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| Our Voice And Yours |
“Namaskar” being a Sanskrit word consists of three words by Rule Sandichead of Sanskrit Grammar and it is = Namah + tai + Aakara = I Bow + to your + Image.
Salutation to more than 4,112 Indian-Americans serving in the U.S. defense forces today!
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| Maheshwaris – Doing Well, Doing Good |  |
Lokvani talked to several attendees at the Maheshwari Mahasabha of North America (MMNA) national convention held in Stamford, CT. “Like the Jews, the Maheshwaris came from a dessert land and spread far and wide in search of opportunity. Amongst them we see several successful businessmen and compassionate philanthropists”
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| A Sufi Quawwali Concert Spreads The Message Of Divine Love! |
by Shuchita Rao
The Sufi traditions of Pakistan got the spotlight at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA on June 26 with a live performance of the Hindustani music genres of Khayal and Quawwali. The artists were Ustad Naseeruddin Sami, legendary vocalist from Lahore, Pakistan and his talented sons and disciples. Sona Datta introduced the artists and the topic of Sufi traditions.
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| Harvard Medical Symposium On Integrative Medicine And Role Of Yoga And Ayurveda |  |
by Kanchan Banerjee
A one-day Symposium on Integrative Medicine and Role of Yoga and Ayurveda was convened at the Harvard School of Medicine on June 29th by Kanchan Banerjee, Dinesh Patel, Pratibha Shah, Bal Ram Singh, and Pramit Maakoday.
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| Impacting The Lives Of Million Women |
The Desai Foundation, a family foundation that has created great impact in New England and in remote villages in Gujarat has widened its horizons. It is now a public foundation that is expanding its mission to impact the lives of a million women. Their fundraiser titled “The Lotus Festival” featured Miki Agrawal, Co-Founder of Thinx.
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| Crain’s New York Business Magazine: 40 Under 40 Class Of 2016 |  |
Nisha Agarwal, commissioner in the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs; Miki Agrawal, Thinx, CEO, CMO and co-founder; Sarita James, Embark chief executive; Payal Kadakia, ClassPass founder; Gurinder Sangha, founder of Intelligize and Lit IQ; and Kal Vepuri, founder and chairman of Brainchild, were recently named to the 40 Under 40 Class of 2016 by Crain’s New York Business magazine.
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| Clarke Middle School Represents The USA At World Festival Of Children’s Theater In Toyama, Japan |
by Alyson Brown
The Clarke Middle School, the only group chosen from all of North America, will be attending the World Festival Of Children’s Theater In Toyama, Japan with performance troupes from Russia, Uganda, Singapore, Nepal, Egypt, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Hungary, Lithuania, Monaco, Morocco, China and many others. In a world where there is so much division, the festival promotes building bridges between cultures. A farewell performance in their hometown of Lexington, MA will take place at the prestigious Cary Hall on July 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm.
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| Vocal Recital By Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar |  |
by Shuchita Rao
Learnquest Baithak will feature a vocal recital by Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar with Suryaksha Deshpande on table, and Dattatreya Velankar on harmonium on July 9, 2016 at 6:30 PM.
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| A Jugalbandhi For Ekal Vidyalaya Organized By Abhyaas School Of Music |
by Jayashree Rajamani
On a warm and breezy afternoon of June 18th, the audience was swathed in divine music coming from the very soul of the musicians that came together to benefit Ekal Vidyalaya. The musical ensemble comprised of Boston based musicians with special musical guests from New Delhi, India! Husband and wife duo Raghuraman Govindarajan (Carnatic flute) and Sudha Raghuraman (vocal) were featured artistes joining artistic excellence with Aparna Balaji (vocal), K.V.S. Vinay (Carnatic violin), Mahalingam Santhanakrishnan (mridangam) and Amit Kavthekar (Tabla) to create a fabulous blend of Carnatic and Hindustani music.
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| Cancer Institute Foundation’s Third Fund Raiser 'Sangam' A Grand Success |  |
(This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
by Gayathri Sathiamoorthy
CIF's annual fundraiser on June 11th featured 3 segments, instruments by Smt. Durga Krishnan on Veena and her students from New England School of Carnatic Music, accompanied by Sri. Pravin Sitaram on Mridangam and Sri. Rajesh Pai on Tabla, Vocal Carnatic music by Smt. Aparna Balaji and her students from Abhyaas School of Music accompanied by Sri.Pravin Sitaram on Mridangam and Smt. Smitha Krishnan on violin and a dance performance by Smt. Sapna Krishnan and her students from Lasya School of Dance.
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| IAB Participates In Burlington Town Parade |
Indian Americans for Burlington (IAB) participated in the Annual "Burlington Pride Parade" sponsored by American Legions. This is the second time in the history of Burlington that Indian community has proudly paraded along the side of Burlington community in the streets of Burlington, holding IAB banner and dancing to Bollywood music and bhajans.
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| Meet And Greet With Ashland Town Officials |  |
Radha and K.G Narayana hosted a unique meet and greet event where community members, particularly the Indian Americans from Ashland had a chance to meet with the town officials, State Senator Karen Spilka and State Representative Tom Sannicandro. Opportunities for involvement in the town committee were discussed.
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| Vedic Graduation Pooja At Sarva Dev Mandir In Oxford, MA |
by Jaya Asthana
Eight Hindu-American high school students and their families, along with some members of the community, gathered together on June 11, 2016, in Sarva Dev Mandir, Oxford, MA, to celebrate their graduation from High School in a traditional Vedic service.
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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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| 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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| AIF And TiE Boston Present Anshu Gupta, Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner |  |
Please join the America India Foundation and TiE Boston on July 11th for a conversation with cutting edge social entrepreneur Anshu Gupta! Popularly known as the Clothing Man and recipient of 2015 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Anshu Gupta has studied Mass Communication and has a Masters in Economics.
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| Awaken The Performer Within |
by Shekhar Shastri
‘True vacation’ is closer than one may think and the ancient secrets in Natyashastra are powerful enough to ‘Awaken the Performer Within’ each person. This 5-session workshop (Awaken the Performer Within: Secrets from Natyashastra) will be held on July 12, 13, 14, 19, 21 at Lexington Community Center, Lexington, MA
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| India Discovery Center Presents A Seminar On The Indus Civilization |  |
by Bijoy Misra
The mission of the India Discovery Center is to map the chronology of India’s cultural history in order to understand and appreciate the development of the current Indian society and the evolution of Indian traditions in practice. On July 23, 2016, Swati Dave, Srabonti Bandyopadhyay, Jaspal Singh, Chandrika Govardhan, Krishna Gazula and Sanjeev Tripathi will each share their research findings on the Indus Period.
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| 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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| Is Your High Schooler Interested In Entrepreneurship? |  |
Do you know of a high school student who is interested in entrepreneurship? TiE Boston is excited to announce the call for applications for TYE2017.
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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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| Nina Tandon: How To Regrow Your Own Bones |  |
Biotech pioneer Nina Tandon tells how a patient's own stem cells could be grown on 3-D scaffolds
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| Home Office Deduction & Household Employees |
by Neil Mukherjee
Under the simplified method for home office deduction, you can multiply the square footage of your home office (up to a maximum of 300 square feet) by a fixed rate of $5 per square foot. Also, many families hire people to work in their homes, such as nannies, housekeepers, cooks, gardeners and health care workers. If you employ a domestic worker, make sure you know the tax rules.
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Sensational Heartthrobs, Raju Raja Ram Aur Main, Yeh Shaam Mastani, and We Care Charity: Dil Se.
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