****************************************************** STUDENTS FOR BHOPAL, MIT CHAPTER ASSOCIATION FOR INDIA'S DEVELOPMENT MIT & BOSTON CHAPTERS INDIAN RAGA PRESENTS SHANKAR TUCKER LIVE IN CONCERT ****************************************************** DATE: Sunday, November 4, 2012 (Door open: 5pm; Concert starts at 6pm) LOCATION: MIT, Kresge Auditorium Opposite 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge BUY TICKETS: http://shankartucker.brownpapertickets.com MIT STUDENTS (with ID) : $15 All Student (with ID) : $20 OTHER CATEGORIES : $30, 40 BEST SEATS + DINNER WITH ARTIST : $60 WEBSITE: http://www.shankartuckerboston.org ****************************************************** ABOUT SHANKAR TUCKER Shankar blends Classical Indian music, jazz and popular music to create a unique and original fusion sound, both in solo recordings and with some of the most talented and accomplished young Carnatic and Hindustani vocalists and instrumentalists, including Vidya and Vandana Iyer, Nirali Kartik, Mahesh Vinayakram, B. Sree Sundarkumar, and others. Shankar himself plays a wide range of instruments in his recordings: piano, bass, kanjira, tabla, and other percussion instruments. As a clarinetist, Shankar has shared the stage with such legendary artists as Zakir Hussain and Hariprasad Chaurasia. Learn more: www.facebook.com/TheShrutiBox ABOUT ROHINI RAVADA: Rohini Ravada has trained in Carnatic Music for over 24 years. Under the teaching and guidance of Mrs. Maragatham Ramaswamy, she has discovered the joy music can bring to one's soul. Thanks to Shankar Tucker she experienced the adventure in bringing a song to life in a new light. Learn more: www.rohiniravada.com ABOUT ROHAN KYMAL Rohan Kymal is a young singer, musician and actor based in New York. Though Rohan has been singing and playing musical instruments since he was 6 years old, his interest in the theatrical arts blossomed only in his junior year in high school. He went on to attend the prestigious NYU Tisch school of the arts, majoring in theater with a minor in entertainment business. Rohan graduated from NYU in the Spring of 2011 and is currently signed with the talent agency, Henderson Hogan who represents actors in film, television and theatre. Since graduating Rohan has starred in 2 feature films and continues to do Theatre in NYC and various Regional theatres. Learn more: www.rohankymal.com ****************************************************** ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS: International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) is a coalition of disaster survivors and environmental, social justice, progressive Indian, and human rights groups that have joined forces to hold the Indian Government and Dow Chemical Corporation accountable for the ongoing chemical disaster in Bhopal, India. It was set up to address the grave injustices suffered by the half million Bhopal Gas Disaster survivors. Learn more: www.studentsforbhopal.org Association For India's Development, MIT & Boston Chapters is a volunteer movement promoting sustainable, equitable and just development. AID supports grassroots organizations in India and initiates efforts in various interconnected spheres such as education, livelihoods, natural resources including land, water and energy, agriculture, health, women's empowerment and social justice. Learn more: www.aidboston.org IndianRaga represents a move to democratise the Indian performing arts space by bringing together the very best of upcoming talent within various genres of music. Selected by stalwarts from the field, the attempt is to build and strengthen the next generation of musicians in the region from diverse musical traditions. Learn more: www.indianraga.in ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK OF THE BHOPAL CAMPAIGN AND AID'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS IN INDIA. MORE DETAILS: www.shankartuckerboston.org CONTACT US: icjb.us.ab@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ******************************************************