The International Mother Language Day was celebrated by community group Essex Indians on Saturday, 18th February at Basildon Council House. The event was celebrated as part of their ‘Back to Roots’ project.
Presentations on the occasion included songs, recitation, film screening, charity activities and dance recitals. While Anirban Mandal, Arya Mandal, Asmita Mandal, Jain Strotra, Neha Mukherjee, Projit Mandal, Shreoshi Das, Shreyasi Banerjee, Solan Mukherjee, Suhasini Gupta, Soma Das, Ujjwal Kumar Ghosh and Upal Banerjee presented songs, Pritidipa Barua and Anashmita Saha presented dance representing Bengali culture and Kathak.
Presentation on Telugu language was made by dancer, writer and journalist Ragasudha Vinjamuri, while presentation on Marathi language was made by Shivangi Gokhale, representing Sur Bharti social media group established to empower women in different walks of life.
Gift of Giving was presented by Shery Biswas and Tista Mukhopadhyay.
Film Chithi directed by Sulagna Ghosh was screened on the occasion. Padma Balasubramanian represented ethic jewellery by Samudra Arts that help rehabilitation of schizophrenic women in India. Street food was provided by Shilpa Moorhy through Pragathi’s corner.
