Of rangoli, raagas and rasmalai
Catch all this and more at the Auckland Diwali Festival at AOTEA Square on 11th - 12th October 2014. Like all cultural festivals, Diwali has traditional foods that are prepared and eaten just for this special occasion. At the Auckland Diwali Festival, you can savour all the delights at the food stalls, without labouring at your kitchen. After your taste-buds are satisfied, stop by the workshops on offer at the festival, or simply listen to the experts from various walks of life on how they describe their Indian experience.
DIWALI DELIGHTS
There are over 50 food and craft stalls at this year’s Auckland Diwali Festival.
This is Auckland’s largest vegetarian festival so tantalise your taste-buds and enjoy the huge range of delicious food and sweets.
The Auckland Diwali Festival is Auckland’s largest vegetarian festival so there’s a fantastic variety of delicious vegetarian options at the food stalls, including BhelPuri, Sambar, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Butter Paneer, Masala Dosa, GulabJamun and Kul? ice cream – just to name a few!
RANGOLI RAVE
Rangoli art workshops
12pm - 5pm Saturday and Sunday Level 5 Aotea Centre
Create your own colourful Rangoli art and learn more about this traditional Indian art form. These workshops are for all ages and are run by Smita Upadhye.Rangolis are created using dyed marble powder, lime and rice ?our and their pastes. Woman traditionally used their bare ?ngers or brushes to draw Rangoli pattern outlines, then ?lling them with the di?erent coloured powders.
JUST BEAT IT!
Indian classical music workshop
1.30pm – 2.45pm Saturday and Sunday Level 5 Aotea Centre
Learn about Indian classical music through demonstrations and performances and have the chance to try out the instruments for yourself.In these popular workshops, run by Basant Madhur, the sitar, tabla and harmonium will be demonstrated, as well as traditional vocal forms and Kathak classical dance.There will be a talk about the history of Indian classical music and the chance to ask questions.
Auckland Diwali Speakers Series
Saturday 11th Oct
Ranjna Patel
Ranjna Patel is Justice of peace and Queen Service medal awardee. She is a founder, director and member of the Executive Committee of the Nirvana Health Group (formerly East Tamaki Healthcare (ETHC) Group of Companies). With a network of 30 general medical and A & E clinics across Auckland, working with over 179,000 enrolled patients, has vast experience in Practice Management and community based medicine and a deep understanding of health inequalities. Mrs Patel is also actively involved in community activities.
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Mr Bakshi is New Zealand’s National Party MP. He was elected into the 49th New Zealand Parliament in 2008 by way of the party list. Mr Bakshi is New Zealand’s first Indian Member of Parliament.He has over 25 year experience in business both here and in India. Starting in his family’s freight transport company he went on to have a successful business career ranging from property to the fashion industry.
Dr Sekhar Bandopadhyay
Dr Bandyopadhyay is Director, New Zealand India Research Institute and Professor of Asian History at Victoria University of Wellington. He is an award winning author, who has published extensively on India and Indian migration to New Zealand. He is also a columnist for the Indian Weekender.
Dr Nabeel Zuberi
Dr Zuberi has worked at the University of Auckland since January 1997 as a senior lecturer and convenes a course on Bollywood. He has expertise in Popular Music and Sound, Race and Ethnicity, African and South Asian Diasporas. Researcher of music, and co-hosts a show on Base FM, Auckland.
Sunday 12th Oct
Mahesh Bindra
Mr Bindra is New Zealand First Party’s first Indian Member of Parliament. Mr Bindra was born in Mumbai and obtained a degree in Political Science and Psychology from Mumbai University. He migrated to New Zealand from India in 2002 with his family.
Dr. Shuchi Kothari
Dr Kothari is a senior lecturer from University of Auckland and writes screenplays for the film industry in New Zealand, India, and USA. She has also produced short films of international acclaim and for television, New Zealand’s first prime-time Asian show titled “A Thousand Apologies”. Her creative work reflects her interest in issues related to migration, settlement, South Asian diaspora, and Indian cinema. She is the recipient of the New Zealand Film Commission’s Writer’s Award for 2009.
Mr. Brijesh Sethi
Mr Sethi, owner and director of NZSE since 2003, is himself a migrant. A graduate of AUT, Brijesh has worked incredibly hard to create opportunities for NZSE students through fostering relationships and pathway opportunities between NZSE and AUT as well as. Unitec Also Director of Travel Point and Kuddles - Inhome Childcare and Education.
Catch all this and more at the Auckland Diwali Festival at AOTEA Square on 11th - 12th October 2014. Like all cultural festivals, Diwali has traditional foods that are prepared and eaten just for this special occasion. At the Auckland Diwali Festival, you can savour all the delights at the food...
Catch all this and more at the Auckland Diwali Festival at AOTEA Square on 11th - 12th October 2014. Like all cultural festivals, Diwali has traditional foods that are prepared and eaten just for this special occasion. At the Auckland Diwali Festival, you can savour all the delights at the food stalls, without labouring at your kitchen. After your taste-buds are satisfied, stop by the workshops on offer at the festival, or simply listen to the experts from various walks of life on how they describe their Indian experience.
DIWALI DELIGHTS
There are over 50 food and craft stalls at this year’s Auckland Diwali Festival.
This is Auckland’s largest vegetarian festival so tantalise your taste-buds and enjoy the huge range of delicious food and sweets.
The Auckland Diwali Festival is Auckland’s largest vegetarian festival so there’s a fantastic variety of delicious vegetarian options at the food stalls, including BhelPuri, Sambar, Aloo Tikki Chaat, Butter Paneer, Masala Dosa, GulabJamun and Kul? ice cream – just to name a few!
RANGOLI RAVE
Rangoli art workshops
12pm - 5pm Saturday and Sunday Level 5 Aotea Centre
Create your own colourful Rangoli art and learn more about this traditional Indian art form. These workshops are for all ages and are run by Smita Upadhye.Rangolis are created using dyed marble powder, lime and rice ?our and their pastes. Woman traditionally used their bare ?ngers or brushes to draw Rangoli pattern outlines, then ?lling them with the di?erent coloured powders.
JUST BEAT IT!
Indian classical music workshop
1.30pm – 2.45pm Saturday and Sunday Level 5 Aotea Centre
Learn about Indian classical music through demonstrations and performances and have the chance to try out the instruments for yourself.In these popular workshops, run by Basant Madhur, the sitar, tabla and harmonium will be demonstrated, as well as traditional vocal forms and Kathak classical dance.There will be a talk about the history of Indian classical music and the chance to ask questions.
Auckland Diwali Speakers Series
Saturday 11th Oct
Ranjna Patel
Ranjna Patel is Justice of peace and Queen Service medal awardee. She is a founder, director and member of the Executive Committee of the Nirvana Health Group (formerly East Tamaki Healthcare (ETHC) Group of Companies). With a network of 30 general medical and A & E clinics across Auckland, working with over 179,000 enrolled patients, has vast experience in Practice Management and community based medicine and a deep understanding of health inequalities. Mrs Patel is also actively involved in community activities.
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi
Mr Bakshi is New Zealand’s National Party MP. He was elected into the 49th New Zealand Parliament in 2008 by way of the party list. Mr Bakshi is New Zealand’s first Indian Member of Parliament.He has over 25 year experience in business both here and in India. Starting in his family’s freight transport company he went on to have a successful business career ranging from property to the fashion industry.
Dr Sekhar Bandopadhyay
Dr Bandyopadhyay is Director, New Zealand India Research Institute and Professor of Asian History at Victoria University of Wellington. He is an award winning author, who has published extensively on India and Indian migration to New Zealand. He is also a columnist for the Indian Weekender.
Dr Nabeel Zuberi
Dr Zuberi has worked at the University of Auckland since January 1997 as a senior lecturer and convenes a course on Bollywood. He has expertise in Popular Music and Sound, Race and Ethnicity, African and South Asian Diasporas. Researcher of music, and co-hosts a show on Base FM, Auckland.
Sunday 12th Oct
Mahesh Bindra
Mr Bindra is New Zealand First Party’s first Indian Member of Parliament. Mr Bindra was born in Mumbai and obtained a degree in Political Science and Psychology from Mumbai University. He migrated to New Zealand from India in 2002 with his family.
Dr. Shuchi Kothari
Dr Kothari is a senior lecturer from University of Auckland and writes screenplays for the film industry in New Zealand, India, and USA. She has also produced short films of international acclaim and for television, New Zealand’s first prime-time Asian show titled “A Thousand Apologies”. Her creative work reflects her interest in issues related to migration, settlement, South Asian diaspora, and Indian cinema. She is the recipient of the New Zealand Film Commission’s Writer’s Award for 2009.
Mr. Brijesh Sethi
Mr Sethi, owner and director of NZSE since 2003, is himself a migrant. A graduate of AUT, Brijesh has worked incredibly hard to create opportunities for NZSE students through fostering relationships and pathway opportunities between NZSE and AUT as well as. Unitec Also Director of Travel Point and Kuddles - Inhome Childcare and Education.
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