Basketball For A Cause
Somil Sanghvi, a high schooler at Loomis Chaffee decided to do a unique fundraiser that combined his passion for basketball and Ekal Vidyalaya, a cause that is dear to his heart.
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Baaje Tori Paayaliya: Divas Of Dance - A Resounding Success!
Baaje Tori Paayaliya was an event that uniquely blended the legacy of Vyjayantimala, Padmini, Waheeda Rehman, Hema Malini, Madhuri Dixit, Gopi Krishna, Sandhya, Sridevi, Rekha, Aruna Irani, Helen, Asha Parekh, Aishwarya Rai and Deepika Padukone with live dances and singing, along with narration outlining these wonderful actresses and their achievements. The event was produced by Meena Sundaram with an organizational team including Jawed Wahid, Vijay Kumar and Rajesh Vaidheeswaran and a large group of on-stage performers and back-stage organizers and volunteers.
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Desai Foundation To Celebrate 15 Years Of Community Development At Inaugural Gala In NYC
The Desai Foundation is an organization devoted to supporting thousands by improving social, health and economic life in the villages of India as well as develop and implement educational programs to promote Indian culture and heritage in the United States. The inaugural awards and fundraiser event will take place on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Capitale in New York City, NY.
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Indo American Youth Group Discuss Identity And Raise Funds For AIF Disabled Youth Program
On April 5, 2014, the Indo-American Youth Group and the South Asian Student Association of Newton South High School hosted a conference on Identity and Culture and what it means to be a South Asian student.
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North South Foundation Regional Contests For 2014 Come To A Close
North South Foundation, Massachusetts held its final round of regional contests on April 27th at Tufts University. Close to 300 kids in grades K through 8 attended Math, Science and Spelling bee contests.
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Meet The Experts - An Enlightening Panel
The NETSAP panel featuring Mr. Ramesh Advani (public policy & finance), Dr. Pravin Chaturvedi (entrepreneurship & life sciences), Dr. Sucheta Doshi (medicine & public health), Ms. Sa’adiyah Masoud (law) & Dr. Anil Saigal (academia & engineering) provided great insights about life in different industries.
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VHPA Celebrates Hindu Heritage Day 2014
World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) organizes Hindu Heritage Day. This year it was celebrated on May 24th at the Marlboro Middle School in Marlboro, MA.
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Shishu Bharati Holds 26th Annual Graduation Ceremony
The Shishu Bharati School of Indian Languages and Culture held its 26th annual graduation ceremony on June 22 in Lexington, MA, featuring Sipra Shah and Harish Hande.
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NE Youth Raise Over $22,000 For AIF LAMP Program
From June 1 – 21, the American India Foundation (AIF) held its first-ever New England Crowdfunding Challenge. During this three-week crowdfunding campaign, 41 high school students, college students, and young professionals raised $22,641 for AIF’s Learning and Migration Program (LAMP) through personalized online fundraising pages, dramatically surpassing the original goal of $6,000. Arya Anand, Diya Anand, students of IYG, Worcester and Shrunothra Ambati were the top fundraisers.
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The Dancer’s Pledge By Vision-Aid Is Poised To Dazzle!
The Dancer's Pledge, a stellar dance drama based on the epic Indian tale "Sivagamiyan Sabadam" will be showcased on July 27th in the Roger's Center for the Arts in North Andover. It is almost sold out. So get your tickets soon.
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Let’s Talk: Saheli Confronts Domestic Violence And Mental Health Stigma
Break the silence. This theme reverberated countless times throughout the “Emotional Well-Being and Positive Mental Health Awareness Symposium” on September 14, 2014, a first symposium for Saheli, a South Asian nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering survivors of domestic violence and promoting positive wellbeing in the South Asian community.
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IANH - Celebrating 25 Years Of Service In The Community
Indian Association of New Hampshire (IANH) culminated its twenty fifth year of service in the community with its annual Diwali event. The event was held on November 8th, 2014 at Nashua High School North. A strong member community of over 500 people attended, coming together to celebrate the season.
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TiE-Boston Holds 15th Annual Gala
TiE-Boston held its 15th Annual Gala at the Lexington Heritage Museum, Lexington MA on December 3, 2014 while recognizing Murali Aravamudan, Rama Ramakrishnan, Purmamand Sarma, Amar Sawhney, and Niraj Shah.
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Celestial Minds Explores, Expands And Enriches Chess Horizon
From a small initiative of two students in 2003 to providing a platform for over 1000 players till 2014,the journey of New England based 'Prema Chess Lab' while graduating to 'Celestial Minds' initiated a novel fusion concept of linking Chess to Music. In 2014, the highlight was the 'Outreach Program" embracing and enveloping the hearing and speaking impaired Girls School in Mysore, into the Chess family. Founder Director Kavyashree Mallanna also extended her reach to collaborate with Chess bodies in Mysore, India to organize two All India FIDE rated competition and was felicitated for her effort in promoting chess by JSS Medical College and Visweswaraiya Technical Institute.
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