Dear Reader

Will it or wont it ? I am talking of Slumdog Millionaire which is making waves all over with so many awards. Yet the most coveted one is still to come this Sunday ! As we wait with bated breath, We find that stories on slums is gaining attention. Here is one that talks about the slum economy

DEEP in one of Delhi's packed slums, Kalimuddin runs a jeans factory the size of a bedroom.

http://www.theage.com.au/world/slum-economy-offers-hope-in-delhi-20090213-8754.html?page=-1

So what do you think .Has portraying the worst of India's slums brought brought out any good ? Have you seen the film. Did you like it ? Send us your comments at editors@lokvani.com and we will publish the best of them  in the next newsletter.

In the meanwhile keep warm

Lokvani team

Ranjani Saigal, Anil Saigal, Nirmala Garimella, Anoop Kumar

Meet our Sponsor - Harish and Binita Dang, Sounds of India

On a weekend some thirty years ago, around several hundred desi folks stood outside an auditorium in MIT waiting for the doors to open to the screening of the latest Bollywood blockbuster. After cooling their heels for a good bit, they were told that the film reels, alas, could not make it, and that the show had been cancelled. Harish and Binita Dang returned home, disappointed, and chagrined at the waste of their time. An idea, though, occurred to Binita., She saw the value of a broadcast medium to serve the Indian community in the greater Boston area, that would keep them posted of events, happenings, and, perhaps most importantly, cancellations.

The "Sounds of India" radio program was born and the rest, as they say, is history. One of the more enduring traditions of radio broadcasting in Boston, the Dangs have owned and operated "Sounds of India" for more than thirty years now. For many New Englanders Sunday mornings are just not complete without hearing from their old friends, Harish, Binita, Neil and Amit on 'Sounds of India'.

What: Sounds of India
Where: Radio WRCA 1330 AM
When: Every Sunday, 1100 am -1:00 pm.

Having trained as an architect, Harish Dang is also a Financial Advisor. He is Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley and Binita Dang runs Meals on Wheels in Lexington. For all your music and financial needs, call Harish Dang at 800.767.7462.

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