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| Our Voice And Yours |
George Washington University is ditching SATs.
The typical American family is poorer than it was 25 years ago.
India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous country. [more]
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| Lokvani Talks To Sheena Patel |  |
(This section is sponsored by New England Shirdi Sai Temple)
Savsani began nearly a decade ago, which is hard to believe! Savsani is my Grandmother’s maiden name and literally translates to, ‘bridge to wellness’ which was founded with the footing of her universal values. My grandmother’s presence is an amplified and united example of Savsani’s three main pillars: 1) mind, 2) body, and 3) food. She acts as a daily reminder of what true finesse and presence of the Universal laws are. [more] |
| In Conversation With Dr K. Ramakrishnan | (This section is sponsored by Tanna Insurance)
The prevalence of major mental illness is estimated to be around 6.8%. Around 71million people suffer, only 10% avail treatment. The treatment gap, lack of awareness to treatment is 90%, and the reasons are many. Western countries like USA has mental health professionals in the ratio 1:150, but in India it is 1:325,000. [more] |
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Abhishek Bachchan was praised for his rapping and singing skills in Bluffmaster's Right Here Right Now , gets behind the microphone yet again for Raghav's next single Till The Sun Comes Up feat Grammy award winning rapstar Nelly. [more] |
| Vijaya Durga Kali Temple Celebrates Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
Sri Tara / Sri Balabhadra Subhadra Jagannath Thakur Nabakalebara Rath Yatra or Chariot Festival was celebrated at Vijaya Durga Kali Temple, Burlington on the very same day when this celebration was conducted at Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri, Orrissa. [more] |
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| PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT | TOP |
| Young Professional - Viveka Devadas |  |
Viveka Devadas is an International Associate Architect and an Independent Consultant offering Creative Design services in the New England area. She is also an active volunteer for several non-profit organizations across New England and India. [more]
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| Arangetram: Sreya Bommaraju |
by Meghamsh Kanuparthy
We should be reminded that there are only a few days in life that are culminations; every other day is part of a process. Sreya’s fascinating arangetram on July 25th was certainly one of the former, celebrating eleven years of hard work, evening lessons, homework done in the car, and hours spent in the basement practicing. [more]
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| Arangetram: Jaswi Dogiparthi |  |
by Nikita Minocha
Classical dancers in the New England area usually know summer as ‘Arangetram Season’. Jaswi Dogiparthi was spectacular in her performance on July 25th and has evolved into a strong dancer. [more]
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| Hindu Temple Of New Hampshire Completes 7 Years |
by K. Arvind
As the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire, Nashua, NH, enters its 8th year of service to the Nashua and Greater Boston community, the Temple is looking forward to completing its ongoing expansion project in the next several months. With the blessings and guidance of Their Holiness the Shankaracharyas of Kanchi, the expansion project has been expanded to include a shrine for Sri Kanchi Paramacharya at the Temple. [more]
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| Chemistry Contest At Khel |  |
Khel welcomes middle school age students to participate in a Chemistry contest to be held on August 9th. [more]
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| Apply To TYE Program 2015-2016! |
Do you know a high school student who is interested in entrepreneurship?
Do they dream of being the next Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Evan Spiegel of Snapchat? TiE-Boston is excited to announce the call for applications for TYE 2016! [more]
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| Hindi Play: Kishan Vs Kanhaiya Reloaded |  |
Popular Bollywood Actor Paresh Rawal will be at Lowell Memorial Auditorium on August 21st with a new twist on very popular hilarious comedy drama Kishan vs Kanhaiya – Reloaded. [more]
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| The 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Regionals Conducted NY & Boston Area Winners Announced |
In Boston, Arushi Kalpande was named Regional Champ, Harshita Sunchu was first runner up while seven year old Anjum Khalifa was second runner up. In the NY regional, Jairam Hathwar, was the regional champ, Uma Upamaka, was the first runner up, while Anil Singh was second runner up. [more]
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| IAGB Announces Two New Student Awards |  |
IAGB is inviting nominations for “IAGB Community Youth Excellence Awards” and "India Association of Greater Boston Scholars Awards" which will be presented at the India Day Celebrations. [more]
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| Vikram David Amar Named Dean At University Of Illinois College Of Law |
Vikram David Amar has been named Dean of University Of Illinois College Of Law. Amar earned his bachelor’s degree from U.C. Berkeley and his juris doctor degree from Yale Law School. While at Yale, he was an editor for the Yale Law Journal. [more]
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| Standardized Test Scores For Ivy League Admission |  |
by Stephen Friedfeld
The SAT is a key criteria used by Ivy League admissions offices to evaluate applicants and predict college success. Lets address three normal channels of inquiry when it comes to standardized testing and admission to Ivy League institutions. [more]
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| Blueprint Of Cricket In America |
by Rajat Bhatnagar
Get the kids into the game of cricket, and in just one generation we might have a team at the T20 World Cup. Wouldn’t that be something? [more]
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Comedy with Kapil Sharma, India Independence Day Dance Party, Hindi Play: Kishan vs Kanhaiya Reloaded, Mera Woh Matlab NahinTha - Hindi Drama, Ganesh and Kumaresh, Padmashree Aruna Sairam, Padmabhushan Sudha Raghunathan, Aaina-Aligarh Se Bollywood Tak, Poornaprajna and Anirbhan Das Gupta, Arshad Ali, Ramakrishna Murthy and Just Duets-Hum Aur Tum. [more]
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Congratulations to Suhas Joglekar, who was the winner of last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]
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| Cartoon: Greek Financial Crisis |  |
by Mahendra Shah
One way to reduce the government staff by half! [more]
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| Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week! | (This section is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
by Priyanka Jain
There is definitely an outburst of new tracks in Bollywood these past few weeks! Check out the tunes below from the upcoming movies: All is Well, Brothers, Bangistan and Bin Roye. Which one is your favorite? [more] |
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| Laugh A While |  |
The wedding special! [more]
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| Recipes - Yogic Diet |
The Tamarind seed....for health reasons [more]
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |  |
Peacock perch on Pavana Dam, Pune! [more]
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| Thought For The Day |
Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow's is a fresh opportunity to make it better. [more]
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