Word: gayatri
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...mask.As the spring break volunteers deposited the debris on the curb, the pile slowly grew to span the length of the modest New Orleans home.“I was going through all their possessions and throwing them all out on the sidewalk,” said Gayatri S. Datar ’07, who coordinated service trips in the city. “This was kind of when it really all hit me....I was getting a taste of the pain.”As she carried a plate of glass with another volunteer, Datar stepped carefully by Smith...
...given to hired professionals, several volunteers pointed out. It costs about $300 to pay for the airfare and food costs of each volunteer, and the value of the labor each student contributes—about 30 hours, in many cases—is likely less than that, according to Gayatri S. Datar ’07, a coordinator of undergraduate relief efforts...
...While Gayatri S. Datar ’07-’08 was in India visiting family in December 2004, the tsunami hit South Asia. It ultimately killed almost 170,000 people and left thousands more without homes. When Datar returned to Harvard shortly after, she says she no longer felt as though she belonged. So she took time off and headed back to India to aid relief efforts. For four months, she lived on the floor of a training center for a local non-profit and spent up to 16 hours a day cranking out grant proposals. Since she?...
...aptly named “Loss of Innocence,” which was put on by the South Asian Women’s Collective and South Asian American Theatre in the Leverett Old Library Theatre this past weekend. Directed by Manisha Munshi ’06 and produced by Gayatri S. Datar ’07 and Tanuj D. Parikh ‘09, the show consisted of a group of monologues and dialogues exploring different topics ranging from death to sexuality. All proceeds went to the Edhi Foundation for Earthquake relief in South Asia. An original and powerful mixture...
...dances did not only recognize days anciently bygone; old and new Indian dance elements merged for the fusion Kuchipudi-Bharatanatyam dance “Mandari Jataswaram,” performed by dancers from Mount Holyoke University, and “Bharata Natyam & Odissi” (performed by Gayatri S. Datar ’07 and T. Riya Sen ’07). The outstanding stars of the night took the stage after intermission. The second act consisted entirely of a 45-minute Bharnatyam drama, “Nari,” which was choreographed by Co-Director Rohini...