Motorbikes have always been popular in India, but it's usually men who are in the driving seat. Read on about India's women bikers! [more]

(This section is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)

Physician specializing in internal medicine and geriatrics, Dr. Seema Arora was elected as the President of the United India Association (UIA) of New England. She talked to Lokvani about her work and her plans for UIA. [more]

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Soham Patel, a young entreprenuer from Cambridge, launches Mission Root, an Ayurvedic beverage in 20 Whole Foods market in MA. Inspired by his mother, his heritage and the desire to do good, Soham hopes to bring India and America closer when it comes to Food. [more]

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Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, who has a massive fan following, and whose personal life is always under the scanner, says he will be ready for marriage the day he finds the right person. [more]

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The Ekal Vidyalaya team under the leadership of Puran Dang, hosted a fabulous musical evening featuring very talented singers and dancers who picked difficult Bollywood numbers and made a flawless delivery. Ekal Vidyalaya runs nearly 40,000 schools reaching over a 1 million students. [more]

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The dramatization of the famous Indian epic, the Mahabharata, by Belmont, MA based director Subrata Das and his team of 25 actors was a commendable one. SETU (Stage Ensemble Theatre Unit), a non-profit theatre group in Boston area staged the English play at the Arsenal Center of Arts in Watertown, MA earlier this month. [more]

Mouli Pal, dancer/choreographer and disciple of Legendary Late Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra and Nandini Ghoshal, led the audience into an evening of bliss and beauty with the presentation of Odissi dances in a program entitled “Vandana” on Sep. 22 at Chinmaya Mission auditorium. [more]

‘Aasmaan se gire, Khajur pe atke’ - a Hindi comedy play produced by ‘Sur Entertainment’ came to Park Theatre in Cranston, RI on September 22nd. The Mumbai based production crew of Satyajit Gazmer, Govind, Vijay Pandey were able to create magic with simple stage setup, costume and makeup and extraordinary sound and light effects. [more]

A dhrupad concert in an intimate baithak setting at Framingham, MA on September 14 drew praise from connoisseurs of Hindustani Classical music who attended the performance that featured Aliya Rashid from Lahore, Pakistan, Amita Mahapatra from Kolkatta, India and Sukhad Munde on Pakhawaj from Pune, India. [more]

Association for India’s Development, MIT and Boston chapters (AID) presents a rare opportunity to see the performance of world-renowned Kathak-dancer, Pandit Birju Maharaj at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Sunday, October 7 at 7 pm. [more]

World on Stage will present a Fall series of eight concerts showcasing international musical groups and solo artists representing India, Italy, Korea, Spain, Colombia, France, South America, and the United States. The event on Saturday, Oct. 20 features Annette Philip. [more]

On September 13th, the Merrimack Valley Sandbox, an initiative of the Deshpande Foundation, held its third pitch contest at Chester’s - Bell Tower Square in Lawrence, MA. The contest was focused on entrepreneurs with education, environment, and human services ideas. [more]

The Old Martinians Association of New England, OMANE, a recently formed organization of the alumni/ae of the La Martiniere boys and girls schools located at Lucknow and Calcutta (India), and Lyon (France), celebrated with enthusiasm its first Founder's Day over a sumptuous dinner on 14 September, 2012 at the Masala Art restaurant in Needham, MA. [more]

PAL raised nearly $20,000 this summer in order to purchase 850 backpacks, 400 backpacks to the Public School 108, Sal Abbraciamento School in Brooklyn, NY and 450 backpacks to the Ellis Elementary School in Roxbury, MA. [more]

Come celebrate Vallabhdham's 2nd Patotsav and Chhappan Bhog on Oct. 5, 6, and 8 in the presence of the spiritual benefactor PujyaPaad Goswami 108 Shri Dwarkeshlalji Maharajshree, in Newington, CT. [more]

MIT India Conference, to be held on Oct. 6 at MIT Media Lab, will spotlight trends in entrepreneurship, governance and information technology in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. [more]

Mandaara New England Kannada Koota is one of the oldest Kannada Association in North America. NEKK is planning to celebrate “Ratna Mahotsava” – 40th Anniversary in a big way with colorful, star studded treat for Kannadigas in Whitcomb School in Marlborough, MA on October 6th and 7th. [more]

Chinmaya Mission Boston (CMB) has expanded their community service or ‘Seva’ program to create opportunities for everyone in the community to serve. The CMB Seva group now announces “The Annual Cord-India Walk/Run & Picnic”, a family-orientated walk/run of 3 miles (5Km) through a local picturesque park on October 7, 2012. [more]

Samskrita Bharati USA is organizing “Samskrita abhiyānam 2012”, a series of 108 Samskrit (Sanskrit) workshops all across the United States and major cities of Canada during September -November. The word “abhiyānam” in Sanskrit denotes a purposeful movement toward a goal -- our goal is to promote Samskrit learning among all. [more]

TiE Social Enterprise SIG and MIT Society for Asian Scientists and Engineers will be holding a pitch competition at the Forum For Social Entrepreneurs (FORSE 2012) to be held at MIT. Send your social impact idea in by Oct. 14 for a chance to win $1000. [more]

For over 5 decades, Giri has been serving its customers around the world with religious products and has become a household name for all Hindus in every walk of life. Now coming to America! [more]

The most awaited ‘Miss India’ and ‘Miss India Teen’- 2012 contest for Indian girls of ages between 13 to 27 yrs, who belong to states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island or New Hampshire will be held on Saturday, November 17th, 2012 in the beautiful town of Chestnut Hill. [more]

As today’s challenging economic environment continues to stir up Americans’ retirement nest eggs, there’s a growing demand for investment vehicles that provide stability and support to meet long-term needs in retirement. [more]

Whether you are a student who loves to read or a student who tries to get by with SparkNotes, you must understand that high school English classes are important. But just how important are these courses to colleges and universities? [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including Chopaal a Tamseeli Mushaira, Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay, Sri Chakra Homam, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Boston Sargam 2012, Kala Ramnath and Vijaylakshmi, Women of the World, TV Shankaranarayan, Alarmel Valli and Miss India and Miss India Teen. [more]

Congratulations to Aseem Chandawarkar and Suhas Joglekar, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]

Money does not grow on trees... [more]

Rachna Gilmore, the recipient of Canada’s Governor-General’s award and author of numerous children’s book, has given us a made-up folktale in The Flute. Everything about The Flute is simple: the prose, the stereotypical characters that people folktales, and even the plot that contains fabulist elements. [more]

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A good musical track with some fun elements! [more]

Laugh away at Food and Cooking jokes! [more]

Wonderful world of Tulsi or Basil [more]

A rare sight - Can you guess where this is ? [more]

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.. [more]