MEMBERS OF TAAL

Shakthi Bhaskar

President

School/Class: Columbia College 2009
Major/Minor: Biology & Math
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2005
Dance background: Bharata Natyam, some Modern and Jazz
Favorite Taal performance: Naach Nation 5
Favorite CU Professor: N/A :)
Favorite spot on campus: Steps at 4 AM
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: M.I.A. - Sunshowers
Lekha Menon

Treasurer

School/Class: Columbia College 2010
Major/Minor: Still deciding
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2006
Dance background: Bharata Natyam - Nritya Kalpana School of Dance
Favorite Taal performance: Princeton Spring '07
Favorite CU Professor: Eric Bulson
Favorite spot on campus:Steps
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: Summer Jam

Gitanjali Dadlani

School/Class: Barnard College 2008
Major/Minor: Urban Studies/Urban Planning & Architecture
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2004
Dance background: Some Bharata Natyam, Modern, & Hip Hop
Favorite Taal performance: Naach Nation III
Favorite CU Professor: Hilary Ballon
Favorite spot on campus: The drop-off
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
Nirupama Hegde

School/Class: Barnard College 2008
Major/Minor: Political Science & MEALAC
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2004
Dance background: Bharata Natyam
Favorite Taal performance: Relay for Life my freshman year
Favorite CU Professor:
Favorite spot on campus: Lerner 5
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: Jennifer Lopez - Let's Get Loud
Sahasra Sambamoorthi

School/Class: SEAS 2008
Major/Minor:
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2004
Dance background:
Favorite Taal performance:
Favorite CU Professor:
Favorite spot on campus:
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down:

Uttara -Soni- Nag

School/Class: SEAS 2009
Major/Minor: Biomedical Engineering
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2005
Dance background: Odissi - Mayur Dance Academy, MD since age 4, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, teensy bit of Flamenco, just a touch of West African
Favorite Taal performance: Princeton Spring '07
Favorite CU Professor: David Vallancourt, Electrical Engineering
Favorite spot on campus: Giant faun in front of Lewisohn
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: Coldplay - Yellow
Nisha Garg

School/Class: Barnard College 2010
Major/Minor: Economics & Spanish
Semester that I joined Taal: Fall 2006
Dance background: Kuchipudi, Modern
Favorite Taal performance: Tamasha 2007
Favorite CU Professor: Lorena Rodas
Favorite spot on campus: The arms of Low
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: Come to our next performance and maybe you'll hear it ;)

Abhijit Nagaraj

School/Class: Columbia College 2010
Major/Minor: Undecided
Semester that I joined Taal: Spring 2007
Dance background: Bharata Natyam
Favorite Taal performance: Dancing with some Taalies at Tamasha for the Freshman Dance
Favorite CU Professor:
Favorite spot on campus: JJ's Place - duh
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: John Mayer - Gravity

MEMBERS OF THE
NAACH NATION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE

Vivek Mukherjee

School/Class: Columbia College 2009
Major/Minor:
Semester that I joined the NNOC: Spring 2007
Favorite CU Professor:
Favorite spot on campus:
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down:

August Quartararo

School/Class: Columbia College 2008
Major/Minor:
Semester that I joined the NNOC: Spring 2006
Favorite CU Professor:
Favorite spot on campus:
Favorite song to pick you up when you are down: