The 12th of November was a very busy day for all of us it was the ICC night. The night that we all had been constantly preparing and waiting for. We woke up earlier then usual in the morning and headed towards Waseda University.We were taken to the Students Union Building where we were to attend Japanese dance classes. The dance is known as "SORAN BUSHI" which is a traditional dance form, from Hokkaido specifically known to be the fishermens dance. We all had an exciting time watching the students dance. Things got even more fun when we began to learn the dance ourselves. We enjoyed learning the dance with laughs and giggles and finally perfected almost half of the dance.
A small video of the fun we had while learning the dance, it sure requires alooot of energy...!!!
After this all of us proceeded to eat delicious Indian food that gave us the taste of home food even though we were miles away from home.
Butter chicken, rice and Chicken tikka
At the Indian restaurant "'CURRY and NAAN"
India day pic along with Yuto
The entire student exchange group to Japan...!!! Cheers to all....!!! :D :D :D
learning to dance SORAN BUSHI
After this all of us proceeded to eat delicious Indian food that gave us the taste of home food even though we were miles away from home.
Butter chicken, rice and Chicken tikka
Butter Chicken, Kheema, Naan and Curds
At the Indian restaurant "'CURRY and NAAN"
After this we headed for the preparation of India day. The day that all of us had been waiting for, so that we could put forth our culture and traditions from India, to the Japanese people. We were all nervous yet all sooo excited. We went to the ICC garden and began to help the organisers to decorate the hall. We put up colourful lanterns and checked all our work and the sequence of the programme. We arranged all the food stuff that we had brought from India like cashew nuts, bebinca, shev, bhakar vadi, melting moments cookies, chakli and farsan. We also lined up Indian spices on display so that the Japanese could view them. We changed into our costumes and began rehersaling for the programme.
Snacks all the way from India
India day pic along with Yuto
As it was around 4.30, students and teachers began entering the hall for the programme. Inspite of it being monday, which is the busiest day of the week for the Japanese, there were many people who made it possible to attend the function. Kimberly and Roohi were the comperes of the day. The auditorium was full with people. It was great looking at everyone excited and waiting for the function to start. The function started by a short welcome speech by Vice-Principal, Dr. Nandkumar Sawant. After the speech the Master of Ceremony welcomed the guests. Then the programme began with an invocation song (by Ambika) to invoke blessings from The Almighty. Followed by that there was a presentation on India. We then began the 1st dance performance of the evening which was Lavni, (by Saurabhi, Ninoshka and Sonia) it was an energetic performance the whole crowd joined into clapping their hands and enjoyed. Then we had chanting of Ganesh Stotra in Sanskrit language and Indian Classical Vocal recital (by Ambika) followed by the cheerful Punjabi fusion dance performance (by Kimberly, Aishwarya, Rechal and Valerie). After that three of our students (Ninoshka, Dorothy and Kimberly) sang a Konkani song and brought a flavour of Goan music before the crowd.
After that there was a presentation on Classical Dances and folklore of India which was followed by a Bharatnatyam performance (by Sonia and Roohi).
Before we began with the Goan dances we put forth a video about Goa, which was then followed by the traditional Kunbi dance (by Valerie, Ninoshka, Dorothy, Saurabhi and Ambika), an English song (by Kimberly) and the Goan mando dance(by Ninoshka, Dorothy, Ambika and Saurabhi). As the programme was nearing its end the last performance of the evening was the Bollywood dance which was a fusion of two songs wherein the 2nd half was a National Integration dance to which all 10 of us performed and saluted the Indian flag followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Immediately after that Indian snacks were served. Everyone enjoyed the taste. At the same time we interacted with the Japanese students and we got to know that they loved Indian food. They were also surprised to know that we only practised for a short while for the dances, and yet each student managed to perform more then two dances each.
Then we began the dance session where in we along with all the Japanese students danced on Bollywood songs . It was a beautiful evening. Everyone enjoyed themselves and we were happy that our India Day, of the 1st Student Exchange programme to Japan was a grand success.
Before we began with the Goan dances we put forth a video about Goa, which was then followed by the traditional Kunbi dance (by Valerie, Ninoshka, Dorothy, Saurabhi and Ambika), an English song (by Kimberly) and the Goan mando dance(by Ninoshka, Dorothy, Ambika and Saurabhi). As the programme was nearing its end the last performance of the evening was the Bollywood dance which was a fusion of two songs wherein the 2nd half was a National Integration dance to which all 10 of us performed and saluted the Indian flag followed by the singing of the National Anthem. Immediately after that Indian snacks were served. Everyone enjoyed the taste. At the same time we interacted with the Japanese students and we got to know that they loved Indian food. They were also surprised to know that we only practised for a short while for the dances, and yet each student managed to perform more then two dances each.
Then we began the dance session where in we along with all the Japanese students danced on Bollywood songs . It was a beautiful evening. Everyone enjoyed themselves and we were happy that our India Day, of the 1st Student Exchange programme to Japan was a grand success.
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