28.11.17

Meghana Sengupta - VAANI ASIAN WOMAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Meghana Sengupta was the recepient of the prestigious VAANI ASIAN WOMAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD during the VAANI AWARDS NIGHT on 26th Nov 2017.

Congratulations Meghana!!

List of winners of all the VAANI Competitions in 2017

Sl. No.	Name	Competition	Prize
1	Meghna	Singing - Solo (Under 5)	1^st Prize
2	Akshatha Aravind	Singing - Solo (Under 5)	2^nd Prize
3	Adhya	Singing - Solo (Under 5)	3^rd Prize
4	Dhruv Rai	Singing - Solo (Under 10)	1^st Prize
5	Kavya Mathur	Singing - Solo (Under 10)	2^nd Prize
6	Kavya Ladhe	Singing - Solo (Under 10)	3^rd Prize
7	Maithri Krishnan	Singing - Solo (Under 16)	1^st Prize
8	Manveer	Singing - Solo (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
9	Janya Singh	Singing - Solo (Under 16)	3^rd Prize
10	Devjot Singh	Singing - Solo (ADULT)	1^st Prize
11	Jegapritha Ravichandran	Singing - Solo (ADULT)	2^nd Prize
12	Raphael group	Singing - Group (Under 10)	1^st Prize
14	Animesh Sinha	Singing - Group (ADULT)	1^st Prize
15	Vinit Malhotra	Singing - Group (ADULT)	1^st Prize
16	Nishany Jegatheeswaran	Dance - Solo (Under 10)	1^st Prize
17	Dhruv Rai	Dance - Solo (Under 10)	2^nd Prize
18	Niya Sajesh	Dance - Solo (Under 10)	3^rd Prize
19	Flower Group	Dance - Group (Under 10)	1^st Prize
20	Cutie Pies Group	Dance - Group (Under 10)	2^nd Prize
21	Sanvi	Dance - Group (Under 10)	3^rd Prize
22	Ritisha	Dance - Group (Under 10)	3^rd Prize
23	D Style	Dance - Group (Under 16)	1^st Prize
24	Nacho Sare	Dance - Group (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
25	Aekus Narula	Dance - Group (Under 16)	3^rd Prize
26	Sakshi Jha	Dance - Group (Under 16)	3^rd Prize
27	D Style	Dance - Group (ADULTS)	1^st Prize
28	Dhruv Gupta	Creative Writing (Under 10)	1^st Prize
29	Deetya Pardasani	Creative Writing (Under 10)	2^nd Prize
30	Siddharth Thakur	Creative Writing (Under 10)	2^nd Prize
31	Oviya Vashisth	Creative Writing (Under 10)	3^rd Prize
32	Vidip Sahoo	Creative Writing (Under 16)	1^st Prize
33	Pravar Kulshreshtra	Creative Writing (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
34	Suhaas Karthikeyan	Creative Writing (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
35	Smarth Trivedi	Creative Writing (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
36	Rumi Thakur	Creative Writing (ADULT)	1^st Prize
37	Deepak Shukla	Creative Writing (ADULT)	2^nd Prize
38	Priya Shah	Creative Writing (ADULT)	3^rd Prize
39	Rayhern Narula	Chess (Under 10)	Winner
40	Advay Zore	Chess (Under 10)	Runner-Up
41	Atharva Zore	Chess (Under 16)	Winner
42	Aekus Narula	Chess (Under 16)	Runner-Up
43	Khawaja Mussadiq Tareq	Chess (ADULT)	Winner
44	Mohan Dar	Chess (ADULT)	Runner-Up
45	Aditi Venugopal	Painting (Under 7)	1^st Prize
46	Noshrni Nagaraj	Painting (Under 7)	2^nd Prize
47	Jitesh Karthik	Painting (Under 7)	3^rd Prize
48	Chaarvi Velkatesh	Painting (Under 7)	Judge's Choice
49	Niya Sajesh	Painting (Under 10)	1^st Prize
50	Shashank	Painting (Under 10)	2^nd Prize
51	Rakshan Senthi Kumaar	Painting (Under 10)	3^rd Prize
52	Irum Fatima	Painting (Under 10)	Judge's Choice
53	Vishal	Painting (Under 16)	1^st Prize
54	Pravar Kulsheshta	Painting (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
55	Shylene Nigam	Painting (Under 16)	3^rd Prize
56	Venya Suchita	Painting (Under 16)	Judge's Choice
57	Archana Malhotra	Painting (ADULT)	1^st Prize
58	Nikki Paradasani	Painting (ADULT)	2^nd Prize
59	Rajesh Kumar	Painting (ADULT)	3^rd Prize
60	Priti Jha	Painting (ADULT)	Judge's Choice
61	Sunny	Just-A-Minute (Under 5)	1^st Prize
62	Akshatha Aravind	Just-A-Minute (Under 5)	2^nd Prize
63	Aadhira Aravind	Just-A-Minute (Under 5)	2^nd Prize
64	Janisha	Just-A-Minute (Under 5)	3^rd Prize
65	Janya Singh	Just-A-Minute (Under 16)	1^st Prize
66	Siddharth Thakur	Just-A-Minute (Under 16)	2^nd Prize
67	Havik Singh	Just-A-Minute (Under 16)	3^rd Prize

17.11.17

KULVINDER GHIR to Handover AWARDS during VAANI AWARDS NIGHT

Kulvinder Ghir star of Goodness Gracious Me to handover AWARDS during VAANI AWARDS on 26th Nov 2017. Meet the STAR! Get your tickets now!!

23.10.17

VAANI AWARDS NIGHT 26th Nov 2017

Hello All
The wait is over! VAANI AWARDS NIGHT DISCO is here so mark this date in your dairies and get ready to have FUN!

BE YOUNG, FREE and DISCO!

This year, we are celebrating the year end with a difference. Let's AWARDthose who participated through out the year in VAANI Competitions! Let's INSPIRE those who thought about joining but never had enough courage!! Let's CELEBRATE together our youth and those who are young at heart!!!

Come join us to relive those sweet memories and make new ones.

Our DJ will rock the dance floor with latest music and get ready for various dance floor games.

Take numerous selfies at the SELFIE BOOTH

Visit us at www.vaani.org

Details:
Date: 26th Nov 2017
Time: 6.30pm to 11.00pm
Venue: Redbridge (Ilford) Town Hall, 128-142 High Road, Ilford, IG1 1DD
Theme: Back to School Disco
Dress Code: Strictly School Uniform
**NO ENTRY** without following the dress code.

PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE
Only a few will be available at the door. On the door ticket price £20.00 per person.

Advance ticket price: £15 per adult, £40 per Family includes 2 adults and 2 children up to 15 years.
**Ticket price includes ENTRY, Live DJ and MUSIC, Packed DINNER**
Account Details for Ticket Payments:
Account Name: VAANI
Bank:   HSBC
Account No.: 42243024
Sort Code:   40-25-27
Reference:   No.of adult and no.of children tickets

To book your ticket please email tickets@vaani.org or contact Smita on 07985249494

26.5.17

VAANI Competitions Coming up on 1st July 2017

Get, Set and Go...

Here we are back again with another set of VAANI Competitions. Next phase is neigh.
So group up, practice and show to the world what you've got.

REGISTER NOW!!! As we have limited time slots available.

VAANI Competitions on 1st July 2017.

Please register your own or your groups name for

VAANI Dance, Singing and Just-a-minute Competition.

For Dance contact Rumi - 07956213257
For Singing contact Rupam - 07903682373
For Just-a-minute contact Jyotsna - 07912434426

Those adults and young people interested to host the event please contact Deepika - 07878663251

Looking forward to receiving your entry.
Thanks

VAANI

30.4.17

VAANI featured on Globalise Asian

Dear Readers

VAANI was featured on this amazing new platform Globalise Asian recently where Chairperson Smita Singh was invited to talk about VAANI and its services for the community.
Have a listen and Happy long weekend!

26.4.17

NEWS!!

We are proud to share this amazing news...VAANI has been shortlisted for The British Indian Awards 2017 in the Arts and Culture Awareness category.

Thank you for all your support over the years.

2.4.17

8th April 2017 - VAANI Competitions

During the school half term we have a day full of creativity, fun and excitement for the whole family. Early booking requested to avoid disappointment as we have limited space and the competitions are usually over subscribed.

Time: 10.30am to 6.00pm

Venue: Fulwellcross Library Hall, 140 High St, Ilford IG6 2EA
Food Stalls (Please bring lots of change)

Age groups: (5 years to 10 years) (11 years to 16 years) and (17years and adult)

Theme: "Revival" and "Tudor England"

Chess Competition - Contact Robin Thakur on 07984876280

Judges - 2 Judges

Time: 10.00am to 12.30pm

Age groups as above

Entry fee: £2

Creative Writing Competition - Contact Vinod Agrawal on 07958288220

Judges - 2 Judges

Time: 1.30pm to 2.30pm

Age groups as above

Entry fee: £2

Theme as above

****Please bring your own paper, pen and eraser

Painting Competition - Contact Archana Jha on 07738983808

Judges - Sweta Jain and 2 Judges

Time: 3.30pm to 5.00pm

Age groups as above

Entry fee: £2

Theme as above

****Please bring your own colours, pen, brushes and eraser

We will provide you with papers but you can bring canvas etc if so desired.

1.4.17

Judges on 8th April 2017 - Sweta Jain

Sweta is an artist. She completed her Fine Art at the Art College in India. Her creative flair is an innate talent. Sweta is based in Essex however her inspiration is worldwide. As a child growing up in Patna, India, she explored art and her love grew deeper. She taught art at the age of 13 to many students in India. In her adult years she has established herself as a successful artist. Sweta's work knows no boundaries and her choice of media is limitless. Her passion within the variety of paintings inclusive of oil, water color, metallic, wood work, glass and portraiture. She pride's herself on working closely with her customers to give them an exclusive masterpiece and achieving the highest standard.

Sweta recently worked on metal painting and her topic mainly based on elephants and traditional Indian Art. Finding very unusual and unique medium in UK , she decided to expand in variety of topics rather than just Indian Art. This is becoming a passion to try new topics based on good luck charm, for example Koi fish, turtle, elephants etc.

Sweta has successfully exhibited her art in many exhibitions throughout Suffolk (Felixstowe, Trimly, Ipswich and Needham Market) Essex (Chelmsford) and recently twice in London Brick lane, Parallax art fair in Chelsea town hall in Chelsea. Also collaborating with Gabriel fine art gallery in Canary Warf .There are more to come this year and after.

Sweta is Judging the VAANI Painting Competition on 8th April 2017.

21.3.17

Coming up....VAANI Competitions 8th April & 1st July 2017

8th April 2017 - VAANI Competitions

During the school half term we have a day full of creativity, fun and excitement for the whole family. Early booking requested to avoid disappointment as we have limited space and the competitions are usually over subscribed.

Time: 10.30am to 6.00pm

Venue: Fulwellcross Library Hall
Age groups: (5 years to 10 years) (11 years to 16 years) and (17years and adult)
Theme: "Revival" and "Tudor England"

Chess Competition - Contact Robin Thakur on 07984876280
Creative Writing Competition - Contact Vinod Agrawal on 07958288220
Painting Competition - Contact Archana Jha on 07738983808

1st July 2017 - VAANI Competitions

Whether you're a group, individual, intellectuals, dancers and singers, we invite all to participate in the new VAANI Competitions!

Time: TBA

Venue: TBA
Age groups: (5 years to 10 years) (11 years to 16 years) and (17years and adult)

Dance Competition - Contact Rumi Thakur on 07956213257 (Both groups and individual)
Singing Competition - Contact Rupam on 07903682373 (Both groups and individual)
Just-A-Minute competition- Contact Jyotsna on 07912434426

23rd September 2017 - VAANI AWARDS NIGHT

All the winners of our Competitions will be invited to attend the Award night.

Time: TBA

Venue: TBA