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| Our Voice And Yours |
Lokvani wishes all its readers a Happy July 4th weekend!
President Trump has been calling for ban on immigrant workers to the US. He has suspended work visas to the end of the year. However, as per a report from CII, a total of 155 companies with origins in India are responsible for generating over $22 billion in investments and nearly 125,000 jobs in the US, according to a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
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| Lokvani Talks To Gopika Narula |  |
Gopika Narula is an artist residing in Chelmsford with a passion for art using mixed media, a teacher, an actor who has worked in short films, a theatre lover - who has acted in many plays with Hindi Manch, SETU and Darpantheater and winner of Tiltle "Mrs Bharat Elite New England 2019". In this video interview she talks about her journey as an artist and shares why she is an Ekal IndiArt Ambassador.
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| Bollywood Baatein |
Kangana Ranaut has made serious allegations against Bollywood over the suicidal case of Sushant Singh Rajput.
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| Tribute To Galwan Valley Martyrs |  |
Indian American Community of Greater Boston, MA organized a virtual meeting program, ‘Tribute and Contribute to Our Galwan Valley Martyrs and Heroes’ to honor their courage and action on Sunday, June 21, 2020. More than 150 people attended the meeting from India and USA.
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| Antakshari - A Day Of Musical Escape |
On June 20th, ISW organized the 2020 Antakshari event, an annual spirited and fun competition, that brings out the ISW community’s passion for Hindi music. Unlike previous years, this year the event was held completely in a virtual setting using Zoom. Registrations poured in till the last minute, and at the end, there were 17 teams registered and eventually 12 teams participated. Check out the winners!
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| Near Boston, A Friendly’s-turned-Hindu Temple Serves Holy Offerings To Go |  |
When Keshav Kishor Sharan’s Hindu community bought a retired Friendly’s restaurant for the community’s new temple, the group renovated the building completely, replacing every fixture and window.
Every window, that is, except for the ice cream takeout window.A decade later, the decision is paying off in a way members never could have predicted.
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| Announcement Of Resumption Of NESSP Temple Operations |
New England Shirdi Sai Parivaar is pleased to announce that the New England Shirdi Sai Temple in Groton, MA is gradually resuming operations.
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| Hindu Students Council Launches “Hindu Dharma Through The Arts” |  |
Hindu Students Council (HSC) launched its first Online Benefit Arts Competition, called Hindu Dharma through the Arts (HDA 2020), on July 1, 2020. This initiative is a way to encourage creativity and engagement with Hindu identity, aims to provide a platform for artistic expression, and creates an innovative avenue to donate money for COVID-19 response efforts. HDA 2020 is open to all arts lovers of all ages throughout the world.
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| Ekal Presents Python For Beginners Workshop |
Learn Python, starting July 6th, while supporting education for children in rural remote villages of India.
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| Vyasa Yoga: Promotion Of Positive Health |  |
17 Sessions of Promotion of Positive Health - Basic YOGA Training will be offered from July 7 to August 11th in Goffstown, NH.
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| Samvitti Natyalaya - Bhumiti |
An online Bharatanatyam Summer workshop for beginners and intermediate dancers. In this workshop, dancers will explore the 'Dashapranas' or 10 qualities of a dancer through games, visual art and storytelling. Come together to play a game of tangrams, draw and create visual patterns and narrate stories through adavus(body movements). From July 8th - July 15th. 2 batches are available : 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00pm -6:00pm.
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| NE-SRS Presents Lecture Demonstrations By Aparna Balaji |  |
With the current situation with Covid-19 we had to pause the Lecture Demonstrations by Smt Aparna Balaji avare. We are delighted to share that these Lecture Demonstrations will be resuming from June and will be conducted online through webinar sessions.
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| Patotsav 2020 |
Satsang Center will celebrate Patotsav 2020 on July 12th.
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| India Day Learning Series: India’s Journey To Independence |  |
In collaboration with Shishu Bharti, IAGB is excited to present a fun-filled, thoughtful, and educational insight into India' s long journey from being a subjugated nation to a free nation. “In this six-part virtual course, a group of passionate teachers from the Shishu Bharati School of Culture and Languages will explore this topic”, says Lata Rao, IAGB Secretary, who leads the initiative.
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| IDC: Reviewing The Western Literature On Cognition |
Mr. Jaspal Singh will lead the next India Discovery Center seminar Reviewing the Western Literature on Cognition on Saturday, July 11, 2020, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
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| The LiveBio Program |  |
The liveBio Program is a three-week program open to 7-9th graders and some 10th graders who have an interest in biology. All fees from this program will be donated to a nonprofit organization known as Abby’s House to help provide shelter for women and children. CP and Honors classes, and AP tutoring is offered, where prices vary. For any questions or concerns please email the founder, Sonal Gupta, at livebioclass@gmail.com.
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| Vision-Aid Presents Shakthi - The Essence Of The Empowered Women |
Vision-Aid presents a unique online evening of dance featuring 60 local dancers. "Shakthi" created by Madurai Muralidaran will serve as a fundraiser for Vision-Aid.
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| IAGB Community Youth Excellence Awards 2020: Call For Nominations |  |
IAGB is pleased to invite nominations for the prestigious “IAGB Community Youth Excellence” award. Anyone – including parents, friends and relatives – can nominate a student. Students can also nominate themselves. The deadline is July 31, 2020.
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| Anu Chitrapu As The 12th President Of TiE Boston |
Senior Vice-President and Global Procurement Executive at Bank of America, Anu Chitrapu has been elected as the 12th President of TIE-Boston. With significant experience in both for-profit and non-profit world, she has a strong vision to move TIE forward.
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| Raj Chetty Named As ''2020 Great Immigrants'' Honoree |  |
Raj Chetty and Siddhartha Mukherjee who have contributed towards the efforts in mitigating the COVID-19 health crisis are among the 38 immigrants honored by a prestigious American foundation ahead of US Independence Day commemoration this year.
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| Covid-19 Hit Indian Americans Changing Their Lifestyle |
Covid-19 pandemic sweeping across America with a staggering 2.59 million cases and over 128,000 deaths to date has left the resilient Indian American community relatively unscathed. The survey by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) was conducted via email and phone calls in the US states.
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| The Difference Between Vrndavana And Dvaraka |  |
Why did Krsna leave Vrndavana? Ultimately He did so to please and pacify the gopis. It is said that He leaves Vrndavana and comes to Mathura and Dvaraka because He cannot forget the devotees there – or anywhere else.
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Here are two math problems to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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