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| Our Voice And Yours |
Congratulations of all the graduates in the Class of 2016!
Happy Memorial Day.
Sharada Jambulapati, for Fighting for the Rights of Immigrants, was recently granted the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, which pays up to $90,000 for the graduate education of immigrants or children of immigrants. [more]
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| Lokvani Talks To Sheetal Acharya |  |
(This section is sponsored by Immigration Solutions)
Sheetal Acharya is a Co-Chair of the Girl Rising India Boston Reception. Sheetal has long been involved in Indian American community affairs, having served as the National President of the Network of Indian Professionals of North America and has actively been involved in other philanthropies. She talked to Lokvani about Girl Rising and the upcoming gala for this charity. [more] |
| In Conversation With Legendary Artist Dhiraj Chaudhury | (This section is sponsored by Tanna Insurance)
The Asian Art Gallery, a social enterprise with a mission to promote emerging and senior artists from South East Asia, is now exhibiting India’s legendary contemporary artist Dhiraj Choudhury’s works until June 5, 2016. An opening reception was held on May 14th to release “Dhiraj - Empathy and Expressions". [more] |
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who returned from Cannes on Tuesday morning decided to skip the musical evening of her upcoming film 'Sarbjit'. [more] |
| Amazing Artistry At Ekal Event | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
by Akhil and Ayush Upneja
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA New England Chapter held a musical fundraiser featuring professional Bollywood singers from India. The event was magical with great entertainment. The funds raised helped Ekal NE move towards their goal of supporting 1008 schools. [more] |
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| Nine-year-old Oyon Ganguli Of Waltham, MA Wins The Mighty Minds Contest |  |
Nine-year-old Oyon Ganguli of Waltham, Massachusetts recently won the Mighty Minds contest, an American youth inventors competition jointly run by the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Camp Invention, a youth educational summer camp. His winning entry, called "The Cleaner", was made in collaboration with his friend Mateo Rosado. [more]
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| Want To Be Next The Bill Drayton Or Jeffery Sachs? Apply Now! |
In 2016 we at Dr. Quinoa team want to offer internship in India for students from US. Dr. Quinoa team’s mission is to make nutritious food affordable. If you are interested to spend at least 3 months, please apply the ‘make nutritious food affordable project internships’. [more]
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| Maitra Jeevanche - Relationship Of Journey |  |
by Sunayana Kachroo
On the crisp, beautiful evening of May 14th, just before the twilight two musical legends who have been traveling in different eras on their path, came together or rather came within the cosmic vicinity of each other like two stars gliding around a black hole to create what is termed as the birth of new universes. [more]
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| Radio MusicIndia Presents Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar |
Radio MusicIndia, a new radio program in the Boston area, presents its first music concert on June 4th, a Hindustani classical vocal concert featuring Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar who is regarded as one of the leading vocalists of the current generation. [more]
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| North South Foundation (NSF) Completes Another Successful Year Of Regional Contests! |  |
The North South Foundation's very competitive bees had a large number of participants. See who won.. [more]
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| The City Of Newton Hosts An All-day Ethnic Heritage Festival |
by Lakshmi Narayan
The city of Newton hosted an all-day Ethnic Heritage Festival on Sunday May 8th, the weather was not kind to Festival, and it became a mostly indoor one. [more]
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| Saheli Completes Third Computer Literacy Class In Quincy |  |
by Mariya Taher
On May 18, 2016, Saheli concluded its third basic computer literacy class for adults. The class ran for twelve weeks and offered training in email, Internet skills, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint at beginner and more skilled levels. [more]
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| Hindu American Foundation Hosts Boston Awareness & Membership Drive |
by Pawan Deshpande
On May 15th, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) conducted an awareness and membership drive event in Andover, MA at the home of Prerak and Salina Shah covering Hindu human rights report and the topic of bullying. [more]
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| India Association Of Rhode Island’s Holi Festival Of Colors |  |
by Bonnie Combs
I love to try new things and meet new people, so when I saw a posting on Facebook for the India Association of Rhode Island’s Holi Festival of Colors, I knew I had to go. My husband and I try to do something together every Sunday and this was a great opportunity to do something new and different. [more]
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| IAL College And Career Workshop - Debunking The Myth Attracts A Full House |
by Nirmala Garimella and Neerja Bajaj
Manasi Singhal and Sujay Utkarsh, IAL Youth Affairs Co-chairs hold the first successful College Workshop in Lexington. Titled College and Career: Debunking the Myth, the event drew a large audience. [more]
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| Hindu Heritage Day 2016 |  |
The Governor of Massachusetts has proclaimed May 21, 2016 to be Hindu Heritage Day (HHD). On this day, over 2,000 Hindu Americans are expected to come together at Marlboro Middle School to celebrate a rich common heritage and culture, a precious inheritance passed down from our Vedic scientists called Rishis. [more]
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| METROHACKS - 200+ Hacks Come Alive On May 21st And 22nd In Boston |
The hackathon will take place on May 21st-22nd at One Cambridge Center, Microsoft New England’s headquarters. Registration is completely free online at http://metrohacks.co. [more]
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| WHA Presents Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Body |  |
The Wholistic Health Alliance (WHA), founded by Dr. (Vaidya) Pratibha Shah, is holding its first Symposium on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 10am-3:30pm at Dwarkamai Temple. The title of this event is “Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Body: Learning from Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Nutrition, Reiki, and Yoga.” [more]
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| IIT AGNE Hosts Our Connected World And 21st Century Medicine |
How can a Radiologist read MRI scans in an ER across the globe? Can someone assess an ECG sitting at home? Can you reach and monitor patients living in remote areas? Come find out on When: 2- 4 PM, Saturday, May 21st, 2016 at the IIT AGNE event.
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| Youth Lead Organizes Teen-Led Conference TIDE |  |
Youth LEAD invites high school students to attend its annual teen-led conference, Teenage Identity & Diversity Education (TIDE), which will take place at Emerson College from May 27-29, 2016. [more]
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| Qawwali Program By The Renowned Farid Ayyaz Qawwals And Humnawa |
PAGB invites you to a Qawwali program by the renowned Farid Ayyaz Qawwals and Humnawa, who specialize in Amir Khusro's kalam among other traditional qawwalis on May 27th. [more]
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| 2nd Bike For Dharma: In Support Of The Veterans |  |
In May 2015, Team Maruti, a team of bicycling enthusiasts (many with no prior experience) from Bharathi Vidyashram and the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire rallied to “Bike for Dharma” as part of the 2015 Honor Ride New Hampshire in support of the nation’s injured veterans, and contributed over $1300 to the event through their participation. Bharathi Vidyashram and the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire are once again happy to encourage you to join in the second “Bike for Dharma” as part of this year’s Honor Ride around Nashua, NH, on June 4th, 2016, and make a difference in the lives of our healing heroes.
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| Smita Jayakar: Chakra Healing And Meditation Workshop |
Come spend a day nurturing and caring for yourself through a one-day Chakra Healing and Meditation workshop with renowned Chakra Healing and Meditation expert from India – Smita Jayakar. Learn about the Chakra system and techniques to tune in to and open up the seven energy centers of the subtle body for your most vibrant and balanced mind, body, and soul.
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| New England Health Fitness & Wellness Fair |  |
United India Association and the Indian Medical Association come together to host a health fair on Sunday June 5, 2016 . [more]
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| Rakesh K Jain Receives Medal Of Science From President Obama |
Rakesh K Jain, Professor of tumour biology at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Harvard Medical School and an IIT Kanpur graduate, receives the prestigious 'National Medal of Science' award from President Obama at a White House ceremony. [more]
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| Kevin Negandhi To Host This Year's Spelling Bee Contest |  |
Kevin Negandhi, a leading sports anchor with ESPN, would host this year's National Spelling Bee competition, becoming the first Indian-origin to present the prestigious event to a global audience. The spelling competition has produced Indian-American champions for eight consecutive years. [more]
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| Let Us Explore India’s Cultural History – Indus Civilization |
by R. Balachandra
India Discovery Center, IDC, has taken up the valiant effort to present Indian History in all its aspects from ancient times to the present. The goal is to examine the aspects of Indian life and society as they have developed through time. The analysis is expected to develop a viewpoint for the immigrant parents to help understand the tokens of significant milestones that form Indian thinking and her value system. [more]
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Suguna Varadachari, Heal your Gut Heal your Body, Jugni: Arif Lohar and Meesha Shafi, Nayan Ghosh, Arati Ankalikar, Sangam, Yadoon Ki Barat, Rabindranath Tagore Compositions and Sensational Heartthrobs. [more]
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]
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| Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week |  |
by Priyanka Jain
This week’s hits include the song “Salamat” from Aishwarya’s new movie, Sarbjit, where she co-stars with Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadda and Darshan Kumar. “High Heels” and “Let’s Nacho” still steal the top of the charts! These are the perfect songs you want to include at your next event! Another party track is “Akhaan.” Check ‘em out! [more]
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| Cartoon: Never Too Late |
by Mahendra Shah
It is a boy ! [more]
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| Laugh A While |  |
Santa was walking along, when he looked up to observe a bird flying overhead. Suddenly, the bird dropped a load when it was directly over him.
Santa said, "Good thing that cows don't fly." [more]
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| Summer Recipes - Memorial Day |
Sandhya Nadkarni shares here Corn Bhel Salad and Chivda for the summer day . [more]
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |  |
Asha Shah,a Lokvani contributor shares her photos from her recent trip to Arizona. [more]
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| Thought For The Day |
Live all you can: it is a mistake not to. It doesn;t matter what you do in particular,solong as you have your life.If you havent had that, what have you had? [more]
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