Hi Folks,
Tarang presents Freshers’ Party to welcome our new students here at UConn. This is a great platform for new and existing ones to meet and get to know each other!
Lets have a great welcome party and heck lot of fun!
Tarang Team!
Tarang Committee 2017-18
Hello everyone,
We are excited to announce the Tarang committee for the next academic year.
President – Saketh Gudipati
Vice-President – Deepa Shukla
Treasurer – Ajinkya Deshmukh
Secretary – Preeti Srinivasan
Event Coordinator – Rishav Aryal
Tech Secretary – Arshiah Mirza
Outreach Head – Jyoti Nandi
Senator – Tithi Basu Malik
Cultural Secretary – Harish Krishnamurthi
Congratulations to all the members on the committee and good luck!
Nominations open for Executive Committee
Hello everyone,
The term of the Tarang 2016-2017 Executive Committee has completed and it’s time to get a new group of people to lead Tarang! Being a part of the committee is an invaluable experience. It helps you develop organizational and management skills. Of course you also get to have unlimited fun during the exciting Tarang events all year long.
Nominations are open for the following positions:
1. President
2. Vice-President
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
If you are interested in any of the above positions or would like to be a part of the committee for the academic year 2017-2018, please send your nominations to :
before July 31, 2017.
Best wishes,
Shariq Mohammed
President – Tarang 2016-17
Tarang Game Day
Tarang is excited to invite you all for Tarang Game Day, organized by Tarang and Asha for Education: UConn. As part of the Game Day, we will have the annual cricket tournament – Tarang Premier League (TPL) and a volleyball tournament. We will also have badminton equipment in case you are interested. Tarang will be providing FREE pizza. This event is sponsored by Graduate Student Senate (GSS).
When: Saturday, April 15th from 9:00 AM
Where: Mansfield Hollow State Park
There is an admission fees (cash only) of $5 for UConn students and $10 for non-UConn students. All admission fees shall go as fundraising to Asha for Education: UConn, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting socioeconomic growth in rural areas of India through education.
If you are interested in playing cricket or volleyball or badminton, please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/Drzjqs9urpyqfsND3 and one of our members will get in touch with you soon. If you have a group and would like to play as a team, please write to us at <uconntarang@gmail.com>. You are also welcome to just come out and support your friends or have a picnic in the park or have a mini photo-shoot by the lake or just support Asha in their work for a good cause, with your contribution. You are more than welcome to bring any game you like and join us!
Directions to the venue: Take a right onto Bassets Bridge Rd from Rt. 195 North and drive straight for 0.9 miles to Mansfield Hollow State Park parking lot.
Please note that Tarang shall not be responsible for any injuries incurred during the event.
HOLI HUNGAMA
Time to celebrate Holi! Are you among those who crave for Indian food or would like to try Indian cuisine for free? If yes, continue reading.
Tarang presents Holi Hungama. Come join us for a night of excitement and fun with FREE banquet dinner! This event is open to all UCONN graduate students. Food will be served on a first-come first-serve basis. Please bring your UCONN student ID card. Event sponsored by the Graduate Student Senate (GSS).
When: Saturday, 8th April from 8:30 PM (dinner starts 8:30 PM)
Where: UCONN Hillel
There’s more! Do you like playing with colors? Do you enjoy being crazy and throwing colors on your friends? You can join us all at 1 PM on Saturday, April 8 at the CLAS Quad. For more information please visit this page.
Bollywood Night by Tarang
Tarang is back this semester with a brand new event Bollywood Night! We invite you to come join us for a night full of dance and music. The event is FREE for all. So put on your dance shoes and break out your best moves on Bollywood beats with DJ Deep!
RSVP link: https://goo.gl/forms/T9tlUu8AWX4uUSVt2
When: Saturday February 18, 2017 at 6:00 PM*
Where: Student Union Ballroom*Gates open at 5:45 PM. UConn I.D. or government issued photo I.D. required for admission.
First 100 graduate students to arrive at the ballroom can take tickets at the event gate, for FREE refreshments after the dance!
For more information, please visit our website tarang.rso.uconn.edu or contact us at uconntarang@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Best Wishes,
Tarang
TARANG-Diwali
TARANG-UCONN cordially invites UCONN Community and their families, to this year’s Diwali celebrations.
Diwali, the festival of lights (deep = light and avali = a row i.e., a row of lights) which is one of the most popular festivals in India and it literally illuminates the country with its brilliance, and dazzles everyone with its joy. We welcome you to join us for a fantastic night of cultural performances. Join us with your family and friends!
When: Sunday, 6th November from 5:30 PM
Where: UCONN Hillel House
This event is sponsored by the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) and the first 100 tickets to this event will be FREE (including the regional campuses). Only graduate students are eligible for the free tickets. Only one free ticket per person with their UCONN GRADUATE Student ID card. Limited availability – tickets sold on a first-come first-serve basis.
The rest of the tickets will be available for sale.
UCONN STUDENT: $15
NON-STUDENT: $20
Ticket sales will be on the following days:
Day 1: 11th October (Tuesday) from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Student Union, Union Street – Table 1 (near SU 108 Commuter Lounge)
Day 2: 14th October (Friday) from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM at Student Union, Union Street – Table 4 (near SU 108 Commuter Lounge)
Best regards,
Shariq Mohammed
President – Tarang
TARANG ListServ
We are happy to announce that Tarang has started a new ListServ email (TARANG-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU) to communicate easily with our members.
If you would like to get regular updates from us please visit the following link https://listserv.uconn.edu/scripts/wa.exe… and subscribe with your UCONN email id.
We also encourage you to spread the word among your friends, so that they too can get regular updates from Tarang!
TARANG DIWALI
Come join us for an evening of good music, great food and lots of entertainment at TARANG-DIWALI !
where:
UCONN HILLEL
54 N Eagleville Rd, Storrs, CT 06268
when:
November 6, 2016 @ 5:30 PM
Tarang Executive Committee Elections
Dear all,
The current Tarang committee has completed their term of 2014-15 academic session. As we always do, this is the time to form new committee for next academic year.
Being a part of the executive commitee is a thrilling expereince and will give you a great opportunity to get to know and interact with people from in and around your home country. It also gives a great opportunity to hone your event management and organisational skills. There are perks of getting free access to all Tarang events too!
We encourage new people to come forward and lead our organization. There are four mandatory positions need to be filled.
1. COO (President)
2. Chief financial officer
3. General secretary
4. Event coordinator
Other positions
5. Cultural secretary
6. Webmaster
Please send your nominations to sriram.vijayan@uconn.edu
Thank you!
Tarang Executive Committee