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Our Voice And Yours


Happy Valentine's Day to all our readers!

NRIs who don’t register marriage within 30 days can have passports impounded.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood Baatein

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

The most anticipated film of this year Gully Boy directed by Zoya Akhtar starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt flew down to Berlin just a few days back as the film was going to be premiered at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival.
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Town Of Lexington Candidate Forum


The Town of Lexington will be hosting a Candidate Forum on Friday February 15, 2019 with Pam Joshi, Ajay Joseph, Dr. Jyotsna Kakullavarapu, Vikas Kinger, Dr. Dilip Patel and Umesh Shelat, who are contesting this year's Town Meeting Member elections.
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Town Of Lexington Candidate Forum
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14th Annual Learnquest Conference To Celebrate Indian Classical Music
14th Annual Learnquest Conference To Celebrate Indian Classical Music


As residents of Boston brace themselves for snow in the Winter season, music lovers can expect heartwarming Indian Classical Music in the upcoming 14th Learnquest Music festival to be held on Friday, 29th March, Saturday, 30th March and Sunday, 31st March at Regis College in Weston, MA.
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Sonu Nigam And Neha Kakkar Live In Concert


Dont miss Sonu Nigam and Neha Kakkar live in concert on Friday, April 12, 2019 8:00 pm at DCU Center in Worcester, MA.
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Sonu Nigam And Neha Kakkar Live In Concert
Arijit Singh Live In Concert
Arijit Singh Live In Concert


The magnificent Arijit Singh will be in concert on April 14, 2019 at the Agganis Arena, Boston, MA.
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South Asian Showdown 2019


If you like South Asian Dance and want to see some of the most competitive dance teams in North America, don’t miss South Asian Showdown! The last nine years have sold out and this year will be no different!!!
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South Asian Showdown 2019
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Consumers At The Cutting Edge Of Technology
Consumers At The Cutting Edge Of Technology


IIT AGNE hosted a seminar featuring Pragati Mathur, Venki Nagesha and Rama Ramakrishna who presented a phenomenal panel on the convergence of technology trends, the challenges they face and the future of these technologies. The event was part of the monthly seminar series and was held at the Cambridge Innovation Center on February 9, 2019.
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Upcoming Events At Massachusetts Historical Society


Massachusetts Historical Society, an independent, non-profit organization, brings to you events on Slavery to Segregation, Uncivil Society, and Fashion and Politics in New England.
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Upcoming Events At Massachusetts Historical Society
MIT India Conference - India’s Competitive Edge
MIT India Conference - India’s Competitive Edge


The theme of 2019 conference to be held on February 16th is “India’s Competitive Edge”. The conference aims to create an inclusive environment to celebrate India’s diversity and inspiring achievements while exploring the challenges and opportunities for future endeavors.
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2019 India Conference At Harvard


Harvard University’s India Conference, which is hosted and organized by Harvard graduate students and is held at the university’s Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School, will be held on Feb. 16-17, 2019.
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2019 India Conference At Harvard
NE-SRSB Celebrates Madhwa Navami
NE-SRSB Celebrates Madhwa Navami


NE-SRS Brundavan, the first official US branch of the famous Mantralayam Shri Raghavendra Swami Mutt, is celebrating the 3rd Madhwa Navami in the Greater Boston area this year on Sunday, Feb 24, 2019 at the Bhakta Samaj Center, 147 Frost Road, Tyngsborough, MA.
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Snehadeepam: Fundraiser For Deepti Special School


A fundraiser called Snehadeepam, a musical extravaganza by talented artists of New England Thahseen Mohammed and Anitha Krishnan, is being organized on March 2nd to support Deepti Special School and Rehabilitation Centre.
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Snehadeepam: Fundraiser For Deepti Special School
Maha Shivaratri At NESSP
Maha Shivaratri At NESSP


New England Shirdi Sai Parivaar (NESSP) will be performing Rudrabhishekam-Parthiva Lingarchana on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri, commencing on Lord Shiva's adorable day, Monday, March 4th.
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Pulkit Datta, Anuradha Rana Named 2019 CAAM Fellows


Pulkit Datta and Anuradha Rana, are among four filmmakers who have been selected as 2019 Fellows by the Center for Asian American Media.
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Pulkit Datta, Anuradha Rana Named 2019 CAAM Fellows
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NESSP's Governing And Management Committees For Years 2019-2020
NESSP's Governing And Management Committees For Years 2019-2020


NESSP elects Mahender Singh as President (2019), Baskaran Narasimhan as Treasurer (2019), Neelkanth Mishra as Vice President (2019) and then President (2020), Surya Kodukula as Co-Treasurer (2019) and then Treasurer (2020), Aruna Thummepalli as Secretary (2019-2020) and Bhaskar Gupta Karpurapu as Co-Secretary (2019-2020).
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Asian American Commission Invites Nominations For 2019 Unity Dinner - Awardees


The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Commission invites nominations for Leadership for Inclusion & Diversity, Lifetime Achievement and Community Hero awards.
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Asian American Commission Invites Nominations For 2019 Unity Dinner - Awardees
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INSPIRATION XXVII: Be Positive
INSPIRATION XXVII:  Be Positive


By staying positive, the capacity to do work goes up by 72% and fighting capacity against any illness goes up by 52%!
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IIT Gandhinagar Aims To Become The Principal Resource Centre For Sustainable Development In India


IIT Gandhinagar aims to become the principal resource centre for sustainable development in India with the launch of Dr Kiran C Patel Centre for Sustainable Development, which will advance local and global solutions through cutting-edge interdisciplinary research. It has been set up with a generous endowment from overseas Indian philanthropist Dr Kiran C Patel, a distinguished cardiologist based in Florida, USA.
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IIT Gandhinagar Aims To Become The Principal Resource Centre For Sustainable Development In India
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Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts by Nishant Khan, Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, JA Jayanth, Sangeeta Shankar, Sikkil Gurucharan, and 2019 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


What did the thermometer say to the other thermometer?
A: You make my temperature rise.
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Recipes


Curries from Kerala.
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Recipes
Picture Of The Fortnight
Picture Of The Fortnight


Angkor Vat.
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Thought For The Day


Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life. - Hermann Hesse.
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Thought For The Day
Obituary: Krishnajee Putcha
Obituary:  Krishnajee Putcha


Krishnajee Putcha passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at Mass General Hospital. He was a great thinker, Vedic scholar, Vice President at Nokia, an entrepreneur and CEO of ThermoRobotics and Dynalytix.
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Obituary: Dr. R.S. Ayyar


Dr. R. S. Ayyar, retired Dean, IIT Bombay, passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 in San Jose, CA. He was 87 years old. He is survived by his wife, Parvathy, daughters Ranjani and Jayashree, his sons-in-law, Anil Saigal and Ganapathy Kumar, and his three grandchildren, Amrita, Arun and Meena.
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Obituary: Dr. R.S. Ayyar

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Event Update
Saturday - 02/16/19
Yoga for Success
MIT India Conference
Harvard: India Conference 2019

Sunday - 02/17/19
Poetry Meet - Voice of the Mothers and the Youth
Harvard: India Conference 2019

Tuesday - 02/19/19
Hindu Heritage Camp for Kids

Wednesday - 02/20/19
Hindu Heritage Camp for Kids

Saturday - 02/23/19
10th Annual South Asian Showdown
Meditation for Beginners

Sunday - 02/24/19
Shri Gajanan Maharaj Pragat Din celebrations

Tuesday - 02/26/19
Developing a Marketplace for Clean Energy Kilowatts

Thursday - 02/28/19
TiE Boston: HBS Professor & Author William Kerr

Saturday - 3/2/19
Ekal Power of Education - 2019
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh India
Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh India

Tuesday - 3/12/19
TiE Boston: Investor Outlook Forun

Wednesday - 3/13/19
Yoga Retreat in India

Saturday - 3/16/19
Hindustani duet: Sarangi-Tabla
Shloka Recitation Competition

Saturday - 3/23/19
AIF New England Gala
MITHAS: Nishat Khan (Hindustani Sitar)

Thursday - 3/28/19
TiE Boston: Monthly Networking & Speaker Series

Friday - 3/29/19
LearnQuest Music Festival 2019

Saturday - 3/30/19
LearnQuest Music Festival 2019

Sunday - 3/31/19
LearnQuest Music Festival 2019

Saturday - 4/6/19
TyE Boston Finals

Friday - 4/12/19
Sonu Nigam and Neha Kakkar Live in Concert

Sunday - 4/14/19
Arijit Singh Live in Concert

Thursday - 4/25/19
TiE Boston: Monthly Networking & Speaker Series

Friday - 4/26/19
SETU Presents Devdas
Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by Ashwini Bhide Deshpande

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