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  CLEARWATER�S RUTH ECKERD HALL PLAYS HOST TO �BOMBAY DREAMS� APRIL 19-23


By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]

�Something gorgeously new.� �Feel-good fantasy!� The raves and reviews for Andrew Lloyd Webber�s �Bombay Dreams,� which will make its appearance for the first time in Florida in April, have been far too many to count. Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater will be staging the Tony Award-nominated musical from April 19-23. The show tells the story of a handsome young actor who dreams of finding stardom and romance in a rich and exotic land.
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TAMPA BAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PRESENTS NRITYAGRAM DANCE ENSEMBLE ON APRIL 15
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Nrityagram Dance Ensemble will perform SRI � In Search of the Goddess in Ferguson Hall at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on Saturday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m.

Nrityagram Dance Ensemble combines classical Indian dance forms with modern creative movement to convey powerful philosophical ideas and ancient stories of India. Six dancers perform the classical style of Odissi, one of the oldest dance forms in the world. Odissi is a distinct blend of rigorous technique with attitudes of love and passion to emphasize divinity in the ancient temples of east India.
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HINDU SOCIETY OF NE FLORIDA TO HOLD INDIA FEST ON APRIL 29
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The Hindu Society of Northeast Florida the in Orange Park/Jacksonville area will hold its annual India Fest April 29 on its premises at 714, Park Ave., Orange Park. The festivities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. will include food, fun and entertainment.
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Congressmen John Mica, left, and Tom Feeney, second from right, are flanked by temple priests and Orlando-based Hindu Society of Central Florida board members during the March Festival of India event.
2,500 ATTEND ORLANDO FESTIVAL OF INDIA

Story provided by Dr. Aravind Pillai

More than 2,500 people attended the fifth annual Festival of India at the Hindu Society of Central Florida temple�s grounds on March 18.

The daylong event began at noon with cultural shows in the community hall. Several hundred young artists presented their solo/group dance and music skills.
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CELEBRATING RAMNAUMI (BIRTHDAY OF LORD RAM)
By PANDIT VISHNU SHARMA -

Every religion and its celebrations are associated with certain specific times and seasons. From a metaphysical point of view, every major religious occurrence is meant to happen at a particular time for a particular purpose. This is the fundamental principle of the Hindu way of belief.
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Jyothi Venkatesh
Bollywood Buzz
By JYOTHI VENKATESH

An entertainment column by Jyothi Venkatesh, a veteran film journalist, friend and former colleague based in Mumbai. Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Kajol, Aamir Khan. You name the film star. Venkatesh is on first-name basis with each one of them and innumerable others.
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