
Join Us for Maha Bharatotsav
The Great India Festival (TGIF) 2023 Events
The Great India Festival: Maha Bharatotsav Program
Celebrations Featuring a Decade of Vibrancy and Indian Dance, Music, Food, Art & Culture
The Great India Festival is a not-for-profit organization run by a dedicated and passionate team of more than fifty organizers and 400 volunteers. It is recognized as one of the top 4 Festivals in Ottawa in 2022.
The festival is organized in “7” key elements to building Ottawa’s profile by celebrating the heritage of Indian Dance forms, Music ensembles, Art Workshops, Informative and Educative Panel discussions, Yoga for well-being, Cuisine to spice the life and Essay competition to build and engage younger generation at large to think about Canada.
Headliners
on 13th August 2023
* Event time: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, program start from 3:00PM
* Signature program starts from 6:00 PM onwards
Pandit Satyaki Datta, Sarod
Sarod, instrumental music accompanied by Sri Ravi S. K. Singh on tabla
KHOJ, Kathak Dance
Kathak dance
Program on
Aug 13th
3PM – 10PM
TKSN Dance Academy
Bharatanatyam
Kodava Dance
Folk dance of Karnataka, India
Smt. Maitri Nuthalapati
Kuchipudi Dance
Divine Rhythm Creative Arts Academy
Kathak Dance
Dr. Radha Jetty
Ardhanareeswara, Bharathanatyam Dance
Pandit Satyaki Datta
Sarod
Prashanti School of Dance
Bharatanatyam Dance
Gharana Arts: Kathak Tayyari
Dance and Live Music
Khoj
Kathak Dance
Gharana Arts: Tabla
Tabla Jugalbandi
Kshetram Fine Arts School of Dance, Montreal
Bharatanatyam and Folk dance

Headliners
on 12th August 2023
* Event time: 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
* Signature program starts from 7:00 PM onwards
Sri Prasanna, Guitar
Indian Classical Carnatic music on a modern electric guitar. Accompanied by Sri Yayo Serka on drums and Sri Nitin Mitta on tabla
Program on
Aug 12th
11AM – 10PM
Elegant Groovers
Multilingual Cine dance
TKSN Dance Academy
Bharatanatyam
Kum. Tanna Samanta
Bengali Dance
Agarathi Dance Academy (ADA)
Semi classical and folk dance based on a theme
Kum. Sophia Salingaros
Bharata Natyam
Smt. Radhika Pillai & Smt. Himani Agarwal
Katha Natyam :
A mesmerizing Jugalbandi of Kathak and Bharatanatyam
Kalavatee Dance Centre
Tribute to a Legend: Salil Chowdhury
Musical Dance Drama
Headliners
on 11th August 2023
* Event time: 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
* Signature program starts from 7:00 PM onwards
Pandit Pankaj Mishra, Sarangi
Accompanied by Sri Ravi S. K. Singh on tabla
Gharana Arts: Vidhushi Kasturi Mishra, Kathak
Our Stories in Motion: Weaving Myth, Tradition and Movement.
Accompanied by Sri Ravi S. K. Singh on tabla, Pandit Pankaj Mishra on Sarangi, Sri Vignesh Chandrasekaran on Harmonium, and Smt. Rashmi Venkateswaran as Vocalist
Headliners
on 10th August 2023
* Event time: 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
* Signature program starts from 7:00 PM onwards
Sri Hardeep Buckshi, Geets and Ghazals
A Journey of Indian Music (Geet & Ghazals) with Sri Hardeep Buckshi and Sargam. Accompanied by Sri Santosh Shail on Guitar and Sri Vignesh Chandrasekaran on Tabla
Smt. Yamini Saripalli, Kuchipudi
Renowned Kuchipudi dancer and disciple of gurus Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and his son, Sri Vempati Ravi Shankar
Program on
Aug 11th
6PM – 10PM
Sai Bhagya Dance Academy
Bharatnatyam
Nrityashala Dance School
Rangeela- a fusion of love, hope and joy
Smt. Deeksha Arya & Kum. Maitri Arya
Ananda Natanam: Bharatanatyam
Pandit Pankaj Mishra
Sarangi
Gharana Arts: Vidhushi Kasturi Mishra, Kathak
Our Stories in Motion: Weaving Myth, Tradition and Movement.

Program on
Aug 10th
6PM – 10PM
Smt. Meghna Banerjee
Kathak performance
Smt. Richa Pandey
Bollywood Dance Mix
Ms. Aaradhya Swain
Odissi Classical dance
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