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Our Voice And Yours


Just 3% of venture capital funding was raised by female CEOs, or $1.5 billion out of $50.8 billion, according to a new study, conducted by researchers at Babson and Wellesley colleges of nearly 7,000 companies from 2011 to 2013. No wonder...
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Vocal-Mridangam Arangetram Of Mahathi Athreya And Hari Shanmugam
Vocal-Mridangam Arangetram Of Mahathi Athreya And Hari Shanmugam


by Sunanda Narayanan
There was palpable anticipation and excitement among the invitees at the double arangetram of Mahathi Athreya (vocal) and Hari Shanmugam (mridangam). Mahathi is the granddaughter of veteran musician, Sangita Choodamani Shri O. S. Thiagarajan, and daughter/student of lauded musician and teacher, Smt Aparna Balaji. Hari is a student of Shri Gaurishankar Chandrashekar and Smt Tara Anand.
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Music Arangetram: Sindhu Donepudi


by K. Arvind
Carnatic music enthusiasts in the Greater Boston area were treated to a wonderful music concert by Sindhu Donepudi on July 22nd. She is a shishyaa of Guru Smt. Usha Dwarak at Bharathi Vidyashram, the cultural school associated with the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire.
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Music Arangetram: Sindhu Donepudi
Be Careful What You Wish For
Be Careful What You Wish For


On this Spot, Sadhguru writes about endless wants, using life energy for material purposes, and why all that won’t get you anywhere.
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Cindy Friedman Sworn In As State Senator


Cindy Friedman, the former chief of staff for the Late Senator Ken Donnelly was sworn in as the State Senator from the Fourth Middlesex District on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
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Cindy Friedman Sworn In  As State Senator
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Evening Of Ghazal And Sufi Music Presented By Dhananjay Kaul
Evening Of Ghazal And Sufi Music Presented By Dhananjay Kaul


Sufi singer Shri Dhananjay kaul enthralled the music lovers of New England with songs such as “Woh dil nawaz hai lekin”, “Baat karni mujhe mushqil” , “Yaad piya ki aaye”, “Abke ham bichde”, “Che Kamyu Karnay Taveez Pann” , “Roz-roz bozu” and “Myha gov muhabbat zyaad”. The MC was our well known local poet Sunayana Kachroo.
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Nrityanjali40


Jothi Raghavan, the Nrityanjali Dance Company and acclaimed guest artists invite you to a 3-day festival of Bharata Natyam to celebrate 40 years of Nrityanjali. The event will be held from July 28-30, 2017 at the Little High School Performing Arts Center, Littleton, MA.
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Nrityanjali40
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India Day In Lowell
India Day In Lowell


Active Life Adult Day Care Center, Dr. Sachin Patel and Mr. Hasmukh Patel organized a fabulous India Day event at the Heritage State Park in Lowell, MA on July 23, 2017.
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IIT AGNE Annal Picnic


IIT Association of Greater New England hosted their annual picnic on July 22 2017 at the Cochituate State Park, Natick MA. The picnic was coordinated by a team led by Dr. Neeta Aggarwal (IIT Delhi).
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IIT AGNE Annal Picnic
Satsang Center Celebrates Patotsav 2017
Satsang Center Celebrates Patotsav 2017


by Sudhir Parikh
The 17th Anniversary of Patotsav Celebration was held in Satsang Center, Woburn, MA on July 23, 2017. with poojas by local community priests Jayant Sane, Vidyut Trivedi, Ranjani Saigal, Sushila-Devkant Joshi, Devchand Patel, Niru-Sudhir Parikh and Sangeeta-Sanjay Saxena.
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Wholistic Health Alliance Launches Youth Brigade


Wholistic Health Alliance (WHA) recently launched its Youth Brigade (YB), with the vision to put Youth at the center of the health dialogue. YB members include Ilina Shah, Anish Sundaram and Aarzu Miharia.
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Wholistic Health Alliance Launches Youth Brigade
Shrimad Bhagvat Katha On Royal Caribbean Cruise
Shrimad Bhagvat Katha  On Royal Caribbean Cruise


Shrimad Bhagvat Katha on Royal Caribbean cruise brings 800 participants to experience the divine. It was inspired by members of the Board of Trustees of the Sanskruti Foundation USA.
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Chinmaya Mission Boston Youth Camp


Youth Camp will be conducted by Acharya Vivek for rising 9th graders to rising 1st years in college to learn concepts of Vedanta through activities and discussion.
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Chinmaya Mission Boston Youth Camp
Essence Of India 2017
Essence Of India 2017


After two successful collaborations with China and Pakistan in the last two years, this year Essence of India celebrations on August 19th will be collaborating with Bangla Desh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
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SETU To Present Vijay Tendulkar's Original Play 'Kamala'


SETU will present the play Kamala on Septem 16-17, 2017. Directed by Subrata Das, the play brings to the fore, the slave trade and male chauvinism issues in India.
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SETU To Present Vijay Tendulkar's Original Play 'Kamala'
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Joseph Bhangdia Named NSCAA High School Scholar Player Of The Year.
Joseph Bhangdia Named NSCAA High School Scholar Player Of The Year.


Joseph Bhangdia of Lewisburg Area High School in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, was named the male NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year. In his high school career, Bhangdia was a two-time All-State and All-East Region recipient and has won three, Heartland Conference Divisional Player of the Year awards.
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Deepa Iyer And Purvi Shah Honored As 2017 Soros Equality Fellows


Deepa Iyer and Purvi Shah were among seven recipients honored by the Open Society Foundations as 2017 Soros Equality Fellows. The Fellowship is a new initiative to help emerging mid-career professionals become long-term innovative leaders in the field of racial justice.
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Deepa Iyer And Purvi Shah Honored As 2017 Soros Equality Fellows
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Naval Agarwal And Karl Bilimoria Named AIAA Fellows
Naval Agarwal And Karl Bilimoria Named AIAA Fellows


The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics recently conferred the award of AIAA Fellow and Honorary Fellow for 2017 which included Naval Agarwal of The Boeing Company and Karl Bilimoria of the NASA Ames Research Center.
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ABLE Accounts Can Help Support The Disabled


by Neil Mukherjee
The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 created a tax-advantaged savings account for people who have a qualifying disability (or are blind) before age 26. Modeled after the well-known Section 529 college savings plan, ABLE accounts offer many benefits. But it’s important to understand their limitations.
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ABLE Accounts Can Help Support The Disabled
Top Indian-American Comedians
Top Indian-American Comedians


Many Indian American comedians have already made their own space in the film industry and found big success in making the world laugh. Here are five successful Indian Americans, who made it big in stand-up comedy Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling, Aasif Mandvi, Dan Nainan and Russell Peters, along with the rising names including Aparna Nancherla, Asif Ali, Raajeev Aggerwhil, and Alingon Mitra from Boston area.
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Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Nrityanjali 40, Youth Camp by Acharya Vivek, US Farewell Tour: Asha Bhosle and Javed Ali, Gujarati Comedy Play: Rang Rangila Gujjubhai, Jayateerth Mevundi, Priya Purushothaman, SETU presentation Kamala, Abhishek Raghuram, and MITHAS Membership.
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Weekend Entertainment

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Friday - 07/28/17
Nrityanjali40
NETS Greet & Meet with Thiru.Karthikeya Sivasenapathy
Kathak Performance: Karthika Singh
Sree MahaRudra MahaYagyam

Saturday - 07/29/17
Nrityanjali40
General Body Meeting of Maanavseva
Bangla-O-Biswa Picnic
Milan: Hasya Kavi Sammelan
STRESS MGMT & OM MEDITATION in SATSANG Center

Sunday - 07/30/17
Nrityanjali40
STRESS MGMT & OM MEDITATION in SATSANG Center

Thursday - 8/3/17
A Bridge Together

Saturday - 8/5/17
India Day at DCU Center
Shree Maharudra Mahayagyam
STRESS MGMT & OM MEDITATION in SATSANG Center

Sunday - 8/6/17
Vivekananda Family Camp 2017 - Tolland, MA
Celebration of languages and poetry, Poets
STRESS MGMT & OM MEDITATION in SATSANG Center

Friday - 8/11/17
Youth Camp by Acharya Vivek

Saturday - 8/12/17
NETS Annual Summer Picnic 2017
Sri Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana
346th Shri Raghavendra Swami Mahotsava

Tuesday - 8/15/17
Krishna Janmastami
RIHTS: Sri Krishna Janmashtami Celebrations

Saturday - 8/19/17
Essence Of India

Sunday - 8/20/17
IAGB India Day 2017
US Farewell Tour: Asha Bhosle and Javed Ali

Friday - 8/25/17
Gujarati Comedy Play: Rang Rangila Gujjubhai

Saturday - 9/2/17
KANE Onam

Friday - 9/8/17
Shadaj: Jayateerth Mevundi

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