Lokvani wishes all its readers a very Happy Guru Purnima and July 4th! [more]

The Foundation of Indian-Americans (FIA) New England, in association with The Boston Group, hosted a grand celebration of the 249th Anniversary of Independence Day of the United States on Sunday, June 29th. The event was held in Northborough, MA, bringing together communities to honor the values of freedom, unity, and cross-cultural pride. [more]

by Sangeeta Prasad and Sachin Gupta
The Kabir Society of America hosted its 4th Annual Kabir Festival on June 8, 2025, at Waltham, drawing an audience of over 150 Kabir enthusiasts. The evening was organized in collaboration with LearnQuest Academy of Music with the generous support of the Mass Cultural Council. [more]

Vision-Aid’s annual dance productions have become a New England tradition of their own. This year’s show comes to audiences in a hybrid mode from Collins Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Shawsheen Rd, Andover, MA on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 4 PM US EST, allowing for the creative, dazzling flavor which have set these shows apart in a category of their own. [more]

Sri Sri Radha Damodara Mandir in Shrewsbury, MA will celebrate its 2nd Annual Festival from July 3 to July 6, 2025. The festivities will include yajna, abhishekam, ratha yatra, pallaki utsav, Krishna katha, cultural performances and much more. [more]

Sharika Matha Jayanthi, Pradosham, and Guru Poornima Celebrations at NESSP. [more]

Nataraja Yoga Center invites you to a Pranayama session this weekend! [more]

Sri Sri Radha Damodara Mandir in Shrewsbury will celebrate the annual Sri Jagannatha Baladeva Subhadra Ratha Yatra on July 5, 2025, in the town of Shrewsbury, MA. [more]

Join us for Guru Purnima and Satyanarayans Puja, JCHYK, Bala Vihar Registration, CHYK and CHYSK, Carnatic Music at Chinmaya Mission Boston. [more]

Join Braj Mandir in celebrating Guru Purnima on Thursday, July 10th at 6:00 pm in Holbrook, MA. [more]

Satsang Center will celebrate Guru Purnima on July 12th and Patotsav on July 13th. [more]

VTSeva Boston Youth are conducting Pickle Ball Tournament on July 12th to support Athletics Program for Visually Challenged students at Nethravidyalaya !! [more]

An evening of Dance, Music and Poetry with the Bollywood Famed A M Turaz on July 12th in Sherborn, MA. [more]

Registration is now open for VHPA Vivekananada Family Camp in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire from Aug. 10-16, 2025. [more]

United India Association of New England invites you to celebrate Spirit of India on August 17th in Medford, MA. [more]

TiE Boston, one of the region’s most impactful nonprofit organizations supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, announced its annual TiECON East 2025, the largest entrepreneurial conference in Boston, to be held on September 26, 2025, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in Boston. The conference is co-hosted by TiE New York this year. [more]

Join Brahma Kumaris for Navigating Life's Challenges, Rajayoga Meditation & Self-Realization Course, The Role of Meditation in Daily Life, and Evening Meditation. [more]

Gitanjali Rao, a rising junior at MIT majoring in biological engineering, has been named the first-ever recipient of the Stephen Hawking Junior Medal for Science Communication. [more]

3M and Discovery Education announced the 2025 3M Young Scientist Challenge top 10 finalists which includes 8 Indian-origin students. [more]

The TYE Entrepreneurship Academy is a global program dedicated to fostering future generations of industry leaders by teaching high school students the rewards and challenges of becoming an entrepreneur. During the program, student teams utilize modern skills and tools to build a concept using customer feedback, iteration, and lightweight business models. [more]

Ekal USA invites college students passionate about healthcare and service to apply for the Ekal Medical Winter Internship, a 3-week immersive program in rural India from Dec 27, 2025 – Jan 19, 2026. [more]

Felicia Fasano Casting (Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Better Things) is casting a new series for Disney Branded Television written and directed by Sri Rao (creator of Madhuri Dixit's series "THE FAME GAME" for Netflix) and is doing a search for a 12- 14 year old Indian-American female with comedy, singing and dancing skills for the lead. [more]

Selected as part of Nasa's 23rd astronaut class in 2021, Anil Menon graduated as an astronaut in 2024. He is set to become the next Indian-American to venture into space after Sunita Williams. He holds a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology from Harvard University, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and a medical degree from Stanford University. [more]

by Arundhati Sarkhel
Freedom to me
Make time for
Little writing, drawing
Listening to music... [more]

On Tuesday, June 24, Amazon MGM Studios hosted the Red Carpet World Premiere of the new action-comedy HEADS OF STATE at Alice Tully Hall in New York. Guests were treated to a screening of the film followed by an afterparty at Twin Tails. [more]

Here are two problems for one and all! Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna, who was the winner of last set of problems. [more]