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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                MARCH 20, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 28

                  Navrang Dance Academy led by Varsha

                       Naik creates history with ‘Shivleela’

            OUR BUREAU                        enthusiasm to support more produc-
                                              tions that showcase Lord Shiva and
            Edison, NJ                        Indian cultural heritage.
            A                                 ported by Surinder Kumar and Anu
                  historic milestone in Indian
                                                  The event was also proudly sup-
                  cultural theater was created
                  as Shivleela, a grand Broad-
                                                  A special highlight of the evening
            way-style dance drama by USA-     Kumari from Suhag Jewelers.
            based renowned director and chore-  was  the  powerful portrayal  of  Ma-
            ographer Varsha Naik, captivated a   hadev by renowned Mumbai-based
            packed audience at J P Stevens High   dancer  and  choreographer  Sandip
            School Edison NJ.                 Soparrkar, who brought depth, de-
                Presented by Navrang Dance    votion, and commanding stage pres-
            Academy, the production brought   ence to the role. The dance drama
            together 70 artists and volunteers,   was brilliantly supported by the dedi-
            totaling 108 dedicated contributors,   cated students and artists of Navrang
            and was witnessed by 709+ audience   Dance Academy.
            members, along with special guests    The event was supported by
            from across the tristate area.    Pandya Foundation, S N Tours and
                Under the visionary direction of   Travels,  A2Z  entertainment,  Culti-
            Varsha Naik, Shivleela showcased the   vate Talents Unlimited LLC – Bha-
            powerful storytelling of Lord Shiva   jan Clubbing, UPFNA, Guru Ji Ka   Gold, Parikh Media and K&G LED   mark for Indian theatrical pre-
            through dance, drama, and theatri-  Mandir @kilmar, Sohanika arts,   Lights Signs were media partners   sentations  in  the  United  States.
            cal excellence — beautifully blending   Mukesh Modi, World Peace Har-  for the event.                     With overwhelming success and
            Indian tradition with Broadway-scale   mony, BCB Bank, Valam Foods,     For the past 13 years, Navrang   strong community support, the team
            presentation.                     Samosa Factory, Mejwani, Sai Ca-  Dance  Academy  has  been  promot-  now looks forward to bringing Shiv-
                Light and sound were key factors   terers,  Patel  Brothers,  Simran  Aa-  ing Indian culture through story-  leela to more cities across the USA,
            of the Broadway-style Shivleela and   huja, Sewa International, Menlo   telling and dance. Shivleela marks   continuing the mission of celebrating
            were beautifully managed by Shri-  park Leo Club, AIM finances. Radia   the  academy’s  first  grand  home   Indian heritage through  powerful
            kant Gavas, whose technical preci-  zindagi, TV Asia, EBC radio, ITV   production,  setting a new bench-  stage storytelling.
            sion and artistic execution elevated
            the entire production into a grand
            theatrical experience.
                The Honorable Mayor of Edi-
            son Township, Sam Joshi, praised the
            production, stating:
                “Varsha Naik is keeping Indian
            culture alive in the USA by creating
            meaningful dramas in the form of
            storytelling and helping the commu-
            nity stay connected to their roots.”
                Key supporters of the event in-
            cluded Raj Pandya from the Pandya
            Foundation and Vaidehi Dongre
            Pandya, who described Shivleela as
            a phenomenal drama and expressed

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