On Sunday, January 29th from 2:00 to 5:00 ET in the Frick Fine Art Building the Indian Nationality Room Committee at the University of Pittsburgh, along with the Asian Studies Center and Screenshot: Asia, presented a celebration of India's Republic Day with an afternoon of food, dance performance, and short film that highlighted Indian culture. India Republic Day is the day when India marks and celebrates the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect. Ranjani Shankar, the Committee Chair of the Indian Nationality Room Committee, served as the MC for the event. Dr. Joseph Alter, Asian Studies Center Director, gave a short speech about the importance that India has in his personal life and in the overall Pitt Community. Various schools of Indian dance were performed by dancers of different ages and levels. Dance performances were intermixed by singing performances of famous Indian songs including the national anthem and Vande Mataram.
