On December 16, 2017, Lokvani is hosting an event to applaud unsung heroes in the community and celebrated the accomplishments of South Asian youth.  The event will be held at Ambrosia Banquet Hall in Foxborough, MA. The event will feature dance, music and theater by local artists who are creating something unique for the event. It is expected to be a grand party with something for everyone in it.  Entertainment, great food and DJ dancing to dance the night away will be a big part of the eventing. 

Janani Baskaran, Suhas Dasari, Elizabeth Li and Shashank Mishra, who won the Raj and Prem Goyal Rising Stars in Medicine Award will be given awards and recognized at the event.  

Ramila Thakkar, Shobha Shastry, Praveen Mishra, Raksha Soni, Saroja Bamiela Sankaran, Suja and Saravanan Meyyappan, Sanjay Gowda, Ruchika Arora, Vaishali Gade, Ragini Seth, Shiamin Melville and Parveen Minocha are helping the Lokvani team put the event together.

"Lokvani is a strong supporter of youth activities. We have always celebrated the success of youth through our magazine. We run college workshops to guide the students. We felt it was a nice way to host a gala to celebrate the youth in our community," says Anil Saigal. 

"Arangetrams require a lot of hard work and the children who complete it deserve to be recognized.  We also will be recognizing students who have accomplished a lot in the visual arts and sports," says Nirmala Garimella. 

Another aspect of the evening will be celebration of the community and recognizing unsung heroes. The event also features a community wall that documents the history of some of the local organizations.  The organizations run thanks to unsung heros who form the back-bone of the organization. 

As a community leader, you know that the organizations have a lot of unsung heroes who work hard to move the organization forward. The organization moves forward on the shoulder of these people.  Lokvani would like to honor these people. 

The Raj and Prem Goyal Rising Star in Medicine Award Winners are: