About the Event :

We are so pleased and excited to be interacting with you all once again! It has been nearly two years since the global pandemic obliterated our social lives, especially the community events and get togethers. You would recall that I for India were among the first to embrace digital with free, virtual events during this period to entertain and cheer up our patrons in what was probably the first ever global pandemic in our lifetime!

As difficult as it was, the last 2 years of social isolation has probably made us appreciate the value of such social and human interactions more than ever before. We are now pleased to gradually resume physical events as UK and other nations are signalling their way out of the pandemic and a return to normal living.

We have chosen to make an auspicious start to normalcy with motivational, spiritual and classical content at multiple venues in order to cater for all age groups and locations. So dear patrons, we are very excited and thrilled to announce our first live event this year, VAIKASI UTSAVAM from 20^th to 22^nd May 2022 across 3 locations - featuring motivational and spiritual speaker Dushyanth Sridhar and classical music protégé Rahul Vellal.

Dushyanth Sridhar is one of the most sought-after public speakers in Sanātana Dharma who renders discourses in English and Tamil. He has rendered over 3000 discourses in 125 cities across 23 countries. He enjoys a wide spectrum of audience following on YouTube with over 1 Lakh subscribers and 25 million views. He manages a website (www.desikadaya.org) with over 1200 hours of free content and a Vedic e-learning portal (Abhinava e-Pātashālā) that provides courses to 7500 learners (sans any discrimination) across 40 countries. He has produced and directed Śākuntalaṃ, the upcoming Sanskrit movie. He has also acted in the movie 'Vedānta Desika:' as the protagonist besides penning its story and dialogues. He has authored a coffee-table book on Vedānta Desika that has been critically acclaimed and is best-selling in its genre. He organizes heritage tours and conceptualizes dance productions. He manages Desika Dayā, a charitable trust that has donated and sponsored cultural activities for over 4 million INR. He is a recipient of coveted titles like Sarva Kalā Chudāmani and Harikathā Bhārati. He was declared a global '30-under-30' by BITSAA. He is an alumnus of BITS, Pilani and interned at the Indian Institute of Science, as an IAS fellow. He currently lives with his family in Bengaluru.

Rahul R Vellal is a young Carnatic Music singer and musician from Bengaluru, India. He started learning Carnatic Music at the tender age of 4 years. He has already performed concerts at several prestigious places across India and many countries and won prizes in many music competitions. His talent has won him many accolades, including important awards from nationally recognized institutions.

He is learning Carnatic vocal music under renowned musicians Vidushi's Ranjani & Gayatri. He was earlier learning Carnatic vocal music from Vidushi Kalavathy Avadhoot. He is learning to play the Mridangam from Vidwan Kulur U Jayachandra Rao. He is currently training in Western Piano from the Trinity School of Music, London under the guidance of Sri Abhishek N. Apart from India, he has performed many Carnatic classical concerts overseas, including Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Nigeria, Malaysia, Hong Kong and South Africa.

So block your diaries and grab your tickets fast at the link below : Tickets once purchased will not be cancelled or refunded.

About the Organiser :

I for India is an event management company aimed at bringing to the Indian community in London and other parts of United Kingdom the best possible entertainment and experience through innovative ideas.

It is a "One Stop Shop" for entertainment, sports, culture, professional networking for the Indians in London and other parts of the UK whether they have just arrived, or been here for few years or settled here for decades.

All our past events and photos can be seen at http://iforindia.uk/