Lokvani wishes all our readers a very Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!

When the character of Draupadi helped me transform my life… [more]

"Shortage in inventory in the past few months and strong buyer activity in the early winter, have pushed home sales up in March and April after a slight dip in February. This is a very hot sellers market. If you are a seller, the best time to list your house is now" says Archana Reddy, a real estate agent. She offers some great tips on buying and selling real estate. [more]

Karthikeyan Ramu, Founder of Tamil Makkal Man​d​ram and Chair of Tamil Chair initiative for New England, talked to Lokvani about the Endowed Chair for Classical Tamil Language & Sangam literature at Harvard University and the upcoming Walkathon. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)

Star-studded Grand Premiere for Sachin's movie, Sachin: A Billion Dreams. The who's who of the country got together to watch the special screening. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Masala Art)

On May 20, 2017, over 2,000 Hindu Americans filled the halls and fields of Marlborough Middle School, Marlborough, MA, to celebrate Hindu Heritage Day (HHD) organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad of AMerica. [more]

You have watched him on television for many years. Among many topics, you have heard him talk about day to day challenges that are faced by all of us at some point in our life. [more]

by Shuchita Rao
The renowned quawwali exponent Ustad Farid Ayaz and his team consisting of master vocalist Ustad Abu Mohammed as well as ten other singers and percussionists led the audience on an energy packed spiritual journey on May 16 at the home of sound engineer Jawed Wahid in Framingham, MA. [more]

The Sufi-inspired musical extravaganza by Amal and Raagini Jawa of Leher not only was a energy packed melodic success but also was evidence for how a whole community mobilizes together to put on a wonderful show for a incredible cause. [more]

by Meghma Banerjee and Anjali Mitter Duva
One of the visions of Chhandika has always been to bring kathak into the mainstream of the local arts community, and develop an audience with true understanding and appreciation for this traditional yet innovative art form. With the production of TĀLAM, the result of what Anjali Nath and Shefali Jain themselves term “a grueling process of deep study, unrelenting practice, and a constant quest for knowledge,” that vision has clearly come to fruition. [more]

IIT AGNE in partnership with TiE-Boston and MIT EECS department organized a forum focused on women entrepreneurs. Panelists Desh Deshpande, Deb Kemper, Aceil Halaby, Rupal Patel and moderator Gitanjali Swamy presented valuable advice for women entrepreneurs. [more]

Wholistic Health Alliance organized the ‘Transformation Stories Night’ on May 18th with Pankaj Shah, Poonam Ahluwalia and Lisa Benson. [more]

Geetha Patil
An evening dialogue with Sadhguru on Health, Integrative Medicine, Yoga & Ayurveda was organized by the Indo-US Initiative at MIT Kresge Auditorium, Cambridge, MA on May 22nd. [more]

Amandeep Singh
And whenever there will be discussion of truth, people will remember legendary King Harishchandra, who sold himself and his family for the truth. [more]

The India Association of Greater Boston along with New England Leherein, presented a Hindi Comedy Play “…Chale Hans Ki Chaal” on May 13th at Littleton High School Auditorium in Littleton, MA. [more]

Over 250 policy makers, scholars, scientists, researchers, physicians, nurse practitioners and other health workers, and students from around the world attended the conference organized by Kanchan Banerjee with Dr. Dinesh Patel, Dr. Balram Singh and Rep. Latha Mangipudi chairing sessions. [more]

Geetha Patil
On the cool Sunday morning, May 21, 2017, all the delegates with audiences enjoyed breakfast at the Harvard Elements café and gathered in the Gordon Hall to participate in the Yoga & Meditation Sessions. [more]

by Shrunothra Ambati and Betsy Pu
During the weekend of May 20 - 21st, over 250 high school students from all across New England gathered in the Warrior Ice Arena in Boston. Surprisingly, this was not for sports-- equipped with laptops, chargers, and sleeping bags, the students spent over 24 hours learning to code and building projects ranging from games and phone apps to hardware devices. [more]

Bamiela Venkat
Come join the Walkathon for the Tamil Chair fundraiser on May 27th in Nashua, NH. [more]

Tamil Makkal Mandram (TMM) presents "Kodai Kondattam 2017", a grand summer celebrations with many exciting Games, on June 4th. [more]

UIANE and IMANE invite you to the New England Community Health Fitness and Wellness Fair on June 4th from 11 am to 3 pm at the Sheraton Needham Hotel, Needham, MA. [more]

Calcutta Club USA will host the third annual Sanskriti LitFest and Book Fair on June 10th in Acton, MA. [more]

Villagers from remote rural Ekal villagers trained in dance and music have been touring the US presenting a spectacular multi-media show called “Ekal Sur Ekal Tal”. The show has been receiving rave reviews and standing ovations in every town. Come and watch this spectacular production on Sunday, June 11th at Norwood High School, Norwood, MA. It is FREE but attendees need to register. https://www.ekal.org/us/event/ekal-sur-ekal-taal-norwood-ma. [more]

Meru Education Foundation and LearnQuest Academy of Music presents Gandharva Choir, an Indian Classical Music Choir conducted by Paandit Madhu Mudgal on June 24th in Weston, MA. [more]

Brahma Kumaris welcomes Sister Shivani to North America. She will be in the Boston area to talk about Awakening: Inner Happiness And Freedom on July 4th in Foxboro, MA. [more]

Prathik Naidu, a student at Virginia-based Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was among the winners of the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. [more]

Kartic Chandran and his team have discovered a possible cure for all five known Ebola viruses, one of which ravaged West Africa in recent years. [more]

by Sudhir Parikh
Our life is governed by our own philosophy. Our philosophy is influenced by some Inspiration so Where can I find Peace? [more]

Every moment, the choice we have is to exist here as a limb of the Creator, or as a bundle of thoughts, emotions and opinions. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including NE Walkathon, Velum Veikuzhalum, Gandharva Choir, Ekal Math Bee, Nrityanjali 40 and MITHAS Annual Membership. [more]

Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna and Kishore Balsara, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]

by Priyanka Jain Vora
Bollywood hits of the week are in! I am still a fan of the romantic number “Baarish” from the movie Half Girlfriend. Don’t miss out on the other sweet track, “Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga” from the same movie starring Arjun Kapoor & Shraddha Kapoor. Still topping the charts though is the dance number, “Cheez Badi”! What’s your favorite? [more]

Mahendra Shah
What is Truth? [more]

Time to head out to the garden and share some smiles [more]

Using seasonal vegetables... [more]

Nature takes its course. [more]

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it” - Mark Twain. [more]