Thendral Calendar of Events January 2005 By Anuradha M Sastri

If you want events to include, please e-mail the details to thendral@chennaionline.com. Though we try our best to provide accurate information, we urge you to check details before attending any event. We are not responsible for any changes or cancellations of the events..

Ongoing:

10.30am - 12.30pm. - The Women’s forum of ICSC meets for free lecture/discussion session with guest speakers and facilitators on the last Saturday of every month at ICSC, 3065 Democracy Way, Santa Clara, California, Contact: 408.748.1771

9am - 5.30pm. - “Pranahuti Aided Meditation”, Training held by the Institute of Sriramchandra Consciousness, every 2nd Saturday of the month in the Bay Area. Free for all. Contact: Vidyadar Joshi 408.973.8667, www.sriramchandra.org, isrc_ca@yahoo.com

January 4, 11, 18, 25, Tuesdays
6-9am. - “Silicon Solai” Tamil radio program every Tuesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California, Contact: Manoharan Kandaswamy, siliconsolai@yahoo.com

12 noon. - Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

January 6, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays
1pm – 3pm. - Carnatic Radio on 90.1FM KZSU Stanford University. The program is one hour of Carnatic music and Gharana music. Contact: Parag, info@kzsu.stanford.edu

January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Saturdays
730pm – 8.30pm. - Meditation at the Shambala International Healing Center with Guru Ramaji and Yogini at 814 N.Ogden Dr, West Hollywood, California, Contact: 213.653.2716 

January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Sundays
Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, San Jose, and San Ramon, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction; Contact: 408.998.2793, sanjose@chinmayamission.org, www.chinmaya-sanjose.org/balvihar.html

9:30am-10am - Tamil Class taught at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia. Also offering Dance classes, Hatha Yoga, Adult Gita, and Balavihar class. Contact: 770.907.7102, feedback@hindutempleofatlanta.org, www.hindutempleofatlanta.org

11am-12:30pm. - Tamil songs, Tiruppugazh taught at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois. Also offering Sanskrit, bhajan classes. Contact: Jayanthi Balachandran 630.325.2985, Usha Narayanan at 630.527.9308 or the Temple front desk. info@ramatemple.org, www.ramatemple.org

5.30pm - St.John’s Tamil Lutheran Congregation - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 47 Winthrop Street, Williston Park, New York, Contact: Rev. Rathinasamy 718.747.6242, 516.742.5858

January 5, Wednesday
5:30pm – What we owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation-Building; Talk by Noah Feldman, Associate Professor of Law, New York University, Former Senior Constitutional Advisor, Coalition Provisional Authority, Iraq; Organized by World Affairs Council; Location: At the Council, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org, 415.293.4600

6pm. - “Free Introduction to Bharatanatyam Class” hosted by Brookline Community Center for the Arts; Location: 14 Green St., Brookline, Massachusetts; Contact: Aparna Keshaviah, 617.734.0087

6pm. - Pongal Celebrations organized by Cultural Association of Southern India; Location: Mahatma Gandhi Center, St. Louis, Missouri; Contact: Shuba Natarajan, 636.405.2527

January 6, Thursday
11am. - “Discourses on Science of Spirituality - Sidheshwari Devi” hosted by the Radha Madhav Society; Location: Shiv Mandir, Global Mall, Norcross, Georgia, Contact: Chaitanya Joshi - 678.895.6160

January 7, Friday
Noon. - “Find Your Inner Rhythm” 2 day musical workshop covering African polyrhythms, Balinese kothkan and Indian rhythmic cycles, hosted by Esalen Institute; Location: Highway 1, Bay Area, California, Tickets: $370, Contact: Friends of Esalen 831.667.3038

January 8, Saturday
“Sivanda Yoga Day Celebrations” featuring Odissi Dance by artists of Jyoti Kala Mandir, all-level yoga classes, meditation, kirtan, vegetarian lunch, yoga lecture/demostration and satsang with Swami Sitaramananda; Location: Vishnu-devananda Yoga Vedanta Center (Sivananda Tradition), Berkeley, California; Free Admission; Contact:510.273.2447, www.vishnuyoga.org

4pm. - Bharathanatyam Arangetram by Samantha Balasubramanian, student of Indumathy Ganesh of Nrithyollasa Dance Academy. Musical accompaniment provided by Indumathy Ganesh (nattuvagam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N. Narayanan (mridangam), Shanthi Narayanan (violin), and Ranjani Narasimhan (flute); Location: Ohlone College, Jackson Theater, Fremont, California, Contact: 510.659.0907.

11am – 1pm. - “Sri Ramana Maharshi’s 125th birth anniversary” hosted by Arunachala Asharma; Location: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California. Contact: 510.979.1679, nachiketas@hotmail.com. www.arunachala.org

10am – 1pm. - “Divine Mother-How to Win Her Love”, a class through meditation, prayer, music, chanting and discussion, participants explore methods to experience Her Divine Love within their own hearts, organized by Ananda Sangha; Location: Ananda Sangha, Palo Alto, California; Tickets: $30; Contact:650.323.3363

“Pongal 2005” celebrated by Bharathi Kalai Manram and Meenakshi Temple Society; Location: Kalyana Mandapam, MTS Complex, Houston, Texas; Contact: Arul Periasamy 281.392.4223 

7pm – Monthly Mass in Tamil; Location: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org; 650.967.3831

2.30pm. - “Bala Mela” organized by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh; Location: J. P. Keefe Technical High School, Framingham, Massachusetts; Contact: Sampath Kumar 508.399.5270

January 9, Sunday
“The path of God & Happiness” A three day lecture by Nikhileshwari Devi, a Hindu nun and lecturer organized by Bharathiya Ekta Mandir; Loction: Indo American Community Center, 2039, W.Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, Contact: K.N. & Uma Jagannath 602.867.7122

“South Asian Bridal Show” hosted by Unique Elegance & Ravissant; Location: Hyatt Regency; Irvine, California; Free Admission; Contact: 949.291.9966

“Ekantha Seva Music Festival” hosted by Sri Rama Sannidhi; Location: The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: 630.972.0300 

January 10, Monday
6pm. - “Bharatanatyam Workshop” 8-week workshop organized by Dakshina Palli Natyam; Location: Dick Shea Studios, New York; Admission: $200; Contact: Jaan R. Freeman 212.946.5348

January 12, Wednesday 
Film Industry Workshops (SAAA) – A 8 week workshop for acting, theatre, dancing, modeling and general film course organized by Film Industry of Toronto, Canada; Contact: Amrita, 647.222.1662 

“Mithila Painting: The Evolution of an Art Form” hosted by Museum of Craft and Folk Art; Location: Fort Mason Center, Landmark Building A, San Francisco, California; Runs from Jan 12 – Apr 24; Admission: $4(Adults), $3(Seniors), Free(youth). Contact: (415) 775-0991, www.mocfa.org 

Performance by Pt. Chitresh Das accompanied Pt. Anindo Chatterjee tabla) and Pt. Ramesh Misra (sarangi) hosted by Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture; Location: Chitresh Das Dance Company, San Francisco, California; Contact: 415.499.1601

6.30pm. - “Cricket at Naperville Park District!” a 7 week cricket class hosted by Cricket Sporting Academy (C.S.A), Naperville, Illinois; Contact: Chidambar Joshi 630.468.4848,

January 13, Thursday
“Art of Living Course” a 4 day course hosted by Art of Living Foundation; Location: Powers Ferry Chiropractic, Marietta, Georgia; Admission: $250/general, $125/students and seniors; Contact: Abhay Joshi 770.218.3135, atlanta@artofliving.org, www.artofliving.org/atlanta. 

January 15, Saturday
8am – 6.30pm. - “Chinmaya Children's Weekend Camp” hosted by Chinmaya Mission Los Angeles; Location: KASI, Anaheim, California; Admission: $75/Child; Contact: P. Mahadev 562.402.8156

“Sankranti Festival” hosted by Telugu Association of Greater Delaware Valley; Location: Bharatiya Temple & Cultural Center, Montgomeryville, Philadelphia. Contact: 215.442.1499,

January 16 Sunday
11am. - “Lessons from the Past Applied to Today” A lecture celebrating the life and contribution of Martin Luther King, Jr, presented by James Lance Taylor, Professor of Politics at USF; Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. San Francisco, California; Contact: 415.626.2442.

January 23, Sunday
4pm. - “Naadaanubhava” a music concert organized by Opthalmic Mission Trust, featuring Carnatic classical and semi-classical vocals by Asha Ramesh and Sangeetha Swaminathan, accompanied by Sudhi Rajagopalan (cajon drums), Anuradha Sridhar (violin) Shriram Brahmanandan (mridangam), and Ravi Gutala (tabla); Location: CET Performing Arts Center, San Jose, California; Tickets: $10, $15, $50, $100; Contact: 510.657.2894

1.30pm. - “Pongal Vizha celebrations” hosted by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Location: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California, Events include Pattimanram, Skit, Cine and Folk Music. Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org

11am. - “Festival Of India” hosted by the Association of Indians in America, South Florida Chapter; Location: Omni Auditorium, BCC North Campus, Coconut Creek, Florida; Free Admission; Contact: AIAFlorida, 954.755.7091, www.aiaflorida.org/Festival.htm

January 24, Monday
6:15pm – Religious Harmony in a time of war and unrest; A talk by Rajadas Jayakumar, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, Stanford University; Location: Commonwealth Club, Silicon Valley, San Jose, California; Contact; www.commonwealthclub.org, 408.351.3478; $5 Members, $15 non-members.

January 29, Saturday
5pm. - “Jyothi 2020”, presented by Sankara Eye Foundation, with north Indian classical dance KATHAK and folk music from India and Japan; Location: Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos, California; Tickets: Level 1 - $25, Level 2 - $15, Level 3 - $10; Contact: Ritesh Tandon 408.365.3248 or 1.866.SANKARA, rtandon2004@yahoo.com, www.giftofvision.org

8am. - “Thyagaraja Aradhana Day” organized by South India Fine Arts, with the rendering of Pancharatna Keertanas and Saint Thayagaraja’s Keerthanas by vocalists and instrumentalists at CET Auditorium, San Jose, California; Admission Free; Contact:408.245.4107, www.southindiafinearts.org.

Jan. 30, Sunday
3pm – Bharatanatyam Solo Performance by Nitya Venkateswaran; Directed by Vishal Ramani, Artistic Director, Shri Krupa Dance Company; Hosted by ODC Theater; Location: ODC Theater, San Francisco, California; Ticket: $13; Contact: nitya_dance@yahoo.com, www.shrikrupa.org, www.odctheater.org, 415.863.9834

Feb 4, Friday 
7:30-9:30pm - Bhagawad Geetha discourse by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: Komala Vilas Party Hall; Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Mahi: 408.314.7869, 408.733.7400

Feb 5 Saturday
4.30pm. - “Bahaar-e-Shaam” an evening of kathak dance and Hindustani classical music presented by Shalini Saxena Dance Academy, featuring kathak dancer Shalini Saxena, and Habib Khan with his students; Location: Santa Clara Convention Center Theater, Santa Clara, California; Tickets:$25, $50; Contact:408.268.0405, www.habibkhan.com, www.shalinisaxena.com

Feb. 5, Feb. 6 
7:30-9:30pm - Bhagawad Geetha discourse by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: Campbell Community Center, Campbell, California; Contact: Mahi: 408.314.7869, 408.866.2105