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Mokaa/Opportunity: Indian Culture Day

5 May 2018

10.30am-3pm

Free event

A celebration of Indian culture and the land of opportunity.

 

10.30am Martial arts performance on Museum forecourt: Akal khalsa sikh martial art academy
 
11am Formal opening by Waikato Museum Director
 
11:05am Cultural performance by Waikato Pujabi Cultural Club
 
11.15am Mary Wilson, Senior Diversity and Engagement Advisor from Office of Ethnic Communities (OEC) on behalf of Catherine Austin (Director OEC)
 
11.20am Cultural performance by Kalaniketan Dance Group
 
11.30 Acknowledgment by New Zealand Indian Central Association President, Mr Bhikhu Bhana
 
1pm Highly acclaimed Indian diaspora guru Dr Todd Nachowitz from Waikato University will be presenting his findings on the earliest Indian presence in Aotearoa dating back to 1769
 
2pm Henna design demonstration - Sejal Patel (henna artist)