ROTARY DANDIYA NITE DHAMAKA
Dandiya Nite, an event organised to raise funds for our school project, was a great event. People of all age-groups had a wonderful time. Dandiya enthusiasts turned up in large numbers in colourful ethnic wear and were seen dancing away to garba and dandiya beats and Bollywood numbers. Numerous prizes including attractive cash prizes were given to the winners of the different dance competitions. The food court with mouth watering food stalls was a runaway success. Ladies lined up at the mehendi stall, while other games made it a fun filled event for everybody.
We were overwhelmed with the response. Our sincere thanks to all the participants, the Chicalim Sarpanch Mr. Cleto, Mr. Rajan Satardekar, Deputy Collector (South Goa), PI Braz, NISA, Goa Times, Vasco Watch, Vinsan Graphics, Sanjana Lotlikar, Vibhav Joshi, Aditya Mehta, Dr. Sanat Joshi, Ms. Lalita Joshi, Nimisha Saraswat, Vidya Tapadia, Pankajbhai of Jailaxmi Transport, Chaat Street, Flintstone, Wonder Ice Cream, Everton Vales, Temptations, Big G, Magsons, ING Bank, Ms. Sweeja Diwekar and RC Vasco, and Event Sponsors: Prime Builders, Hiralal & Co., RNSB Trust, ACM, Kiran Dhabolkar and Sons, Maharaja Hotels, NRB Group, S K Land Developers, Vijai Marine Services, Goa Medicare Devices, Hyundai – Goa Motors, Links – HDFC Car Loans – Devang Gosalia, Mahalaxmi Mines and Minerals, Mohit Ispat, Tarshish Exports and other donors; Prize Sponsors: Coconut Creek, 10 Calangute, The UB Group and Teles Mega Store;
We hope to be back next year with a bigger more memorable event.
Dandiya Raas is the traditional folk dance form of Vrindavan, where it is performed depicting scenes of Holi, and lila of Krishna and Radha. Along with Garba, it is the featured dance of Navratri evenings.
The Rotary Club of Dabolim, a part of the Rotary International family, will be investing the funds in our School Project. We are partnering with selected educational institutions in improving their infrastructure, buying training aids, and providing training for teachers. The project will improve the quality of education, impacting the lives of a large number of students and their families. Improving the employability of students is critical for India to harness the potential of its demographic dividend where over 52% of the population is below 25 years of age, and this project will be our small contribution towards the larger goal.
