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| Our Voice And Yours |
Colleges with the best bang for your buck!
MIT, Babson and Harvard among the top 10. [more]
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| Lokvani Talks To Priya Rathnam |  |
(This section is sponsored by Immigration Solutions)
Assistant Directory of the Shrewsbury Library, Rathnam has a passion to help people. She has worked on transforming the library to make it a must visit place in Shrewsbury. In 2013 she won the Library Journal Movers and Shakers award. A dynamic leader who transforms challenges into opportunities, Rathnam gives us an insight into the future of the public libraries. [more] |
| In Conversation With Desh Deshpande | (This section is sponsored by Tanna Insurance)
Entrepreneur philanthropist Desh Deshpande has written a new book to answer questions for entrepreneurs. Titled “On Entrepreneurship and Impact”, the book is organized in a easy to read Q and A form. The book is a must read for entrepreneurs. Desh talked to Lokvani about the book. [more] |
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover have finally announced their wedding. The D-Day is April 30 when the love birds will tie the marital knot. [more] |
| Ekal Vidyalaya & Indian Consulate Hosts 'Beti Bacho - Beti Padhao' Event | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
On March 24, “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation” and “Indian Consulate, New York” jointly celebrated ‘International Women's Month’, focusing on, Women's Empowerment through education. The event also provided the first opportunity for newly appointed Consulate General (CG), Riva Ganguly Deb to interact with the diverse Indian community for vibrant exchange of ideas. [more] |
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| New England Children Continue To Excel At Cleveland Festival |  |
by Vidya Raman
This year, Cleveland State University hosted the 39th Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India, between March 23rd and April 3rd, 2016. Once again this year students from New England area Diya Godavari, Amrita Ajai Thirumalai and Sahana Venkatesh participated and won prizes. [more]
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“Kaifi Aur Main”
A Marvelous Reading Of A Poignant Memoir By Author Shaukat Azmi! |
by Shuchita Rao
Boston audiences were treated to a thoroughly engaging 2 hour long show featuring the reading of a memoir by noted author Shaukat Azmi titled “Kaifi aur Main”. They left the auditorium feeling that some matches are made in heaven and Shaukat and Kaifi Azmi’s pairing was indeed one such match. [more]
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| Nobel Laureate Yunus Urges Students, Educators And Local Leaders To Be Job Creators |  |
More than 1,300 people, including students, elected officials, and business and global leaders converged Tuesday night at Mechanics Hall in Worcester for a conversation with Nobel Laureate and pioneer of the social business movement, Muhammad Yunus. [more]
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| India Association Of New Hampshire Dawat 2016 Fundraiser - Raises $15000 |
In the spirit of giving, the India Association of New Hampshire (IANH) celebrated yet another annual Dawat event on Saturday, April 2, 2016. This year’s beneficiaries of the fundraiser were Learn to Love Inc., the Tamil Nadu flood victims via Udavam Karrangal, and IANH Public Service. [more]
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| Siddha Healing & Meditation Virtual Shivir |  |
by Hemant Shah
Siddha Healing & Meditation virtual shivir was held at Shri Dwarkamai Shirdi Sai Temple on April 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2016. This virtual shivir was guided by Pujya Avdhoot baba Shivanand ji through audio visual medium. The Healing and Meditation shivir was very well attended by people from many different states. New and seasoned sadhaks came from New England states as well as New York, New Jersey, Alabama and Texas.
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| Battle For Sanskrit: Rajiv Malhotra At MIT |
by Santhi Pasumarthi
MIT witnessed a well-attended talk by Rajiv Malhotra, an Indian American author, researcher and founder of Infinity Foundation on April 2nd. The event was jointly organized by MIT Samskritam, MIT Hindu Students Council and Samskrita Bharati Boston as a book tour of Malhotra’s latest book, ‘The Battle for Sanskrit’. [more]
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| IMANE Provides Health Screening At Health & Wellness Expo 2016 |  |
Indian Medical Association of New England (IMANE) participated at Health & Wellness Expo2016. Expo was organized by INE Multimedia Chair Dr. Manju Sheth in collaboration with Upendra Mishra of India New England news. [more]
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| The Currently Stated Date Of Emperor Ashoka Could Be Inaccurate! |
by Kamesh Aiyer and Bijoy Misra
The date of Emperor Aśoka has been the key in constructing India’s early history. The stone inscriptions thought to have been produced by Aśoka are the only evidence of use of writing in the earliest history of the Indian subcontinent. [more]
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| Satsang Center Celebrates Maha Shiva Ratri |  |
Satsang center in Woburn, MA celebrated Mahashivaratri Pooja on Mar 12 where a priest trained at Shantikunj, Gaytri Parivar of Haridwar facilitated personalized Shiv Poojas. [more]
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| Top 5 Theatre Program Comes To Academy Of Creative Arts, Burlington |
Creative Arts + Academy of Creative Arts collaborate to bring one Top 5 Theater Programs voted by Boston Parents Paper to Burlington. [more]
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| Asian Arts Presents Empathy & Expression |  |
Asian Arts Gallery presents empathy and expressions, an art show featuring a fabulous collection by artists from India on May 14 at 5:00 pm. [more]
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| Transformative & Influential Women Leadership In Asia |
Learn about Leadership in Social Activism and Policy in India today at the BU Asian Women Leaders forum on April 8-9, 2016. [more]
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| 2016: Celebrating Another Harmony: South Asian Folklore In The 21st Century |  |
On April 8th and April 9th, 2016, the annual Folklore & Mythology Symposium will be "Celebrating Another Harmony: South Asian Folklore in the 21st Century"! [more]
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| Raag Rang Returns |
On April 9th, the Scottish Rite Museum will resonate with beautiful music created by eminent musicians from New England and beyond. Singers at Raaga Rang include Shuchita Rao, Meena Sundaram, Dilip Acharya, Shekhar Shastri, Sankar Gangaikondan, Uma Sankar, Meesha Acharya, Shubhra Bhattacharya-Chandra, Aditya Rohit, Vijay Kumar, Kshitish Biswas. Our instrumental section consists of Sujeet Phanse, Hiral Parikh, Koushik Chakrabarty, Phil Scarff, Abhilash Mehta, Phil Kaplan, Kaushik Majumdar, Anirudh Nagesha. [more]
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| Meet CGNY Riva Ganguly Das |  |
Indian Americans of New England invite you to a reception to welcome newly appointed Consul General of India (CGNY) on Sunday April 10, 2016. [more]
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| Mahati Kishore - Child Prodigy |
Carnatic Musician in Keyboard Child Prodigy Mahathi Kishore will be performing at the Academy of Creative Arts on April 10, 2016 at 4:00 pm. [more]
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| IIT AGNE Presents Women Advancing STEM |  |
IIT AGNE is sponsoring a panel discussion on Women in STEM featuring Rita Advani, Chitra Javdekar, Kathy Vandiver, Gitika Srivastava and Mondira Pant on April 16th. [more]
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| Sri Krishna Parijatam – Celebrating 20 Years Of Samskrita Bharati |
by K. Arvind
Samskrita Bharati USA is celebrating its 20th anniversary with “Sri Krishna Parijatam”, a colorful and vibrant Kuchipudi dance drama choreographed by the eminent dancer Padmabhushan Sri Vempatti Chinna Satyam, and presented by gifted dance teachers and professional artists including Prafulla Velury, Sushma Yechuri, Krishna Sampada Velury, Leela Mennillo, and Roger Mennillo. The opera, based on a story drawn from Harivamsha Purana, is scheduled for Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Framingham, MA. [more]
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| Youth Lead Organizes Teen-Led Conference TIDE |  |
Youth LEAD invites high school students to attend its annual teen-led conference, Teenage Identity & Diversity Education (TIDE), which will take place at Emerson College from May 27-29, 2016. [more]
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| Team From Academy For Science And Design In DI Global Finals |
A team consisting of Rikhav Shah and Sanjana Kunnikuru from the Academy for Science and Design, Nashua is going to the Destination Imagination Global finals which will be held at the University of Tennessee from May 25-28, 2016. [more]
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| How To Prepare Financially For A Longer Life |  |
Long-term care can be expensive and costs can quickly impact a person’s financial security. People are living longer, which increases the odds of developing a chronic illness. [more]
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| Weekend Entertainment |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Raaga-Rang, Thappo Gujarat Play, Sri Krishna Parijatam, Ranjani-Gayatri, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Moving Closer, T.N Krishan and Priyadarshini Govind, Hindi Drama Chanakya, NEMA Thaikkudam Bridge, Suguna Varadachari, Nayan Ghosh, Yadoon Ki Barat and Rabindranath Tagore Compositions. [more]
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |  |
Congratulations to Aseem Chandawarkar and Amit Lele, who were the winners of last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]
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| Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week |
by Priyanka Jain
This week’s hits are still booming with Kapoor & Sons starring Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, and Fawad Khan. Check out the spunky video for “Let’s Nacho.” Another great dance/workout track is “High Heels to Nache” from Ki & Ka. The new tracks added to this week’s countdown are from the artist “Nucleya.” This DJ combines electric dance music with Indian tunes – don’t miss out on the Bass Rani album song: “Aaja” ! [more]
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| Cartoon: Panama Papers |  |
Remove my name! [more]
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| Laugh A While |
Did you hear about the Tailor who wore two jackets when she painted the house?
The instructions on the can said: "Put on two coats." [more]
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| Recipes - Memory Foods |  |
Following is a list of memory boosting and brain power superfoods packed with nutrients high in Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, as well as folate, calcium, potassium and magnesium, and betacarotene. [more]
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |
In the south... Mahalabalipuram! [more]
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| Thought For The Day |  |
The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. [more]
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