PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the general public of and invite them to the organization’s 14th Annual Grand Cultural Melas to commemorate the 179th Anniversary of the arrival of East Indians to Guyana. The Essequibo Mela is scheduled for Sunday, April 30, 2017, commencing at...

2017/03/10 PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the general public of and invite them to the organization’s Annual Phagwah Mela ‘Rang Barse’ which will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017,  commencing at 16:00hrs or 4pm, at the Helena Number Two (2) Cricket Ground, Mahaica, East...

PRESS RELEASE IAC held successful Indian Arrival Mela in Essequibo The Indian Action Committee (IAC) successfully hosted its annual Essequibo Mela to commemorate the arrival of East Indians in Guyana. This year marks the 178th anniversary since the first batch of East Indian indentured immigrants arrived in 1838. Over the...

Renowned Kathak dancer Mahua Shankar and Banaras Tumri diva Kamud Diwan will headline the melas to be hosted by the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) in celebration of the 171st anniversary of the arrival of East Indians to Guyana. The first mela is scheduled for May 3 at the National Park....

All roads lead today to Anna Regina Community Centre Ground GUYANA will once again pulse with the sights, sounds, and scents of a culture that is distinctly Eastern in flavour as the Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) prepares to treat the nation to a series of festivities known simply to all...