PEM Opens Pivotal Show Of Modern Indian Art
The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents Midnight to the Boom: Painting in India after Independence, an exhibition spanning three generations of Indian painters who changed the way we think of Indian art. Over 70 works by 23 leading artists were selected from PEM’s Chester & Davida Herwitz Collection.
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A 55 Km Walk On The Beaches Of Goa Raises $80 K
Attempting to do a 55 Km walk was a crazy idea! Yet the actual implementation of the walk on a beautiful beach in Goa turned out to be a mind opening experience. Learning about interesting social enterprises in India while raising money for a great cause was a truly exhilarating experience. The combined monies raised for UMMEED from all the walkers were over $80,000. The logistics of the walk was done by a New England AIF Fellow.
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A New TiE Challenge Cycle Announced!
TiE Challenge 2013 applications opened on February 7, 2013 and will continue to accept applications until April 7. All first-time entrepreneurs no matter what stage, industry, and/or capital requirements are encouraged to apply.
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Ethnic Round Table With Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
The Round table was organized as a joint effort between MA Office of Immigration and the Governor's office following Governor Patrick's 2013 State of the Commonwealth Address, in which various newspaper and television outlets from Chinese, Haitian and other ethnic communities in the state were present.
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Violence Against Women And The Case Of Soni Sori
WRise, a women-led group to engage the broader community through reflection and action around gender issues, held its inaugural event in the Right to Be Series at MIT on March 3rd.
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Environmental Activist Shweta Narayan Highlights Mercury Poisoning In Kodaikanal, India
Shweta Narayan, environmental justice activist, and coordinator of the Community Environmental Monitoring (CEM) program for The Other Media in Tamil Nadu, India, spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 11.
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Dear Father - Paresh Rawal Delivers Yet Again
“Training and honesty makes for good acting”, says Paresh Rawal, the actor who continues to deliver consistent fine performances both on screen and on stage. He was in Reading, MA presenting a very unusual play – Dear Father. The first show got completely sold out and Paresh Rawal kindly agreed to do a second show on May 10 in Burlington High School. Buy Tickets.
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A Tribute To The Master By Boston Area Artists
Local musicians and dancers Durga Krishnan, Tara Anand, KVS Vinay, Pravin Sitaraman, Sunanda Narayanan, Jothi Raghvan and Aparna Balaji pay tribute to the great legend - Lalgudi Sri Jayaram. The article is compiled by Durga Krishnan.
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Hindi Manch’s Jazzes Up New England Again With Mirchi Cola
Boston area saw the second staging of the play “Mirchi Cola”. Back by popular demand, the play written by New England resident Preetesh Shrivastava, was staged at the John O’Keefe Technical Institute to sold-out crowds and outstanding appreciation by the 500+ audience members.
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Gurcharan Das Speaks At AIF Event On India Grows At Night
On May 30th around 70 people gathered at the BU School of Law to meet and hear acclaimed author Gurcharan Das, talk on his new book “India Grows at Night”. This was the first event of AIF’s New England chapter in partnership with the Boston University India initiative. The talk was moderated by Raj Sharma, AIF Board member and Trustee.
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