Junior Michael Jackson Tournament Fri 25th June

The Dance Spectaculars continue! Join the Deshpande Fellowship Program for the Junior Michael Jackson tournament, a celebration of contemporary Western dance held as a tribute to Michael Jackson on the 1 year anniversary of his death.

The event will be held on 24^th June, 2010 to 25^th June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 24^th June is the elimination round and registration will start from 10:30 am. 25^th June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 6:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 15 dance & school academies from the twin city area. The judges of the event are a Choreographer in the Telugu Film Industry and a young Karnataka talent won the prestigious Aryabhata award last year. The finale on Friday evening will showcase performances by the competition's 20 finalists.

JMJ 2010 promises to be an exciting night filled with awe-inspiring performances. And tickets are only Rs 100/-!!! Join us!!

For details, please contact: Sunil @ 9620112243 Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565

Junior Michael Jackson Tournament Fri 25th June

The Dance Spectaculars continue! Join the Deshpande Fellowship Program for the Junior Michael Jackson tournament, a celebration of contemporary Western dance held as a tribute to Michael Jackson on the 1 year anniversary of his death.

The event will be held on 24^th June, 2010 to 25^th June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 24^th June is the elimination round and registration will start from 10:30 am. 25^th June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 6:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 15 dance & school academies from the twin city area. The judges of the event are a Choreographer in the Telugu Film Industry and a young Karnataka talent won the prestigious Aryabhata award last year. The finale on Friday evening will showcase performances by the competition's 20 finalists.

JMJ 2010 promises to be an exciting night filled with awe-inspiring performances. And tickets are only Rs 100/-!!! Join us!!

For details, please contact: Sunil @ 9620112243 Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565

Join us for "Nrityopaharam," A Celebration of Indian Classical Dance

The Fellows of Cohort IV are conducting the Indian Classical Dance Competition “Nrityopaharam” to protect, preserve and promote Indian Classical dance tradition amongst the young generation. The event will be held on 22^nd June, 2010 to 23^rd June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 22^nd June is the elimination round and registration will start from 8:30 am. 23^rd June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 3:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 30 dance academies from Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada. The event besides providing a platform for young budding talents to perform on stage, will also feature special dance performance by renowned dance duo “Parshwanath Upadhye and Rukmini Vijaykumar” from Radhakalpa Dance Company, Bangalore on the final day. It will also feature the 20 best performances by the participants selected as finalists.

The entry pass for the grand finale is Rs 100/- only! We hope you will join us for what promises to be a spectacular event.

For details, please contact: Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565 or Sunil @ 9620112243

Join us for "Nrityopaharam," A Celebration of Indian Classical Dance

The Fellows of Cohort IV are conducting the Indian Classical Dance Competition “Nrityopaharam” to protect, preserve and promote Indian Classical dance tradition amongst the young generation. The event will be held on 22^nd June, 2010 to 23^rd June, 2010 at Deshpande Foundation Auditorium, BVB College Campus, Hubli. 22^nd June is the elimination round and registration will start from 8:30 am. 23^rd June is the finale and the final dance performances will start from 3:00 pm.

The event will involve participants from across 30 dance academies from Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Uttara Kannada. The event besides providing a platform for young budding talents to perform on stage, will also feature special dance performance by renowned dance duo “Parshwanath Upadhye and Rukmini Vijaykumar” from Radhakalpa Dance Company, Bangalore on the final day. It will also feature the 20 best performances by the participants selected as finalists.

The entry pass for the grand finale is Rs 100/- only! We hope you will join us for what promises to be a spectacular event.

For details, please contact: Radhakrishna @ 9964476074, Anindita @ 9448813565 or Sunil @ 9620112243

DPL a success! Thanks for your support!

The Cohort-IV Fellows did very good job in Dog Premier League-2010 and the program was very successful. The response by the audience was great, everyone appreciated Fellows' teamwork.

Event organizers Avinash, Madhusudan, Santosh and Shankar Singh are especially grateful to DCSE Director Mr.Naveen Jha, DFP Program Manager Mr. Chinnababu.N as well as to all of the DF staff for the valuable support they gave for this event.

From all over Karnataka, a total of 110 dogs participated in the event. Dogs and dog lovers came from Belgum, Harihar, Hospet, Ranebennur, Haveri and mostly from Hubli-Dharwad district. The "Champion of Champions" award went to Vicky, the German Shepherd belonging to Mr. Shaffi Bepari from Belgum. Articles regarding Dog Premier League - 2010 have been published in the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Samyukta Karnataka, Kannada Prabha and Vijya Karnataka. Clips of the event have been carried on television also.

We'd like to congratulate the organizers and the rest of Cohort-IV for an innovative, fun and successful event. Great job, everyone!

You can click on the news clippings for full-res images. For the complete collection of photos from Dog Premier League-2010, CLICK HERE.

DPL a success! Thanks for your support!

The Cohort-IV Fellows did very good job in Dog Premier League-2010 and the program was very successful. The response by the audience was great, everyone appreciated Fellows' teamwork.

Event organizers Avinash, Madhusudan, Santosh and Shankar Singh are especially grateful to DCSE Director Mr.Naveen Jha, DFP Program Manager Mr. Chinnababu.N as well as to all of the DF staff for the valuable support they gave for this event.

From all over Karnataka, a total of 110 dogs participated in the event. Dogs and dog lovers came from Belgum, Harihar, Hospet, Ranebennur, Haveri and mostly from Hubli-Dharwad district. The "Champion of Champions" award went to Vicky, the German Shepherd belonging to Mr. Shaffi Bepari from Belgum. Articles regarding Dog Premier League - 2010 have been published in the Deccan Herald, Prajavani, Samyukta Karnataka, Kannada Prabha and Vijya Karnataka. Clips of the event have been carried on television also.

We'd like to congratulate the organizers and the rest of Cohort-IV for an innovative, fun and successful event. Great job, everyone!

You can click on the news clippings for full-res images. For the complete collection of photos from Dog Premier League-2010, CLICK HERE.

Dog Premier League - 2010, Come Join Us!

The Fellows of Deshpande Foundation are conducting the "Dog Premier League" Dog Show on Sunday, 13th June 2010 at the Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship in BVB Engineering College campus, Hubli. The event will begin at 9.30 am. We invite all dog lovers to come join us for the event and give support to the Fellows and Fellowship Program. Feel free to bring your friends!

If you or anyone you know would like to register a dog for participation, please call to Avinash @ 9480185794.

We hope to see you all there!

Dog Premier League - 2010, Come Join Us!

The Fellows of Deshpande Foundation are conducting the "Dog Premier League" Dog Show on Sunday, 13th June 2010 at the Deshpande Center for Social Entrepreneurship in BVB Engineering College campus, Hubli. The event will begin at 9.30 am. We invite all dog lovers to come join us for the event and give support to the Fellows and Fellowship Program. Feel free to bring your friends!

If you or anyone you know would like to register a dog for participation, please call to Avinash @ 9480185794.

We hope to see you all there!

"Walk-a-thon", Walk against Tobacco

The Deshpande Fellows are organizing “Walk-a-thon” to pledge against Tobacco on the eve of “Anti-Tobacco Day”, on 30th of May, 2010. It will be held from Durgad Bail to Rani Chennamma Circle, at 5:00 pm in the evening (Reporting time 4:00 pm).

The registration is free, only the first 500 participants who register get a free t-shirt & cap. Please support the cause, you can contact us at 9448813565 or mail us on anindita.d@dfmail.org, please conform your participation either by phone or email before 29th evening 6pm.

"Walk-a-thon", Walk against Tobacco

The Deshpande Fellows are organizing “Walk-a-thon” to pledge against Tobacco on the eve of “Anti-Tobacco Day”, on 30th of May, 2010. It will be held from Durgad Bail to Rani Chennamma Circle, at 5:00 pm in the evening (Reporting time 4:00 pm).

The registration is free, only the first 500 participants who register get a free t-shirt & cap. Please support the cause, you can contact us at 9448813565 or mail us on anindita.d@dfmail.org, please conform your participation either by phone or email before 29th evening 6pm.