Chapter events
chapter events 2024
OSA-GA Youth & Family Meet Up & Labor Day Celebration (September 1st, 2024)
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A Happy Labour Day in advance to all the hard working workers in every field 🧑🚀👨💻👩🏫
If you’re in town for the Labor Day weekend (Sunday, September 1), join us for a family and youth meet-up at the newly opened Delay Nature Park in Suwanee. Enjoy an exciting evening of volleyball and badminton as we take a break from the “labor” in Labor Day!
The park offers plenty of green spaces, scenic trails along a water fountain for evening strolls, and a kids’ play area. Light snacks will be provided to keep everyone energized.
Let’s celebrate Labor Day and create some unforgettable memories together with our fellow Odias.
YouTube Link to performance videos:
IFA Freedom Mela at Cumming Fairgrounds (August 17, 2024)
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IACA Festival of India 2024 (FOI) at Gas south arena (August 17, 2024)
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Colors of India 2024 (COI) at Stone Mountain Park (August 11, 2024)
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OSA Convention 2024 at Nashville (July 4 - July 7)
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Here’s the list of winners from the different competitions:
1- Sarvansh Mishra – 1st prize Meghna memorial creative writing 🏆
2- Divyansh Pal – 1st prize 🏆 OOL vocabulary contest
3- Suprakash Rath and Pramod Mohapatra – 1st prize🏆OSA Got Talent Senior category
4- Ananya Buxi, Anoushka Misra, Aryaman Mohapatra, Ayush Panda – 3rd prize OSA Got Talent Senior category 🏆
5- Priya Bhai, Sachi Pati, Shubham Rath, Smita Nani, Upendra Pal and Manas Padhiary – 3rd prize Inter chapter quiz competition. 🏆
Here’s the list of participation awards:
1. Pitha competition – Sujaya and Rashmi
2. Odia speech and vocabulary competition – Divyansh & Livna
3. Subrina Biswal performing arts competition – Prisa
Here’s the list of other participation:
1. Bhajana – Sujata & Suprakash
2. Mehfil participation – Rani Acharya, Paresh, Sujaya, Upendra, Smita nani, Suprakash
3. URMI editorial – Smita Nani.
4. Instrumental with celebrity artists – Sushant Maharana
OSA GA Vishwa Hindu Parisada(VHPA) New year & BAGA Baisakhi Mela (04/20/2024)
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Utkala Dibasa 2024 (04/13/2024)
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YouTube Link: Utkala Dibasa 2024 Playlist
National Drama festival (NDD 2024) (03/23/2024)
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YouTube Link: OSA GA Adult Drama – Bagia ra booth
YouTube Link: OSA Georgia Adult Drama Full Drama festival link
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YouTube Link: OSA Georgia Kids Drama Shree Ganesh
YouTube Link: OSA Georgia Kids Drama full drama festival link
YouTube Link: OSAGA NDF PLAYLIST 2024
RDF 2024 (03/09/2024)
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YouTube Link: RDF 2024 OSA GA participation Playlist ((Ollywood Dance Dhamaka & Kids Fashion show))
Kalyan Jyoti 2024-1 (03/02/2024)
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YouTube link: OSA Georgia Kalyan Jyoti 2024-1: MedShare, March 2, 2024
Republic day 2024 celebrations by Indian consulate in Atlanta (01/26/2024)
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YouTube link: OSA Georgia Republic day celebrations by Indian consulate in Atlanta
Very proud to share that our chapter participated by invitation in the 75th Republic Day celebrations hosted by the Consulate General of India at Atlanta yesterday. The ceremony was presided by the Consul General Mr L Ramesh Babu and the Chief Guest was Congressman Dr Rich McCormick. There were a total of 4 cultural performances including ours – a folk dance with a beautiful combination of Mondei and Chaiti Ghoda Dance. Our dance performance completely in sync to a rhythmic folk tune, dazzling costumes and beautiful horses, was very unique and stole the show. There was very positive feedback from the audience including from Mr Ramesh Babu and Dr McCormick. The practice that all our performers put in, was clearly visible and we are so proud that we have such wonderful talent who make Odias positively stand out in the local Indian diaspora in Georgia.
Ms. Bikhipta Panda
Ms. Laxmi Garg
Ms. Mamata Buxi
Ms. Monalisa Misra
Ms. Rashmirekha Tripathy
Ms. Sujaya Dash Padhiary
Mr. Sachikanta Mohapatra
Mr. Sushant Moharana
Chapter events 2023
Youth Engagement 2023 (12/09/2023)
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Youth Engagagement(Holiday craft & Baking) 12/09/2023
OSA GA at IACA Diwali 2023 (11/11/2023)
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YouTube link: Chapter participations at IACA Diwali 2023
Our chapter participated in the Diwali celebrations organized by IACA (India America Cultural Association) Georgia at the North Point Mall on Saturday November 11th. It’s the first time IACA was conducting the event at the mall, and it was very well received by a large audience present. Many local communities, cultural associations, dance and music schools participated in the event, and we were proud to participate as a chapter and showcase Odia eminence in two areas.
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Kumara Utsava 2023 (10/28/2023)
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YouTube link: Kumara Utsava 2023 Playlist
OSA Georgia Community Outreach: Raksha Bandhan with Police Department (10/14/2023)
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OSA Georgia Community Outreach: Raksha Bandhan with Police Department
Youth engagement 2023: Diya making (10/07/2023)
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RDF 2023 Regional Drama Fest hosted by OSA Georgia (08/26/2023)
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YouTube link: Regional Drama Fest 2023 Playlist
OSA Georgia hosted our first event involving our neighboring chapters along with us. We had 5 wonderful dramas accompanied by some solo and group performances as well as live singing by our invited artist, Dr Nazia Alam! There were the 5 dramas one each by Southern kids, Georgia adults, Georgia kids, Southern adults,
and Southeast adults and kids.
IACA Festivals of India 2023 (08/13/2023)
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YouTube Link: Folk dance at IACA Festival of India 2023
Incredible Odisha @ Incredible India
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OSA Convention 2023 at Chicago (07/07/2023 to 07/09/2023)
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YouTube link: OSA Convention 2023 Chicago, OSA Georgia performance Playlist
Utkala Dibasa 2023 (04/22/2023)
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YouTube Link: Utkala Dibasa 2023 performance playlist
We celebrated Utkala Dibasa in Georgia on Saturday April 22nd. It was very well attended by people from all over Georgia spanning from Cumming to Columbus.
The venue was beautifully decorated and people were seen clicking away, taking pictures and creating memories with their families and friends. There were several stalls showcasing their products and services ranging from financial services to jewelry.
This year OSA-GA also welcomed a few postgraduate students who were delighted to find Odisha right here , home away from home.
National Drama Festival NDF 2023 (03/25/2023)
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YouTube link: Promo of NDF 2023 (National Drama Festival)
YouTube Link: NAARI by OSA Georgia kids at NDD 2023
Kalyan Jyoti 2023: Meals By Grace in collaboration with Vibha (03/26/2023)
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YouTube Link: Meals By Grace in collaboration with Vibha
Chapter events 2022
Kumara Utsava 2022 (10/08/2022)
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It was an excellent Kumar Utsava and we showcased our Odia community really well.- ~500 people attended the event – Addressed virtually by Hon Governor of Odisha Prof Ganeshi Lal, and subsequently by Hon Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik – Inaugurated by Chief Guest Hon MOS for external affairs and parliamentary affairs Shri V Muraleedraran and Hon CGI Dr. Swati Kulkarni – There were 132 unique participants, 69 adults and 63 kids – 45 strong leadership team leading 9 streams of work. – 16 performances with 3 of those from wider Indian communities – 14 mouth watering food items not including chips and cookies
YouTube Link: Kumara Utsava 2022
Folk dance from Odisha at IFA Freedom Mela 2022 (08/20/2022)
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YouTube Link: Folk dance from Odisha at IFA Freedom Mela 2022
Folk dance from Odisha at Consulate Independence Day 2022 (08/15/2022)
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Folk dance from Odisha & Odisha stall at IACA Independence Day 2022 (08/13/2022)
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World Culture Day (07/22/2022)
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YouTube Link: World Culture Day
OSA Convention (07/01/2022 to 07/03/2022)
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YouTube Link: OSA Convention 2022
A. Performances:
- Opening Song: The opening song “Samparka Setu” was a massive production with 46 singers singing in unison, and it was great to see our own Monali as a part of the team on the stage.
- Chapter cultural: Bandhana Ra Srota – A thematic presentation with Ananya, Aryaman, Vedic, Nitu, Monali, Mamata and Ranjita performing to a beautiful song on our relationship with our village and nature, choreographed by Nitu and Ananya.
- Tiki Duniya – Livna performed a beautiful Odissi dance, and was probably the youngest dancer on the stage.
- Odissi dance festival – Ranjita and Nitu mesmerized the audience with their “Kalavati Pallavi” dance in the Odissi Festival.
- Konark Express: A show by OSA Youth, it was completely executed by the youth team and was one of the best cultural programs of OSA 2022. Our chapter kids Aryaman, Ananya and Anisha participated in the show and stole the hearts of the audience
- Mehfil – The Qawwali by our Georgia team (Asit, Chinmaya, Monali, Munu Apa, Rajesh) in collaboration with the Southern and California chapter was a unique presentation. It’s amazing to see the idea conceived by Smrutirekha during our Utkala Dibasa celebration being performed in the convention. Monali also sang a beautiful Odia song in the Mehfil.
- Fashion show – Ranjita, Monali and Vedic walked the ramp in style, during the fashion show as a part of the closing ceremony.
- Opening Ceremony: Livna also did the honors of handing over the bouquet to the mayor of Sacramento during the opening ceremony
- Drama: We presented a fictional drama “Samaya Setu”. Our actors Asit, Bhabani, Chinmaya, Lalit, Priya Bhai and Rajesh traveled through time and brought back a key message for our audience. The drama team was supported by Manas, Rani, Ananya and Mamata.
- Chess: Vedic played in the chess tournament on-site and was (no surprises!!) undefeated through the championship.
B. Awards:
- Samik Singh Youth entrepreneur award: 3rd prize : Anisha Buxi.
- Chess: 1st prize Vedic Panda. Vedic was undefeated through the entire competition and was the champion by a BIG margin.
- Pramod Patnaik Drama Shield: OSA GA drama team. This is the first time we competed as a chapter team in the drama competition and won the award.
Utkala Dibasa 2022 (04/16/2022)
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YouTube Link: Utkala Dibasa Playlist 2022
YouTube link: Utkala Dibasa 2022 Full video
OSA Georgia Drama for NDD 2022 (03/26/2022)
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YouTube Link: Pressure Cooker OSA Georgia Drama for NDD 2022
Republic Day by CGI Atlanta (01/26/2022)
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AVAHANA 2022 (1/22/2022)
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YouTube Link: AVAHANA 2022 Playlist
Chapter events 2021
OSA Convention 2021 at Houston (07/02/21 to 07/04/2021)
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YouTube Link: OSA Georgia at National Drama Day(NDD) 2021
OSA Georgia at National Drama Day (NDD) 2021 (05/30/2021)
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YouTube Link: OSA Convention 2021 performance Playlist
Banabhoji 2021 (05/15/2021)
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