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| Our Voice And Yours |
Lokvani wishes all its readers a very Happy Patriot's Day weekend!
India, which sends the largest number of STEM students to the United States, is making a sustained outreach with American universities to build knowledge partnerships.
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| Lokvani Talks To Bhaskar Pant |  |
MIT Professional Education Executive Director, Bhaskar Pant, has been selected as the winner of the first ever UPCEA Leadership in Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) – a leading association for professional, continuing and online education. He talked to Lokvani about the award and MIT's professional education program.
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| India Classical Period (700BCE – 200BCE) – Philosophy And Religion |
by Satyendra Sharma
The Vedic inferences of sat (real ) and asat (unreal) were rigorously analyzed in the Classical Period and the six schools of philosophy Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Mimamsa and Vedanta were developed along with several non-vedic schools.
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| Ekal Power Of Education |  |
by Geetha Patil
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA organized the virtual event titled ‘Power of Education Forum’ on Saturday evening, April 10, 2021. Ekal Boston and Ekal San Diego brought this very inspiring event that was educational and featured a unique entertainment program. The organization brings, literacy, digital literacy, health and skill training to over 100,000 rural remote villages.
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| Modi Government Simplifies Process For Re-issue Of OCI Cards |
Presently, the OCI card is required to be re-issued each time a new passport is issued up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age, in view of biological changes in the face of the applicant. With a view to facilitate the OCI cardholders, it has now been decided by the Government of India to dispense with this requirement.
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| A Wholesome Carnatic Music Cutcheri By Sudarshan Thirumalai, Amrita Thirumalai And Tarun Bangalore |  |
by Rayadurgam Ravikanth
The Thirumalai siblings, accompanied by Tarun Bangalore on the mridangam, presented a delightfully complete and wholesome cutcheri which included all aspects of a cutcheri that a Carnatic music rasika looks forward to.
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| Saheli Launches Mental Health Initiative Program |
by Renu Tewarie
Saheli launches the mental health initiative program in collaboration, led by Dr. Nitigna Desai, a member of the Saheli Advisory Board and supported by Dr. Dhrumil Shah and Dr. Apurv Gupta.
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| Senthildass Is Back! |  |
By popular demand Senthil and his troop is back on Friday, April 16th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. So don’t forget to sign up at the earliest using the link.
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| NESSP: Upcoming Events |
Chaitra Navratri, Kumkum Archana, Akhanda Ramayan Parayan, Sri Rama Navami & Sri Sai Satcharitra Parayan at NESSP.
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| Health Care Proxy And Living Will |  |
Indian Circle for Caring USA Inc. (ICC) is pleased to announce a series of workshops from April 16th to April 18th to help you learn and prepare your own “Health Care Proxy and Living Will”.
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| KHMC's 50th Virtual Concert |
Karnatic Hindustani Music Circle presents 50th virtual concert featuring Tara Anand, Phil Scarf, Sadhana Venkatesh, Tarun Bangalore, Sudarshan Thirumalai and Pranav Ghatraju on Sunday April 18th at 5 pm.
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| Sri Ram Navmi - Sri Hanuman Jayanti |  |
Satsang Center invites you to join them in celebrating Sri Ram Navmi and Sri Hanuman Jayanti.
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| IAGB And ICNY Present Community Advisory & Travel Update |
IAGB is inviting you to join us for a virtual session with Hon. Consul General of India, New York, Randhir Jaiswal and the consulate team. This interactive session will cover various topics including the following: Consular Services,
OCI card rules, benefits and new govt. notification,
Travel to India and current travel restrictions, etc. on April 21st.
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| Akshaya Patra USA Partnerships For Happiness Virtual Gala |  |
Dr. Deepak Chopra and Actor Sonu Sood to join Akshaya Patra USA Partnerships for Happiness Virtual Gala on April 24th.
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| India Music – The Tradition And The Vedas |
Prod. Radhavallabh Tripathi present two lectures on Musical Tradition in India and The Chhandas and the Vedas on April 24-25, 2021.
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| Promotion Of Positive Health - Yoga Teachers Training |  |
Nataraja Yoga Center is offering second session of PPH Promotion Of Positive Health - YIC Yoga Teachers Training in 2021 from May 4th - June 12th.
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| Intellectual Multitasking: Balancing Passion With Profession |
by Snehalata Kadam
India Society of Worcester (ISW) has launched a new initiative for women from all walks of life to come together and empower each other by sharing their life experiences. The first event Intellectual Multitasking: Balancing Passion with Profession will be held on May 6, 2021.
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NEMA is happy to announce broadcast dates for Drishya 2021 dance and music competitions.
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| Story Telling Contest Deadline Extended To May 3rd |
Have fun telling a story and you might win a prize too! The deadline for submission of the video Storytelling Contest has been extended to May 3rd. This unique contest is organized on the occasion of Hindu Heritage Day 2021, to be held virtually on May 22, 2021.
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| IANH Announces Vasant Festival 2021 Dance And Music Competitions |  |
IANH has opened the registrations for their very popular dance and music competitions. This time the competitions will be done virtually due to Covid. Please find the Registrations link and guidelines link for your info and preparations for the Dance, Music , Art and Poetry competition. For any questions, please email to Cultural@ianh.org
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| Sita Chandrasekaran, Pooja Chandrashekar, Archana Podury And Ashwin Sah Named Soros Fellows |
Sita Chandrasekaran, Pooja Chandrashekar, Archana Podury and Ashwin Sah are among The 2021 Class of Paul & Daisy Soros Fellows of 30 outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants from all over the country and world who are pursuing graduate school here in the United States. Selected from 2,445 applicants, each of the recipients was chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to the United States and will receive up to $90,000 in funding over two years.
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| USISC And Strategic Ties Between The US, India And Israel |  |
Ramesh Kapur along with others discuss the close strategic ties between the US, India and Israel.
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| Tackle Your Spring To-Do List! |
Spring cleaning can make your home more sale-able.
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| Laugh A While |  |
Where does a cow hang his paintings?
A: In a mooooseum.
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| Street Food - Across The World, Pick A Winner |
Popular street foods around the world. Can you pick your 3 top favorites? Send in your submissions at editors@lokvani.com by next Thursday.
The street food that wins the most votes will be announced in the next issue and we will run a short feature on the top three winners.
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |  |
Living bridges !!
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| Thought For The Day |
Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
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| Obituary: Dr. Manorama Saini |  |
IMANE Founding Member and First Female President Dr. Manorama Saini passed away on Monday April 12, 2021 at home in Cambridge, Massachusetts surrounded by her family.
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