Krishnan feeds, often with his hands, almost 400 destitute people every day. And for those who need it, he provides a free haircut too. Krishnan is the only Indian in a list of 10 heroes that CNN has picked worldwide to honor.

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I am a scientist by profession. However music is always in you even when you are performing science or doing anything else. It is the constant source of inspiration which always tickles your brain when you are stressed or have tough scientific problems in hand' - Anand Subramony, scientist/singer performs on November 14th in Lexington. [more]

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With the environment and the mid-term elections on everyone’s mind, Lokvani had an opportunity to talk with the Green-Rainbow Party (GRP) gubernatorial candidate Jill Stein at this year’s Boston GreenFest. [more]

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Katrina Kaif has never admitted to her relationship with Salman Khan in the last eight years. Although they acted together and she was a permanent fixture at his home, she had maintained they were only friends. [more]

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It was a historic day for Saheli. October 15, 2010 Saheli hosted its biggest fundraiser in fifteen years with the event sold out a week in advance! Saheli raised a wonderful sum to support its work while the attendees had a very enjoyable evening. [more]

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Yet, portraiture has had to cede its place as a preferred art form to the changing times. As Nilesh Pawar concludes, “portraiture has its place in ‘art’ but in the public sphere it has been edged out by photographs, canvas prints and photoshop!” [more]

On September 25, 2010 National Heritage museum was packed to witness the “Putra Poutra Bhavathu” presented by the Jayshree Bala Rajamani, the artistic director of “Bharathakalai School of Dance” along with the jazz band “Natraj”. This program was to benefit the children of “Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra” based in Pune, India. [more]

Aparna Balaji and her students present a music recital featuring unusual compositions on Sat, Oct. 30 at Keefe Tech at 3:00 pm. Neha Parikh, Sridevi Thirumalai, Ranjani Saigal and their students will also present a dance recital set to live music by Aparna Balaji accompanied by Prayuth Naduthota, Amritha Mangalat and Gaurish Chandrashekar. Buy Tickets. [more]

In January 2011, Jehlen will take her 7-member dance company, Anikai Dance, for a five-week, six-city tour in India, beginning with performances in Delhi and Chennai under the auspices of the National School of Drama's Bharat Rang Mahotsav. [more]

Indian Classical dance teachers practicing different styles are presenting a grand dance recital on Nov 13th at 3 pm at MIT Kresge and is a fund raiser for MITHAS. Buy Tickets. . It is a one of a kind creation depicting the Navarasas based on female characters from the classics including Chitrangada, Shabari, Radha and Meera. [more]

A grand music and dance competition will be held at the Boston Sargam Grand Mela on October 30, 2010 at Littleton Performing Arts Center, 56 Kings Street, Littleton, MA. BUY TICKETS. [more]

Tabla superstar Zakir Hussain and young sitar virtuoso Niladri Kumar come together for a brilliant evening of Indian classical music on November 6th at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge. [more]

About 300 people attended the event filled with cultural events of different flavors to help raise funds for charity through "We for hope". [more]

In the extremely rich tapestry of India's cultural diversity, the festival of Karwa Chauth, shows the utmost value of family and the significant role of women in Hindu Dharma. A wonderful celebration was held in Lexington, MA. [more]

The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence's (ATASK) celebrated its 17th Annual Silk Road Gala on October 23rd at InterContinental Hotel Boston. The event was a smashing success with over $400,000 raised and 500 guests in attendance. [more]

"The Changing Face of South Asia" opened on Oct 20. The show is taking place under the auspices of Art Mithas and SAI and has participating artists from the Greater Boston area. [more]

For the second consecutive year, the Table Tennis tournament organized by the India Association of New Hampshire was a success with a total of 27 participants – 12 in Under-15 Category and 15 in the Open Category. [more]

Paul Kazarian, CEO Japonica Partners, Subra Suresh, Director, National Science Foundation and Nitin Nohria, Dean, Harvard Business School to headline AIF ‘Bow Ties and Bangles’ gala on November 13th, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. [more]

Udavam Karangal, of USA, a charity organization for orphanage children is planning to host their first annual charity poker event during this year Diwali season on November 20th at the Bedford Plaza Hotel. [more]

To ascend any Bharatnatyam stage, one must have not only talent and skill, but also poise, soul, and an undeterred passion for the art. And that is precisely the ideal that Saumita Rajeevan reflected in her Bharatnatyam Arangetram. [more]

Ansh Jetly, a student from Shrewsbury, was recently honored at a statewide awards ceremony for gifted children held by The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Ansh received recognition for high honors as well as for being the “First Place in Commonwealth of Massachusetts” in the 5th grade SCAT Quantitative. [more]

The NEHTI Board has awarded the contract to prepare the construction documents to Kalkunte Engineering Corporation of Stoughton, MA and is expecting the actual construction of activity for the expanded complex to commence in the next few months. Donate generously! [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including Tridevi Samarpanamand, Boston Sargam, Rhythm of Life, Ronu Majumdar-Manjunath, Zakir Hussain and Niladri Kumar, AIF Annual Boston Gala and Boston Bhangra. [more]

Congratulations to Kishore Balsara, Akshay Gowrishankar, Arun Lahori, Ranganath Nayak, Arul Prakash and Bharath Venkataraman, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

Things are not looking good! Ravan movie flopped!.....Hey, nothing wrong to try..., had to support ten heads and a family! [more]

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The 10 songs of Guzaarish are dreamy, intense, passionate and heavily romantic and like a box of assorted chocolate truffles - each has a different taste or filling or nugget as you bite into it its core - but almost each one is delectable nevertheless. [more]

Pupil (on phone): My son has a bad cold and won't be able to come to school today.
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The sweet tooth beckons and what better time to savor this than Diwali! [more]

So this is what is called a bird's eye view! [more]

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything - Swami Vivekananda. [more]