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Our Voice And Yours


Lokvani wishes all its reader a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2020!

On an average, Amritsar's Golden Temple's 450 volunteers serve free meals to 100,000 people everyday. The temple uses 12,000 kg flour, 1,500 kg rice, 13,000 kg lentils, and 2,000 kg vegetables every day.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Sonali Parekh Desai Named One Of Boston's Top Doctors
Sonali Parekh Desai Named One Of Boston's Top Doctors


Congratulations to Dr. Sonali Parekh Desai, daughter of Bipin and Meera Parekh, who was named one of Boston's Top Doctors.
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SAPNE Poets Sing “Voice Of The People”


by Geetha Patil
Twenty members of the SAPNE community met at Lexington Public Library to celebrate their annual event entitled “Voice of the People”. The program was dedicated to the recitation of iconic poems in literature that have influenced generations of poets and creative artists in the cultural life of the world.
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SAPNE Poets Sing “Voice Of The People”
Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood Baatein


Saif Ali Khan is all set to give his fans some '90s nostalgia as he will be recreating his hit song "Ole Ole" from the movie Yeh Dillagi.
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Don’t Gamble On Retirement


by Arushee Divyakirti and Kanchan Thareja
When people save for retirement, the biggest concern is the returns on investments. When they retire however, it’s not only the returns they need to care about, but also the order of those returns. Negative returns during the first couple of years of retirement can increase the risk of running out of money, much more so than the same negative returns happening later in retirement. This is sequence of returns risk.
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Don’t Gamble On Retirement
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Thyagaraja Aradhana 2020 At Chinmaya Mission
Thyagaraja Aradhana 2020 At Chinmaya Mission


Chinmaya Mission Boston presents Tyagaraja Aradhana 2020 on January 25th.
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Sankranti Musical Concert At NESSP


Shanmugapriya School of Music and Harini Dharba will perform in the Sankranti Musical Concert at NESSP on Saturday January 18, 2020.
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Sankranti Musical Concert At NESSP
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Dance Arangetrams 2019 Round Up III
Dance Arangetrams 2019 Round Up III


Shakti Kumaresan, Anne Joseph, Akshara Shankar, Meera Durvasula, Anjali Kannan and Nandita Lajeesh were among the students who presented their dance arangetrams in 2019.
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Odissi Dance Recital: Navollasa


Check out this beautiful Odissi dance recital with Biswajit Das. He is the lead dancer from Saptavarna Ballet Troupe. The event is on January 4, 2020 at Bemis Hall, 15 Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA. Free for Lincoln residents!
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Odissi Dance Recital: Navollasa
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Indian Americans In CT Celebrate Christmas: Commit To Help Homes Destroyed By Floods
Indian Americans In CT Celebrate Christmas: Commit To Help Homes Destroyed By Floods


by Ajay Ghosh
Continuing with the tradition of singing Carols and spreading the message of Christmas around the community, members of Our Lady of Assumption Syro-Malabar Catholic Mission in Norwalk CT went around the houses across the southern Connecticut, singing Christmas carols and raising funds to build houses in Kerala, where the floods and the rain have destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the past year.
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GOPIO-CT Hosts Youth And Young Professionals Annual Meeting


High school students from Southern Connecticut joined young professionals at a networking luncheon event in Stamford on December 24th which was organized by GOPIO-CT. The program was put together by Dr. Beena Ramachandran, a teacher at Greenwich High School.
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GOPIO-CT Hosts Youth And Young Professionals Annual Meeting
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Center For Arts And Wellness - New Classes In The New Year!
Center For Arts And Wellness - New Classes In The New Year!


by Vandana Rao and Hema Iyengar
As the Center looks back at its achievements for this year, while also planning new resolutions and goals for the New Year. The Center for Arts and Wellness can be part of your art, fitness and wellness goals for 2020.
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IAGB Republic Day Mela


Following its highly successful Independence Day celebrations at Boston City Hall Plaza, IAGB (India Association of Greater Boston) will organize its annual Republic Day Mela on January 25, 2020 at the Burlington High School, Burlington, MA.
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IAGB Republic Day Mela
AIF New England Announces Gala Chairs For Its 14th Annual Gala
AIF New England Announces Gala Chairs For Its 14th Annual Gala


The American India Foundation (AIF) New England chapter will host its 14th Annual Gala on March 28th, 2020. This year’s Gala is chaired by two philanthropic couples, Tasneem Chipty & Aleks Franz and Meena & Sundar Subramanyam.
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1000 Songs In 1000 Days: Swapna Abraham Setting A New World Record


by Ajay Ghosh
Abraham from Kottayam, India has become the first individual in the world to create and publish a video of 1,000 songs in 1000 days, fulfilling her dreams to reality on the dawn of the new year 2020.
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1000 Songs In 1000 Days: Swapna Abraham Setting A New World Record
Schwarzman Scholars Announces Its Fifth Annual Class
Schwarzman Scholars Announces Its Fifth Annual Class


Anirudh Suresh of Harvard University is among the fifth annual class of 145 Schwarzman Scholars who will pursue a Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University.
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United India Association Of New England Starts 2020 With Newly Elected Team


Aditi Soni, Priyadarshini Kumar, Rashi Jaggi Gujral and Aanch Jain are the newly elected members of the Executive Committee of the United India Association of New England.
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United India Association Of New England Starts 2020 With Newly Elected Team
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A New Year. A New Vision
A New Year. A New Vision


by Ritu Kapur
So, where's 2020 taking you---in body and in mind? Unlike our body, our mind is not limited to going places. The mind can travel at the speed of light and go anywhere, anytime and the best part is that you can choose where it goes. You can decide what information you consume so that the mind goes where you are happy, content and feel more enriched.
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18 Important Medical Research Outcomes Of 2019


by K K Aggarwal
Here is the list of 18 important medical research outcomes of 2019!
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18 Important Medical Research Outcomes Of 2019
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Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts as part of MITHAS Membership 2020.
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For The Mathematically Inclined


Congratulation 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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For The Mathematically Inclined
Laugh A While - Jokes
Laugh A While - Jokes


Laugh away 2019!
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Recipes


Spicy recipes!
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Recipes
Picture Of The Fortnight
Picture Of The Fortnight


Ray of light ...
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Thought For The Day


Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Wishing all our readers new endings!
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Thought For The Day

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Event Update
Saturday - 01/4/20
Novollasa - Odissi Dance Recital

Sunday - 01/19/20
IIT AGNE Annual Dinner

Friday - 3/27/20
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020

Saturday - 3/28/20
AIF New England gala
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020

Sunday - 3/29/20
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020

Saturday - 4/11/20
AAINA 2020
Saaz-O-Awaaz AAINA 2020 - A Musical Evening

Sunday - 5/3/20
Akshaya Patra: 2020 Boston Gala

Sunday - 7/19/20
Vision-Aid 2020 Annual Event: The Jewel of Justice

Wednesday - 7/22/20
Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali Ensemble

Sunday - 9/20/20
SEWA International Fundraiser: AVATAR - The Protector Incarnate

Thursday - 12/31/20
MITHAS Membership 2020

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