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<strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Chairman’s Message<br />
Welcome too our 23rd annual <strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> of Tampa Bay.<br />
<strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> has its mission to create awareness about the <strong>India</strong>n<br />
culture and adding to the cultural diveristy of Florida. This festival is<br />
one of its kind, presented by the <strong>India</strong>n community of Tampa Florida.<br />
This even brings diversity of many Asian cultures with all its splendor entertainment,<br />
food and people. india <strong>Festival</strong> attracts the largest gathering<br />
of the <strong>India</strong>n community in a single even in Florida and surrounding<br />
states, attracting more than 10,000 people annually.<br />
<strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> offers an excellent opportunity to businesses in in creasing exposure of their<br />
producs and services to the public on this day. The popularit and reach of <strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> continues<br />
to grow year after year, with the effort of the organizing teams to continuously provide quality<br />
entertainment and value to its sponsors.<br />
One of the many main entertainments of this festival are the wonderful teams of different age<br />
groups that will participate in various dance comptitioins to <strong>India</strong>n folk music in native dance<br />
styles. There will also be numerous non-competetive performances. The performers com efrom<br />
different school, colleges and universities from all over Florida.<br />
An array of flavorful <strong>India</strong>n food and drinks are served by the many supporting vendors.<br />
There is also always a stunning collection of <strong>India</strong>n jewelry and clothing available for purchase or<br />
just to browse through.<br />
<strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> offers an excellent opportunity to reach out to a large number of Floridians.<br />
We look forward to your support and contribution to <strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> of Tampa Bay.<br />
I would like to send out a warm thank you to all the wonderful committee members and volunteers<br />
for their hard work, always stepping up to the plate and taking charge of their responsibilities.<br />
I also would like to thank all the great vendors, informative advertisers and supporting sponsors for<br />
all their commitment and loyalty throughout all the years that is event has taken place. Last but not<br />
least, a special thank you to my friends and family for always supporting and helping me through<br />
this wonderful experience called life!<br />
Thank you and warm regards,<br />
Kanti Bakarania<br />
Chairman <strong>India</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
www.gujaratisamaj.org 9 GUJARATI SAMAJ OF TAMPA BAY