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| Our Voice And Yours |
The female participation in undergraduate engineering has increased from 16.62% in 2006 to 22.27% in 2016. If we assume that female undergraduate engineering participation continues to grow at the same rate, we estimate that by the year 2028 women will make up 31.42% of all incoming first-time full time students entering an engineering degree program as freshmen.
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| Lokvani Talks To Shankar Hegde |  |
In his book American Ajja, Hegde describes his life's journey that begins in a humble household in a village in Karnataka to becoming a successful entrepreneur in New England. He tells about his book and about how his personal experience makes him believe that Ekal Vidyalaya is doing the right thing to make an impact.
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| In Conversation With Guru Karunamayi |
Guru Karunamayi is the founder of the group Soundarya Lahari whose mission is to spread Sri Vidya. Since starting the organization in Boston in 2000, Guru ji has traveled widely and established centers around the world. He talked to Lokvani about his life’s journey and mission. He is in the Boston area and will be holding Sri Vidya Workshops in the area. Please check out the event schedule here.
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Yami Gautam, actress of the upcoming Batti Gul and Uri posted on her social media that she has just supported and donated towards setting up a library for under privileged kids in Kohlapur, Maharashtra.
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| HSS New England Appreciated 60+ Teachers From The Region! | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
by Vikas Deshpande
The U.S. celebrates the first week of May as “Teachers Appreciation Week” and the Tuesday of the same week as “National Teachers Day.” To acknowledge and appreciate these Gurus who silently shape our lives and to appreciate the role of teachers, on April 22nd, 2018, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, New England Chapter celebrated Guru Vandana or Teacher's Appreciation Day at Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA.
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| Connecting Mind, Body, Spirit And Soul Through Dhrupad Music |  |
Padmashri Umakant and Ramakant Gundecha who sing the Dagar Vani style of Dhrupad accompanied by their brother, the pakhawaj percussionist Pandit Akhilesh Gundecha visited Boston in mid-April to conduct an intensive Dhrupad music workshop and to present a Dhrupad concert.
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| Sitar And Tabla Concert Received With Enthusiasm In Worcester |
by Sarah Smongeski
On April 23rd, 75 guests from around Central Massachusetts came out to experience Classical Indian Music for Sitar by Usha Verma and Tabla by Nishikant Sonwalkar.
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| Kaafila - A Bollywood Caravan |  |
Ekal Vidyalaya presents a fabulous Bollywood-Flamenco-Kathak dance music event on April 29th at the Ashland High School. The dancers and singers are award-winning professional dancers from India. Come see Aditi Bhagwat, Kunal Om and others. BUY TICKETS
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| Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Declares April 14th As The Sikh Heritage Day |
by Amandeep Singh
It is a matter of great honor for Sikh Americans living in Massachusetts for Gov. Baker to declare April 14th as the Sikh Heritage Day. Sikhs who originated in Punjab, South Asia, first entered the Commonwealth in the early 1900’s and are now engaged in a wide range of professions and humanitarian endeavors.
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| The Women Who Mapped The Stars |  |
IIT AGNE in partnership with Central Square Theater brings you a special performance and discussion on "The Women Who Mapped the Stars" on May 12th.
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| NESSP: Last Mile Fund Raiser |
Please come forward and become part of the “NESSP Last Mile Fund Raiser” this weekend. All the donors names will be recognized with their names carved on the special donor section wall in the new temple.
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| Waves Of Wisdom And Essence Of Sri Vidya |  |
Soundarya Lahari brings Waves of Wisdom and Essence of Sri Vidya to Boston metro area from April 28-29, 2018.
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| Shri Gajanan Maharaj, Shegaon Mukhotgat Parayan In Boston |
Smt. Vidya Padwal Mukhotgat parayan in New England area will be held on Saturday April 28th in Lexington, MA.
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| Seminar On The Golden Period: 200BC-500AD |  |
by Bijoy Misra
We are pleased to announce our next seminar in the series "Let us explore the Cultural History of India." The fourth event entitled "Seminar on the Golden Period, 200BC-500AD" is scheduled on Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Bemis Hall in Lincoln, MA.
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| McDonalds Education Workshop & College Fair |
Every year, McDonald's hosts free education workshops & college fairs throughout the United States to provide families the opportunity to learn about the college admissions process and explore their possibilities. This year, the Boston event will be held at Newton South HS on April 29th.
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| AAC: 12th Annual Unity Dinner Fundraiser |  |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Commission (AAC) 12th Annual Unity Dinner will be held on Thursday, May 3 at Boston University and honor Dr. Richard Chu, Wheelock Family THeatre and Ranjani Saigal. The keynote speaker is Dr. Pam Eddinger, President of Bunker Hill Community College.
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| College Preparation Workshops |
In partnership with Dr. Anil Saigal and a panel of parents whose kids are presently in college, IAGB will organize a ‘College Prep’ workshop. This workshop will be organized in two locations, Fay School, Southborough (5/5) and Burlington Public Library (5/13).
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| Gruhapravesh - Make Your Home In India |  |
Make your home in India a reality. Builders are coming from India to exhibit properties from Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Amaravathi, Guntur, Coimbatore, Ranchi, Goa, Delhi NCR, Navi Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and many more cities from India on May 5-6 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, Marlboro, MA.
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| Madhva Manasa |
Come witness the souls journey to eternal bliss in Madhva Manasa - a thematic dance production with choreography and performance by Pooja Kumar Shyam on May 5th in Framingham, MA.
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| Spring 2018 ISW Hasya Sammelan |  |
The India Society of Worcester is organizing its staple annual Kavi Sammelan program in its continuing service to Indian community. The program on Friday, May 11th at India Center, Shrewsbury, MA features Gaurav Sharma, Sarvesh Asthana and Dr. Sonroopa Vishal.
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| Gita Mahotsav - 2018 |
Chinmaya Mission Boston will be conducting the chanting of all 18 chapters of the Holy Srimad Bhagavad Gita on Sunday, May 13th. The chanting will be led by all grades of Balavihar students, teachers, parents, volunteers and community members.
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| Hindu Heritage Day 2018 |  |
by Sanjay Kaul
India is a land of rich culture, traditions and customs, with Hindu Sanskriti (Hindu Culture) at its epitome. This year at Hindu Heritage Day 2018 we are proud to celebrate this rich and vast Hindu Sanskriti of our proud heritage. This theme also aligns with the international declaration of May 19th as the “Cultural Freedom Day”.
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| IANH Vasant Festival 2018 Arriving Soon! |
Spring is knocking on the door and India Association of New Hampshire is all set to host the IANH Vasant Festival 2018 - one of the biggest Cultural performance Competition on Sunday May 20, 2018 at Nashua High School North, NH.
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| Raj And Prem Goyal Award For Rising Star In Medicine 2018 |  |
Goyal Family Charitable Foundation and Lokvani.com invite applications for the "Raj and Prem Goyal Award for Rising Star in Medicine". Application deadline: April, 30, 2018.
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| MIT Economist Parag Pathak Awarded Clark Medal |
MIT economist Parag Pathak awarded Clark Medal, the "baby Nobel" in economics for his pioneering work that shaped urban school assignment mechanisms.
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| Dr. Sahdev R. Passey Elected 170th President Of Worcester Medical Society |  |
Dr. Sahdev R. Passey was elected to the position of 170th President of Worcester Medical Society during the Annual Meeting of the Society held at Beachwood Hotel in Worcester MA on April 11, 208.
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| Gauri Adelkar Talks About Her Short Film "Dear Pope Francis" |
The film to me is about Hope Vs. Fear. It was this theme of a child’s innocent hope juxtaposed against the fearful reality of a situation, that attracted me to it.- Gauri Adelkar, filmmaker.
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| Science Meets Mysticism - Sadhguru On Gravitational Waves |  |
Sadhguru on time, space, and the potential for the lines of science and mysticism to converge.
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| INSPIRATION: Sri Shankara Shivoham |
by Sudhir Parikh
Here are the six couplets by Adi Shankaracharya some 1200 years ago for attaining Nirvan - Realizing Self as to "Who Am I?"
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including SETU: The Fire and The Rain, The Malladi Brothers, Ekal Vidyalaya Annual Event, Ramakrishnan Murthy, Hasya Kavi Sammelan, Ganesh and Kumaresh, Pandit Jasraj, 90's Ki Yaadein and MITHAS Membership.
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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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| Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week |  |
by Priyanka Jain Vora
Hello Bollywood lovers! It’s that time of the year again – Indian wedding prep season! You will likely be dancing at someone’s shaadi this year, and if you’re in charge of selecting the music, well, have no fear - the list is here! Here are my top recommendations for the latest Bollywood group dance songs as well as all girls songs, all boys songs, and some foot-tapping mashups! Enjoy!
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| Laugh A While |
The best cleaning job ever!
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| Recipes - Coconut |  |
Coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut water, coconut grated,the popularity of this fruit never ends
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |
The famous Burra caves.
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| Thought For The Day |  |
Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. - President Obama.
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