Women Of Influence: Jeyanthi Ghatraju
Building large dance teams in New England to create grand productions for supporting charitable causes has been very close to Jeyanthi Ghatraju's heart. A software engineer by profession, a dance teacher and the mother of an outstanding musician, Jeyanthi shares some key insights. She also describes the new spectacular production - Sivagamiyin Shabadam that is being staged on July 27 to support Vision Aid.
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Woman Of Influence - Shipra Shah
Sipra Shah has been active with Shishu Bharati for more than 34 years. She taught language and cultural classes for five years, and has held the position of Principal for the last 30-plus years. She talked to Lokvani about her work and her life.
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Women Of Influence - Radha Jalan
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”.
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Woman Of Influence - Dr. Chander Kapasi
In this issue we feature Dr. Chander Kapasi, who served at IAGB President between 1979-1981. She is a board-certified physician in public health-preventive medicine trained at the Harvard school of Public health. She has been a corner stone of several organizations including AAPI and IMANE. She shares the story of her life and her passion for community service.
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Woman Of Influence - Dr. Janine Saldanha
Dr. Janine Saldanha is Senior Anesthesiologist at the Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary and Mass. General Hospital, Boston. She is very actively involved in community service and received the Governors award in 1995 for her outstanding community service. She shares some insights into her life and work.
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Women Of Influence - Annette Philip, Berklee School Of Music
I think in all music that's what we're trying to encourage our students to do, to surrender and be totally present in the moment - Annette Philip, Berklee school of Music.
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Woman Of Influence - Sunila Thomas-George
Sunila Thomas-George is the Commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD). She is responsible for the administration, adjudication, and education of civil rights matters for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. An Indian American raised in the US, she talked to Lokvani about her work and life.
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Women Of Influence: Chitra Javdekar
Dr. Chitra Javdekar, is the Dean of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at MassBay Community College. A Civil Engineer who has worked on unique projects including nondestructive testing and evaluation of facilities that were damaged in 1993 bomb-blasts in Mumbai, India, Dean Javdekar shares insights into her work and life.
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Woman Of Influence - Dr. Joia Mukherjee
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.
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Woman Of Influence - Jaya Asthana
"Don’t let the daily family dinner fall by the wayside," says Jaya Asthana, a founder member of Bal Vihar and Youth Camps. A clinical social worker by profession who works in Hospice care, she talked to Lokvani about her work and raising children with a strong sense of identity.
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Woman Of Influence - Trupti Patel
Immigration attorney Trupti Patel has helped thousands of immigrants achieve their dream of attaining a new life in the United States. She is the sole proprietor of Trupti N Patel & Associates. Ms. Patel together with her talented, dedicated and passionate staff they represent clients from all over the United States as well throughout the world. She shares insights into her life and work.
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Women Of Influence - Jayshree Bala Rajamani
My line of work is Artistic and Creative! Being a classical Bharathanatyam dancer/teacher and Documentary filmmaker – I have the freedom to create, explore and through that share my ideas and passions - Jayshree Bala Rajamani.
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