Madhulika Pesala, senior at Ohio University, performs the Bharatanatyam dance for the guests of Indian Culture Night at Baker Student Center at Ohio University on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The Bharatanatyam dance was banned by colonists and used by the Indian people as an act of defiance to maintain their culture. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
Freshman Andrew Dykeman-Daams (from left), ensemble director Dr. Garett Field, and sophomore Noah Gruenberg perform their Carnatic Music Ensemble for the guests of Indian Culture Night at Baker Center on Sunday, March 24, 2019. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
Freshman Andrew Dykeman-Daams (from left), ensemble director Dr. Garett Field, and sophomore Noah Gruenberg perform their Carnatic Music Ensemble for the guests of Indian Culture Night at Baker Center on Sunday, March 24, 2019. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
Guests of Indian Culture Night take Gobi Manchurian and Vegetable Pakora appetizers before performances begin in Baker Student Center on Sunday, March 24, 2019. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
Chandra Shekhar Pandey recites his poetry for the guests of Indian Culture Night in Baker Student Center at Ohio University on Sunday, March 24, 2019. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
Snehaa Ray performs an Indian Fusion Dance before dinner is served at Indian Culture Night in Baker Center at Ohio University on Sunday, March 24, 2019. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
Chicken Chettinad, Paneer Butter Masala, Navratna Khorma, and Vegetable Pulao are served for dinner after the final performances at Indian Culture Night on Sunday, March 24, 2019. (HANNAH SCHROEDER/ WOUB)
