“Coming to Santa Barbara, I didn't think I would find my place and closest friends in an Indian organization. Dhadkan has taught me skills I can apply professionally, and helped me find a group of people I can always count on.”
Members
Founders & Presidents: Soham Tikekar, Nishu Viswanathan
Founding Directors: Hari Patel, Leon Freyermuth, Rohit Bhatt, Prince Singh
Team: Neal Sethi, Shandeep Ahdi, Urvashi Singh, Harjinder Singh, Yasmin Irfani, Nina Balesan, Saloni Kamdar, Girish Kowligi
President: Soham Tikekar
Directors: Nishu Viswanathan & Hari Patel (Venue & Tech.), Nina Balesan (Hospitality), Saloni Kamdar (Finance), Neal Sethi (Philanthropy), Rohit Bhatt (Judging), Leon Freyermuth (Event Management), Prince Singh (Production & Registration)
Team: Saiba Singh, Riddhesh Modi, Shreya Shailendra, Samyu Sridhar, Sruthi Kumar, Simranjit Singh, Priyanka Bist, Eva Sinha, Guneet Kaur, Manjari Pagalavan, Diksha Venkatesh, Harman Sidhu, Kunal Naik, Karen Kaur Sidhu, Kareena Hundal, Zuman Malik
President: Nina Balesan
Directors: Samyu Sridhar (Venue & Tech.), Guneet Kaur (Hospitality), Sruthi Kumar (Finance), Shreya Shailendra (Philanthropy), Kareena Hundal (Marketing), Rohit Bhatt (Judging), Kunal Naik (Production)
Team: Kush Panjabi, Luv Panjabi, Harman Sidhu, Chinmay Surpur, Rashi Jain, Aashna Rao, Jasleen Randhawa, Simran Arora, Khushbhu Bhavsar, Sabrina Sangha, Priya Sritharan, Roop Minhas, Danish Vaid, Tejna Patel, Saiba Singh, Safia Allibhoy, Sayali Kakade
Presidents: Guneet Kaur, Sruthi Kumar
Directors: Kush Panjabi (Venue & Tech.), Harman Sidhu (Hospitality), Manali Hanamsagar & Kavya Raman (Finance), Shaylene Velu (Philanthropy), Tejna Patel (Marketing), Luv Panjabi (Production & Registration)
Team: Abhinav Tripathy, Aditi Phadke, Amrutha Potnuru, Deepthi Sampathkumar, Erin Haque, Gini Kaur, Ishaan Chhabra, Jasleen Randhawa, Kaavya Sundar, Khushbu Bhavsar, Maithilee Kanthi, Meghana Renavikar, Mukund Sridhar, Natasha Nema, Neha Gubbi, Priya Padmanabhan, Riddhi Panchal, Rushali Kothari, Saloni Methi, Santosh Nambi, Shayal Prasad, Sid Chikersal, Simrah Siddiqui, Simran Arora, Teja Kankanala
Presidents: Kush Panjabi, Luv Panjabi
Directors: Abhinav Tripathy & Santosh Nambi (Venue & Tech.), Teja Kankanala & Erin Haque (Hospitality), Aditi Phadke & Sid Chikersal (Finance), Tejna Patel (Philanthropy), Rushali Kothari & Maithilee Kanthi (Marketing), Khushbu Bhavsar (Event Management), Shayal Prasad (Production & Registration)
Team: Arhan Shetty, Rohan Rani, Mukund Sridhar, Jashanna Walia, Sachi Shirali, Kavya Raman, Nandan Patel, Juhi Gor, Abhilasha Kumar, Priya Padmanabhan, Neha Gubbi, Riddhi Panchal, Sonia Patel, Sukanya Joshi, Sai Kathika, Simrah Siddiqui, Radhika Patel, Aakash Mehta, Ishaan Chhabra, Vijaykrishna Parameswaran, Meghana Renavikar, Saloni Methi, Abhishek Bhattacharya
Presidents: Erin Haque, Abhinav Tripathy
Directors: Rohan Rani & Arhan Shetty (Venue & Tech.), Neha Gubbi (Hospitality), Sonia Patel & Sukanya Joshi (Finance), Meghana Renavikar (Philanthropy), Natasha Nema & Saloni Methi (Marketing), Khushbu Bhavsar (Event Management), Radhika Patel (Production & Registration)
Team: Vijay Parameswaran, Vikram Pasupathy, Sreya Dhanam, Shivani Shah, Shefali Appali, Sejal Chandra, Sanjana Rajesh, Sai Kathika, Nishanth Lappadhi, Nithesh Perumal, Novia Dattatri, Omkar Kardani, Prithvi Kannivadi, Priya Padmanabhan, Rahul Gokhale, Aakash Mehta, Aarushi Agrawal, Archita Tharanipathy, Ektaa Tendolkar, Isha Shah, Jashanna Walia
Executives
- Soham Tikekar
- Nishu Viswanathan
- Kush Panjabi
- Luv Panjabi
“As I watched the different Bollywood Fusion and Bhangra teams take the stage, I felt a strange sense of nostalgia rise within me...Growing up, I never felt like I could embrace my Indian side...Being at [Nachle Deewane], I [felt]...connected to my culture.”
Special Thanks
Chancellor Henry T. Yang, Vice Chancellor Margaret Klawunn, Viviana Marsano, Miles Ashlock, Jerry Gonzalez, Derek Engen, Kherishma Shah, Derek Wakefield, Cathy Oliverson, Meghan Bush, UCSB Arts & Lectures, Zavini Marcus, Otha Cole, Hari Patel, Leon Freyermuth, Saksham Tikekar, Preeti & Sudhanshu Tikekar, Anu & Ravi Viswanathan, Hima & Sreenivas Vaddi, Tanmoy Singhal, Sourav Medya, Indian Association of Santa Barbara, Swizzee, Vissagan Gopalakrishnan, Murali Joshi, Sabya Das, Pooja Pujara, Shaminder Dhindsa, Sruthi Nair, Satnam Singh, Roshan Roy, Priyanka Shindgikar, Amal Abraham, Ellen Ouyang, Kaushal Patel, Nandinee Rajyagor, Arshdeep Suner, Daina Rama, Supriya Yelimeli, Shomik Mukherjee, Sachi Dholakia, Janani Ravikumar, Devin-Avtar Rohewal, Neeraja Venkateswaran, Dr. Srimix, Karanveer Deol, Tarnjot Kahlon, Archana Sethi, Jobanpreet Singh Sethi, Vinit Parikh, Kavita Rao, Joya Kazi, Sayali Goswami, Krishna Basude, Herman Grewal, Gurpreet Pasricha, Sewak Khurana, Navkiran Kaur, David Asbell, Todd Jared, the Lobero Theatre staff, Karen Killingsworth, Mike Cooley, the Arlington Theatre staff, Rob Jensen & JensenAV, Ginny Brush & the Santa Barbara County Commission of the Arts, Harjot Hundal & GTV, Rummi Khan & the CMMNWLTH Group, Sunny Pujji & Naan Stop, Remi & Tamira Indian Restaurant, Cassidy Brewer & the Downtown Organization, Carlo Cruz, Vikram Eagam, Mehul Kar & CollegeDesis
