All proceeds from Dhoom Machaale were donated to a holistic school in Dharampur, a small tribal village set in the south of Gujarat, India. As one of the most impoverished areas of this region in India, much work is needed to improve even basic infrastructure in this region. DISHA works very closely with an organization calledVedchhi Pradesh Seva Samiti (V.P.S.S.) which is run by Bhikubhai Vyas and his wife. They have dedicated their lives to improving the health and education of impoverished children in this region. The establishment of 12 holistic schools, in which, along with basic academic subjects, the all-round development of personality, habit formation, community living, and creativity is fostered, is among the projects initiated here. DISHA is happy to report that the success of Dhoom Machaale raised funds that enabled the completion and sustainability of the 12th of these twelve holistic schools.
Dhoom Machaale
Charlotte is the premier banking city in the Carolinas and could indeed be called the financial hub of the Southeast, an image suggestive of serious and boring bankers, not one of a boisterous crowd of partygoers grooving to the sounds of Bollywood. But that was exactly what DISHA brought to Charlotte on night of April 10th, 2009, when the first ever Bollywood Dance Nite in Charlotte took place at the Verona Lounge in the heart of Uptown Charlotte. A sellout crowd of 300 happy people danced until the wee hours of the morning, packing the place to capacity and clamouring for more, even after the last beat of the night at right about 2 am. Continuing this grand success, DISHA is thrilled to present Dhoom Machaale II on Oct 23rd, 2009, at the Forum in Uptown Charlotte.