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Asian millionaires now the wealthiest in the world! Asians' net worth has soared over the past several years. The total wealth of Asia's richest residents (5.1M) totaled $17.4 trillion in 2015, up from $8.4 trillion in 2006. North America's wealthy (4.8M) have $16.6 trillion socked away, up from $11.2 trillion in 2006.

Negotiating your salary from $50,000 to $55,000 could earn you $600,000 over your career.
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Yaason Ki Baraat – A Musical Tribute To Mohd Rafi And Kishore Kumar
Yaason Ki Baraat – A Musical Tribute To Mohd Rafi And Kishore Kumar


On June 17th, Praveen Misra, a known name in bringing quality entertainment programs in the New England Area put together a unique musical program, Yaadon Ki Baraat – a tribute to Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar, featuring Valentino Almeida, Sankar Gangaikondan, Shua Khan Arshad and Swati Sharma. The grand-sponsor for the event was Vinod and Shikha Kapoor of Masala Art, a brand name in quality dining and catering for nearly four decades.
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IMANE Isha Nila Rakhit
Komal Ahmad And Nandeet Mehta Named Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 Award Winners


U.C. Berkeley Graduate Komal Ahmad And UCLA Student Nandeet Mehta Were Named Among The Inaugural Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 Award Winners. They connect businesses with excess food inventory to communities in need and develop nontoxic, biodegradable, plant-based pesticides, herbicides and insecticides for agriculture, respectively.
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Komal Ahmad And Nandeet Mehta Named Global Food Initiative 30 Under 30 Award Winners
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Meru Foundation NATyA Pratham
Hearty Recognition For Artful Accomplishment!
Hearty Recognition For Artful Accomplishment!


It was not just turning another leaf in the annals of Natyanjali School of Dance after the celebration of the school's year-end Program on June 18, 2016. Indeed it was an occasion of 'stock taking' of learning, progress and eliciting areas of rejoice, replenishment and recuperation.
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PEM Presents Qawwali Devotional Music From The Sufi Traditions Of Pakistan


The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) welcomes Pakistan’s preeminent classical vocalist, Ustad Naseeruddin Saami and musicians the Saami Brothers for a live concert featuring qawwali devotional music from the sufi traditions on Sunday, June 26, at 3 pm.
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PEM Presents Qawwali Devotional Music From The Sufi Traditions Of Pakistan
Vision Aid Presents The Iconic Avatar
Vision Aid Presents The Iconic Avatar


The Vision-Aid team warmly invites you to their annual event The Iconic Avatar on July 24, 2016, at 4:00 pm at the Littleton High School Theater, Littleton, MA. All proceeds benefit the visually disadvantaged.
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Samskrita Bharati Celebrates World Sanskrit Day


Around 100 Sanskrit enthusiasts from various towns in the Greater Boston area assembled at the Sadhu Vaswani Center, Dracut MA on June 18th, to celebrate the World Sanskrit Day organized by Samskrita Bharati USA. The evening of entertainment included hilarious skits in Sanskrit featuring both characters from contemporary America as well as Indian history and puranas, Bollywood songs rendered in Sanskrit, as well as more scholarly topics such as Swami Vedanta Desika’s works, all serving to demonstrate that Sanskrit is very much alive in this part of the world!
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Samskrita Bharati Celebrates World Sanskrit Day
Indian American For Burlington Presents Two Scholarships
Indian American For Burlington Presents Two Scholarships


Indian American for Burlington presented two scholarship awards totaling $1,000 to Sruti Pandey, Volunteer Service Award, and Shannon Carey, STEM Award.
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UIANE And IMANE Hold Their Annual Health Fair


On June 5th, the United India Association of New England (UIANE) and Indian Medical Association of New England (IMANE) held their annual Health, Fitness and Wellness Fair at the Sheraton Needham Hotel, which was attended by over 250 people.
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UIANE And IMANE Hold Their Annual Health Fair
2nd International Day Of Yoga Concluded Successfully Witnessing Overwhelming Participation
2nd International Day Of Yoga Concluded Successfully Witnessing Overwhelming Participation


Following its resounding success in 2015, the International Day of Yoga Celebration Organizing Committee (IDYCOC) conducted the 2nd International Yoga Day at Kresge Lawn, MIT, Cambridge, MA. As many as 300 yoga enthusiasts and practitioners attended the celebrations.
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New York’s Rubin Museum Showcasing Hindu Deities


Rubin Museum of Art in New York is exhibiting various Hindu deities in it “Rain and Ritual” exhibition, which will continue till March 27, 2017. Deities exhibited reportedly include Lakshmi (17th century), Krishna (19th century), Durga (12th-13th century), Bhairava (16th century), Kumara (11th century), etc.
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New York’s Rubin Museum Showcasing Hindu Deities
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Art Of Living - Get Happy Boston
Art Of Living - Get Happy Boston


Art of Living presents Get Happy Boston, a 2-day immersive experience featuring Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on June 25-26.
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IIT AGNE Presents Climate Change And Adaptation


What are we going to do when our cities get hit by major hurricanes every year? How would countries cope with extremely high temperatures, followed by heavy rains and floods? How are we going to adapt when Boston gets hit by major winter snowstorms every year? IIT AGNE Presents a apnel discussion on Climate Change And Adaptation in Cambridge, MA on June 25th.
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IIT AGNE Presents  Climate Change And Adaptation
Heartfulness - A Unique Technique Of Relaxation And Meditation
Heartfulness - A Unique Technique Of Relaxation And Meditation


Thousands are expected to arrive at the NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Art Center), NJ on June 25th to experience the magic of Heartfulness - a Heart Centric Meditation in the Northeast region of North America. All are welcome!
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Ekal Vidyalaya Appathon 2016


Do you like to be on the forefront of technology? Are you creative and want to build your own app? You can do this, while helping children in India receive an education! Come join the New England Chapter of Ekal Vidyalaya in our Appathon: Workshop & Competition on July 9th!
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Ekal Vidyalaya Appathon 2016
Business Plan Competition At 2016 Leadership Conference
Business Plan Competition At 2016 Leadership Conference


If you are a legal entity with an innovative product and business proposal or a young company looking for funding and publicity, consider entering this competition! Entrants’ industries can include, but are not limited to: information technology, bio-technology, green technologies, medical, advanced manufacturing, engineering. This is going to be an exciting event at the conference with visibility from Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors and decision makers from leading enterprises and highly talented pool of technical, marketing and business folks. Cash prizes totaling $25,000 will be offered to the winning entries.
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2016 Leadership Conference


“We are excited to host the 2016 Leadership Conference which will be held for the first time in New England. The conference is open to everyone and with over 1,200 attendees and 100 speakers expected, you are sure to find it a fun, exciting and enriching experience.” – Raj Laad, Conference Chair.
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2016 Leadership Conference
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Srilatha Kodali Rangoli NESSP
Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu Meets Community Members
Haryana Finance Minister Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu Meets Community Members


“I am a first generation politician who is honored to be part of the first ever BJP led government in Haryana. I take the mandate that we received for good governance, transparency and removal of corruption very seriously and I am working hard to make that happen,” says Abhimanyu Singh Sindhu, the Finance Minister for the State of Haryana.
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S4 Inc. Printing and Graphic Services Alankar
Immigrants Crucial To Keeping Americans Healthy


Immigrants in Health Care: Keeping Americans Healthy Through Care and Innovation published by The Immigrant Learning Center, Inc. (ILC) and the Institute for Immigration Research, a joint venture between George Mason University and The ILC. Despite comprising only 13 percent of the population, immigrants are: 15 percent of registered nurses, 22 percent of nursing, psychiatric and home health aides, and 40 percent of medical scientists in pharmaceutical research and development.
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Immigrants Crucial To Keeping Americans Healthy
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Becker AIF Elegance
Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Sangam, Gujrati Play: Mari Wife Mari Kom, Mirchi Virchi Boat Party, Yadoon Ki Barat, Jugalbandhi Concert: Sudha Raghuraman and Aparna Balaji, Rabindranath Tagore Compositions, Sensational Heartthrobs, adn We Care Charity: Dil Se
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Book Review: The Hindu View Of Trinidad And Tobago


This collection of articles written over two decades by Sat Maharaj, General Secretary of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) of Trinidad and Tobago, is an invaluable archive of reflections on the condition of Indians, and the Hindu community in particular. The articles selected begin in 1996, one year after Basdeo Panday, the first individual of Indian (and Hindu) origin, became Prime Minister, exactly 150 years after the arrival of Indians to Trinidad and Tobago.
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Book Review: The Hindu View Of Trinidad And Tobago

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Event Update
Friday - 06/24/16
Srimad Bhagavatham Saptaham
Srimad Bhagavat Saptah in Hindi
ISW Camping Trip

Saturday - 06/25/16
Raaga Based Compositions of Rabindranath Tagore
Srimad Bhagavatham Saptaham
Srimad Bhagavat Saptah in Hindi
Kodai Kondattam - 2016 (Indian Summer Festval)
Get Happy Workshop with Sri Sri
Climate Change and Adaptation
Sri Ambubachi Kamakhya Maha Mela

Sunday - 06/26/16
Srimad Bhagavatham Saptaham in English
Get Happy Workshop with Sri Sri
Pt. Sandip Ghosh

Monday - 06/27/16
Srimad Bhagavatham Saptaham in English

Tuesday - 06/28/16
Srimad Bhagavatham Saptaham in English

Saturday - 7/2/16
Gajanan Maharaj,(Shegaon) Parayan(Mukhotgat)

Tuesday - 7/5/16
Noureen Design Chaand Raat Eid Festival
Meet Mata Amritanandamayi

Wednesday - 7/6/16
Meet Mata Amritanandamayi

Saturday - 7/9/16
ArtDancePlanet: An Art Party

Wednesday - 7/13/16
Senior Seva

Thursday - 7/14/16
Vishal & Shekhar with Neeti Mohan

Friday - 7/22/16
Sensational Heartthrobs: Palak Muchhal and Javed Ali

Saturday - 7/23/16
Seminar on Indus Civilization

Sunday - 7/24/16
English Play: What's Done is Done
Exhibition N Sale
Vision-Aid presentsThe Iconic Avatar - The Epic Saga of Rama
What Is Done Is Done

Sunday - 7/31/16
UIANE Summer Potluck Picnic

Sunday - 8/7/16
Vivekananda Family Camp 2015 - Tolland, MA

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