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| Our Voice And Yours |
Our hearts go out to the residents of Chennai as they battle the floods. The state is battling one of the worst floods in 100 years. Several districts are submerged, 2500 villages waterlogged, 20 million affected, and, 259 known deaths. Sixty percent of the capital city of Chennai is underwater. Thousands of families are still stranded and awaiting help. More rain is expected over the next three days.
To donate to support residents, visit:
Sewa International
Shankara Cancer Foundation
NETS Tamilnadu Flood relief Fund
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| Lokvani Talks To Dinesh Tanna |  |
(This section is sponsored by Immigration Solutions)
Dinesh Tanna is the Founder of Tanna Insurance Inc. He came to this country in 1979. He has over 35 years experience in the insurance industry. He talked to Lokvani about the business and his other interests. [more] |
| In Conversation With Sandhya Nadkarni | (This section is sponsored by Tanna Insurance)
Sandhya Nadkarni is the creator and publisher of Indfused, an award winning blog dedicated to Indian and innovative Indian fusion recipes. [more] |
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Amyra Dastur, who made her Bollywood debut with Issaq, has bagged an international film Kung Fu Yoga. [more] |
| Miss India New England 2015 Crowned | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
‘Miss India New England’ pageant was held at Wyndham Hotel in Andover, MA on November 29, 2015. The Live pageant was open to public to experience moments of catwalk in flowing evening gowns, gorgeous ethnic dresses, best of talent and culture and excitement of on-stage question, at finest venue with hors d'oeuvres from award winning chef. The winners were Anita Ganesan, Shreya Patel Ranganarayan and Radhika Trehan. [more] |
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| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care - A Survey |  |
Many of us at Harvard Pilgrim havebeen reaching out to the South Asian community to obtain feedback on our “feet on the streets” efforts in sharing our Eastern Harmony Program, and our Visiting Family Medical benefit. Obtaining your feedback is vital to our strategy to ensure that we are raising awareness on Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s products and services, and in addressing and supporting the needs of the South Asian Communities and businesses. It is a short 5 min survey. [more]
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| Mission Hunger |
by Yusra Syed
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to travel to my homeland, Bangalore, India, and visit Akshaya Patra kitchens to witness the work they do up close. On my trip, I visited two kitchens, the smaller one located in the ISKCON Temple campus in North Bangalore and the larger one in South Bangalore. [more]
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| Deepavali Tamil Music Show |  |
by Akhil Parambath
Put together an enthusiastic crowd, a great bunch of musicians and a noble cause. Garnish it with good vibes of Deepavali / Diwali, the festival of lights. The resultant experience would arguably be one of the best
evenings on an unseasonably chilled weekend. [more]
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| Ramakrishnan Murthy @ MITHAS – Erudite & Sublime |
by Pravin Sitaram
How does one describe pure bliss? How does one describe the pure joy that a young artiste of about 25 years of age can bring to an audience assembled to hear a concert on a dreary fall evening. One really had to be there to experience the bliss and joy that Ramakrishnan Murthy, R. K. Shriramkumar and K. Arun Prakash created on a dreary fall evening in Cambridge, MA. [more]
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| Voice Of The People - An Afternoon Of Poetry |  |
by Amandeep Singh
“Inside my mind, I heard a voice, slowly I lifted my hand and the voice became the pen... and then the pen became the voice of the people ...”
On Sunday Nov. 21, South Asian Poets of New England (SAPNE) held their quarterly meeting at Cary Memorial Library in Lexington. [more]
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| TiE-Boston Hosts 16th Annual Gala |
TiE-Boston held its 16th Annual Gala at the Oakley Country Club, Watertown, MA on December 3, 2015. Vikram Aggarwak, Anil Agrawal, Sanjay Agrawal, Thomas Arul, Prat Moghe and Ramesh Kumar received the Entrepreneurial Achievement Awards. Sushil Tuli won the Lifetime Achievement Award. [more]
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| Om Hindu Community Center: Music And Memories |  |
November 22, 2015 was an evening of remembrances attended by over 250 persons in Newton. An evening to remember our departed Mahapurushas: Arun Agarwal, H.H. Swami Dayananda Saraswati, and Ma. Ashok Singhal; an evening to remember our cultural heritage of swar (melodies and ragas); and definitely an evening to remember our pressing obligation to leave behind a legacy for the future generations. [more]
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| Kumu Gupta Presents Mayor Koch With Ceremonial Lamps |
Kumu Gupta presented Mayor Koch with ceremonial Lamps ("Diya's") for Festival of Diwali. [more]
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| Tripaadi Ganga - A Kuchipudi Dance Ballet |  |
World Hindu Council of America and Sri Kuchipudi Natyalaya presents Tripaadi Ganga - A Kuchipudi Dance Ballet on December 5th in Andover, MA as a fundraiser benefiting Om Hindu Community Center. [more]
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| Indian Americans For Burlington Holiday Party |
Indian Americans for Burlington (IAB) will hold its 1st Annual Holiday Party on December 5th in Chelmsford, MA. [more]
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| Shefali Jain: A Kathak Solo |  |
Celebrating the legacy of Kathak icon Pandit Chitresh Das, Shefali carries forward the tradition of the solo. A student of Grethen Hayden and an apprentice member of the Chitresh Das Dance Company, Shefali will present a power-packed performance of rapid footwork, stunning pirouettes and dramatic storytelling. [more]
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| Vox Populi - An Open Mic Event |
As another year comes to an end, let's get together and celebrate it with an AID-MIT and Boston open mic! We invite you to participate by performing (but not limited to) music, dance, poetry, comedy, and even storytelling. [more]
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| Hindi Manch: Ye Jo Hai Geeton Ka Haar, Chitrahaar |  |
Hindi Manch will host its much awaited musical extravaganza of the year ‘Chitrahaar’ on December 13th at Thoreau School, Concord, MA. [more]
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| New Year's Eve 2016 |
Here are some of the New Year Eve Parties in town! [more]
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| Dr. Sapna Aggarwal Elected President Of IMANE |  |
Dr. Sapna Aggarwal was elected President of IMANE at its annual General Body Meeting and gala on November 21, 2015. [more]
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| Akash Somashekhar To Climb Mount Aconcagua |
Akash Somashekhar and his friends Nikhil Balachandran and Diana Balachandran are a small group of first time climbers challenging Mount Aconcagua in Argentina this December to raise awareness and fight cancer for AID Boston fundraiser.
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| Evolutionary Breathwork |  |
Just as the impurities of metals, such as gold, silver, etc. are destroyed by heating them in fire, similarly, mental and physical diseases and other defects of the body, the mind, and the senses are burned by the fire of Pranayama, and their purity is achieved by the performance of breathing exercises. [more]
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| Weekend Entertainment |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Miss India New England 2015 Contest, IAB Holiday Party, Tripadi Ganga - Kuchipudi Dance, Just Duets-Hum Aur Tum, Bollywood Glitz, BSL-Aaj Ki NYE 2016, Bindaas Masti 2016 and Masala Art - NYE 2016. [more]
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |  |
Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]
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| Movie Review: Tamasha |
by Priyanka Jain
This year’s Diwali season comes to a close with Imtiaz Ali’s film, “Tamasha.” This is not your average Hindi movie...so don’t expect several song/dance numbers or a typical love story. Rather, it’s an abstract drama that will keep you hooked after the first 45 minutes of the movie. [more]
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| Cartoon: Modi Frequent Flyer |  |
by Mahendra Shah
How many more miles? [more]
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| Laugh A While |
Recruiting? [more]
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| Recipes - Indfused |  |
Two tantalizing recipes from Sandhya's blog [more]
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |
Here is a spin on the natural web! [more]
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| Thought For The Day |  |
“Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding” - Albert Einstein. “ [more]
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