For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, August 4, 2008
CU’s India Night explores Indian culture and
heritage
Southwest Oklahomans wanting to experience a taste of India will want to mark their calendars as
Cameron University’s School of Business prepares to host ‘India Night’ on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m.
in CU Fitness Center. Now in its fourth year, the event celebrates the cultural heritage of India. Following
the keynote address by Pradip Yadav, Ph.D., a mouth-watering dinner featuring authentic Indian fare will
be served by Ajanta Cuisine of India, an Oklahoma City restaurant/caterer. A performance by worldrenowned musicians Ustad Tari Khan and Ramesh Misra will conclude the evening.
Yadav , the W. Ross Johnston Chair in Finance at the University of Oklahoma, will speak on Corporate
Governance in India. He has been published extensively in leading finance journals including the Journal of
Finance and the Journal of Financial Economics. Prior to his position at OU, Dr. Yadav served as
Professor and Chair of Finance at Lancaster University in England and as full-time Visiting Professor at the
Stern School at New York University and the Anderson School in the University of California Los Angeles
(UCLA). Before joining academia, Professor Yadav worked as managing director and deputy managing
director in public sector corporations, and in other senior public sector management positions.
Khan, acclaimed as one of the greatest tabla players in the world, has performed around the globe at
prestigious festivals and concerts, dazzling and captivating audiences with his extraordinary versatility. His
artistic expression on the tabla has been hailed as a combination of artistic purity, charisma, lyricism, and
expressive innovation. The tabla is a popular Indian percussion instrument used in the classical, popular
and religious music of the Indian subcontinent and in Hindustani classical music. The instrument consists of
a pair of hand drums of contrasting sizes and timbres.
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Cited as a phenomenon in the field of Indian classical music, Misra has mastered one of the most difficult
and unique string instruments, the sarangi, the bowed, short-necked lute of India, Nepal and Pakistan and
an important bowed string instrument of India's Hindustani classical music tradition. Misra, who received his
initial intensive training as a child from his father, the great sarangi maestro Ramnath Misra, has earned
recognition around the world as an eminent soloist as well as an adept accompanist.
A limited amount of tickets for India Night are available; the event has sold out in previous years. General
admission is $15 and $5 for students. For tickets, please contact Cindy Johnson at 581-2267, Megan
Foster at 581-5518, or T.K. Bhattacharya at 581-2533.
India Night is funded by the Ajay and Shireen Bhargava Endowed Lectureships in India Studies and
International Studies and Cameron University.
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