Singer Sugata Chatterjee Headlines Annual South Asia Week Celebration

Music, dance, dialogue, food, fashion, and fun featured April 1-6 at The College of Wooster

Sugata Chatterjee

WOOSTER, Ohio - Internationally renowned singer Sugata Chatterjee will headline a full week of cultural events and activities when The College of Wooster hosts its annual South Asia Week celebration, April 1-6.

Chatterjee, who has performed at venues around the world, including India, Germany, and the United Kingdom, will present classical and semi-classical Hindustani music on Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.).

Earlier that day, international students from The College of Wooster will present a demonstration and then an actual game of cricket at the Armington Physical Education Center (1267 Beall Ave.).

The week begins with a student-led panel discussion focusing on "Current Issues in South Asia" on Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Lowry Center (1189 Beall Ave.). Representatives from India, Pakistan, Burma, Nepal, and Bangladesh will lead the discussion. The following day (April 2), a "Bollywood Blockbuster" film will be shown in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (303 E. University St.) at 7:30 p.m.

On Friday, April 4, an evening of dance, music, and fashion will be presented as students from South Asia share the traditions of their homeland in Gault Recital Hall, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The annual India Dinner, a delectable feast catered by Bombay Sitar, will be held on Saturday, April 5, at 6 p.m. in Mackey Hall. Tickets, which go on sale March 31, at Wooster's Florence O. Wilson Bookstore in Lowry Center, are $8 for students and $13 for others.

The weeklong celebration comes to a close on Sunday, April 6, with "The Street's of South Asia: Glimpses of a Bazaar," from 5-7 p.m. in Lowry Center.

"South Asia Week raises consciousness on campus and in the community," said Ishwar Harris, professor of religious studies at Wooster and a longtime coordinator of the event. "It also gives students from those countries a chance to share their culture with others."

All South Asia events and activities, with the exception of the India Dinner, are free and open to the public. Additional information is available by phone (330-263-2470) or e-mail (iharris@wooster.edu).