Raghav performs at the Institute of Technology in Chicago -IL

Raghav live on stage.

This past Sunday the Illinois Institute of Technology brought together culture, philanthropy and music to create for an unparalleled show of fun and good will.

 

Raghav Performs on stage in Chicago-IL

 

 

 

University and campus bubbles have such great potential to give back to our communities because they are so strong in numbers, ideas and creativity however it is not often student led organizations choose to use this to the benefit of charity.

Imran Bashir, who is the standing President of the Pakistani Student Association wanted to bring Pakistani culture back to IIT’s campus. He felt the tradition himself and many other students were aching for in the states had been disappearing on campus over the years and he wanted to make it his initiative to bring it back- full throttle.

When Imran first approached Thaakat he had wished to make the initiative a success for both of us. Faithfully he appealed to his student board to set aside a percentage of proceeds to go to Thaakat Foundation and Thaakat did the best they could to get the crowds together to promote what Imran had worked with IIT to put together to represent the cultural fervor of South Asians in America.

On Sunday April 25th, the doors opened at 7 pm to a night of “Rock it with Raghav” presented by IIT. Girls screamed as the pop star sailed across the stage, the joyful crowd sang along and all attendees rooted for the show continue on into the wee hours of the Sunday night.

Raghav was born to Indian parents in Canada and at a very young age shared his passion for music. Initially starting as a songwriter and going on to take singing lessons, Raghav became an instrumental part of Indian American pop culture and went on to win numerous awards on local and global levels. With his songs peaking the charts in South Asia as well as in England and the states, his superb characteristic has been his ability to remain humble.

When Thaakat Foundation requested a quick video blog for support from Raghav, he did not hesitate to reach out to the cause and share with people the importance of giving back to your culture and it’s people.

Thank you IIT and Raghav for your generosity towards goodwill!

Posted by Tash on May 3rd, 2010 and filed under Events. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response by filling following comment form or trackback to this entry from your site

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