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Our Voice And Yours


Happy Raksha Bandhan!

Tulsi Gabbard urges you to sign the petition urging US Postal Service to create a Diwali stamp!
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Our Voice And Yours
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IITAGNE Global Leadership Conference Awes Attendees
IITAGNE Global Leadership Conference Awes Attendees


“The finest conference I have attended” was the comment from the attendees who were awed by the excellent presentation, networking opportunities and impeccable arrangements. The women’s track was highly impactful. The volunteer team worked in tandem to put up a show like no other.
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Thousands Gather For IAGB India Day Event


In what has now become an annual ritual, thousands gathered at the Hatch Shell in Boston to celebrate India’s 69th Independence Anniversay. Ashraf M. Dahod, a high-tech serial entrepreneur was the chief guest. Past president Dr. Anil Saigal and volunteer Jatinder Sharma were honored at the event.
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Thousands Gather For IAGB India Day Event
India Day 2016 – IARI Celebrates 70th Year Of Indian Independence
India Day 2016 – IARI Celebrates 70th Year Of Indian Independence


by Nikita Panjwani
The India Association of Rhode Island celebrated the 70th Indian Independence Day on August 14, 2016, at the South Lawn of the Rhode Island State House. It was a moment of pride and joy to see the Indian Flag hoisted upon the State House, which could be seen flapping away in the breeze even from a distance, serving a reminder of turmoil and challenges faced by the pioneers of the Indian Freedom movement.
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Raksha Bandhan: Love, Affection And Protection


Raksha Bandhan is celebrated on the full-moon day in the month of Sravana. The festival of Raksha Bandhan symbolizes love, affection and the feeling of brotherhood where a girl can tie a rakhi on the wrist of any boy or man to whom she feels a close bond.
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Raksha Bandhan: Love, Affection And Protection
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Four Teenage Students Named Google Science Fair Global Finalists
Four Teenage Students Named Google Science Fair Global Finalists


Anika Cheerla, Anushka Naiknaware, Nikhil Gopal and Nishita Belur were named global finalists in the 2016 Google Science Fair.
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Whiz Kids Recognized For Their Accomplishments, Named 2016 Davidson Fellows


The Davidson Institute of Talent Development announced Aug. 11 its 2016 winners of the Davidson Fellows program. Among them were Meena Jagadeesan, Sriharshita Musunuri, Anurudh Ganesan, Raghav Ganesh, Maya Varma, Surabhi Mundada and Kavita Selva.
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Whiz Kids Recognized For Their Accomplishments, Named 2016 Davidson Fellows
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Arangetram: Anagha Kumar
Arangetram: Anagha Kumar


by Sripriya Natarajan Moorthy
Anagha Kumar dazzles her arangetram audience with versatile expressions and smiles recently in Medway, MA.
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SAPNE Presents Garland Of Poetry


by Geetha Patil
SAPNE: A South Asian Poets’ group of New England presented ‘Garland of Poetry-A Festival of Creative Compositions’ on Aug. 13, 2016 at the Lexington Community Center, Lexington, MA.
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SAPNE Presents Garland Of Poetry
Suffrage Movement Of 1920 For Women’s Right To Vote
Suffrage Movement Of 1920 For Women’s Right To Vote


Over the weekend, Encuentro5's PENA commemorated and celebrated the 96th Anniversary of the Suffrage Movement of 1920 for Women’s Right to Vote, by presenting melodious Spanish songs and an English theatric performance that described how the African and colored women were excluded and rejected while the White women demanded the right to vote and their reactions to suffrage refusal.
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Shri Janmashthami Mahotsav At Satsang Center


Satsang Center invites you to Shri Janmashthami Mahotsav on August 25th.
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Shri Janmashthami Mahotsav At Satsang Center
Hindi Play: Raju Raja Ram Aur Mein
Hindi Play: Raju Raja Ram Aur Mein


To avoid disappointment, buy your tickets now for the blockbuster, rib tickling, paisa vasool comedy Hindi play Raju Raja Ram Aur Main on August 28th.
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Lokvani College Admissions Workshops


Lokvani and AcceptU will be offering two free workshops, “Inside the College Admissions Office,” on Sunday, September 11.
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Lokvani College Admissions Workshops
Sadhguru Will Be In Boston
Sadhguru Will Be In Boston


Sadhguru explains how a person can be truly healthy in every aspect of life, not just free from disease. Sadhguru will be in Boston on September 17, 2016 for a Public Talk.
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Shishu Bharati Accepting Registrations For 2016-17


Shishu Bharati, a non-profit school located in Lexington and Walpole in Massachusetts and Nashua in New Hampshire, offers a broad spectrum of educational programs in the languages and culture of India for students of all ages. It is currently accepting applications for academic year 2016-2017.
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Shishu Bharati Accepting Registrations For 2016-17
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Vandana Tllak Joins Akshaya Patra Usa Board Of Directors
Vandana Tllak Joins Akshaya Patra Usa Board Of Directors


Vandana Tilak, LA Chapter Chair, Ayurveda practitioner and long-time supporter of Akshaya Patra has joined the Akshaya Patra USA Board of Directors.
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His Holiness Mahant Swami Takes Over As Sixth Spiritual Guru Of The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha


His Holiness Mahant Swami (Swami Keshavjivandas) succeeds the late His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj as the sixth spiritual guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha – a worldwide socio-spiritual organization.
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His Holiness Mahant Swami Takes Over As Sixth Spiritual Guru Of The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
Neera Tanden Named Co-chair For Clinton’s Transition Team
Neera Tanden Named Co-chair For Clinton’s Transition Team


Neera Tanden, originally of Bedford, MA, has been named one of four co-chairs for Hillary Clinton’s transition team if she is elected U.S. president in November. Tanden is currently President and CEO of the Center for American Progress and the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
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Apply For An Innovation In MedTech - First AIF Stanford Award


The American India Foundation (AIF) and Stanford Medicine are jointly hosting the first symposium on maternal and newborn health on October 14, 2016 with the aim of reducing the thousands of childbirth-related deaths that occur in India and globally. At that symposium, Stanford Medicine and the AIF will also be announcing the winners of the first AIF-Stanford Medicine Innovation in MedTech Award, which celebrates innovators who are disrupting poverty and catalyzing social and economic change in India.
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Apply For An Innovation In MedTech - First AIF Stanford Award
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Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Kailash Ker Live in Concert, Raju Raja Ram Aur Main, Salim Sulaiman Live In Boston, Sonu Nigam, Yeh Shaam Mastani, Desh: Sunanda Narayanan and Soumya Rajaram, We Care Charity: Dil Se, and Diwali Extraordinaire.
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Bollywood Quiz


Can you name the movie(s) and real-life actors from these 3 generations of the same family who acted in Bollywood films?
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Bollywood Quiz
Poem: I Miss My Brothers
Poem: I Miss My Brothers


by Geetha Patil
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
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Classified: Indian Restaurant For Sale


Indian Restaurant for Sale near Route 9 and I-495. Established, turn-key business, 2100 sq. ft., 79 seats, FF&E and Beer & Wine license and cordials license included.
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Classified: Indian Restaurant For Sale
Obituary: HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Obituary: HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj


On August 13, 2016, the spiritual head of BAPS, HH Pramukh Swami Maharaj passed away at the pilgrimage place of Sarangpur, Gujarat, at the age of 95.
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Event Update
Friday - 08/19/16
Vishal Bhagwati Jagran
Kailash Kher Live in Concert
Kathak Workshop

Saturday - 08/20/16
Essence Of India
Essence Of India
345th Shri Raghavendra Swami Aradhane Mahotsava
Sir Syed Mushaira
5th Annual Tennis tournament.
BAPS Swaminarayan Ladies Janmastami Utsav
Protecting the Heart

Sunday - 08/21/16
VYO: PP JJ Shree Vrajraj Kumarji
Baba Balaknath Chownki

Monday - 08/22/16
VYO: PP JJ Shree Vrajraj Kumarji

Tuesday - 08/23/16
VYO: PP JJ Shree Vrajraj Kumarji

Thursday - 08/25/16
Krishna Janmastami Grand Celebration
Janmashthami Mahotsav in Satsang Center

Friday - 08/26/16
Bangla night at Mehfil Indian Cuisine

Saturday - 08/27/16
Shadaj: Jayateerth Mevundi
Kaala Chashma Dance Party - 8/27
Sri Janmashthami Bhajan Program in Satsang Center

Sunday - 08/28/16
Raju Raja Ram Aur Main: Hindi Drama
Sundarkand Katha

Monday - 08/29/16
Difference between Riyaz and Performance

Sunday - 9/4/16
Jayant Utpat
Samuhika Ganesh Puja

Wednesday - 9/7/16
Lecture & Demonstration: Indian Aesthetics in a Global Context: Rasa, the Conveyor Belt of Emotions

Saturday - 9/10/16
Eye on I

Sunday - 9/11/16
Fall College Admissions Workshop / Lexington
Fall College Admissions Workshop / Westford
Burman Legacy: Live In Concert

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