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Our Voice And Yours


Telugu is America’s fastest growing foreign language.

Indian Americans donated $1.2 billion to 37 US universities in last 18 years.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Lokvani Talks To Anu Puri
Lokvani Talks To Anu Puri


Dr. Anu Puri, a physician by training has over sixteen years of experience in the health care finance and policy arena including in legislative, regulatory, financial and policy analysis. She gives us an overview of her work. She is passionately opposed to Question 1 on the ballot and urges all of us to vote NO. Learn why.
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In Conversation With Srinivas And Padmaja Balabhadrapatruni


Burrakatha an ancient art form takes on a contemporary issue and will be enacted this weekend in a fundraiser for Maanaseva on September 29, 2018.
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In Conversation With Srinivas  And  Padmaja Balabhadrapatruni
Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood Baatein

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

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan who is currently enmeshed in the ongoing new season of his popular quiz show, and gearing up for Thugs Of Hindostan, will start shooting for his next film Jhund in November on a non-stop schedule in Nagpur.
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Rekha Gopal, Alka Marala, Nikitha Kikanamada Win Miss India CT Pageant


Rekha Gopal, Alka Marala and Nikitha Kikanamada emerged as the winners of the Miss India Connecticut 2018 Pageant, held Sept. 15 in Cromwell, CT. The competition was directed by Sumathi Narayanan.
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Rekha Gopal, Alka Marala, Nikitha Kikanamada Win Miss India CT Pageant
Lokvani Community And Youth Celebration
Lokvani Community And Youth Celebration


We are delighted to invite you to send in nominations for the 2nd Annual Lokvani Community And Youth Celebration. We will honoring community heroes and recognizing youth accomplishments. The event will be held on December 15, 2018 at the Ambrosia Banquet Hall in Foxborough, MA. In the spirit of the holiday season, the event will be filled with great food, entertainment and an excellent DJ.
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Kaushiki Chakraborty Binds Her Audience In A Magical Spell


Top-ranking Indian Hindustani vocalist, Kaushiki Chakraborty, a leading representative of the Patiala Gharana gave a wonderful music concert on September 21 at Regis College, Weston, MA to an audience of 450 listeners. "In 73 years, I have never heard Bhinna Shadja (aka Kaushik Dhwani) rendered like the way Kaushiki did."
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Kaushiki Chakraborty Binds Her Audience In A Magical Spell
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Arangetram: Mahathi Athreya
Arangetram: Mahathi Athreya


Mahathi has been a bright student and has showcased a strong sense of grammar for the foundations of the artform. Check out the thoughts about the program from Mahathi’s Guru, prominent dancers, musicians and teachers from the area.
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The Desai Foundation Lotus Festival Soars!


On September 8th 2018 The Desai Foundation's Lotus Festival took place at the awe-inspiring Collings Foundation in Stow, MA while raising nearly $400,000.
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The Desai Foundation Lotus Festival Soars!
New England Tulu Koota Boston USA Celebrates “Jokulatige 2018”
New England Tulu Koota Boston USA Celebrates “Jokulatige 2018”


New England Tulu Koota (NETK) Boston USA celebrated the fun-filled Annual Picnic and 'Jokulatige 2018' at the picturesque NARA Park in Acton on September 9, 2018.
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VHPA Support-A-Child Fundraiser


World Hindu Council of America’s, Boston & Merrimac Valley chapters, arranged an evening of an enchanting blend of Indian Dance, Music, and Jugalbandi to benefit their star Project Support-A-Child in Lexington, MA.
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VHPA  Support-A-Child Fundraiser
SETU: The Fire & The Rain
SETU: The Fire & The Rain


SETU presented an amazing ‘two-show “rerun” of Girish Karnad’s classic play The Fire and The Rain in English with 28 “all-female” cast of actors and dancers at the Town Hall Theater, Belmont, MA, on September 22 and 23, 2018.
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Shri Dwarkamai Sports Team Successfully Organized Their Third Annual Cricket Tournament


Shri Dwarkamai Sports Team is proud to have organized their Third Annual Cricket Tournament at the center street field in Burlington, MA on the 8th and 9th of September 2018. The Six-a-Side Annual Cricket Tournament was organized to benefit The Boston Children’s Hospital.
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Shri Dwarkamai Sports Team Successfully Organized Their Third Annual Cricket Tournament
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'Her Radiance' A Mother-Daughter Dance Duet
'Her Radiance' A Mother-Daughter Dance Duet


Rasarang School of Performing Arts would like to welcome you and your family to "Her Radiance." A mother-daughter dance duet by Poornima and Shachi Risbud presented along with a LIVE Orchestra for Kerala-Kodagu Flood relief on September 29th.
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Chinmaya Mission Boston Will Host Its Annual Picnic


Chinmaya Mission Boston will host its annual picnic and 5K Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development (CORD) walk on Sunday, Sept. 30 at State Park in Carlisle, MA.
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Chinmaya Mission Boston Will Host Its Annual Picnic
IAB Celebrates Diwali
IAB Celebrates Diwali


Indian Americans for Burlington will celebrate its 2nd Annual Diwali at the Burlington Commons on September 30th from 3-7pm. Just about every elected town official along with other members of the town administration will be in attendance.
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IITAGNE Invites Nominations For Office Bearers


IITAGNE invites nominations for the office bearers, President, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and five Vice Presidents, by October 8th. The elections will be held on November 10th.
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IITAGNE Invites Nominations For Office Bearers
Mahatma Gandhi And Non-violent Resistance
Mahatma Gandhi And Non-violent Resistance


India Discovery Center recalls Gandhi and his life in a special Gandhi Memorial Meeting scheduled at Lexington Public Library on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 2 PM with readings from Gandhi’s Autobiography and a lecture entitled 'Jaina Influence in Gandhi’s Life'.
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Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa Auditions For Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav


To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Hindi Manch is organizing a Rashtriya Mahotsav from November 30 to December 2 which will include all the signature events that audiences have come to enjoy and like, including the Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa program. Auditions for Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa will be held on October 7, 21 and 28.
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Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa Auditions For Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav
Shirdi Sai Sansthan Congratulates On NESSP Sai Temple’s Grand Inauguration – Pran Pratishta Mahotsav
Shirdi Sai Sansthan Congratulates On NESSP Sai Temple’s Grand Inauguration – Pran Pratishta Mahotsav


Its is an immense pleasure to the entire NESSP family to receive Baba's blessings from the blessed land of Shirdi in the form of citation from Shirdi Sai Sansthan Shirdi. Inaugural ceremonies commence from 9th to 21st October 2018 during the auspicious days of Navratri, as well as the commemoration of Sai Baba's 100th MahaSamadhi day.
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Grand Inauguration Of Shirdi Sai Temple


NESSP invites you to the Grand Inauguration and Pran Pratishta Mahotsav of the New England Shirdi Sai Temple in Groton, MA from Oct. 9-21, 2018.
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Grand Inauguration Of Shirdi Sai Temple
South Asian Nation Diwali Gala
South Asian Nation Diwali Gala


by Rohit Bambi
Come celebrate the festival of lights with all your family and friends with us in Brookline! Diwali Gala, an event run by South Asian Nation, will take place on Oct 27, 2018 at the Holiday Inn Ballroom in Brookline, MA.
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Celebrate Navratri With Shri Atul Purohit


Celebrate Navratri with Shri Atul Purohit on October 28th at the Ambrosia Banquet Hall in Foxboro, MA.
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Celebrate Navratri With Shri Atul  Purohit
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Shreya Ramachandran Among Winners Of 2018 Gloria Barron Prize
Shreya Ramachandran Among Winners Of 2018 Gloria Barron Prize


The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes announced the winners of this year’s award, with Shreya Ramachandran among those honored. Ramachandran, 14, of California, founded The Grey Water Project, a non-profit that promotes the safe reuse of 'laundry to lawn' grey water and water conservation, as a way to address drought.
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Asian Art Gallery To Host Show “Local Artists For Local Cause” Featuring Indian Diaspora Artists Supporting Local Charities


by Jharna Madan
Over three upcoming weekends, The Asian Art Gallery, a social enterprise with a mission to promote artists from South East Asia, shall host a show featuring 19 New England based artists. The net proceeds from the sales at the event shall be donated to Big Brother Big Sister and Food Shelter.
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Asian Art Gallery To Host Show “Local Artists For Local Cause” Featuring Indian Diaspora Artists Supporting Local Charities
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Lallit Anand Inducted Into The U.S. National Academy Of Engineering
Lallit Anand Inducted Into The U.S. National Academy Of Engineering


Lallit Anand, the Warren and Towneley Rohsenow Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT, is being inducted into the U.S. National Academy of Engineering 'for contributions to the development of plasticity for engineering technology: theory, experiment, and computation.'
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Sadhguru Challenges Youth Of India


Sadhguru engages in a very lively and hot debate with lawyers from a premier institute in Hyderabad.
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Sadhguru Challenges Youth Of India
INSPIRATION XVIII: Be Proud Of Hindu Culture
INSPIRATION XVIII: Be Proud Of Hindu Culture


Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu addressed the concluding ceremony of the 2nd World Hindu Congress in the US city of Chicago on Sep. 9, 2018. The event organized on the eve of 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Historic Speech at the Parliament of the World's Religions at Chicago in 1893.
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Sponsoring 2019 Satsang Center Calendar


Satsang Center would like to invite sponsors for its 26th Anniversary 2019 Calendar.
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Sponsoring 2019 Satsang Center Calendar
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Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Shadaj: Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar, Shianaaz, Mithas: Romu Majumdar, ISW Garba-Raas, Mithas: Gayathri Venkataraghavan, Achal Mehta Garba, Navaratri with Atul Purohit, Ekal Navaratri, Lokvani Community and Youth Celebration 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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For The Mathematically Inclined
Laugh A While - Jokes
Laugh A While - Jokes


Work ethics - Here is how.
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Recipes - Breakfast Quick


Decadent but nutritious breakfast - Is there a thing?
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Recipes - Breakfast Quick
Picture Of The Fortnight
Picture Of The Fortnight


Salzburgh, Austria.
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Thought For The Day


Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. - Martin Luther King Jr.
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Thought For The Day
Obituary: Ulhas Kudva
Obituary: Ulhas Kudva


In a tragic and bizarre accident, Ulhas Kudva died on the spot when he was fatally struck by a vehicle near his residence in Westford, MA. Friends for Ulhas Kudva have set up a GoFundMe fundraising campaign to help the family in need. Please donate.
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Event Update
Saturday - 09/29/18
Shadaj: Manjiri Asanare-Kelkar
Maanavseva: 3rd Annual Fundraiser
Taraane Pyaar Ke
Swara Seva
Rhythm 2018
Manjiri Asanare in Concert
Shianaaz
Her Radiance - Kerala Kodagu fund raiser
ISW Kid

Sunday - 09/30/18
IAB Diwali at Burlington Commons
MITHAS: Ronu Majumdar (Hindustani Flute)
Spirit of Shrewsbury Parade

Wednesday - 10/3/18
Yoga Teacher Training in Gurgaon
IAMV Dewali Mela

Friday - 10/5/18
Saheli Domestic Violence Candlelight Vigil
2018 India International Film Festival Boston

Saturday - 10/6/18
Dil Se: We Care Charity Fundraiser
Marathi Natak - Welcome Jindagi

Sunday - 10/7/18
MITHAS: T.M. Krishna (Carnatic Vocal)
Sunderkand Ka Paath

Wednesday - 10/10/18
Noothana Devalaya Pravesham (NESSP)

Friday - 10/12/18
ISW Garba - Rangila Raas Weekend
SDM: Mata Ki Chawki

Saturday - 10/13/18
IAGB GBM
ISW Garba - Rangila Raas Weekend
Dwarkamai: Akhanda Ramayan
Bangla O Biswa Durga Puja 2018

Sunday - 10/14/18
MITHAS: Gayathri Venkataraghavan (Carnatic Vocal)
Shikhara Pooja & Shikhara Kumbhabhishekam (NESSP)

Thursday - 10/18/18
Kumbhabhishekam, Alankarana of Lord Duttatreya & Sai Baba (Gurusthanam)

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