Happy Diwali to all our readers!!

See the messages from President Obama and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.

The Nalli family made silk for King George V in the early 1900s and in 1928 set up a sari business - Check out this fascinating story of Nalli Silks.... [more]

(This section is sponsored by New England Shirdi Sai Temple)

"The temple has been constantly attracting more devotees. We want to serve our devotees and add services for the next generation. This is why we would like to build a new temple," say Neelkant Mishra and Mahender Singh who are founding members of the New England Shirdi Sai Parivaar that is planning to build a formal large Baba temple. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Stephen Campbell, Mortgage Master)

Chirag Shah, son of dance teacher Jasmine Shah of Aangikam Academy from New Hampshire, moved to India and is pursuing a career in Bollywood in writing screenplay and direction. He shares some insights into his journey from NH to Mumbai. [more]

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

Salman has accepted the invite of Indian PM Narendra Modi and has rolled up his sleeves to be the part of latter's "Clean Indian Campaign (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan)". [more]

(This section is sponsored by Masala Art)

SwaRaag’s high octave quality event brought by Founder and President Swathi Subramanian, showcased incredible talent in Music & Dance that wowed the audience till the very end. The PrimeTime special featuring five time Grammy winner Mark Walker (drums) & Gold Medalist Amol Khanapurkar (tabla) brought the house down with their Jugalbandi. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Kanan Sachdeva)

Hugely popular Karwa Chauth puja attracted a house full of celebrants hosted by Dwarkamai Sai Temple and Gayatri Pariwar. Groups of jubilant ladies in a very festive mood started surging into a welcoming shrine of Dwarkamai, on this beautiful fall afternoon of October 11th. [more]

Chief Medical Officer at Partners in Health and associate professor of global health and social medicine at Harvard, Dr. Joia Mukherjee shared her insights into the Ebola crisis. “It is true that Ebola is one of the scariest crisis and yet in the United States we do not need to panic,” says Mukherjee as she sheds light into the medical, social and political realities around Ebola. [more]

The dedicated volunteer corps of the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire, Nashua, NH, and its cultural school Bharathi Vidyashram, pulled off a grand event on October 18th, when they celebrated a musical evening with eminent violin maestro Vidwan Sri Vittal Ramamurthy. [more]

The five dancers who form part of the dance-troupe, Articulate Ability, and are all legally blind, performed at the Regis College in Weston MA on October 11th. The event was organized by Association for India’s Development (AID - Boston & MIT Chapters). [more]

On October 11th, an enthusiastic crowd of approximately 250 kindred souls gathered in the spacious auditorium of Keefe Technical High School, Framingham, MA to be part of an evening of great music organized under the auspices of Manitha Neyam Trust to raise funds for old age homes in Sri Lanka. [more]

Blessed with both inner and external beauty and grace, Sowmya is the personification of delight when she dances. The space around her freezes and only Soumya and her dance matter. She is a beautiful dancer with excellent technique. She lives and breathes dance and one can see that in her performances. [more]

It is not often that we see cultural events where tickets are sold out 4 weeks prior to the show. Lasya School of Dance in Shrewsbury pulled off such a dazzling dance ballet on October 5th at Ashland High School in front of 500+ packed audience. [more]

Overall the program was a mega-production – along with the many performers, numerous volunteers from the community putting in countless hours, working on various aspects, starting well before the day of the program until the day of the show. Everyone has to be commended for coming together, working side-by-side, and bringing out a fabulous show that they could be proud of! [more]

Shri Dwarkamai Sports Team was proud to organize their Third Annual Indoor Tennis Tournament at the Woburn Racquet Club on September 13th. The Tennis Tournament is being conducted every year to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital. [more]

Smoothies, spicy Ayurvedic tea, healing crystals, Homeopathic and Ayurvedic samples, take home goody bags! And that was just one of the highlights of The Wholistic Health Alliance’s inaugural Open House at Burlington Public library on October 19th. [more]

The Indian Medical Association of New England, held a very successful and rewarding 2014 Community Health fair on September 20th at the Shree Swaminarayan Temple (ISSO) in Lowell, MA. [more]

Fall 2014 brought Boston area Fashion week to our city along with some warm weather, glorious colors and some rain. Shubhra Bhattacharya Chandra has been showing small collections during fashion week for several years. [more]

Nrityotsav, an all day and evening dance festival, is taking place on Saturday, November 8, at the beautiful Casey Theatre, Regis College, Weston MA. [more]

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America (VHPA) cordially invites you to participate on October 25, 2014, at 1:00 pm at 240 Boston Rd. North Billerica, MA, in the Maha Yajna dedication service being organized on the auspicious occasion of the construction of OM Hindu Community Center of VHPA. The on-site yajna will be followed by prasad. [more]

TiE-Boston is excited for the return of its Monthly Dinner next week on October 28 at the Burlington Marriott. If you have not attended a Monthly Dinner before, then this is your chance to experience the opportunities this event has to offer first-hand! [more]

Brahmakumaris invite you to celebrate Diwali with Shireen Chada on Saturday Nov. 1 from 5pm -7pm. [more]

Join us on November 16th for Saheli's Men Against Violence meeting and share your ideas as we brainstorm on the projects we can and will do together in 2015! [more]

Eleven years in the making. This will be the 11th anniversary of the Boston Bhangra Competition. Sold Out for the last 10 years…3,000 person attendance….the best Bhangra teams from North America & Canada…advertising and promotion throughout New England. This is what you will get from the 11th annual Boston Bhangra Competition. [more]

Artists Deepti Navaratna, Sowmyashree Sandeep as vocalists, Pravin Sitaram, Amit Kavthekar, K.V.S. Vinay, Sarita Deshpande, Sridevi Ajai Thirumalai, Poornima Risbud, Pallavi Nagesha, Deepa Srinath, Chand Sripad along with many other enthusiastic performers have come together to support Ekal Vidyalaya and Samarthanam on Dec 6th. [more]

In 4th World's Gul-o-Gulzar, familar names and faces of Boston (all Gulzarians) join hands in showcasing the works of this multi-faceted genius on December 6th in Lexington, MA. It promises to offer an interesting blend of poetry, music and dances. [more]

Arun Soni, Westport, CT is named a regional finalist while Videh Seksaria, Lexington, MA; Vivek Subramaniam, Westborough, MA; and Meena Jagadeesan, Exeter, NH, have been recognized as semifinalists in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. [more]

Monsoons in India, a cup of masala tea and curled up in the window box watching the rain land gently on rooftops and trickle down the sides of the window. That delight, seized and bottled, is the album “Simply Love”. [more]

“Madhura Nada Sankeertana – Melodious Meditations”, the second album in the “Dwell on Dharma” series, was released by Vidwan Sri Vittal Ramamurthy at his violin concert held in Nashua, NH, on October 18, 2014, [more]

Manisha Trivedi, a local mehndi artist from Boston and founder of Hennacafe, is one of the top finalists, out of hundreds of participants around the globe, of "Maharani weddings Mehndi Contest 2014" hosted by Maharani Weddings and celebrity mehndi artist Ash Kumar. [more]

Here at AcceptU, we receive a lot of questions about the college admissions process from high school students and their parents. Below, we have compiled answers to ten of the most frequently asked questions – as well as responses from our team of former college admissions officers. [more]

Would you like to travel with an American physician to India, learn about the health situations in remote rural Ekal villages and suggest impactful solutions? Are you an undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior? Apply to travel to remote rural Indian villages and be part of this amazing experience. [more]

Is your child a good writer or a poet? Submit your child's writing for the contest conducted by Ekal Vidyalaya New England. Ekal Vidyalaya is an NGO with the largest footprint in Rural India whose mission is the holistic development of the village using education as a primary vehicle. [more]

The American India Foundation (AIF) is excited to announce the first-ever Light a LAMP Campaign! Between October 15 – December 3. This crowdfunding campaign will call upon high school students, college students, and young professionals across the globe to create awareness pages to help give an education for 5,000 children of Indian migrant workers. https://my.aif.org/events/light-lamp-campaign/e37959 [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Mahabharata, Desilifeboston Diwali Party, Krishna Bhatt, Nrityotsav 2014, Chora Ganga Kinare Wala, Remembering M.S. Subbulakshmi, T.M. Krishna, Ekal Poetry and Writing COmpetition, and Gul-O-Gulzar. [more]

Congratulations to Abhimanyu Bhargava and Saba Lateef, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]

(This section is sponsored by Sounds Of India)

Here is your Top 10 List of Popular Diwali Songs in Bollywood...through the decades! If you notice, between the 1940’s and 1970’s, the Bollywood Diwali songs included the actual word “Diwali” in the title. [more]

I couldn’t decide whether to go to Salt Lake City or Denver for vacation, so I called the airlines to get prices. “Airfare to Denver is $300,” said a cheery salesperson...Read the rest here. [more]

Diwali cleaning! [more]

Buckwheat khicadi, Khattha meetha Karela... [more]

Glimpses of a bygone era! [more]

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will." [more]