57th republic day is being celebrated all over the world. India became a republic on January 26, 1950, and celebrates the day with military parades, pomp and ceremony in all major cities. In Boston too, this event will be marked celebrations at the IAGB event held at the Lexington High School this Saturday.
Abdul Kalam, President of India in his republic Day speech highlighted the importance of India's youth. Kalam said: "We must launch and build up an intensive and extensive movement of cherishing our value systems in all walks of life.†This is particularly important since the nation has to provide leadership to 450 million ignited minds of the youth who are the most powerful resource of translating our vision of transforming India into a developed nation, well before 2020, in an integrated way."
A message that resonates with youth all over the world!. These are the forces that will make the difference to life and society and contribute in their own special way.
Here in Lokvani we would like to support and encourage this group to share their stories, be it angst, joy, successes and drawbacks. If you are interested shoot us an email at editors@lokvani.com . We welcome poetry, humor, short stories, essays, experiences etc.
In this issue, Patricia Lennon talks on how mediation is becoming more popular in Family law as opposed to litigation in this very informative article on a not often discussed topic. We bring you in touch with the Ann Foundation that brings relief and succor to the visually impaired. Tyagaraja Aradhana festival was celebrated with fervor and devotion. We bring you a review of that. IAFPE opens up its summer internship Program. A reader makes an appeal for a kidney donation. Plus all our regular features.
We hope our readers are keeping up to their New Year resolutions! Don’t give up. NOW is the time.
Lokvani team
Ranjani Saigal, Nirmala Garimella, Anil Saigal and Anoop Kumar
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