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Lokvani Talks To Dr. Ram Sasisekharan
(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
Prof. Ram Sasisekharan, a pioneer in sugar-sequencing research is a co-founder and board member of Momenta Pharmaceuticals. He spoke to Lokvani about his work and his desire to use technology to improve lives of people around the globe. more...

Technology - High-Throughput Genome Sequencing
(This article is sponsored by The Boston Group)
Genome sequencing technology has evolved considerably from the days of extremely low-throughput, high-cost and labor-intensive slab gel based sequencing to the current day state-of-the-art high-throughput, lower-cost and automated capillary-electrophoresis based sequencing. more...

Bollywood Baatein
Shock waves rocked Bollywood as actor Shakti Kapoor was videotaped soliciting sexual favors from an aspiring actress, actually an undercover reporter, in return for helping her get an acting role. more...

Rhythms Of Spring - Colorful Blend Of East And West
Gretchen Hayden, founder of Chhandika used the very traditional framework of the Indian classical dance form, Kathak to showcase tales from Greek Mythology. more...

Uday Bhawalkar Presents Dhrupad At MITHAS Concert
I believe that a performer is a creator. There must be spontaneity in the art.- Uday Bhawalkar. more...

IITSINE Winter Social Helps Beat Winter Blues
Music, food and fun marked the annual winter social which was held on March 5 at the Lexington Lodge of the Elks. more...

Margam - Kalakshetra Style
Gayathri Srinivasan, a post doctrol fellow at MIT presented a traditional Bharatanatyam Margam under the auspices of MIT Natya. more...

India And Its Neighbors
The South Asian Business Association (SABA) organized a successful Conference on India and Its Neighbors at Harvard Business School on February 27, 2005. more...

Verticalization: A Growing Trend In Enterprise Software
Rama Ramakrishnan, Bill Sheena and John Raguin discuss the road map for entrepreneurs who might be thinking of investing in a startup in the area of Verticalization. more...

Kerala Association Of New England (KANE) Opens The Malayalam School
The inauguration of the much awaited Malayalam school by KANE was indeed a dream come true for many of the New England Keralites. more...

Preview - 'A Perfect Husband' Coming To Town!
Savy Media brings ex-Bollywood star, Poonam 'Noorie' Dhillon to Boston in the hilarious play "A Perfect Husband', on April 14 at the Collins Center, Andover High School. more...

City Of Salem And The Peabody Essex Museum Team Up For Tsunami Fundraising Event
The PEM and the City of Salem have teamed up to organize a special event to raise funds for the tsunami relief effort, building on Salem's historical ties to the Banda Aceh region of Sumatra, Indonesia, that go back more than 200 years. more...

Life Goes On - Jeevan Baheti Dhara
Students of Jasmine Shah's Aangikam Dance Academy perform "Life Goes on - Jeevan Baheti Dhara" on April 3rd to raise funds for the victims of Tsunami. more...

For The Mathematically Inclined
Congratulations to Mahesh Danke, Kosha Divitia, Chandran Elumalai, Nidhee Krishnan, Nitin Kumar, Hareesh Mitra, Ranganath Nayak, Sarthak Pani, Preeti Rangaraj and Sumanth Sankar, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one puzzle for kids and one for adults. more...

Music Review - Taj Mahal
(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
Naushad's returns with mood elevating musical tunes for Akbar Khan's magnum opus. more...

Film Review - Shabd
Leena Yadav's 'Shabd', starring Aishwarya Rai, Sunjay Dutt and Zahid Khan is a sheep in wolf's clothing! more...

Book Review -The Not-So-Star-Spangled Life Of Sunita Sen
Originally published in 1993 as 'The Sunita Experiment', the book deals with the identity crisis facing twelve year old Sunita. more...

Recipes For Easter And Holi
(This article is sponsored by Milan Restaurant)
March Madness brings with it delicious time-tested recipes to try out for Holi and Easter. more...

Youth Forum - The Magic Of Mother's Munchies
After the slightest hesitation, my mother drags me into the kitchen again, where my father and sister are gathered around the tape player like vultures around a carcass. more...

Jokes - Health And Fitness
If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me. more...

Unique Film Festival In Orissa Attracts Many
An unusual event in Orissa - The (BYOFF) Bring Your Own Film Festival attracted many filmakers. more...

Passing Away Of A Legend - Gemini Ganesan
Tamil superstar Gemini Ganesan passed away on March 22, after a prolonged illness. He was 84. He is survived by eight children, among them Bollywood star Rekha. more...

Hindi Poem - Dadaji Ki Seekh
A tribute to a grandfather. more...

Photo Of The Fortnight
Bejewelled ice! more...

Thought For The Day
Quotes from Nehru's book "The Discovery of India". more...