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| Our Voice And Yours |
According to US News, the top ranked high schools in Massachusetts are Boston Latin School, Advanced Math and Science Academy, Hopkinton High, Dover-Sherborn Regional High and Medfield Senior High.
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| Lokvani Talks To Hema Iyengar And Vandana Rao | .JPG) |
Motivated by their common passion for arts and wellness, Senior QA manager Hema Iyengar and the State Director for Water Policy, Dr. Vandana Rao co-founded the Center for Arts and Wellness in Westborough, MA. They talked to Lokvani about the new venture.
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| In Conversation With Dr. Anand Shukla (Vyasji) |
Dr. Anand Shukla has a degree in Philosophy from Agra University. He is the head priest of the Shri Hari Dham temple in Norwood, MA that is opening on Aug 28th. It is located at 1500 Boston Providence Highway. An astrologer and a priest trained in the Nimbark tradition, he talked to Lokvani about the temple and its philosophy.
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Starting the promotions of her maiden Hollywood film 'Baywatch' from India, Global icon Priyanka Chopra said after some amazing scripts, she chose 'Baywatch' as it is a big global movie and playing the character of a villain was something she found challenging.
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| "Awaaz-e–Jazbaat Shankar Jaikishan Ke Saath" Mesmerizes The Audiences | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
After several hit sold out shows such as Khandan-e-Kapoor, Badhshah-e-Romance and last year’s “A musical journey with Hrishikesh Mukherjee”, Mohan Subramaniam and his team brought you another hit musical program on April 22, 2017 -- "Awaaz-e–Jazbaat Shankar Jaikishan ke Saath". The audience was mesmerized throughout the show and spell bound by the beautiful singing along with beautiful visuals.
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| Rāga Rang - Unique, Melodious, Transformative |  |
by Pallavi Nagesha
This edition of Rāga Rang, a Journey in search of the soul of melody, explores the generation of this transformative rasa, taking inspiration from creation itself on April 29th in Lexington, MA.
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| Boston Kids Shine In Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana 2017 - Part II |
by Anandhi Sankar and Siva Krishnan
Sanjana Sankar (Veena), Aaradhya Sivakumar (Krithi) and Arvind Mahalingam (Neraval) were winners at the recently concluded 2017 Cleveland Thygaraja Festival.
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| SubDrift Hosts Monthly Open Mic Night |  |
by Geetha Patil
A group of talented New England desis got together enthusiastically at the monthly open mic night of SubDrift (Sub-continental Drift) on April 20th, to showcase their talents in Cambridge, MA. SubDrift encourages creative expression and artistic participation amongst the local South Asian Americans.
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| A Musical Celebration Of Saints |
by K. Arvind
Spring this year at the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire, Nashua, NH is turning out to be a musical celebration of the saints and Gurus of various Hindu traditions. The celebration started with a Ugadi concert by Vidwan Sri R K Padmanabha dedicated to Sri Raghavendra Swami in early April. It will conclude in early May with a unique concert and lecture demonstration on the works of the great Tamil saints from a millennium ago by Prof. Sri Vaithialingam and Vidwan Sri Kodilingam.
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| TAGB Celebrates Ugadi In A Grand Manner |  |
Telugu Association of Greater Boston (TAGB) kicked off the New Year “UGADI – UTSAVALU 2017” with a grand celebration on April 22nd at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA. Traditionally Ugadi event is dedicated to showcasing local talent that attracts large crowds in Greater Boston area.
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| 24th Annual Reading Of Tulasidas’s SriRamacaritamanasa At SriLakshmi Temple |
by V. Ramapriya
Sponsored and supported by many families, devotees and the Temple administration, our scholar friend Sri Bijoy Misra and the devotee family of Sri Prabhulal Rathi and Srimati Drupadi Rathi organized the 24th Annual Reading of Tulasidas’s SriRamacaritamanasa at SriLakshmi Temple.
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Hindu Students Council’s First Drishti Collegiate Conference
'Locating The Hindu Identity In The West.' |  |
Over 75 students and alumni from fourteen different universities, including MIT, Harvard, Dartmouth, Princeton, Boston University, Stony Brook and others attended Hindu Students Council’s (HSC) first Drishti Collegiate Conference, whose theme was 'Locating the Hindu Identity in the West.'
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| Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj, Shegaon Mukhotgat Parayan In Boston |
Smt. Vidya Padwal, an adrent devotee of Shri Gajanan Maharaj, has received the blessing of memorizing the entire Gajanan Vijay Granth which has 3669 lines in 21 chapters, will be in Lexington, MA on June 17th.
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| New England Shri Raghavendra Swami Brundavan Celebrates Madhwa Navami |  |
NE SRS Brundavan, an year old organization, has already become a medium to bring like minded devotees come together and make miracles happen.
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| Akshaya Patra To Host Annual Benefit Gala |
Akshaya Patra will be holding its 11th Annual Benefit Gala on Friday, April 28th at the Cambridge Marriott Boston. Chef Sanjeev Kapoor will be the event’s keynote speaker. HGTV and Food Network interior designer Taniya Nayak will serve as the Master of Ceremonies. Find out what some of the supporters had to say!
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| New England Khalsa School Film Screening And Awards Night |  |
On April 29, 2017, the New England Sikh Study Circle will be screening four student films at Hopkinton High School in association with Film Neev, a film foundation for kids.
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| Asian Art Gallery Presents Burma Rising |
Asian Art Gallery presents the first contemporary art show from Myanmar in Boston titled 'Burma Rising' from April 30 - May 14.
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| Koh-I-Noor Collections Closing Sale |  |
Koh-I-Noor Collections, owned and operated by Lata Rao,
is having its closing sale and has decided to offer one last opportunity to pick up absolutely stunning deals on all clothing and jewelry items at a bargain 50% off from May 1st to May 31st.
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Colors Of The Commonwealth
A Panel Discussion On Building Alliances To Combat Hate |
IAFPE is hosting an panel discussion with Police Commissioner Evans and other leaders to address the concerns of the South Asian community that has recently been the target of hate crimes. The event is co-hosted by MIT India program, will be held on May 6 at the Wong Auditorium, MIT at 1:30 pm.
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| Desai Foundation To Host Spring Garba |  |
On Saturday, May 13th, join the Desai Foundation in an evening of raas garba dance, traditional Gujarati music, & dinner in celebration of spring! SPRING GARBA will be taking place at the Hilton Boston- Woburn at 7pm. The illustrious DJ Yogz will be spinning the beats for you and your friends to dance the new season in!
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| IAGB Presents Chale Hans Ki Chaal |
IAGB presents a two-act delightful Hindi Comedy 'Chale Hans Ki Chaal' on May 13th in Littleton, MA. The play is directed by Avinash Padhye.
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| IMANE Nasir Khan Memorial Lecture - Spring Meeting |  |
IMANE will hold its Annual Spring Meeting along with the Nasir Khan Memorial Lecture on May 13th in Waltham, MA.
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| Desh Deshpande Speaks On Women Entrepreneurship Panel |
Come listen to a star studded event featuring Desh Deshpande, Anantha Chandrakasan, Geetanjali Swami, Rupal Patel, Deb Kemper, Aceil Halaby that discuss issues and resources to support women entrepreneurs. The event is on May 24 and will be held in MIT room 34-101 We expect the event to sell out. So please register ASAP "https://thexxfactor.splashthat.com.
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| Ekal Villagers Present Ekal Sur Ekal Tal |  |
Villagers from remote rural Ekal villagers trained in dance and music have been touring the US presenting a spectacular multi-media show called “Ekal Sur Ekal Tal”. The show has been receiving rave reviews and standing ovations in every town. Come and watch this spectacular production on Sunday June 11 at Norwood High School, Norwood, MA. It is FREE but attendees need to register.
https://www.ekal.org/us/event/ekal-sur-ekal-taal-norwood-ma.
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| Indian Seniors Citizens Trip To Philadelphia |
Friends of Indian Senior Citizens Organization is prond to announce an overnight trip to Philadelphia on July 15-16, 2017.
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| The Who & The What - A Provocative And Moving Drama |  |
Huntington Theater Company presents a provocative and moving drama 'The Who & The What' by Ayad Akhtar now through May 7th.
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| Neil Davey To Talk At The TEDx |
Neil Davey of Harvard University has been invited for a talk at the TEDx in Paris next month on an innovative hand held device for diagnosis of malaria.
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| Raj And Prem Goyal Award For Rising Star In Medicine |  |
Goyal Family Charitable Foundation and Lokvani.com invite applications for the "Raj and Prem Goyal Award for Rising Star in Medicine". Application deadline: April, 30, 2017.
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| Ek Disha Foundation Joins With American India Foundation To Become AIF’s Houston Chapter |
The leading philanthropic organization dedicated to poverty alleviation in India, the American India Foundation (AIF) announced the Houston-based nonprofit organization Ek Disha Foundation (EDF) will join AIF in its work toward a poverty-free India and become its new Houston chapter.
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| Isha Kriya A Powerful Guided Meditation |  |
'Isha' means that which is the source of creation. 'Kriya' means an inward action towards that. Isha Kriya is a simple yet powerful tool to move from untruth to truth.
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| Brandeis University Has Hindu Altar With Images Of Ganesh-Krishna-Shiva-Saraswati-Ram |
The Hindu altar in the Dharmic Prayer Space on the third floor of Shapiro Campus Center in Brandeis University in Waltham (Massachusetts) has images of deities Ganesh, Krishna, Shiva, Lakshmi, Ram parivar and Saraswati.
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Raaga-Rang 2017, Majhe Jagane Hote Gane, Rachna Bodas, Pandit Ram Deshpande, Sufiyana Bahaar, 100 Years of Bollywood, Sufiyana Bahaar, Abhisek Lahiri, Samarpanam 2017, NE Walkathon, Velum Veikuzhalum, Nrityanjali 40 and MITHAS Annual Membership.
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Congratulations to Kishore Balsara, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all!
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| Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week! |  |
by Priyanka Jain Vora
Bollywood hits of the week are in! My new favorite of this week is the romantic number “Baarish” from the movie Half Girlfriend. Don’t miss out on the other sweet track, “Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga” from the same movie starring Arjun Kapoor & Shraddha Kapoor releasing May 19th. Close in the top hits are also Parineeti Chopra’s debut piece “Maana Ke Hum Yaar Nahin.” Check it out below!
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| Cartoon: Colorless Carrots |
Cheaper colorless carrots!
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| Laugh A While - Robots! |  |
A robot walks into a bar. "What can I get you?" the bartender asks. "I need something to loosen up," the robot replies. So the bartender serves him a screwdriver.
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| Recipes |
It is Dal all the way!
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |  |
It is springtime and the birds are out...
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| Thought For The Day |
“Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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