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VIEWPOINT: Find Magic in Rangila

VIEWPOINT: Find Magic in Rangila

By Saar Shah and Sanaa Mehta January 19, 2024

The aroma of 412 pizzas mixes with that of freshly printed playbills and posters. The pitter-patter of chappals echoes through Healy Hall as board members arrange merchandise on tables. The Gaston Hall...

Rangila Breaks Records, Dazzles Sold-Out Crowds

Rangila Breaks Records, Dazzles Sold-Out Crowds

By Madison Fox-Moore December 1, 2023

On Nov. 17 and 18, Rangila, Georgetown University’s annual Premier South Asian Philanthropic Performing Arts showcase, brought its 29th year of performance to Gaston Hall.  The showcase involved...

On Nov. 9, tickets for both the Rangila performance and the Corp Gala sold out in a matter of minutes.

Event Ticket Sales Skyrocket as Semester Comes to Close

By Michael Scime November 17, 2023

Several hundred Georgetown students logged on to CampusGroups Nov. 9 to purchase tickets for two of the biggest events of the year: the annual Rangila performance and the Corp Gala.  Many, however,...

Rangila Launches Action Against Hunger Campaign

Rangila Launches Action Against Hunger Campaign

By Satya Heidrich-Amin September 14, 2023

Rangila, Georgetown University’s annual South Asian dance showcase, announced on Sept. 7 a partnership with Action Against Hunger (AAH), a nonprofit aiming to end hunger globally. Headed by Georgetown...

MEHTA: Find Courage in Culture Clash

MEHTA: Find Courage in Culture Clash

By Sanaa Mehta February 24, 2023

I was born in New York City, but I moved to Mumbai at the age of 6. I went to the American School of Bombay, but I lived in a joint Gujarati family of eight people for eight years. I have a U.S. passport,...

South Asian Philanthropic Dance Showcase Rangila Raises Over $25,000

South Asian Philanthropic Dance Showcase Rangila Raises Over $25,000

By Minoli Ediriweera December 2, 2022

Rangila, Georgetown University’s annual South Asian dance showcase for charity, celebrated its 28th year of performances with the theme “Growing the Roots,” paying homage to the rich history and...

Georgetowns student-run philanthropic South Asian showcase, Rangila, returned to the stage for the first time in two years and raised over $20,000. dollars for charity.

South Asian Dance Showcase Rangila Emerges from Pandemic

By Liam Scott April 29, 2022

Rangila, Georgetown University’s annual, student-run philanthropic showcase of South Asian dance, returned in person to Gaston Hall following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Following...

As Student Calls To Reform GU South Asian Society Heighten, Board Responds With Compromise Measures

As Student Calls To Reform GU South Asian Society Heighten, Board Responds With Compromise Measures

By Sanchi Rohira April 29, 2021

Georgetown University students are calling on the university’s South Asian Society to initiate structural reforms to increase board representation, transparency and inclusivity.  Georgetown...

ALEXA VILLALPANDO THE HOYA | Speaker Nirmala Erevelles spoke of the connection between environmental injustice, poverty, disability and racism in an event hosted by the disability studies program, the South Asian Society and Rangila.

Environmental Injustice Tied to Disability, Racism, Speaker Says

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 22, 2019

Environmental injustice and disasters are linked to issues surrounding disability, poverty and racism, University of Alabama social and cultural studies professor Nirmala Erevelles said at an event Nov....

GEORGETOWN RANGILA/FACEBOOK | Rangila will feature live South Asian music for the first time during the 25th Rangila.

Rangila Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

By Rachel Friedman September 13, 2019

Rangila marks its 25th anniversary this year and will use the showcase to pay homage to the individuals who shaped it over the years while introducing new elements like live music.  Rangila, Georgetown...

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Seniors Amplify Their Art With Dance Companies

By Timothy McNulty May 15, 2019

Students at Georgetown University have used dance to tell powerful stories, build confidence and take care of themselves on campus by passionately expressing themselves through the art form with groups...

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Dancers from the Rangila Raas group practice in the run-up to the show. Proceeds from Rangila 2015: Are You Game? will go toward the Pritam Spiritual Foundation, a nonprofit in Kashmir, India that provides medical attention to victims of land mines.

Are You Game?

By Jane Mikus November 20, 2015

Last year, students in the South Asian Society received an alarming message. The stage at Gaston Hall, the location where, for the past 19 years, they organized Rangila — a South Asian dance show...

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