Updates 

 

RBC      Regional Bengali Conference in Nashville was hosted successfully by BAGN in 2011. RBC celebrates the rich Indian cultural heritage. Nilanjana was honored to perform as a solo artist on the opening night prior to legendary singer, Kavita krishnamurthy and current sensation, Aneek Dhar.

 

 

 

Banga Mela   In 2009 Nilanjana performed solo at the 11 th annual Bangamela sponsored by MABA. The festival was held at the Gwinnett Center for Performing Arts, Atlanta. Her performance was highly appreciated. 

 

NABC  Nilanjana has performed regularly at Bangasammelan held in 2005 at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 2010 in Atlantic City, 2011 in Baltimore. The three day North American Bengali Conference is a mega event for the Indian diaspora.

 

Sandeep Ray with NilaZalak  Since 2007 Nilanjana has been performing at Zalak, the festival hosted by Marathi Vishwa, NJ. She has done the opening & closing ceremonies at this prestigious event. In April 2009, Nilanjana was a part of Guru Smt. Mitra’s first prize winning team.

 

Nila with NehaTV coverage  Guru Smt. Mitra and her RDM dancers have been exclusively covered on TV Asia's show, Dance Gurus. 

Nilanjana attended a choreographers’  meet in Edison, NJ. The event was  held in 2009 in honor of the renowned Bollywood choreographer of Jai Ho fame, Mr. Longines Fernandes and actress, Neha Dhupia.

 

Fundraisers In 2007, Nilanjana had the privilege of performing at the Ekal Vidhyalaya fundraiser held at the Gandhi temple, Wayne, NJ. India’s premium TV network, Zee TV chairman, Mr. Subhash Goyal was the guest of honor. In 2011 RDM dancers performed for another successful fundraiser, Akhil Autism.

 

Bridging the Gap  is an initiative taken by Nilanjana to popularize Odissi amongst the American mainstream audience In an effort to bring together the two great cultures she has given lecture demonstrations at major public libraries of the state. Her interactive sessions have been very well received in many towns like Edison, Wayne and  Princeton. Nilanjana has performed at numerous Festival of India events in NJ and Philadelphia. Performing at University campuses has been a wonderful multicultural experience for Nilanjana. Since 2009 RDM has performed annually at  Diwali Fest organized in universities. Their performances have been highly applauded by the faculty and the students. 

 

Nritya Taranga  2007 Nritya Taranga 1  was a fundraising event for Ananda mandir, the base for RDM school. 2010 was a landmark year. Indrani Halder, the national award winning movie and TV actress featured in the highly acclaimed dance show, Nritya Taranga 2 held at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Nilanjana performed as a group & solo artist under the direction of her Guru Mitra Purkayastha and world renowned dancer-choreographer, Sukalyan Bhattacharya. The sell out show marked the silver jubilee of Guru Mitra's dance school, Rhythms of Dance and Music.