Interviews with co-chairs
Interviews with host committee members
Spotlight on excellence awards
Preview of Lokvani 10 celebration
Lokvani 10 goes mobile

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)

Only eight days to the sold out Lokvani@10 gala! We are so looking forward to meeting you - our "muses". Our phenomenal Lokvani@10 co-chairs Dr. Manju Sheth and Anu Chitrapu along with the amazing team members Sangita Joshi, Drs. Mohan and Meera Subramanium, Eshani Shah, Sumi Manwani, Ruchika Arora and Sudha Lakshmi Rao have a phenomenal event planned. Thanks to all our supporters and sponsors. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Emerson Hospital)

What does the community think about Lokvani - Is it value, services and a sense of belonging? Read on to hear more.... [more]

(This article is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)

Sonam Kapoor refuses to dance to Neil Nitin Mukesh's tunes for a song sequence in Abbas-Mustan's 'Players'. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Russian School of Math)

In the past three weeks, Massachusetts has observed an unprecedented number of Non Resident Indians coming out in support of JanLokpal bill and the Indian anticorruption movement. A group of like minded people in Boston collaborated through a combination of technology and Ideology for the sake of common objective - Protest against corruption in India. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Mumbai Chopstix)

Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, also known as Amma was in Boxborough and Marlborough for 4 days of programs from July 10-13 that were attended by several thousand people from all walks of life. Amma has been visiting New England for the the past 25 years, the final stop on her annual summer visit to the US. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Prashant H. Fadia Foundation)

AIF was awarded a $300,000 grant from the US Department of State over two years for a project proposal to build engaged citizens across the Indian and Pakistani Punjab through new media and local art forms! The project, “Our Family, Our Neighborhood, Our World” (O3) combines the global (new media) with the local (Punjabi art forms) as two powerful vehicles for educators and students to build and harness linkages of a shared Punjabi cultural identity and foster increased collaboration, cooperation, and understanding. [more]

Earlier this summer, local artists Soumya Ramanathan and Gayathri Srinivasan, who were joined by eminent dancer, J. Suryanarayanamurthy, who is one of India’s leading male Bharatha Natyam dancers, gave a beautiful Bharatha Natyam performance. [more]

I consider myself blessed to have attended such a captivating performance during my short stay in the US with my close friends Jeyanthi and Lakshmikanth Ghatraju - Maddi Radhika. [more]

MITHAS presents a unique duet concert featuring Carnatic and Dhrupad genres of Indian Classical music on Sunday Sep. 11 at the Kresge Auditorium at MIT. Buy Tickets. [more]

Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA) recently organized its 3rd International Ayurveda Conference in Hilton Boston Woburn, MA, from August 12-15, 2011. The conference, with the theme of “Ayurveda for Women’s Health” drew about 170 participants from around the world - USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Ukraine, Croatia, Brazil, India, UAE. [more]

Never before has the Indian community in Westborough, Greater Boston Area responded to corruption in India in such a way. This event was organized by Next Generation Foundation along with the organization India Against Corruption. [more]

PAL (Partnership for the Advancement of Learning) for the second year in a row will be donating 400 colorful backpacks filled with supplies including notebooks, pencils, crayons, and pencils cases to two schools in Massachusetts worth over $10,000. 200 backpacks to the Lincoln Street School and 200 backpacks to the Burncoat Elementary School. The Mayor of Worcester City, Mr. Joseph O’Brien will be attending and distributing backpacks at both schools. [more]

Donate blood in honor of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 at the Mass General Hospital Blood Donor Center during the month of September. [more]

With 5 music albums to their credit, Euphoria is the pioneer in bringing Rock culture to India and Indian Diaspora all over the globe. They are globally acclaimed for being the pioneers to popularize Hindi Rock - a version of rock music in Hindi with strong Indian influences. They will be performing in Boston on Sep. 16th. [more]

Xtreme Productions, Golden Gate Studios (Florist), Noureen Designs, Newport Hyatt Regency, Shadikecard, Photobooth Planet, Preeti Exclusive Creations and Bollywood Grill are a few of the vendors that are coming to the 2nd Annual Shaadi Bazaar Bridal Show on Sep. 18th. [more]

Chitra Nidadavolu, daughter of Achyuta and Vani Nidadavolu had her arangetram on August 21, 2011 at Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University, CT. She has been learning Bharatanatyam under the tutelage of her mother and Guru Smt. Vani Nidadavolu. [more]

Pratham USA today announced that Emmy-award winning actress Archie Panjabi will serve as an Ambassador to the organization, lending her voice and celebrity to its cause of educating India's underprivileged children. [more]

So, what should applicants write about? Here, we breakdown the six questions from this year’s Common Application, an online application accepted by more than 450 colleges and universities. Learn more about it at the workshops on Sep. 18 and 25. [more]

There is a wrong notion that if a particular political party gets majority then peace and prosperity will be restored. More than three fourth of the problems our country is currently facing are caused by the the greed and selfish attitude of the rulers. [more]

Vinti Singh, 24, a reporter for the Connecticut Post, took the first prize and $500 in the 23 - 27 year category of the NextGen Essay Contest organized by the Hindu American Foundation. [more]

World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVES) concluded a well-attended three-day conference on Varna, Jati and Kula (Caste) that featured prominent scholars worldwide and robust youth participation from high school, college and graduate school students, including members of Gayatri Pariwar, HSC and Youth for Sewa. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including Lokvani@10, Malladi and Gundecha Brothers, Sir Syed Mushaira, Euphoria, Krishna Trishna, College Admission Workshop, UstadeMaa Zila Khan, Pratham Boston Gala and Saheli Second Annual Gala. [more]

Congratulations to Debjyoti Banerjee and Suhas Joglekar, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

If the movie is a hit.. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)

Mausam marks the debut of Pankaj Kapoor as a director featuring his own star son Shahid Kapoor. The pair of Shahid and Pritam was a super success in Jab We Met. Will Mausam recreate the magic? [more]

Postman:- I Have To Come 5 Miles To Deliver you This Packet.
Man:- Why did you come so far. Instead you could have posted. [more]

Antiseptic, digestive, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, aphrodisiac - .you name it and the medical epithet fits the ginger root! But the fact that it keeps youth on your side is probably its most attractive benefit. [more]

Beautiful photos of the rugged Konkan coast [more]

"True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read." - Pliny the Elder. [more]