Updates

 AILIV, in collaboration with the West Essex Y, concluded its India Immersion Summer Camp on Friday August 27 - the first ever Indian cultural summer camp for children organized in this region. The two week camp (August 16-20, 23-27) provided a safe and fun environment for children to gain knowledge and better understand Indian culture and values as well as build self-esteem, confidence, and pride in their ethnic heritage. Please click here to read on for more details......

Sanskriti School starts on Sunday, September 19, 2010  - Registration is open - Enroll today

After having successfully launched a Hindi school earlier, AILIV announces its brand new offering -Sanskriti School. Sanskriti will devote its efforts to teaching Hindi and Indian culture through two separate modules with extra emphasis on Indian values. Classes begin on Sunday, September 19, 2010 and are being held from 10 am to 12 pm at Peanut Shell Child Care Center, 7 Regent Street, Livingston, NJ. Click here to learn more...

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Indian Mela (Fair) on Sunday, September 26, 2010 

AILIV is proud to announce its second Annual Indian Fair on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at the West Essex YMCA grounds in Livingston, NJ. The fair is open to everyone without any entrance fees. This is a must-not-miss event. You will have great opportunity to see Indian culture on display through cultural performances and ethnic Indian stalls. Click here to learn more..

Diwali Dinner & Dance Night

AILIV organized yet another successful event - its second Diwali gala on October 24, 2009 at the Ramada Inn in East Hanover, NJ. We had over 250 adults and children in attendance. Besides great food and Live DJ, we had a magician entertaining children. We used this opportunity to raise some relief funds for the victims of the recent floods in India. We are happy to report that we will be able to donate $1,000 to Goonj, a non-profit organization involved in relief work in the flood affected areas. For more details about this event, please click here.

For some photos of the event, please click here.

Here is a video clip from the event: 

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Diwali Mela

AILIV hosted its first Diwali Mela on October 4, 2009 at the YMCA grounds in Livingston from 11 am to 5 pm. What a spectacular Mela it turned out to be! We had great weather and a continuous flow of people. By all counts, there were at least 1000 visitors. Various artists ,including children, put up great shows; food stalls did brisk business; our free health clinics stayed busy; the Handicrafts stalls and the Mehndi stalls did well too. Click here to view some pictures from the mela. Click here to view video clips of various cultural performances. Here is a clip of a great performance of a Bollywood song-dance by students of Bina Menon:

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Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations at the Livingston Public Library

AILIV celebrated Gandhi Jayanti in collaboration with the Livingston Public Library on October 3, 2009. As part of the celebrations, we organized two 30 minute story sessions in the children section of the Library from 3 pm to 4 pm. We also have a Gandhi display in the Library. The display will be hosted through the end of October. Here is a video clip of the story session:



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Garba Night

On Friday September 18th, AILIV hosted a hugely successful Garba and Dandia Raas night at the Livingston YMCA. Please go to Past Events section to read more about it and to watch some video clips. Click here to read a nice coverage of the event by West Essex Tribune on September 24, 2009 on their front page.

Here is a clip of a video showing Livingston's Deputy Mayor, Arlene Johnson learning Garba from Dr. Madhvi Maniar:


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Food Drive

AILIV was featured in the West Essex Tribune for organizing a successful food drive for the Community Food Bank in Hillside, NJ. AILIV members donated more than 140 items, and volunteered more than 3 hours at the Food bank on July 25th.