8th Annual IndiaFest Milwaukee Essence of India in State of Wisconsin The Pandemic Edition Brought to you by Spindle India, Inc. Strengthening India-U.S. relations, since 2013 We begin with auspicious Ganesh Vandana, to remove obstacles from our path& to seek blessings from the Almighty #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Welcoming & Inauguration #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Inauguration #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Seeking Almighty’s Blessings #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Lamp Lighting Ceremony Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Renowned Ghazal Singer Anup Jalota Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Consul general of India – Consul General Press, Information & Culture Ranjit Singh Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Honorary Consul General of Comoros CharifHachim & Honorary Consul General of Bangladesh Monir Choudhury Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Wisconsin State Representative Dan Knodl & U.S. Senator Ron Johnson regional Director Paul Truess Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Wisconsin State Representative Jim Ott Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Air India GM Commercial Rishikant Singh Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Writer Rethy Devi Our Esteemed Guests #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Mother & Father 0f Founder, Spindle India, Inc., Purnima Nath Srimati Sukriti Nath & Shri Prabodh Chandra Nath Our Esteemed Guests Flag Hoisting #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Flag Hoisting #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION National Anthem of India & America & Pledge of Allegiance to United States of America Our Emcees #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION SuparnaNath Pratima Nath & (Atlanta) Swapnapratim Bhaumik (Agartala, India) SupriyaVidwans (North Carolina) Neha Patil (13, Milwaukee) Global Emcees North Indian - Uttar Pradesh/Bihar North Eastern India - Assamese Mekhla Wedding Sari West India – Maharastra Sari South India - Pattu Pavadai Eastern India - Bengali Sari Children’s Sari (Lal Paad Shada Shari) Unique & Unmatchable Diversity of India #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition Guest Speeches #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Founder, Chairwoman & President, Spindle India, Inc. Creator & Producer, IndiaFest Milwaukee Purnima Nath #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Honorary Consul General of Bangladesh Monir Choudhury #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Honorary Consul General of Comoros Charif Hachim #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION U.S. Senator Ron Johnson – Regional DirectorPaul Truess Presenting Certificate of Senatorial Recognition To Founder of Spindle India, Inc., Purnima Nath #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Wisconsin State Representative Dan Knodl #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Wisconsin State Representative Jim Ott #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Writer Rethy Devi Commendations & Recognitions #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Consul General of India Shri Amit Kumar Recognizing Celebration of Independence Day of India #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Chief Minister of Tripura (India) Shri Biplab Kumar Deb Recognizing Spindle India, Inc. #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Certificate of Senatorial Recognition by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Mayor of Milwaukee Tom Barrett Declaration of Aug 15th, 2020 as India Day in City of Milwaukee #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Milwaukee County Executive David Crawley Recognizing IndiaFest Milwaukee 2020 Cultural Programs #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION “My favorite festivals of India, especially, IndiaFest Milwaukee” Speech by Sanvi Thakur (7) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Ancient Indian Dance Form - Bharata Natyam By Bhuvi Handigund (8) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Contemporary Indian Cinema Bollywood Medley By Megha (10) & Neha Patil (13) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Shiva Shambhoo Nritya in the Backdrop of Milwaukee By the students of Aishwarya Dance School #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Shiva TandavTabla Performance By Swapnapratim Bhaumik (Tripura, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Rabindra Sangeet By Priyarghya Nath (11, Kolkata, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION “Makeshift drum” performance in poor village with available household stuff where there are no luxury of having a real drum By Swapnapratim Bhaumik (Triputa, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Tabla performance by Prodyut Mukherjee - GIMA award winner percussionist & composer - Founder of Rhythm Express #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Sitar performance By internationally known artist Indrajit Bannerjee #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Arts & Crafts #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition Peacock, India’s national bird By Elhana Jacob (6, Bangalore, Karnataka, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION National symbols of India By Bhuvi Handigund (8) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Unity in Diversity By Parineeta Bhaumik (8, Agartala, Tripura,India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Indian village girl with favorite animals By Megha Patil (10) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION India in the form of a teen girl By Tanvi Nukala (13) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Radha with other Gods By Neha Patil (13) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Tripura tourists spots By Swapnapratim Bhaumik (17, Tripura, Agartala, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION Craft of Mother Goddes Saraswati made of shilpakar By Swapnapratim Bhaumik (17, Tripura, Agartala, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION ‘The Historical India’ Poem By Bijasmita Debnath (Hyderabad, India) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION 2017 2018 2019 2020 A LITTLE PARTICIPANT’S JOURNEY IN #IFM (ACHYUT PRASAD ~4YRS) #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION IndiaFest Milwaukee 2020 in Pictures #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION A photo was captured with the guests at the ground after honoring both the countries, India & U.S.A #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PANDEMICEDITION #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition Wet deck & field But unstoppable mission India-U.S. relations #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition Thank you! 8th Annual IndiaFest Milwaukee #IFM2020 #PandemicEdition Brought to you by Spindle India, Inc..