•  Date: Sun Sep 10, 2023

• Location: Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street West, Kitchener, ON, Canada, 

• About the Mela: https://melawaterloo.com/ 

This is a non-ticketed event. The entry is free. At this event one gets to witness a true Indian culture manifested in the form of music, dance, dress and food. The event catersto the needs of all age groups.

The goal of India Canada Association (ICA) is to help foster a sense of togetherness and belonging through cultural exchange, encourage and promote local talent, help improve the welfare of our members, and assist in the settlement of newly arrived immigrants.

• Sushila Goyal Group did a beautiful Rajasthani Folk Dance Performance. Participants:

  • Megha and Misha Birmiwal

  • Meghna and Anisha Kotwal

  • Meenakshi and Ayaana Suri

  • Garima and Shanaya Jain

  • Bindu and Varshika Jakkampudi

  • Rajul Shah

  • Neha Garg

  • Ruchi Shankar

• Youtube video link: https://youtu.be/CrZQX8wpU6Q 

The Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Festival is held annually in Kitchener’s Victoria Park and provides our community with an opportunity to share food, fun, music and dance.

The Festival – one of the largest of its kind in Canada – typically draws upwards of 40,000 guests over two days.

It was an honor for the Sushila Goyal Group to perform at this event. 

Carassauga is Canada’s largest multicultural festival. It features a tremendous lineup of dancers, singers and performers from the many cultures represented from different parts of the world. This was their 38th year.

It was an honor for the Sushila Goyal Group to perform at this event. Our performance was one of the must-see. 

https://www.carassauga.com/ 

Our performance included a village scene of Rajasthan, puppet dance and various beautiful and popular numbers like Ghoomar. The audience absofreakinlutely loved it!!

Feedback from Organizers:

"It was an excellent performance from Sushila Goyal Group. Thank you so much for putting together some wonderful pieces of folk arts from Rajasthan and presenting it beautifully on the stage for everyone to enjoy. Nicely choreographed; Good selection of music and songs; The costume looked beautiful and dazzling. Props were properly and amazingly used by the artists. The flow of the dance from start to end was smooth and flawless. Nonetheless, all the performers did a wonderful job. There was a good understanding and coordination between all performers on the stage. The audience enjoyed your team's performance very much. There was a huge appreciation from the audience as many of them were experiencing Rajathani folk dance for the first time. 

On behalf of Board Members of the India Canada Association of Waterloo Region (ICA), I would like to extend our gratitude and say "Thank you" to you for your participation in our Spring Gala 2023 event on Sunday, and making it a huge success."

Sushila Goyal Group members breathtaking and absolutely fantabulous Rajasthani Dance Performance at a Diwali Event in Kitchener in Oct 2022. Choreography, songs, costumes and jewelry; and all the organization and coordination was taken care by Megha Birmiwal.

Sushila Goyal Group members did a nostalgic and colorful Rajasthani dance performance at Razz Matazz Diwali event at Niagara Falls in Oct 2022. Choreography, songs, costumes and jewelry; and all the organization and coordination was taken care by Megha Birmiwal.

Sushila Goyal Group organized a cultural event at Kitchener Public Library to celebrate Diwali. There were Rajasthani and Bollywood dance performances, hindi song performance, live tabla and Esraj performance, story reading to kids and coloring activity for younger kids.