade Mr. Pandu Itagi, Mrs. Madhuri Natu, Mr. Paresh Sinha Public Relation Mr. YK Chalam, Mr. Prabhaker Rao Sports Ms. Vandna Sharma, Mr. Gimgy Mathew, Mr. Biju George, Mr. Joy Mukherjee Vendor Mr. Sudheer Padinchara, Mr. Shekhar Tiwari Venue Mr. Prem Jonnala Web & Social Media Mr. Venu Mallesara Women Empowerment, Mr. Nandakumar Prabhakaran Seminars, IAS Got Talent Consular/Visa Camp Mr. Shekhar Tiwari, Mr. Nandakumar Prabhakaran Youth Development Mrs. Selvi Jana Other Board Members Ms. Lakhwinder Kaur Mr. Gobi Suresh Ramasamy Mr. Jay Shrivastava Mr. Rajesh Yakkali Mrs. Meenal Joshi Mr. Anup Gautham Mr. Piyush Amin Mr. Vijay Kumar Mr. Sateesh Moola Mr. Mrudul Sadanandan President’s Message Namaste Friends, . On behalf of my entire Board, I would like to welcome all of you to the “Mega India Day Mela 2019", a mega cultural extravaganza celebrating 73rd Anniversary of Indian Independence. Indian Association of Sacramento (IAS) is a nonprofit organi- zation which provides platform to preserve and showcase the rich cultural heritage of India with our fellow citizens in the greater Sacramento area & our next genera- tions. Mega India Day Mela is the biggest event of our community showcasing the diverse and vibrant Indian culture. It started with an audience of 300 in 2005 and now it is attended by thousands of people. This year, we are taking IAS to next level by simul- taneously having thirteen major events on same day and at same venue. While en- joying the cultural show in the main hall that represents over 20 Indian participating organizations, diverse traditions and customs of India, you can taste variety of yum- my Indian foods at food stalls, enjoy shopping at stalls, attend various seminars, par- ticipate in various competitions like Rangoli, Photography, Painting, collage and cooking. IAS is organizing “Indian Consular Camp” in liaison with the office of Indian Consulate General of India, San Francisco to review applications for Indian Visa, OCI Card and Passports for our local community. We're also organizing “IAS Got Talent” contest to showcase various talents and informative seminars like “Women Empow- erment”, “College Admissions” , “California State Jobs” and “Financial wellness” to serve major needs of the community. You can also participate in Parade with col- ored costumes to pay tribute to our freedom fighters and soldiers. We're also or- ganizing blood donation drive where you can donate blood on this auspicious day and help to save lives. IAS has selected "Care for Children" as the charity recipient for this India Day. Please donate generously to support educational needs of under served children. In May 2019, we successfully organized IAS 5K Run/Walk and supported local charity “We Embrace". It was attended by 700 people from diverse communities, which was the highest attendance in history of IAS 5K Run/Walk. We are proud to present a donation check of $5000 to "We Embrace" during India day 2019. We've given away more than $105K to various charities in past 14 years. Charity work is one of our main missions. As we strive for continuous improvement, this year, we have brought innovative ideas and programs. We've started Women Empowerment and Youth Development committees. IAS Women forum in collaboration with OCA, My Sister's house, CRC and Women commission to mark International Women Day in March 2019 was a huge success. Report of issues affecting South Asian Women was compiled to local public officials to bring more awareness of these issues. We also had other success- ful events like MLK walk, IAS/Ekal Holi, IAS Meet and Greet at State Continued... Capitol and IAS 5K Walk/Run. Our sports committee has organized thirteen sports events this year- Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball, Throw ball, Surya Namaskar, Carom, Chess, Quiz, Rangoli, Cooking, Painting, Photography & Collage with overwhelming participation from the community. We cordially invite you to join our upcoming events "IAS Youth Public speaking & Leadership classes" in late Aug/Early September, IAS Teej in September, Mental health & Suicide prevention forum in October & Folsom Veteran's day Parade in November. We are also trying to collaborate with Cities of Elk Grove and Rocklin to have IAS Diwali events. We have brought several new Indian and Non Indian organi- zations as our collaborating partners. This year, we got sponsorship from very repu- table non profit organizations such as OCA, APAPA and IVACC and we are collabo- rating with them to bring innovative new programs to benefit our community. This year, we have largest make up of IAS board with 40 dedicated and energetic community leaders as board members. I'm very thankful to my board members who have been working tirelessly to organize various events throughout the year. We're not sleeping this year and we're committed to make a big impact in our community. I'm also very thankful to all of you, our sponsors and well wishers for trusting us. Last but not least, I am very thankful to my wife Shipti and my children for allowing me to use my personal time to serve our community. We are always ready to listen to your ideas, concerns, feedback and suggestions so please don't hesitate to contact any of us if you have any questions. Looking forward to meet all of you on August 11th during Mega India day Mela 2019. Please do come to support us and our wonderful community. "Alone, We can do so little, Together we can do so much"- Helen Keller. Warm Regards, Dr. Bhavin Parikh President, IAS Contact IAS www.iassac.org https://www.facebook.com/IndiaDaySacramento Twitter: @SacramentoIAS , Email: [email protected] Sign up for IAS mailing list to get regular community updates @ http://iassac.org/Membership.php Cultural Programs 1. Flag Hoisting: Dr. Bhavin Parikh — President IAS 2. Welcome & Introduction: Dr. Bhavin Parikh — President IAS 3. National Anthem [American, Indian]: 4. Bollywood Hangama: Rocking Rabbits Dance group Ansh Sharma, Aayan Padhi, Aum Kavethekar, Chanakya Muduganti, Heru- thic Nityanandan, Swastik Swain, Sharvan Ramesh, Choreographer: Swagatika Mohanty . 5. Bollywood Fusion: Natomas Group Sapna Desai, Mansi Pandey, Pinky Shukla, Sandhya Sampath, Jeevana Mannepalli, Arpita Hundiwale, Choreographer: Heta Shah . 6. Patriotic song: Saraswati Vidhyalaya Sriranjani, Sireesha Chittinoina, Namratha Menon, Nethra Kumar, Pallavi Matolli, Vaishnavi Padakanti, Namish Dondapatti, Jishnu Dondapatti. Choreographer: Eshwari Kumar 7. Organization Introduction: Ankur, California Telugu Samithi(CTS), Gu- jarati Samaj of Sacramento (GSS), Ekal Vidyalaya 8. Hum Bhi Hain Josh me: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) Folsom Param Thaokar, Suyash Mishra, Arihaan Ruhela, Veer Kalyanpura, Esha Gan, Shreeya Cheedhalla, Shreenidhi Cheedhalla, Esha Shukla, Kethansai Alla, Sushrut Mishra, Aarohi Mishra, Dhatrisri Alla, Parin Thaokar, Atharv Shukla, Aanchal Mishra, Satakashi Pandey, Siddharth Pandey, Khushi Shukla, Pradeep Mishra, Santosh Mishra, Vijay Parvaritkar, Pandu Itagi, Sunil Kumar, Amit Agarwal, Anirudha Pandey, Anay Gan. Choreographer: Pradnya Thaokar, Shilpa Mishra 9. Classical Dance: Murali Giridhara Nardanam (CTS) Adya Balakrishnan, Dhrithi Reddy Konatham, Harsika Thanthullu, Mahati Dachepalli, Mahathi Senthil, Nanthitha Nithyana, Shreya Aggarwal, Choreographer: Sanjana Sathya . 10. Josh Naal: Folsom Punjabi Association Samita Parija, Nitalie Biswal, Ramneek Khalsa, Harshita Mudhuganti, Gargi Fulsunge, Harshita Naidu, Choreographer: Harshitha Naidu 11. Organization Introduction: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS), Kannada Sangha of Sacramento (KSS), Marathi Mandal of Sacramento (MMSAC) 12. Maasura Ponne Varuga: Kalashraya Dance Academy Folsom Archita Anand, Mahati Dachepalli, Samriddhi Matharu, Sahithya kamalana- than, Shreya Ramesh, Sejal Senthil, Choreographer: Hema Sathya 13. Jogwa: Marathi Mandal Sacramento (MMSAC) Shree Awadhane, Manisha Patil, Vandita Shenoy, Namita Surve, Sneha Hegde, Madhuri Shirolkar, Choreographer: Shree Awadhane 14. Nava Bharatham: Suvidha International Foundation Aditi Manjunathan , Aleky Gollapudi, Anika Ram, Chinmaya Bhat, Meher Ma- thur, Nishi Singhal, Niyati Gajarampalli, Pradyun Kanujanti, Rahi, Saanvi Tama- kuwala, Shachi Nanda, Smriti Dahagam, Choreographer: Subhashini Mudhuganti, Anubha Mathur 15. Charity Presentation 16. WeEmbrace Music Group: WeEmbrace Ansh Sharma, Aayan Padhi, Aum Kavethekar, Chanakya Muduganti, Heruthic Nityanandan, Swastik Swain, Sharvan Ramesh, Music Instructor: Shohini Chakraborty 17. We Oriya kids performance: WeOriya( Sacramento Oriya Community). Elesh Sahoo, Pranav Sudharshan, Alisha Das, Mithil Biswal, Arav Mishra, Roshini Rafiq, Suhani Hazari, Riddhi Mohanty, Pranathi Sudharshan, Elina Sa- hoo, Choreographer: Manvi Bhapkar 18. Natomas Tamilachigal: OVBI Vaishali Baskaran, Maheshwari Balamurugan, Shalini Parameswar, Shanmu ,Sharma; Sharvani Andurlekar, Girija Swami, Shohini Chakraborty, Choreogra- pher: Shalaka Bhagwat 19. Sports Trophy Presentation 20. Rabindra sangeet: Utsav Sac Pubasha Das Banga,