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Our Voice And Yours


Given the pandemic, the five challenges the Baker Administration and lawmakers will confront as they build the budget for the new fiscal year starting on July 1st from school funding, public transit to housing stability.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Lokvani Talks To Veeresh Angadi And Vaishali Gade
Lokvani Talks To Veeresh Angadi And Vaishali Gade


India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB) will celebrate its annual Republic Day event in pomp and style. Sudesh Bhosale, Vaishali Made and American singer/actor Mary Millben will be performing at the IAGB’s Republic Day Event on January 30th at 6:30 pm. Treasurer Veeresh Angadi and VP Vaishali Gade talked to Lokvani about the Republic Day events.
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In Conversation With Senthildass Velayuthan


Chinmaya Mission Boston is hosting a Valentine Day concert on Feb. 14 at 6:30 pm by South Indian playback singer Senthildass Velayuthan of Dharamadurai, Laka Matikicha and Sandaikozhi 2 fame. He talked to Lokvani about his path from being a farm boy to a playback singer working with Illayaraja, A.R.Rehman and others.
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In Conversation With Senthildass Velayuthan
Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood  Baatein


It's official, Varun Dhawan & Natasha Dalal are finally hitched!
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India: Pre-history And Indus Period – Economy And Politics


by Hardik Dixit
The economy of the Indus civilization was based on agriculture and trade. The primary crops were wheat, barley and cotton. Most commerce was done with agricultural products, but copper, pearls, cloth and jewelry were also traded. Gold and other metals were imported. Extensive trading took place with Mesopotamia and Sumeria.
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India: Pre-history And Indus Period – Economy And Politics
HBS Dean Srikant Datar Awarded Padma Shri
HBS Dean Srikant Datar Awarded Padma Shri


Harvard Business School Dean Srikant Datar has been awarded India’s prestigious Padma Shri award this year. Datar became the 11th dean in the school’s 112-year history on Jan. 1, 2021.
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Women Empower Each Other To Serve Others!


by Nisha Sinha
When women come together to help community, incredible things happen! During Christmas Holidays, a group of women joined hands together to donate toys and other gift items to 20 families within 2 days! Shova Sharma, a Board Member of Project Just Because, led this group of incredible women.
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Women Empower Each Other To Serve Others!
Chinmaya Mission Boston In The Spotlight: Chinmaya Mission Pledge
Chinmaya Mission Boston In The Spotlight: Chinmaya Mission Pledge


by Shashi Dwarakanath
At the Inaugural Mass of President Joseph Biden, on the January 20th, Chinmaya Mission Pledge was read along with selected verses from the Bhagavad Gita. The pledge, penned by Swami Chinmayananda, starts with the sentence “We stand as one family bound to each other with love and respect”.
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Sahitya Sarit Boston: Inaugural Event On The Teachers’ Day 2020


by Chanchala Priyadarshini
Sahitya Sarit Boston (SSB) organized a literary arts event a very first of its kind to recite, revive, remember poetry from classic Hindi literature. It honored Hindi poems and poets from the 1400s Bhakti Kaal (Devotional Age) to 1900s Adhunik Kaal (the modern age). Chanchala Priyadarshini, the founder of Sahitya Sarit Boston, inaugurated the event with a verse from the Bhakti-Kaal: a musical take of Goswami Tulsi Das’ “Madhav Moh Paas Kyuun Chhute” in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi.
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Sahitya Sarit Boston: Inaugural Event On The Teachers’ Day 2020
Rep. Gregory Meeks Commits To Continue Strategic Relationship Between India And USA
Rep. Gregory Meeks Commits To Continue Strategic Relationship Between India And USA


“My participation in the celebration of India’s Republic Day today is a testament to the value I place on the friendship United States has with India.” - Rep. Gregory Meeks, NY.
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NESSP: Upcoming Events


Sai Vrat Katha, Sankashti Chaturthi, Pradosham, Vasavi Mata Atmarpana Day at NESSP.
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NESSP: Upcoming Events
Support-A-Child Presents A Musical Evening Bhava Rasa Taal
Support-A-Child Presents A Musical Evening Bhava Rasa Taal


Support-A-Child presents a musical evening Bhava Rasa Taal with Grammy nominated tabla maestro Pt. Subhen Chatterjee and his world renowned musical band Bandish Fusion on January 30th at 8:30 pm.
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Chinmaya Mission Boston Hosts Thyaragaraja Aradhana Online Event


Keeping up with the tradition, Chinmaya Mission will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Thyagaraja Aradhana with renditions of Pancharatna Kritis during Sri Rama Abhishekam in Chinmaya Maruti Mandir on Jan. 30, 2021.
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Chinmaya Mission Boston Hosts Thyaragaraja Aradhana Online Event
KHMC Concert - Saketh Mynampati And Varsha Paranjape
KHMC Concert - Saketh Mynampati And Varsha Paranjape


Listen to a concerts by Saketh Mynampati and Varsha Paranjape at the KHMC concert on Sunday, January 31, 2021.
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IANH Hosts A Virtual Meeting With The Consul General Of India


IANH invites you to a Zoom Meeting with the Consul General of India Mr. Randhir Jaiswal on Sunday January 31 from 3 to 4 PM.
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IANH Hosts A Virtual Meeting With The Consul General Of India
India Association Of Rhode Island Celebrates Holi With New England Artists
India Association Of Rhode Island Celebrates Holi With New England Artists


IARI invites you to contribute poetry, short stories, arts, recipes, and cartoons to the Digital Booklet that will be launched as part of the Holi Celebration. Last day to register Jan. 31, 2021.
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Vyasa Yoga: Promotion Of Positive Health


Nataraja Yoga Center will be offering 17 Sessions of Promotion of Positive Health - Basic YOGA Training from Feb. 2nd to Mar. 16th.
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Vyasa Yoga: Promotion Of Positive Health
SAPNE's Winter Meeting: Mother's Love
SAPNE's Winter Meeting: Mother's Love


SAPNE invites original compositions in any language on the topic of 'Mother's Love' for its winter meeting on February 14th.
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Society For Science Announces Top 300 Scholars In Science Talent Search


Congratulations to Ritvik Pulya, Suvin Sundararajan and Adway Wadekar from Massachusetts who were named among the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2021.
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Society For Science Announces Top 300 Scholars In Science Talent Search
Essay And Art Competition For South Asian-American Youth
Essay And Art Competition For South Asian-American Youth


'How my identity intersects with the civil rights movement', an essay and art competition open to South Asian-American Students in Grades 6-12. Deadline Feb. 14, 2021.
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Bhagwan Mahavir Fellowship To Study Prakrit In India


International School for Jain Studies, ISJS invites applications from interested scholars for all fully paid Bhagwan Mahavir fellowships to go to India for 10 months for the study of Prakrit language (a language of Jain Canonical literature).
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Bhagwan Mahavir Fellowship To Study Prakrit In India
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Ekta Saksena And Megha Prasad Appointed To Massachusetts AAC
Ekta Saksena And Megha Prasad Appointed To Massachusetts AAC


Ekta Saksena and Megha Prasad appointed to serve three-year terms as Commissioners of the Asian American Commission, which is dedicated to advocacy on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout Massachusetts.
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RIST Grants $3million For AIF's MANSI 2.0


RIST has granted an incredible $3 million over the next five years towards the implementation of "MANSI 2.0" in 5 blocks in Uttarakhand, a state where they have already provided essential newborn care for many infants and expectant mothers.
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RIST Grants $3million For AIF's  MANSI 2.0
AAPI Sends Best Wishes To President Biden & Vice President Harris
AAPI Sends Best Wishes To President Biden & Vice President Harris


In her congratulatory note, Dr. Sajani Shah, Chair of AAPI BOT, while wishing the new Administration the very best as Biden and Harris were sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States.
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Sandip Soparrkar And Academy Of Creative Arts Collaborate To Bring Best Of Bollywood To Boston & Beyond


Academy of Creative Arts is starting 2021 with a BANG… Going global with their programs, ACA announced beginning 2021 with an exciting collaboration with Bollywood and Hollywood celebrity choreographer Sandip Soparrkar.
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Sandip Soparrkar And Academy Of Creative Arts Collaborate To Bring Best Of Bollywood To Boston & Beyond
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For The Mathematically Inclined
For The Mathematically Inclined


Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna and Ranju Bhat, who were the winners of the last set of problems. Here are two math problems to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Monday - 2/1/21
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Saturday - 2/13/21
ISW Celebrates Harvest Festival

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Saturday - 12/25/21
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