Amazon, one of the world's largest online retailers, has said it will invest a further $2bn (£1.2bn) to boost its operations in India.

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The term ‘activism and community engagement’ may assume a new dimension as Amit Dixit’s vision for the South Asian Arts Council takes shape. In 2007, Amit officially launched and became the Executive Director of South Asian Arts Council, a Boston based nonprofit responsible for bringing South Asian innovative arts programming to the various mainstream communities. [more]

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Kasthuri Gopalaratnam is the founder and principal instructor at Matscience21. He has a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University, with a focus on leveraging technology to bring innovation to education. [more]

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Recent rumors about Ranbir and Kat suggests that the duo have now chalked out a vacation plan to spend some quality time with each other, and this time their destination is going to be Saint-Tropez, another beautiful and aesthetically opulent place on the French Riviera. [more]

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Madurai R. Muraliadharan’s Sivagamiyin Shabadam - translated as Dancer’s Pledge, presented under the auspices of Vision AID was a spectacular production that brought to life the timeless classic created by Amarar Kalki. Featuring over 60 performers, the event was almost Broadway like where Boston dancers put their finest foot forward while raising funds for Vision AID. [more]

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“The World is getting ready for a big Change. Will You Participate?” exhorted Dr. Chinmay Pandya as he delivered a powerful motivational speech at Shri Dwarkmai Vidyapeeth on the evening of July 22nd. [more]

Radha Jalan exemplifies the strength of spirit that shields you in sudden misfortune. In her life, this has stood her good stead. For when it comes to times of great stress or adversity, she has faced plentiful since she took over as President and CEO of ElectroChem Inc., after her husband’s sudden death in 1997. “I have always been a fighter, whether it is for a social cause or for my own survival and it always paid off in the long run”. [more]

On July 12th, a wonderful veena arangetram by Suhasini Aravinthan took place at Medway High School. This three-hour-plus long arangetram can be described in one sentence as an event that showed beauty and elegance of the instrument, and was filled with melodious and flawless music. [more]

July 6th was a day that had a feast in store for a lot of dance lovers in the form of Muvva Vangapalli’s Bharatanatyam Arangetram at the Rogers Performing Arts Center at North Andover, MA. [more]

On June 29, 2014, Varshini Athipathy, student of Guru Smt. Sapna Krishna, had her maiden dance performance which was captivating, bold, and graceful. [more]

On July 20th, the Indian boutique Elegance, opened its doors in Burlington MA. Owners Divya and Roshni have acquired an exclusive set of designer clothing and jewelry. [more]

Kavin Krishnan, who is a rising senior at the Advanced Math & Science Academy in Marlborough, organized a fund raising event for Ekal Vidyalaya on July 19, 2014 at the Ashland Farmers Market. [more]

India Untouched, a documentary directed by Stalin Kurup, was screened in the MIT Campus on July 25th evening as a way to highlight and open the discussion on caste and the continuing oppression faced by the dalit and other community that have faced marginalization over time in India. [more]

Drinkwell, Jisto, Oncolinx, PegaSense, PhishingGuardian, PikMoments, Saathi, TFC Biosscience and Varada Innovations, were among the 128 highest-impact startup companies featured in the MassChallenge Startup Showcase on July 30th. [more]

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Manipur, Shri O. Ibobi Singh, addressed an international convention of NRIs from Manipur held in Westborough, MA on July 27, 2014 and engaged in a conversation on the development of Manipur. [more]

What do Ian and Greg Chappell, Subash and Baloo Gupte, Hanif and Mushtaq Mohammad, Najeeb and Faheem Syed have in common - you guessed it they are all diehards of cricket and real brothers, playing for Australia, India, Pakistan and Shaheen XI, respectively. [more]

Indian Institutes of Technology Society in New England (IITSINE) will hold its annual picnic on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014, at the Cochituate State Park, Natick, MA. [more]

Your stage debut awaits you. It is your chance to hone your auditioning skills in front of New England. Audition now for Hindi Manch Sa Re Ga Ma Pa!!!! [more]

Janamashtami is celebrated amongst the Hindu’s around the world with much enthusiasm and decoration on the streets and valleys to recreate the story of Krishna’s birth. This year at Braj Mandir in Holbrook the communities will gather to recreate the gala construction of a flower palace, made out of real flowers for the deities, while Saheli will reach out to families for pledge against violence to women. [more]

Paintings made for followers of Jainism, a religion that emerged alongside Buddhism in the sixth century B.C., are among the most visually striking of all Indian art. The exhibition will be held Aug 9- Nov 30 at the Asian Paintings Gallery at the MFA. [more]

IAGB will celebrate India's 68th Independence Day (India Day) at the Hatch Shell in Boston, MA on August 17, 2014 from 4 pm to 8 pm. Buy Raffle Tickets to win two round-trip New York - India tickets on Air India. [more]

The American India Foundation (AIF) and the Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP) Boston invite you to join us for the Annual Kite Flying Event. This is our summer outdoor event/ picnic session where you can enjoy flying kites and making new friends on August 23, 2014 from 12pm to 4pm as we fill the sky with kites and the air with laughter on Spectacle Island. [more]

Arun Jagjivan from West Hartford, CT was the regional champ, Arushi Kalpande from Bellerica, MA was first runner up while Anirudh Iyer from Shrewsbury, MA was second runner up at the 2014 Boston MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee. [more]

Over the summer, high school students should look to the future and ask themselves a few questions: What will college admissions officers think about my application? How will I be viewed in their eyes? [more]

What happens to your debts when you die? Do lenders just take the loss, or can they compel surviving family members to pay the outstanding balances? The answers to these questions vary according to the type of obligation, the participants in the borrowing agreement, and even one’s state of residence. [more]

Air India is the new star in the sky and is now a proud new member of the Star Alliance. [more]

This September the U.S. Census Bureau will start recruiting in different counties within Massachusetts for the American Housing Survey, which is conducted by the US Census Bureau and sponsored by HUD. This is a temporary survey that will be conducted in 2015. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including IAGB Raffle and Love for Humanity Music Night. [more]

Congratulations to Kishore Balsara, Saroj Gandhi, Saba Lateef and Eshana Rao, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]

It was kind of a rich doctor - poor patient relationship. [more]

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Yes, even for a die-hard Bollywood fan like myself, I admit I went too long without watching this movie. [more]

Geeky Internet jokes -Tech Support: "Do you have any windows open right now?"
Customer: "Are you crazy woman, it's twenty below outside!" [more]

With so many fresh fruits and summer vegetable, we went on pinterst to scout some salsas with a twist.... Send in your favorite to editors@lokvani.com and win a chance to be featured our next recipe column. [more]

Guests at a friends garden. Living peacefully with nature. [more]

One of the principal challenges of our world to the individual is that he must not only achieve a fairly high degree of specialization to make him a useful member of society, but at the same time achieve enough general knowledge to enable him to look with sympathy and understanding on what is going on about him. [more]