Parents have a favourite child and here’s the proof! [more]

HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan is a powerful performance coming to Larcom Theater in Beverly on Saturday, October 7 at 4pm. Dipti Mehta talked to Lokvani about the show and the charity ApneAap that is working to end sex trafficking. [more]

SETU, a non-profit community theater group presented the famous Vijay Tendulkar play “Kamala”, a complex tale that weaves several women’s right issues holding the flesh trade of tribal women at its core. SETU used the play as a fundraiser for to support the running of single teacher schools in remote rural villages in India. SETU partnered with IAGB and Ekal for this effort. [more]

by Shuchita Rao
Despite a steady drizzle, little could dampen the excitement at Hari Narayanan’s Carnatic vocal arangetram held on the afternoon of Sunday, September 3. Over 300 guests consisting of young learners, stalwart vidwaans, academics, businessmen, dancers, choreographers and experts of non-Indian musical traditions gathered together to celebrate a debut performance featuring a young man born and raised in a family steeped in the classical arts. [more]

Kiran Nath, an amazing Ghazal singer who has given music to the compositions of great singers like Anup Jalota will be presenting an evening of Ghazals and Thumris at the Chinmaya Maruti on September 23 at 6:00 pm. [more]

Abhishek Raghuram, the grandson of Mridangam Maestro Palghat Ragu will be performing a classical Carnatic music concert on Saturday, September 23 at the Wong Auditorium in MIT. The concert will start at 7:00 pm. [more]

Gurjar, the Gujarati Association of New England marked its 40th Anniversary on Sep. 9th in the Heritage Park in Lowell, MA. Over 2000 people attended the event, which was organized as a Mela. [more]

by Chitravanu Neogy
Caleidoscope 2017, the largest Indian Film Festival in New England, was held from Sep. 8-10. A total of 14 contemporary, acclaimed feature films, shorts and documentaries were screened in two prominent, prestigious locations, Apple Cinemas and at Stata Center, MIT. The event was co-organized by Calcutta Club USA of Acton, MA and the MIT Sangam graduate students association. [more]

Puzzled about the college admission process? Need to figure out what it takes to get to an Ivy league college? Attend Prof. Anil Saigal's college workshop to be held on September 24th in Lexington and Westford, MA. [more]

Shaadi Baazar is hosting a grand wedding expo on Sunday, Sep. 24 at the Burlington Marriott. Do not miss it. [more]

by Bamiela Venkat
Karthick Iyer and his team have agreed to do a concert IndoSoul for the Harvard Tamil Chair Fundraiser soulfully on September 30th in Concord, MA. [more]

Come celebrate Navaratri at the Satsang Center with family and friends. [more]

Sree Vijaya Kali Ashram (Shri Siddha Lalitha Peetham) started by Sri Bhavani Tejasvi Athmaram is celebrating Navaratri / Durga Puja for the 7th year in a row at the ashram premise at 85 Wilmington Road, Burlington, MA. [more]

On Friday, October 6, 2017 at 6pm, Keefe Tech located in Ashland, MA, is the venue for holding Kala Sangam, an evening of entertainment for the noble cause of helping to change the lives of underprivileged children in India. The admission to the event is complimentary. [more]

Award-winning actress Dipti Mehta’s acclaimed solo show HONOUR: Confessions of a Mumbai Courtesan visits India’s red-light district where we meet the eunuch, priest, pimp, mother and daughter who call it home. A two-performance event, hitting the stage Saturday, October 7th at 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM will held at the historic Larcom Theatre in Beverly, MA. [more]

Satsang Center will hold a Rangoli Contest on October 7th and 9th. [more]

IAGB will hold its 2017 General Body Meeting on Sunday, October 8, 2017 as per the following schedule. All Life and Regular Members are invited to attend and participate in the 2017-2019 Executive Committee elections. [more]

India Discovery Center is pleased to announce its third seminar in the series of “Let us Explore India’s Cultural History” on Saturday, October 28, at Bemis Hall, 3 Bedford Road, Lincoln. The full day seminar will include presentations and discussion of research of various aspects of India’s cultural history during the period 700BC-200BC. [more]

NESSP invites all devotees, far and near, to join us on this on this auspicious occasion, as we welcome our beloved Sadguru Sri Sainath Maharaj into His new Abode at the majestic new temple at 99 Shirdi Way, Groton, MA. [more]

JagoWorld Inc. non-profit institution devoted to providing educational opportunities for all students started its 7th academic year 2017-18 from 9/17/2017. JagoWorld’s Young Voices Club is a leadership and public speaking club for students grade one to twelve. Members of the club gain many benefits through the skills and connections cultivated by being a member. All members will learn to be leaders, regardless of their position in the club. Additionally, club members will gain tremendous public speaking skills, communication skills, and people skills. [more]

Sometimes people, especially home-bound senior citizens, need someone to talk to or just listen to what they have to say, which could be about the simplest of things. But they are often lonely. Step in, Anika Kumar, a teenager and a few of her peers. [more]

Dr. Neeraj Rai, assistant professor of chemical engineering at MSU, receives $750,000 for his research to develop advanced computational frameworks for understanding chemical and physical processes at the molecular level. [more]

Remember that your application should be uniquely about you. If your dad is your hero and you write your essay about that, be sure that you talk about how your dad has impacted YOU. How do you view the world differently because of your dad? What have you gotten involved in because of your relationship? Remember that you are the applicant. [more]

Sadhguru on the significance of Navratri and the three dimensions of the feminine - Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. [more]

The three primary players, so to speak, are Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Arrangements (FSAs) and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs). All provide opportunities for tax-advantaged funding of health care expenses. But what’s the difference between these three types of accounts? [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Shaam-E-Ghazal with Kiran Nath 2017, Abhishek Raghuram, ISW Navartri Garba, Indo Soul, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, G.J.R. Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi, Deepavali Light Musical Treat, Dhamakedar Diwali, Natya Mohotsav, TriNethra - Third Eye Festival of Dance, and MITHAS Membership. [more]