BAY AREA CALENDAR OCT-NOV

October 3 Saturday

Gandhi Day- World Non violence Peace Day  11am-.2:00 p.m. Milpitas Library, 160 N Main street., FREE Milpitas.www.nonciolencepeaceday.org
 510 228 6417.

  Annual Cultural Festival - Silicon Andhra The festival will include a concert by L. subramaniaum and an all day  music, and dance local artists in classical kuchipudi and bharatnatyam dances. Presented by Silicon Andhra. 1 p.m.-9 p.m. De Anza Collge, Cupertino. . www.siliconAndhra.org.

Basant Bahar -Hindustani Slide Guitar Concert by Debashish Bhattacharya, Sutapa Bhattacharya (tabla). By Basant Bahar. 5:30 p.m. Jain Bhawan Auditorium, 722 S. Main St., Milpitas $20 general, $15 senior/student. (510) 870-2244. www.basantbahar.org.

Pandit Jasraj in Concert, with Tripti Mukherjee (vocal), Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (tabla), Pandit Suman Ghosh (vocal, harmonium). 7 p.m. Performing Arts Center, Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward. $35, $55, $85, $125.  http://sulekha.com/bayarea.

SEF Dandia 2009, Dimple Patel & Group, and Dandia lessons. By Sankara Eye Foundation. 7 p.m. Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara. http://giftofvision.org/dandia

October 4 Sunday

Mahatma Gandhi Birthday Celebration, led by Sudarshan Kapoor, professor emeritus, California State, Fresno. Kapoor is the founder of the Peace Studies Program and a well-known peace activist. 11 a.m.-12:30. Cultural Integration Fellowship, 2650 Fulton St., San Francisco. (415) 668-1559. culturalfellowship@sbcglobal.net.  www.culturalintegrationfellowship.org.

United Eid Celebration. India Community Center and Pakistani American Culture Center in cooperation with Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association, with renownedlegendary Munni Begum ghazals. 6:30 p.m. 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $25 general; $15 children. (408) 934-1130. Tickets: www.indiacc.org/node/3830.

October 5 Monday
An Evening with Jatin Das, in conversation with well-known collector and promoter of Indian art Dipti Mathur. Das has been painting for more than 45 years. Jatin has held over 50 one-man exhibitions in India and abroad and has participated in numerous national and international shows and artist camps. He has also done several murals and sculpture installations. He works in oil, watercolor, ink, graphics and conté. His works feature in several public and private collections in India and abroad. His works have been auctioned by major international auctioneers like Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Osian’s. Presented by The Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. 6-7:30 p.m. Townsend Center for the Humanities, 220 Stephens Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley. (510) 642-3608. http://southasia.berkeley.edu.

Friday, October 9
Gala Diwali Celebrations- Sunnyvale Hindu Temple
Annual Diwali 3 Day event with Food Booths, Vendors, cultural program and Celebrities 420 Persian drive, Sunnyvale, CA  www.sunnyvaletemple..org.

October 10 Saturday
Kuchipudi Rangapravesham, by 8-year-old Vaishnavi Yellapragada, student of Vaidehi Yellai, artist director of Sri Ranga Natyalayam School of Kuchipudi Dance. 4-7 p.m. CET Theater, 701 Vine St., San Jose.

Yuva BharatBharatanatyam Recital, by Prathima Vadiraja, student of Vidhya Subramaninan; Savitha Pillai, student of Shreelata Suresh; and Tara Shankar, student of Radhika Shankar.Presented by Yuva Bharati. 6-9 p.m. Mission City Center for Performing Arts, 3250 Monroe St., Santa Clara. Free. (650) 565-8859, (408) 2 48-3301. yuva_bharati@yahoo.com.  http://yuvabharati.org/index.html

 Gala Diwali Celebrations- Sunnyvale Hindu Temple
Annual Diwali 3 Day event with Food Booths, Vendors, cultural program and Celebrities 420 Persian drive, Sunnyvale, CA  www.sunnyvaletemple..org.

Tattva Dance presents Free of Rhythm, dance ensemble. Presented by Upakriti and Tattva Dance. 6:30 p.m. Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos.  www.brownpapertickets.com. (650) 743-7205. www.tattvadance.com. www.upakriti.org.

DesiSingles40Plus,  monthly gathering of mature, single men and women of Indian origin living in the Bay Area. 7 p.m. Golden Peacock Restaurant, 3681 Peralta Blvd., Fremont. (510) 494-9460. (510) 979-1700. c_kumud@hotmail.com.

Sunday  Oct 11:

Gala Diwali Celebrations- Sunnyvale Hindu Temple
Annual Diwali 3 Day event with Food Booths, Vendors, cultural program and Celebrities 420 Persian drive, Sunnyvale, CA  www.sunnyvaletemple..org.

Mon. Oct 12 
Ex IT Minister ARUN SHOURIE on Panel  "Advantage India: Opportunities For The Global IT Citizen"
PANEL with VIP Guest jamshyd Godrej   6 30 PM  At PLUG & PLAY Sunnyvale, 440 N. Wolfe Rd.,

October 16 Friday
Induz Karaoke Sing for Art, proceeds benefit Project Tulika, an art and music program for an orphange in Bangalore, India. Organized by Induz. 7 p.m. Indian Summer Restaurant Banquet, 1380 S. Main St., Milpitas. $9.99 (buffet dinner); children eat free.  RSVP: ray@induz.org.  www.induz.org.

ASHA for Education DANDIYA 2009  7 PM Womens Bldg.  San Francicso http://www.ashanet.org/sf/events/dandiya/2009/


October 17 Saturday
DEEPAWALI  at All Hindu temples

October 18 Sunday
DEEPAWALI  at All Hindu Temples

October 19 Monday
DEEPAWALI at all Hindu Temples


October 23 Friday
Divali Dhamaka: at India community Center  with cocktails, dinner, drinks, and the entertainment. Witness dazzling Bollywood dance performance, and dance to the sounds of DJ Salim.  6 p.m. 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. (408) 934-1130. www.indiacc.org.

October 24 Saturday
Non-Resident India (NRI) Global Summit 2009, Business summit, silent auction, dinner, awards ceremony, and entertainment. 1-9 p.m. ICC, 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. info@NriGlobalSummit.com. www.NriGlobalSummit.com.


October 25 Sunday
Akshay Patra presents Narayan Murthy Crossing Our First Milestone: Feeding Over One Million Children Daily In India,  6:30 p.m. India Community Center, 252 Loa Coches St., Milpitas. $140. www.foodforeduction.org.


October 29 Thursday

Pandit Ravi Shankar in Concert, with Anoushka Shankar. Hindustani concert. 7:30 p.m. SF Jazz Festival: Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (866) 920-5299. www.anoushkashankar.com.  www.ravishankar.org.


October 30 Friday
Kishore Kumar Tribute. Bay Area artists pay their respect to this legendary personality. Performers will be Dhananjay Kulkarni, Anuja Surlaker, Sachin Srivastava, Kaumudee Torsekar, Ramakrishna Menon, Maneesh Bhand, Raj Iyer, and Makesh Rao. 8:15 p.m. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $10. (408)735-9025. http://melodystardhananjay.googlepages.com.


November 1 Sunday

ICA Annual Gala and Dinner, honoring S.R. Hiremath, Nilima Sabharwal, and InSPIRE. By Indians for Collective Action. 5-9:30 p.m. India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St. $50. (408) 396-6240. (650) 868-6645. www.indolink.com/ica.


Naatak presents Patol Babu Film Star, (Satyajit Ray) adapted and directed by Kamala Subramaniam. By Naatak. 5 p.m., Nov. 1; and 8 p.m., Nov. 6-7, Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 2 p.m., Nov. 15, Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia St., San Francisco. $15 advance; $20 door. (408) 296-6579; tickets@naatak.com.  www.naatak.com.


November 7 Sunday
Rhythms of India: Bowties and Bangles Gala, American India Foundation. Featuring comedy and DJ Salim. 5:30 p.m. The Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco. $1,000, $2,500. (408) 916-1976. www.aifoundation.org.
 
November 8 Sunday
HAF Annual Awareness and Membership Drive Event.  5-8:30 p.m. Sneha Indian Restaurant, 1214 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale. (408) 481-0700. office@hafsite.org.



November 14 Saturday

Fall Collaborative Concert Nritya Sangati:  the lives of Indian women from mythology, history, and the present as they break out of traditional societal roles. Live music by Malavika Kumar (nattuvangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N. Narayan (mridangam, kanjira), Shanthi Narayan (violin), Ragavan Manian (flute), Ravi Gutala (tabla), A. Mahadevan (morsing), and Prasad  Jogalekar (sitar), featuring the music of special guest composer Kartik Seshadri, world-renowned sitar virtuoso, composer, educator, and the foremost student of Pandit Ravi Shankar. By Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose. 7 p.m. Mexican Heritage Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose. $15 general; $10 students/seniors $10. Tickets: (408) 871 5959  www.abhinaya.org.

Concert with Vijay Prakash, voice of "Jai Ho." By the Rotary Club of Cupertino and Xumri. Flint Center for the Performing Arts, 2150 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. (408) 773-6252, (408) 823-7185. www.xumri.com.


November 15 Sunday

An Evening of Eastern and Western Music and Dance, featuring Pandit Habib Khan (sitar), George Brooks (saxophone), John Walker (drums), Salar Nader (tabla), Ramesh Srinivasan (mridangam), Matthew Montfort (ancient future, guitar), and Richa Shukla (kathak). Bay Area Performing Arts. 7:30 p.m. Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. $25, $35. Tickets: (925) 943-7469. www.BAPA-PG.com.


Fall Collaborative Concert Nritya Sangati:  the lives of Indian women from mythology, history, and the present as they break out of traditional societal roles. Live music by Malavika Kumar (nattuvangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N. Narayan (mridangam, kanjira), Shanthi Narayan (violin), Ragavan Manian (flute), Ravi Gutala (tabla), A. Mahadevan (morsing), and Prasad  Jogalekar (sitar), featuring the music of special guest composer Kartik Seshadri, world-renowned sitar virtuoso, composer, educator, and the foremost student of Pandit Ravi Shankar. By Abhinaya Dance Company of San Jose. 7 p.m. Mexican Heritage Theater, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose. $15 general; $10 students/seniors $10. Tickets: (408) 871 5959  www.abhinaya.org.