List of Indian Associations in Ottawa
Festival Of India
A great annual spectacle is the Festival Of India Feature which showcases the grandoise of the great land of India! It is a 3 day event that has a set of activities and performances, and is meant to be inclusive to the larger Ottawa community.
The event for 2017 is scheduled between 11-Aug-2017 and 13-Aug-2017. Do check out their website (http://festivalofindiaottawa.org/) to get your tickets (you get a discount when bought well ahead of time).
Also follow their Social Media pages at -
https://www.facebook.com/festivalofindiaOttawa/
https://twitter.com/festindiaottawa
Check out this amazing Drums-tabla Jugalbandi from the 2016 edition.
The Feature from the 2016 Edition was the closing performance by the Raghu Dixit Project (http://www.raghudixit.com/) -
Kannada Sangha Ottawa
An association from the Vibrant state of Karnataka, India (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka) is the Kannada Sangha of Ottawa. They hold 4 events through the year -
1. Ugadi (New Year) in April (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugadi)
2. A Picnic in July
3. Ganesha Pooja in September (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh_Chaturthi)
4. Diwali / Christmas in Nov/Dec (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali)
In 2016, they also hosted the first ever Yakshagana event (traditional theater - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakshagana) in Ottawa. The performers were the Yakshamitra troupe from Toronto (http://www.yakshamitra.com/) -
Follow their Social media page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1078090125586011/ if you would like to connect to fellow Kannadigas!
Ottawa Telugu Association
The Ottawa Telugu Association was formed in 1979 to help the Telugu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language) Speaking community in Ottawa. Check out their website for event details and membership - http://www.ottawatelugu.com/
They are an active community who also schedule multiple events through the year
Check out their Social media pages at -
https://www.facebook.com/ottawa.telugu
PS: If there are more Indian associations you would like to see added to this page, give us a shout in the comments section!
While checking out these associations, do check out great South Indian Cuisine options at -
Eating Out: South Indian Cuisine Options in Ottawa
