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Our Voice And Yours


A nine-year-old girl has created history in Indian-administered Kashmir.

No More Secret Swiss Accounts For Indians.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Lokvani Talks To Dr. Sameer Kapasi
Lokvani Talks To Dr. Sameer Kapasi


Sameer O. Kapasi M.A., M.D. hails from the Boston area and attended the Johns Hopkins University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Philosophy with coursework in Image film studies. He talked to Lokvani about his vision as President of IMANE.
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In Conversation With Sumit Pal


The idea of the book 'SQL on Big Data" originally evolved when a lady named Susan McDermott from Apress walked up to me, after I had done speaking at a Big Data Conference in Chicago last year - Sumit Pal.
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In Conversation With Sumit Pal
Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood Baatein

(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)

Dear Zindagi, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt, had started at the Indian box office with impressive numbers in the opening weekend. The movie continued to collect decent money at the box office even over the weekdays.
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TiE Boston Confers Lifetime Achievement Award On Mukesh Chatter

(This section is sponsored by Masala Art)

TiE Boston confers Lifetime Achievement Award on Mukesh Chatter at its Annual Gala on December 1st. He co-founded Nexabit Netwrks, a terabit switch/router company, which was acquired by Lucent Technologies for over $900M. He is now actively involved in the Entrepreneurship for Common Good by focusing on billion people problems such as electricity, clean water, transportation, etc.
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TiE Boston Confers Lifetime Achievement Award On Mukesh Chatter
Fatima Armaghan, Soumya Dharmateja And Saniya Palia Crowned At "Miss India New England'
Fatima Armaghan, Soumya Dharmateja And Saniya Palia Crowned At


by Ruchika Arora
It was the 5th Annual pageant -’Miss India New England’- 2016 and first time in New Hampshire. Girls/women who belong to Indian origin participated in three categories and the winners were Fatima Armaghan - Miss India, Soumya Dharmateja - Mrs India and Saniya Palia - Miss Teen.
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Swaraag's Thrilling Bollywood Music & Dance Competition


Do not miss this weekend’s exciting world of Swaraag's thrilling Bollywood Music & Dance Competition with over 100 participants in Ashland, MA.
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Swaraag's Thrilling Bollywood Music & Dance Competition
MIT Ohms Presents OhmFortunate
MIT Ohms Presents OhmFortunate


MIT Ohms presents a series of OhmFortunate on December 3rd at MIT.
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Sewa International Brings Community And 17 Dance Schools Together For Its Annual Fundraiser


Sewa International’s Boston chapter conducted its annual fundraiser at the Littleton High School by way of a maiden dance competition on November 13, 2016.
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Sewa International Brings Community And 17 Dance Schools Together For Its Annual Fundraiser
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Nostalgia, Humor And Activism Echo In Voice Of The People
Nostalgia, Humor And Activism Echo In Voice Of The People


by Amandeep Singh
The South Asian Poets of New England (SAPNE) devoted its Fall meeting to explore the voice of the people of South Asia as reflected in the writings and expressions through the literature.
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IAGB's First-Ever Antakshari Highlights Republic Day '17 Event


IAGB's First-Ever Antakshari Highlights Republic Day '17 Event - Sign up for Elimination rounds happening Sunday, December 4th.
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 IAGB's First-Ever Antakshari Highlights Republic Day '17 Event
Desi Dhamaka: A Power Packed Performance
Desi Dhamaka: A Power Packed Performance


This fun filled event on December 4th at Worcester Technical High School is going to blow your mind away with quality entertainment. You will witness the best dance moves and some drop dead gorgeous beauties on stage.
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Celestial Minds Annual Chess Extravaganza -2016


by Kavyashree Mallanna
Celestial Minds is celebrating its Annual Chess Event on December 3, 2016.
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Celestial Minds Annual Chess Extravaganza -2016
5th Annual Kids Academic Competitions At NESSP
5th Annual Kids Academic Competitions At NESSP


by Srinivas Jidge
Children are the vehicles for change and progress. They are the ones who will be carrying forward all our values and the morals. There is no need to stress the importance of providing the right environment to foster their talents and potential. And there is also a need to do so in a healthy set up where they appreciate the process of learning and participating as opposed to just winning a competition.
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Moving The Needle On Climate Change


by Vivek Soni
TiE Boston is organizing a Deep Dive event called “Moving the Needle on Climate Change” on 12/5 from 6-9 pm at the MassCEC office in Boston. Experts will discuss the importance of carbon removal from the atmosphere; and the technology and projects for carbon capture, use and storage. These presentations will be followed by panel discussion about the challenges for managing carbon emissions and reduction going forward given the new regime in Washington D.C.
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Moving The Needle On Climate Change
Boston Sri Kalikambal Shiva Temple Opening
Boston Sri Kalikambal Shiva Temple Opening


Sivachariar Bhairavaji welcomes everyone to the opening ceremony of the Boston Kalikambal Shiva Temple from December 6-9. The temple is located at 15 North Main Street, Unit A-1, Bellingham, MA.
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SETU Presents Ramayan In English


Due to public demand, SETU once again presents Ramayan in English on December 9-10. Here is your chance to see it if you missed it the first time around!
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SETU Presents Ramayan In English
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Zipongo Acquires FillMyFork Founded By Arun Nijhawan And Kartik Shastri
Zipongo Acquires FillMyFork Founded By Arun Nijhawan And Kartik Shastri


Arun Nijhawan and Kartik Shastri, originally from Lexington, MA and 2005 TyE participants, founded FillMyFork in 2014 with a mission to help people incorporate evidence-based nutrition into their daily lives. On November 29th, Zipongo, "Eating Well Made Simple," acquired the team and assets of FillMyFork.
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2017 Summer Congressional & Advocacy Internship Applications Now Open


The Hindu American Congressional & Advocacy Internship is a unique opportunity for select undergraduate and graduate students to spend an exciting summer in our nation’s capitol working for either Congressional offices or the HAF office.
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2017 Summer Congressional & Advocacy Internship Applications Now Open
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Seema Verma Named The Administrator Of The Centers Of Medicare And Medicaid Services
Seema Verma Named The Administrator Of The Centers Of Medicare And Medicaid Services


President-elect Donald Trump has named Seema Verma the administrator of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Hedging Your Life Insurance Program


by Sangita Joshi Rousseau
Hedging strategies attempt to reduce the financial risk – of either suffering a loss or missing a gain – and are used by both institutions and consumers. There are multiple forms of hedges, but they all share a common structure: for a fee, one party guarantees some aspect of a transaction for the other party; a guaranteed interest rate, a guaranteed price, a guaranteed period, or some combination.
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Hedging Your Life Insurance Program
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Isha Ekal Vidyala Raji Mahaadevan
Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Desi Dhamaka, SETU's Ramayan, Parwaaz: Jaswinder Singh Live in Concert, and Shaam-e-Ghazal with Kiran Nath.
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For The Mathematically Inclined


Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all!
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For The Mathematically Inclined
Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week
Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week


by Priyanka Jain
2016 is soon coming to an end – let’s see who is topping the charts this week! Songs from Befikre quickly rose to the top these past two weeks. ADHM remains steady. New on the top ten is “Mehram” from Kahaani 2 – a soft, soulful number for your morning start. We all expected more from the soundtrack of the SRK release, Dear Zindagi – however the title track “Love You Zindagi” did make it on the list this week. Check it out!
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Cartoon: Getting Older


by Mahendra Shah
Depleted Energy!
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Cartoon: Getting Older
Laugh A While - Jokes
Laugh A While - Jokes


Old man walks up and says, "For sixty years I've been trying to figure out why we vote in November. Finally found the answer this year."
"Why's that?"
"Better selection of turkeys!"
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Recipes - Holidays And Time For Sweets


Traditional Indian Christmas recipes.
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Recipes - Holidays And Time For Sweets
Picture Of The Fortnight
Picture Of The Fortnight


Lisbon, Portugal!
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Thought For The Day


Surround yourself with people who believe in you more than you do in yourself.”
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Thought For The Day

Event Update
Saturday - 12/03/16
Playing For The Planet: World Music Against Climate Change
SWARAAG 2016 Bollywood Music & Dance Competition Finals
MIT Ohms Presents OhmFortunate

Sunday - 12/4/16
Desi Dhamaka
Sunderkand Ka Path

Monday - 12/5/16
Moving the Needle on Climate Change

Friday - 12/9/16
SETU Presents Ramayan in English
NetSAP Boston Dinner Circle!

Saturday - 12/10/16
SETU Presents Ramayan in English
College Planning Workshop at Chinmaya Maruti
Samarth Nagarkar: Hindustani vocal concert

Sunday - 12/11/16
Shaam-e-Ghazal with Kiran Nath
Parwaaz: Jaswinder Singh Live in Concert

Tuesday - 12/13/16
Shankar Mahadevan Meets Berklee

Saturday - 12/31/16
Lokvani Sponsorship
Ed Richard Memorial Fund for MITHAS
DESI NYE 2017 – Newton Marriott
UIA: New Year's Party
Masti New Year's Eve
Bindaas Masti New Year's Ever Party
BSL - Aaj Ki NYE 2017

Saturday - 3/18/17
AIF New England Gala

Saturday - 4/1/17
Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: Songs of the Legendary Lata Mangeshkar

Sunday - 4/2/17
NETS Pongal Vizhaa 2017

Saturday - 4/22/17
Awaaz-e-Jazbaat Shankar Jaikishan ke Saath

Saturday - 4/29/17
Raaga-Rang

Sunday - 6/11/17
Ekal Vidyalaya Fundraiser

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