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...just so affable, he addressed the management of world affairs but with a real personal touch,” Brian S. Reale said. “I think he inspired faith in the possibility of progress in a sometimes confusing world,” Utpal Sandesara ’08 said. Sandesara added that, while the talk was motivational, he felt Tutu somewhat over-simplified the dichotomy between justice and injustice. He cited Tutu’s attempt to explain the current situation in the Middle East in terms of absolute good and evil. “His framework...
...It’s almost trance-like.” While there were the expected die-hard dancers who showed up, first-timers too were well-represented. “People come having no experience and learn on the spot,” said Dharma Co-President Utpal N. Sandesara ’08. Some said they felt that the event provided a social opportunity unlike others found around campus. “This is so far removed from the regular social scene at Harvard—going to a room and listening to some crappy rock music...
...hosted at Lowell House by House Master Diana L. Eck, when over 150 students come together to sing, celebrate, and share food and stories. This year it will be held on Nov. 5, and will actually fall on the day that King Rama was coronated. Dharma co-president Utpal Sandesara ’08 said that the event is open to everybody. “We’d really love to have people who are interested in either the Hindu religion or the Hindu culture. Ultimately, it’s really about celebrating a sense of community...
...biscuits to a crowd of about 40 at Kirkland House last weekend in observance of Holi. “It’s our first year, so it’s experimental, but I’m very pleased with the great turnout,” said Utpal N. Sandesara ’08, Dharma’s social chair. “We hope to hold it for many years to come.” Participants gathered to play traditional games such as Carrom, a pool-like board game, and Khabbadi, a game similar to tag. But the celebration...
...Mallari, the performers’ stomping provides their own musical accompaniment, revealing the athleticism and strength necessary for many acts in the production. The following number, a Marathi folk dance, combined male and female dancers and humorously pitted them against one another. In this work choreographed by Utpal N. Sandesara ’08, it was the women who proved to be the better dancers, but laughs were had by all. In later dances, like the semi-classical and the ever-popular bhangra, elements of modern and classical Indian culture and dance were combined quite successfully, allowing dancers, dressed beautifully...