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Making Space For South Asian Culture

By Piyusha Mittal October 2, 2015

As I scanned the screen, my brows furrowed and my eyes narrowed in anger and frustration, but not in shock. I could easily believe the events of Tuesday, Sept. 8,, 2015, when a United States citizen was...

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Students participating in the silent demonstration in Red Square on Tuesday.

Photos of the Week: Nov. 22

By Photo Editor November 29, 2014

Photos of the Week: Nov. 22 - 28 Photos of the week of Nov. 22 - 28 include the Ferguson Protests around D.C. and Georgetown's campus, a new volleyball court in-the-making, various sports games, and the...

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Senior Bhangra

Rangila 2014

By Photo Editor November 26, 2014

Rangila Rewind

Rangila 2014: A Preview

Rangila 2014: A Preview

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff November 20, 2014

For the past two decades, the South Asian Society has hosted Rangila, a massively popular event showcasing a variety of South Asian dances, performed and choreographed exclusively by students. This year,...

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Dance show Rangila will be held at the Kennedy Center this weekend.

Rangila to Grace the Kennedy Center Stage

By Emma Rizk November 7, 2014

The 20th annual Rangila dance show will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on Nov. 22 as a result of structural problems in the show’s usual venue, Gaston Hall. The coordinators...

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The stage in Gaston Hall will undergo construction this summer to address structural problems. Until then, groups of more than 45 people cannot perform on the stage.

Gaston Stage Not Structurally Sound

By Margaret Heftler November 7, 2014

Gaston Hall’s stage can no longer support large groups of performers, like those in Rangila, and will undergo construction this summer, after an engineering analysis conducted recently found structural...

Rangila Participation Capped

By Christopher Zawora September 10, 2013

Not every interested student will be able to participate this year in Rangila, a first for the South Asian Society’s 19th annual dance show. More than 600 students crowded into the Intercultural...

A Whirlwind of Color Student-Run Tradition Celebrates South Asian Culture

By Sheena Karkal November 2, 2012

Rangila may be one of the most popular events on campus — more than 500 students will take part in this year’s show — but very few understand the cultural significance and history of the dances...

With Weeks to Go, Rangila Preparations Underway

By Molly DePippo September 28, 2012

Though Rangila is not until mid-November, practices are already underway for one of Georgetown’s largest student-run events. The annual two-night performance, which showcases traditional South Asian...

Dance Into Their Hearts

By The Editorial Board November 18, 2011

Neighbors complain that we play too hard on the weekends, but perhaps they would feel differently if they saw us dance. While universities all over the country have South Asian dance performances, few...

Just Dance

By Victoria Edel November 16, 2011

Aanika Patel (SFS '13) is a coordinator, along with Shreya Kundur (COL ‘12) of this year's Rangila, the 17th annual celebration of South Asian song and dance. The show is one of the largest events...

Stories From the Common Room

By Anupam Chakravarty May 20, 2010

Like many of my fellow graduating seniors, I've been spending a lot of time the past few days looking through old photos on Facebook, building up the mental collage that will undoubtedly flash before my...

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