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Event Update
Saturday - 12/11/10
Saheli Shrewsbury presents talk on Yoga and Health.
ISW Christmas Celebration

Sunday - 12/12/10
Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha - Hindi Play (Lexington, MA)
The Identity of India: The Iron Age 2000BC to 500 BC
Shirdi Sai Baba Ahishek at New England Shirdi Sai Temple

Saturday - 12/18/10
Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha - Hindi Play (Providence, RI)
Aayye Mehrbaan
A One Day Winter Retreat with Brahmachari Ramanand
Music for a Cause

Sunday - 12/19/10
Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha - Hindi Play (Shrewsbury, MA)
Shirdi Sai Baba Ahishek at New England Shirdi Sai Temple

Sunday - 12/26/10
Roshni - A Show by All Blind Singers and Musicians
Shirdi Sai Baba Abhishek at New England Shirdi Sai Temple

Friday - 12/31/10
New Years 2011
Bollywood Dance Blast

Friday - 1/7/11
ISW at Celtics

Sunday - 1/16/11
Pongalo Pongal

Sunday - 1/23/11
ISW Annual General Body Meeting & Elections

Thursday - 1/27/11
TiE Annual VC Outlook Dinner

Saturday - 3/19/11
Kirtan with Krishna Das

Sunday - 3/20/11
Kirtan with Krishna Das

Saturday - 4/2/11
Sensational India!

Sunday - 4/3/11
Sensational India!

Thursday - 5/26/11
Sacred Chant Concert with Snatam Kaur
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The only thing constant, as they say, is change. How do you keep pace with that change? Or better still, how do you anticipate the change and thus stay a step ahead? At the first-ever INK conference, in association with TED, celebrate new ways of innovating.

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Lead Features, Local Happenings, Performing Arts, People, Contributions and Lifestyle.

LEAD FEATURES TOP
Lokvani Talks To Ritu Kapoor

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
An Occupational Therapist (OT) and a Certified Yoga teacher, Kapur works as an OT with disabled adults and elderly. She has been trying to integrate yoga in her clinical practice as a health-care practitioner to impart a holistic, non-invasive approach to healing. She teaches yoga classes at Sri Lakshmi temple and at Whittier out-patient Rehab in Westborough. She shares tips on living a healthy and happy life. [more]

In Conversation With Anil Naik Of Dwarkamai On Roshni, A Show By Blind Musicians

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Rachel C. Tadmor)
This musical concert is a quest for excellence by the performers who, despite their physical shortcomings, portray a true inspiration in life! Dwarkamai would like to honor the spirit with which these artists have found a unique niche for themselves through music. [more]

Bollywood Baatein

(This article is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
A picture of Shajrukh Khan allegedly kissing a man is going around on social networking site. Do you believe it is a real shot or photoshopped one? [more]

Sharon Diwali A Big Success

(This article is sponsored by Russian School of Math)
A spirit of holidays was very much in the air when 400 Sharon residents got together to celebrate the 2010 annual Diwali party on November 20 at Mansfield High School, MA. [more]

TiE-Boston Recognizes Jit Saxena At Annual TiE Gala

(This article is sponsored by Mumbai Chopstix)
TiE-Boston held its Annual Gala Dinner on November 18 at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA. Over 120 people including Charter members and Sponsors attended to celebrate another year of successful activities of TiE-Boston.“Celebrating an Entrepreneurial Journey Award” for a life time of achievement was given to Jit Saxena, a serial entrepreneur who has contributed immensely to the entrepreneurial community in Boston. [more]

South Asian Art:: Bags & Scarves That Are Edgy, Green And Help Women Escape Poverty!

(This article is sponsored by Prashant H. Fadia Foundation)
This holiday season buy your gifts from the Ubuntu at work bazaar. Where else can you find gifts like cotton bags that tell the story of the women who made them? [more]

PERFORMING ARTS TOP
Samarpanam: An Offering Of Dance By Soumya Ramanathan

This program was a real treat for it show cased the beauty of a traditional margam performed by a mature dancer – hopefully this is the first of many such performances by local area dancers. My only regret, I wish many more young dancers were there to see Soumya perform; they would have been truly inspired! [more]

Youth For Seva Charity Concert

Proceeds from this concert on December 18th in Weston, MA will benefit “Youth For Seva”, a group of highly dedicated volunteers who have taken up the cause of the underprivileged throughout different cities and villages in India. [more]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS TOP
TBP Organizes Paying It Forward

"Micro volunteering, micro mentoring and micro finance should be the norm,” says Partha Ghosh at The Boston Pledge annual conference at Tufts University. [more]

Nuts And Bolts Of Start-Ups

Over 65 people attended the Startup Leadership session titled "Nuts and Bolts of Start-Ups" on December 6th at MIT organized by the Society for Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) and TIE-Boston. [more]

Sindhi Association Celebrate Guru Nank's Birthday

On Saturday November 20, 2010 Sindhi Association of New England together with Sadhu Vaswani Center celebrated Guru Nanak Devji's Birthday. The highlight of the event was a special program of devotional Bhajans sung by a popular Sindhi artist Mr. Dinesh Mirchandani. [more]

Boston Universities Protest 26th On The Anniversary Of Bhopal Chemical Disaster

The 26th anniversary of the world’s worst chemical disaster in Bhopal, India was marked in a special way in the Boston area on Friday, Dec. 3. Over 50 activists participated in events at 4 different university campuses - Boston University (BU), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard University, Tufts University - to protest against the ongoing negligence and apathy on the part of the responsible parties. [more]

TiE Boston Proposes Tie Angels

On November 30th, TiE Boston proposed a new program “TiE Angles” with a mission of further fostering entrepreneurship by creating start-up companies, bridging the gap between innovative entrepreneurial ideas and successful start- ups, significantly enhancing visibility of TiE-Boston in the New England community and providing additional benefits to members to invest in fast-growing start-ups. [more]

One Day Retreat With Bramhachari Ramanand

AMMA's New England Satsangs cordially invite you to a one day winter retreat with Bramhachari Ramanand on Saturday Dec. 18, 2010. [more]

ISW Celtics Night And Christmas Celebrations

Catch the Celtics Hara Fever! Deadline for Tickets is Friday, December 17, 2010. The ISW Community is returning to the TD Bank Garden in Boston on Friday, January 7, 2011 at 7:30pm to watch the Toronto Raptors take on our Boston Celtics. Last year we had over 100 members attend our 1st Celtics game and please join us to make this year's event even bigger! [more]

PEOPLE TOP
Kevin M. Cuff Joins Leader Bank

Leader Bank, N.A. is proud to announce the appointment of Kevin M. Cuff, MPA as Vice President, Residential Lending Compliance and Director of Community Investment. [more]

Hindu American Capitol Hill Leadership Initiative

This eight-week internship is an unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to intern in a Congressional office during the Summer of 2011. The internship is open to college students of all majors, but requires applicants to have a strong interest in Hindu American advocacy and solid knowledge base of Hinduism and its practice. Applications must be postmarked by January 28, 2011. [more]

CONTRIBUTIONS TOP
Running A Marathon For A Cause

"I not only ran a marathon, but I raised more than $7000 in the process to contribute to the hopes and dreams of an unknown child in India who can dream to govern the country one day. How cool is that?" says Rita Mohanty who took part in the ASHA/AID Marathon. [more]

LIFESTYLE TOP
Weekend Entertainment

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including Ballabhpur Ki Roopkatha, Aayye Mehrbaan, Music for a Cause - Youth for Seva, Retreat with Brahmachari Ramanand, Roshni - A Complete Blind Show, Dhoom Machale and Pongalo Pongal. [more]

For The Mathematically Inclined

Congratulations to Arul Prakash who was the winner of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

Cartoon: Wikileaks

How did they find out?
Wikileaks!!!
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Music Review: A Blast From The Past!

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
Sudha Rao along with Raghu Saranathan, Salman Dar and others, including several young starlets from the Boston Sargam competition will presenting a musical evening filled with O.P Nayyar hits on Saturday Dec. 17. She shares her favorite duets of this legendary music director! Check out Ayye Mehrbaan. [more]

Laugh A While

Sign in a restaurant window just outside Martinsville, VA:
"Don't Stand There And Be Hungry; Come In And Get Fed Up."
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Recipes -Tofu Delights

Protein packed Tofu can be cooked Indian style in many delicious recipes. [more]

Picture Of The Fortnight

A visitor in my friend's garden in Ratnagiri! [more]

Thought For The Day

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous - Benjamin Franklin. [more]

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