Countdown to Asian Voice and Gujarat Samachar's best-loved annual Anand Mela has begun and folks, it is going to be a fun weekend! One of UK's most thriving culture festival for charity returns, the 8th edition of the grand two-day event will take place at the Harrow Leisure Centre on June 9 and 10. Anand Mela attracts thousands of people every year, and flaunts a variety of stalls for food, fashion, wedding, beauty, property and investment, health and well-being and others.
One of the main attractions being food, the event will serve various Indian preparations this year, including samosa, bhelpuri, aloo tikki chat, and other items. Drinks like falooda, lassi, and ice cream will also be served to beat the heat. The event will also see cultural performances by highly sought performers, community organisations, and school children.
The inauguration of the Anand Mela will be in the presence of our esteemed guests, parliamentarians and councillors with lighting of the lamp and prayers.
Cultural performances
The exciting line-up for the cultural performances this year includes Navin Kundra, Kishan Amin, London Sharad Utsav, Dakshinayan UK, AK Dance Academy, Shri B Dance, Odissi dancer Alakananda Mohapatra, and many more. Navin Kundra, the noted British Asian musician and actor, who entered into the Guinness book of World records with his song 'Mehbooba', will also perform at the Mela. He secured 3 consecutive top 20 English singles in the UK Urban charts last year and is a celebrated youth icon in the UK. Kishan Amin, popular British Asian singer, is set to enthral audience at the Mela with his voice. He has performed at prestigious venues such as The O2 Arena, Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall. He has toured internationally in Las Vegas, Japan, Thailand, India and across Europe. He has signed a deal with International record label Sa Re Ga Ma. Dakshinayan UK is an academic affiliate of Dakhinee (Kolkata, India) and UK curriculum (helping children acquire UCAS points). They are the cultural wing of London Durgotsav Committee, a registered charity. Dakshinayan Kids, part of Dakshinayan UK, were a part of London's biggest Durga Puja celebrations last year. They are an affiliated institute, training children in Hindustani Vocal and Kathak. Performers from London Sharad Utsav (LSU), that aims to promote Bengal's heritage through cultural and religious events, will light up the stage with traditional performances. LSU is a registered charity and is popular for its grand flagship event, the Bengali festival of Durga Puja, in London.
Health and Wellness Expo
Health and fitness has always been one of our prime focuses, and this year is no different. With support and association of Meditouria, the Anand Mela Health and Wellness Expo this year will be the service you never knew you needed. Specialist consultants and doctors from major super speciality hospitals and health centres from Gujarat will be present at the expo to help you better yourself. They will provide consultations on physical ailments and any kind of sicknesses. Not only Gujarat, all states in India provide the best in health care today. They boast of state-of-the-art machinery, and prime technology, increasing human life rate. UK's Meditouria connects itself with these hospitals and hearth care centres and provides help to those in need. For further details, please visit www.meditouria.com.
Golden chance to build your business
Anand Mela encourages small-scale businessmen and enterprises to spread their business and help them market their products. If you are involved in the line of interior decoration, clothes like chaniya choli, Modi jacket, wedding costumes, mehendi, jewellery, packed snacks, or run businesses like a marriage bureau, travel and tourism, education, finance-banking, and insurance, book a stall at Anand Mela and expand your reach to a whole new set of potential customers.
Gujarat Samachar and Asian Voice will publicly honour social, religious and cultural organisations for selflessly and tirelessly working for the welfare of their members and society in general. We urge leaders and chairpersons of such organisations to contact us so that we can honour them during the Anand Mela. The event will take place at the Byron Hall, Harrow Leisure Centre, (HA3 5BD) in North West London, between 10:30 am to 7 pm, on 9th and 10th June 2018 - Saturday and Sunday. We will honour the organisations on both day between 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 3:30 pm.
We would like to invite you to come with all community/ committee members, friends and family members and also request you to buy ticket of £2.50 as entry fee to support the charity for children.
For more details on stall booking, contact us on 020 7749 4080.
Contact:
Kamal Rao: [email protected] 07875 229 211
