India Post News Service
ST. LOUIS: The Indian Students Association (ISA) at University of Missouri, St. Louis, celebrated India Night at Pilot House in the University campus last week. India Night is a way for the ISA to spread awareness about Indian culture.
"It is our biggest event of the year," said Rahul Malhotra, senior, international business, and vice president of the ISA. India Night began when it's two co-ed MCs addressing the crowd with an Indian greeting.
The couple gave a brief overview of the country that India Night represents, and invited an influential and accomplished Indian speaker to the stage. After the preliminaries were underway, the fun truly began.
First up was a solo female singer, accompanied by a drummer, who sang a traditional Indian song, which was written for the goddess of wisdom. Next, the audience enjoyed two more songs by six more ISA students. Fourteen ISA models donning traditional Indian clothing followed and gave a fashion show, much to the audience's delight.
The women wore saris and salwar suits of varying colors, some being bright orange or blue and pink with delicate gold trim. The men wore robe like outfits, called sherwani in earthy tones, and modest patterns.
When an ISA student played a drum-like instrument called a dhol, the audience, still awed by the last performance, made their approval known by whistling and clapping along with the beat.
The performances concluded with a list of thank you's from the ISA's faculty advisor and its student president. Last, but not least, the guests of the ISA's India Night were treated to Indian cuisine outside the Nosh.
The buffet included butter chicken, a vegetarian dish, Indian bread, rice with cumin seeds and vegetables, rice pudding, and a thick mango lassi to wash it all down.
"We have [India Night] every year," said Pandey, the Indian love song singer who helped organize the event, "and the Indian Students Association comes together as a team in order to make the night great for everyone involved.
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