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2009-2010 Executive Officers
       
 
President
 
Vice President
 
Treasurer
 
  Anshul Singh Secretary  
       
 
Board Of Directors
   
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12/31/2010
 
 
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  Anshul Singh
12/31/2010
 
  Ujjwal Srivastava
12/31/2010
 
  Darshana Zaveri
12/31/2010
 
   
 
   
 
 
Board Of Trustees
   
 
 
12/31/2012
  Nalini Akolekar
12/31/2012
 
 
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12/31/2013
 
 
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Ujjwal Srivastava

Ujjwal SrivastavaUjjwal has lived in the Triangle area since 1990 and has been an active volunteer in the Indian American community. He has served on the board of several cultural and religious organizations. As Vice President and Treasurer of the Hindu Society of North Carolina, he computerized society accounts, just as the society was gearing up for the construction of a new hall, to bring it closer to compliance with GAAP requirements.

As the founding president of Hum Sub Inc., he formed and led a highly motivated volunteer team to implement Cary Diwali, a Hindu Festival. Within two years, Cary Diwali grew to attract 6,000 people and received praise from all for being a well-organized and smoothly-run event.

Under his leadership Nuv Yug has grown to attract a large number of general public from diverse backgrounds to its events every year. He has led teams to write several successful grant proposals with arts agencies. He is also regarded as one of the most prolific fundraisers in the local Indian American community.

Recently, he helped implement an interactive web based system for managing a large number of stage performers, vendors, advertisers, and volunteers at India Fest. This system was successfully utilized to produce stage performance for the 2009 festival where 1,000 performers shared the stage during the two day festival.

Ujjwal is an IT professional and helps organizations utilize Project Management Office standards and tools to deliver large and complex projects on time, with high quality and within the budget. He is also a licensed real estate professional. He has a B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (India) and an M.B.A. from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

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Ashish Jain

AshishAshish is a software engineer working at IBM, RTP since 2002. He has an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He has been a part of various cultural festivals, events and volunteer activities throughout his life. He has served as board members of several student bodies at school and college level. He is actively involved with the Asian Diversity Networking Group and Culture Connections at IBM. Whether it is performance or organization, he enjoys both with equal zeal.

Ashish serves as the Vice President of the Executive Committee.

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Harshad Kolte

HarshadHarshad has lived in the Triangle area since 1996. He has always been involved with music and music related organizations since childhood. He has served on the committes of several organizations. He was active with SPIC-MACAY (Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth) in his undergrad and Vice President of the same in grad school (Clemson University). He has been actively involved in the Marathi community and served on its committe. He is a semi-classical singer and also plays the keyboard. He has participated in several cultural programs. Harshad brings his experience and enthusiasm to Nuv Yug.

 

Harshad serves as the Treasurer and leads the Vendor Management committee.

 

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Anshul Singh

 

AnshulAnshul is an Electronics Engineer and he moved to Triangle area about a year ago from Boston. He has been serving the community by volunteering for many different organizations. He has always been involved with cultural events and has performed in many plays and dances. Anshul earned his Master's in Electrical Engineering from University of Missouri-Rolla, where he was also a member of Student Council, representing Indian Student Association. Anshul brings his event management experience and enthusiasm to Nuv Yug.

 

Anshul serves as the Secretary of the Executive Committee.

 

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Payal Chakravarty

PayalPayal works as a Software Engineer at IBM. She moved to NC in 2005 to pursue a Master's in Computer Science at NC State University.  Payal has been a choreogrpaher, a dancer (Odissi and other forms) and an artist since childhood. She holds a senior diploma with distinction in Odissi from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. She has won several contests and has been a chair of cultural activity teams in school and college.

She has also served as the board member of various student and professional bodies and volunteered for several organizations including Rotaract, IBM's Women's Diversity Networking Group, Duke Children Hospital and Women and Math Mentoring in the Triangle.  Payal was awarded the President's Bronze Award for volunteering services in 2007. Payal has been actively involved with Nuv Yug since 2006 and looks forward to contributing to the community by promoting cultural diversity and keeping Indian arts alive.

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Nikhil Deshpande

Nandita GargNikhil has been in the Raleigh area since 2005. Being an aficionado of the classical arts and involved with student organizations at various levels, over the years Nikhil became more interested in contributing to the improving cultural experience of the local community at large. He enjoys work and recreation in equal measure. He is currently working on finishing his PhD at NC State University, which takes up a majority of his recreation time.

He is a key member of the grant writing team at Nuv Yug.

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Nandita Garg

Nandita GargNandita Garg moved to the area in 1994, and has been an active member of the community for the past 13 years. She is an Occupational Therapist by training, and works in a private practice in Raleigh . She volunteers her time at various local organizations and in India . She is interested in working towards providing a platform that enhances cross cultural awareness and interaction, through involvement in areas such as education and the performing arts.

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Payal Malkani

Nandita GargPayal moved to the triangle area in 2001. She lives in Morrisville with her husband and 2 daughters. She has done her MBA in Human Resource and now works as HR trainer.

Payal has a passion for dance. She has been choreographing dances for many years and continues to do so with an aim to help the community connect to their Indian roots and be a part of their rich culture and heritage.

Her passion for cultural arts and choreography brings her to Nuv Yug . Payal believes that Nuv Yug is the platform that spreads diversity and promotes Indian culture and she contributes her time to work towards this goal.

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Leena Mehta

LeenaLeena Mehta is a resident of the Triangle area since 1994 and lives in Cary with her husband and son. She is a Manager at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina in a Disease Management Program area, and is also a Wake County Public Health Board Member. Her expertise is in business and health care management.


Leena enjoys meeting people, traveling, and participating in community activities. Her interest lies in health education, and culture awareness. As an executive board member, Leena wishes to build Indian cultural awareness and appreciation for its traditions with the Triangle community. Her hope is for the community to embrace the diversity, respect the differences, and share the myriad cultures with pride.


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Elizabeth Rohe

LizElizabeth Rohe moved from Florida to the Triangle in 2000. Since that time, she has worked in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries and is currently employed as a Compliance Manager. Elizabeth earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from Florida State University and MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill. She has volunteered in several organizations since moving to NC. Elizabeth has been interested in Indian culture since her trip to India in 2005.

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Vanita Sehgal

VanitaVanita Sehgal is a linguist by training. She works full time as a foreign language professor and serves as a coordinator of the Study Abroad Program at a local college. Ms. Sehgal has a BA and MA from Louisiana State University. She has recently completed an ESL program at Duke University. She is active in the community as she volunteers her time at National Charity League with her daughter. She was appointed by the Governor of North Carolina to serve as a member of the North Carolina Human Relations Commission. Her passion to promote cultural diversity, respect and mutual understanding between different cultures with the hope that all individuals retain an attitude of openness and respect toward each other is the reason she also contributes her time to Nuv Yug.

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Dhwanit Shah

VanitaDhwanit moved to theTriangle area in 2005 ago and has been actively involved with Nuv Yug ever since. He has been involved with cultural events and event organization for a long time. He was the Steering Member of Cultural Committee in his Undergrad and organized several concerts and programs. He has also envisioned and architected National level Symposiums for his Alma-Mater in India. He is also the founding member of NEXS-A - the vey active Alumni association of Navrachana, India where he did his schooling from. Dhwanit is a Computer Science major from University of Southern California where he was actively involved with Association of Indian Students and the Trojan Cricket Club administration. He brings his creativity,
enthusiasm and energy to Nuv Yug and lives by the true Trojan Spirit - Fight On!

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Darshana Zaveri

DarshanaDarshana has been in the Triangle since 2000 and currently lives in Cary. She is actively involved in music, dance and arts since early childhood, is a “Sangeet Visharad” in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music and a Kathak dancer. Darshana and her music academy "Sur-Sumiran School of Music" have been valuable assets of the Triangle Indian community. Her school, affiliated with Gandharva Mandal - India, teaches vocal and instrumental music. Her students actively participate in local events - ICMDS, Nuv Yug, Hum Sub, HSNC, TGA et al. Darshana has also choreographed numerous dances in India and in the U.S. Her passion for music, dance and arts brings her to Nuv Yug. She wants to spread awareness about India and Indian cultural heritage and believes that Nuv Yug is an excellent medium for doing so. She leads Nuv Yug's Exhibition and Stage Decoration Committees.

 

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Nalini Akolekar

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Mika ChadhaMika Chadha

Mika is a top notch and a highly sought-after choreographer. She used to be "Ms. Twinkle Toes - Farah Khan" of Triangle. She has been trained in various Indian dance styles since the age of 7. Her presentations always receive a thunderous applause from the audience as they have her trademark of well coordinated and dazzling moves. Her expertise extends to event planning and stage management.

She was a key member of the Cary Diwali 2002 team. Her meticulous production of the main stage program received rave reviews from one and all as a long array of items were presented like clock work. She also co-directed the "Badhai Ho Badhai" Fashion Show. During 2003, she helped Nuv Yug create history with Bhangra Dhamaka The Ultimate Blowout. The first such event in the Triangle area that attracted over 2,500 people at Cary's Regency Amphitheater.

Mika served as the Vice President of Nuv Yug. She now lives in Chicago and continues to be a source of constant moral support to Nuv Yug's team.

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Neeta Pillai

Neeta PillaiNeeta Pillai has been involved and has won accolades in cultural activities since her childhood. She was elected as the debating secretary of her college. In the past, she was an active participant and volunteer in the events organized by the Malayalee community in Raleigh.

Neeta has been a member of Nuv Yug since 2003. She led efforts to diversify Nuv Yug's funding sources. She was instrumental in conceptualizing, organizing and co-hosting the immensely popular 'Antakshari Muqabala' in the summer of 2005. She has also been part of the core team that was involved in brainstorming and conducting various diversified events organized by Nuv Yug like 'Pratibha 2005' and 'Asiascope'. She has also been an active participant and organizer in the cultural events presented at India Fest.

Currently, Neeta leads the effort in the search for international artists to perform at India Fest. She was instrumental in having the Queen of Indian pop music, Usha Uthup, to perform for India Fest 2007. This was followed by a thrilling performance by Indian Idol 3 runner up, Amit Paul for India Fest 2008. This year she helped bring Indian Idol 3 winner. Prashant Tamang.

Neeta moved to California in 2006 but continues to provide support and help to Nuv Yug.

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Mehul Shah

MehulMehul grew up in a large city in India. He went through formal training of Indian Folk dances. His love for folk dance grew into making him a great folk dance teacher by his undergraduate years. Mehul taught Indian folk dances to kids ages 5 to 12 while earning his engineering bachelor's degree.

Mehul moved to Triangle area in 2000 and since then he has greatly involved himself with Indian community at large. Mehul has participated in more than 50 festivals as a volunteer, choreographer and dancer. He has choreographed more than 25 dances in the past several years and participated in different festival celebrations and fund raising programs. From 2000 to 2004, Mehul worked with children from Indian origin to raise awareness of Indian folk dances.

In November of 2002, Mehul joined the "NuvYug" team. Since the inception of NuvYug, Mehul has held several positions on the board. Mehul served as president during 2007-2008. His passion for art and culture continues today.

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