In Conversation With Arif Shaikh, Miniature Artist
Arif Shaik, a miniature artist at Udaipur 'Real Arts' talks about his work.
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In Conversation With Srikant Sastri
Srikant Sastri, a Delhi-based entrepreneur and angel investor, has started a campaign called 'Save The Republic - Resign Before Jan. 26th' on Facebook and Twitter to ask two MPs and 42 MLAs, accused of crimes against women including rape, to voluntarily tender their resignations before Republic Day. Sastri talked to Lokvani about the importance of the campaign in the context of the ongoing protest against sexual violence.
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In Conversation With Magsaysay Award Winner Deep Joshi
Deep Joshi is an Indian social worker and NGO activist and the recipient of 2009 Magsaysay award. He is recognized for his leadership in bringing professionalism to the NGO movement in India through Pradan. Deep Joshi was the the featured speaker at the first TIE-SE event of 2013 in a fireside chat with Desh Deshpande. Joshi spoke to Lokvani about Pradan and how NRIs can contribute.
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In Conversation With Hasina Kharbhih, CEO Impulse
Meeting Hasina Kharbhih, a native of Meghalaya known for her pioneering work in child trafficking and HIV/AIDS in Boston recently, one is struck immediately by her courage, determination and passion in what she does. Threats to her life, and challenges in child trafficking does not deter her determination to do good.
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In Conversation With Dr. Swaroop Sampat
Swaroop Sampat, star of the famous TV serial Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi and wife of actor Paresh Rawal, has returned to films with New England's Chandu Shah's Gujarati film Saptapadi. Swaroop talked to Lokvani about her work in the field of special education, woman empowerment and what it is to be married to Paresh Rawal.
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In Conversation With Padma Vibhushan Dr. Balamurali Krishna
“I do not know music. Music knows me,” says the legendary Carnatic musician who was in New England to perform as part of the LearnQuest Music Festival at Regis College. The legendary musician gave some very unusual insights into his life and his relationship to music.
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In Conversation With Paresh Rawal
“I take my work very seriously but I do not take myself very seriously,” says Paresh Rawal, the famous film star who is touring the US presenting his play “Dear Father”. The first show ran to a full house in Boston and the second show is on May 10 at 8:30 pm and Burlington High School. Buy Tickets.
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In Conversation With Academy Award Nominated Director Deepa Mehta
Academy Award-nominated director Deepa Mehta released her newest film MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN in the United States last week. Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie – who also narrates the film – the critically acclaimed motion picture began its US release on April 26 in New York City opening exclusively at the Angelika and Beekman theaters. The film then released on May 3 in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. followed by many additional cities.
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Woman Of Influence - Indira Patel
Indira Patel is the President & CEO of New England Office Supply, Inc. (NEOS). NEOS is one of the Top 100 woman-led businesses in the state, and one of the Top 500 woman owned businesses in the US, according to Working Woman magazine, for two years in a row.
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In Conversation With Pandit Chitresh Das
"Classical dance teaches you the meaning of OM, concept of Ardhanareeswara, Navarasa, Tal, Tayyari (preparedness), Laykari (rhythm), Khubsoorti (beauty) and Nazakat (grace)," said Maestro Chitresh Das whose choreography Sita Haran was presented at Babson College. He urges Indian Americans to invest in keeping the classical arts alive as it is the best way to keep the connections with Indian heritage.
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In Conversation With Ilina Sen
Ilina Sen, a political activist and a feminist scholar, was recently in Boston to discuss about women's voices in India and their roles in social change and democratic movements. Sen is a teacher at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, Maharashtra. She also manages an NGO called Rupantar in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
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