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We are offering this show as a gift and invite you to donate from your heart any amount at:
http://ekatvazellerbach.eventbrite.com
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To read our story: www.ekatva.org
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MANAV SADHNA PRESENTS: THE EKATVA TOUR – ONENESS
Instead of packing up for vacation this Memorial Day weekend, please join us for a rare 90 minute dance drama by 16 kids from the slums of India who bring to life Gandhi and Dr. King’s message of universal love at:
UC Berkeley’s beautiful Zellerbach Hall.
Sunday, May 27th, 2012 | 6-8pm
We are offering this show as a gift and invite you to donate from yourheart any amount at http://ekatvazellerbach.eventbrite.com
A special thanks to our sponsors:
Project Ahimsa
Compassionate Chefs Cafe
AHIMSA Berkeley
ServiceSpace
Project RISHI
New Delhi Restaurant
The Ektava kids are on the way!
And we need your help
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A long-time dream of Compassionate Chefs Cafe is well on its way to being realized and we need your help to make the final stage as amazing as it can be.
Aside from simply bringing the children of the Gandhi Ashram to the United States to perform, we also want them to know that we’re happy to see them and to feel the warmth of the audience. To that end, we would like to fill the performance space in Berkeley on May 27th to the rafters.
Ticket priced are by donation, please pay what you can afford. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Please go here to make your donation and reserve your seat.
If you are part of a non-profit organization or one that supports children or music, we especially want you there. Please
contact Ranjan (ranjan@newdelhirestaurant.com)
for special arrangements. Special rates for groups larger than 10 are available through Ranjan as well.
“Ekatva” is a Sanskrit word for “oneness” or “unity.” In partnership with leading Indian performing arts school Darpana Dance Academy, EKATVA has been an inspiring journey of 16 children from the slums who present a 90-minute dance drama about Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals of strength, peace and of course, oneness.
“The concept of the EKATVA tour is to share with the world the power and potential that exists in our underprivileged communities. The EKATVA children and show are examples of what happens when we provide love and opportunity to the children of our world,” says Nimesh Patel, EKATVA Director and Manav Sadhna volunteer.
Share the journey of 16 children from the slums of Ahmedabad to the spirit of Oneness: ekatva.org
See the children perform and learn more about them: youtube.com/ekatva1
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But we need your help
One of the long-time dreams of Compassionate Chefs cafe has been to bring the children of the Ghandhi Ashram and the children of the Tenderloin After School Program together. Now, from May 21st to 29th, that will finally happen! We have partered with Ekatva to help bring the children here.
For the last two years, the funds we have been raising have been supporting a music program – Beat Crazy – that has been working with the children in the Tenderloin After School Program and at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. The children of India will be performing and touring the United States in May and will finally get to meet and perform with their friends in America. But we need your help.
Project Ahimsa has offered to donate $30,000 to the tour, but only if we can raise $30,000 by April 2. This drive has already raised $12,000. Additionally, Compassionate Chefs Cafe is donating $8,000, but we need an additional $10,000 to take advantage of this generous offer.
Please help us make this a reality. Compassionate Chefs Cafe has dedicated the last six years to helping children become global citizens of the world and nothing embodies that goal better than finally having the children across the ocean meet the children across the street.
Please make your donation here. Include a note that you are a “Friend of Compassionate Chefs Cafe” – this donation is completely tax deductible. We are continually amazed at our community can accomplish and we look forward to reaching this goal together.
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor spent all day at New Delhi Restaurant signing cookbooks, answering questions and posing for photos. He also helped us raise over $10,000 for Compassionate Chefs!
The San Francisco Mayor’s office awarded him a certificate of appreciation for his help on behalf of Compassionate Chefs. Not bad for one weekend.
Check out the pictures and relive the good times.
Photos from Brunch courtesy of Gustavo Fernandez Photography.
Photos from Dinner also from Gustavo Fernandez Photography.
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WHO: Esteemed Chef Sanjeev Kapoor will be highlighting the future of Indian cuisine and supporting Compassionate Chefs Cafe with the west coast launch of his best selling cookbook “How To Cook Indian”. Compassionate Chefs Cafe is a San Francisco-based non-profit founded by Chef Ranjan Dey of New Delhi Restaurant.
Compassionate Chefs Cafe works with the Tenderloin After School Program (TASP) and the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, India to provide them with important resources to become members of a global village.
WHAT: Your choice of A Casual Champagne Brunch
Or
A 10-Course Family Style Wine Dinner.
WHEN: Sunday, November 6th
Brunch: Noon to 2 p.m. – $50 per person
Dinner: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. – $150 per person
WHERE: New Delhi Restaurant
160 Ellis St.
San Francisco
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Join world-renowned Chef Sanjeev Kapoor as he graces the U.S. and New Delhi
Restaurant for the first time with his culinary talents as a part of Compassionate Chefs Cafe’s bi-annual fundraising event.
Chef Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine today, with best-selling cookbooks, a beloved television persona, restaurant consulting, and numerous culinary accolades, including “Best Chef of the Year” by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and the “Hall of Fame Award” from The Star of the Industry Awards for excellent contributions to the field of hospitality. His 18-year run as host of cooking show Khana Khazana and his own food network, has contributed to making him a beloved household
name.
100% of funds raised goes to Compassionate Chefs Cafe.
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About our evening: In celebration of the combined talents of Chefs Sanjeev Kapoor and Ranjan Dey, the menu will feature a combination of dishes from Chef Kapoor’s best-selling cookbook How To Cook Indian and New Delhi Restaurant menu.
The book will be available for purchase at our event, along with an opportunity to have it personalized by Chef Kapoor.
Find out more about How To Cook Indian here.
Tickets are non-refundable. If, due to unforseen circumstances, Chef Kapoor cannot be present, we will reschedule the event for a later date and honor all ticket sales
Our Sponsors:
New Delhi Restaurant | Sanjeev Kapoor | NYDV Inc. | Deep Foods | New World Spices | Gustavo Fernandez Photography | Hilton San Francisco Union Square | Perfect Locks | Exquisite Events & Entertainment | DJ Amar | Andrew Freeman & Co. | Napa Valley Linens | Hanazen Restaurant | Johnny Foley’s | Henna Gardens | NonStop Bhangra | High End Uniforms | VerkaUSA
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