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Ten Indian American Women Newsmakers Who Made Us Proud This Year!
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Our Voice And Yours
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Anuradha And Prashanth Palakurthi Donate $250k To Ekal
Anuradha And Prashanth Palakurthi Donate $250k To Ekal


Anuradha and Prashanth Palakurthi pledged quarter million dollars to support integrated village development in Nalgonda district in Telangana. The pledge was made at the Ekal Future of India Gala where $6.5 Million was raised for health, digital literacy and village development in Ekal villages. Vivek Sharma is creating a GRANE initiative at Ekal to catalyze economic development.
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Vision-Aid’s “Python Team” Gearing Up For New Program Launch


You may have of “Tiger Teams” – but Vision-Aid’s Python Team is no less! For the past four years, Vision-Aid has been teaching Python programming to the visually impaired, all over India, through a 100% volunteer-run effort.
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Vision-Aid’s “Python Team” Gearing Up For New Program Launch
Anugraha Bhashyam By Shankaracharya Of Kanchi
Anugraha Bhashyam By Shankaracharya Of Kanchi


The Sankara Healthcare Foundation organized a virtual meet and greet with His Holiness Śhrī Śhaṅkara Vijayendra Sarasvati Mahāsvāmi of Kāñchi Kāmakoṭi Pīṭham on Nov. 15.
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Ramesh Kapur And Indian Americans Host A Virtual Meeting With Congressman Gregory Meeks


The Indian American Community organized a video meeting with Congressman Gregory Meeks on December 2nd with Congressman Raja Krishna Murthy's help. The meeting was attended by US India Security Council President Ramesh Kapur, Bharat Barai, Rajendar Dichpally, American Jewish Community representative Nissim Reuben, Ronak Desai and constituents from the Congressional district of Mr.Meeks - Mr.Dilip Chouhan, Dr. Hari Shukla, Hiren Kumar and staff of the Congressman and Congressman Raja KrishnaMurthy.
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Ramesh Kapur And Indian Americans Host A Virtual Meeting With Congressman Gregory Meeks
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Saheli: Sur Aur Sangeet
Saheli: Sur Aur Sangeet


Join this fabulous musical evening by local artists on Dec. 12th to support Saheli.
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College & Career Workshop - Multiple Pathways To Success:


The IAL School Committee’s fifth annual workshop on December 12th will inform students and the community about new and emerging trends in education and the workplace that will affect their journeys to college and career, and share tools and mindsets to better help them navigate their journeys in ways that are authentic to their unique selves. Participants will get to hear from a panel of experts in a variety of fields that consist of professionals, LHS alumni, and students, as well as get the opportunity to engage in smaller breakout discussions based on their areas of interest.
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College & Career Workshop - Multiple Pathways To Success:
KHMC Concert - Janani Sharma, Pranav Ghatraju And Suhasini Murthy
KHMC Concert - Janani Sharma, Pranav Ghatraju And Suhasini Murthy


Listen to Janani Sharma, Pranav Ghatraju and Suhasini Murthy at the KHMC concert on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
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Health And Wellness Education Series - Education With A Purpose!


The Asian Diet Paradox: What puts South Asians at a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes? Learn about it on December 20th from Sangeeta Pradhan and Amit Akkad.
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Health And Wellness Education Series - Education With A Purpose!
NESSP: Upcoming Events
NESSP: Upcoming Events


Devotee Meeting, Pradosham, Mahanyasa Purvaka Rudrabhishekam, Vaikunth Ekadashi, Dattatreya Jayanti & Happy New Year 2021 at NESSP.
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Tapo Geeta Jayanti Fest


Join The Global Chinmaya Mission family which is coming together for “Tapo Geeta Jayanti Fest, a 21-day celebration on Chinmaya Channel (YouTube)” centered on the Bhagavad Geeta, which was Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda's life breath.
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Tapo Geeta Jayanti Fest
Satsang Center December Events
Satsang Center December Events


December is Loaded with Holy Days ..... Specifically Geeta Jayanti happens to be on 25th, the X'Mas Day. SATSANG will also celebrating Unity of Religions as promoted by Sri Sathya Sai with related Bhajans and Kirtans along with Geeta Jayanti Bhajan Program.
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Sankalp-Ekal Mega Concert


Sankalp is presenting a grand concert featuring Alka Yagnik, Govinda, Bhoomi Trived and Neeraj Shridhar on Jan. 1, 2021 in support of Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA.
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Sankalp-Ekal Mega Concert
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Gitanjali Rao Is Time Magazine's Kid Of The Year
Gitanjali Rao Is Time Magazine's Kid Of The Year


Gitanjali Rao is a 15-year-old teenager who has been chosen as TIME’s first-ever Kid of the Year for her work using ‘technology to tackle issues ranging from contaminated drinking water to opioid addiction and cyberbullying’.
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Purnanand Sarma To Receive TiE Boston 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award


Dr. Purnanand Sarma serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Immunome, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company utilizing a proprietary human memory B cell platform to discover and develop first-in-class antibody therapeutics, with a focus on oncology and infectious diseases including COVID-19.
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Purnanand Sarma To Receive TiE Boston 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award
Nikhil Bhojwani To Receive TiE Boston 2020 "President's Choice" Award
Nikhil Bhojwani To Receive TiE Boston 2020


Nikhil Bhojwani is a Managing Partner at Recon Strategy, a consulting firm that he founded in 2010, where he works with healthcare leaders on questions relating to vision and strategy. Clients include hospital systems, payers, life-science firms, digital health companies, and non-profits. Nikhil has served on the board of TiE Boston since 2016 and has been active in TiE ScaleUp and TiE Angels, and started TiE’s digital health catalyst program.
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ASEI To Honor Eight At Its 33rd Annual Virtual Convention


American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) hosted the 33rd Annual National Convention focusing on Global Engineering & Technologies (GET-2020). This virtual convention was held on December 5th and 6th, 2020.
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ASEI To Honor Eight At Its 33rd Annual Virtual Convention
Infosys Recognizes Outstanding Scientists
Infosys Recognizes Outstanding Scientists


Six eminent scientists, including Hari Balakrishnan from MIT, Raj Chetty from Harvard and others, were awarded the Infosys Prize 2020 for their outstanding contributions to research and innovation.
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Three Tips For Business Owners Looking To Scale Their Companies


As a serial entrepreneur, I have founded three businesses to date and have observed that many business leaders and executives focus their energy on the wrong areas of business. Here is my take on what owners should be focusing on in order to scale their company quickly and to set themselves up for weathering any economic situation.
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Three Tips For Business Owners Looking To Scale Their Companies
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Laugh A While - Jokes
Laugh A While - Jokes


What do snowmen do when they're not feeling well? A. They take a chill pill!
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Recipes


Andhra Recipes.
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Recipes
Picture Of The Fortnight
Picture Of The Fortnight


Tickell's blue flycatcher - Goa!
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Thought For The Day


“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran.
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Thought For The Day

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