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Lokvani wishes all its readers a Very Happy Valentine's Day!

It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.
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Lokvani Talks To Neena Gulati
Lokvani Talks To Neena Gulati


Founder of the first Indian classical dance school, Triveni School of Dance in New England in 1971, Neena Gulati talked to Lokvani about her passion for teaching and performing classical dance. She shares her secrets on how she continues to perform and teach at the age of 78.
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Three Secrets Of Living Well


by Usha Vakil
FISCO of Burlington, MA held a seminar on “Three Secrets of Living Well” on January 25 at the Burlington Council of Aging. This presentation was designed to make seniors aware of the fact that we all plan for retirement and travels but not so much about health and aging which is critical to productive and healthy living in later years of life. The next seminar, “Nutrition and Aging” will be held on Tuesday February 15 at 10:30 am.
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Three Secrets Of Living Well
Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood Baatein


Music icon - Lata Mangeshkar passes away leaving a legacy of melodious songs for generations to cherish.
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Music Of The Mountains And The Forests


In this second week of the Blue Planet series, LearnQuest presents Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar and a unique Jugalbandi featuring Ramana Balachandran (Carnatic Veena) and Abhishek Borkar (Sarod) on February 12th.
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Music Of The Mountains And The Forests
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ISW Cultural & Language School Opens Registrations For Kannada Beginners Classes
ISW Cultural & Language School Opens Registrations For Kannada Beginners Classes


ISW Cultural & Language School has opened registrations for Kannada beginners classes in person at the beautiful India Center, Shrewsbury, MA.
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ASEI Holds Virtual 34th National Convention Focusing On Sustainable Technology Innovations


The American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI) hosted its 34th National Convention focusing on Sustainable Technology Innovations (STI-2022) on Jan 15 &16th. The convention consisted of 3 mini-conferences with over 35 speakers and 500 participants.
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ASEI Holds Virtual 34th National Convention Focusing On Sustainable Technology Innovations
Heart Disease Epidemic In South Asians: The Hidden Threat And How To Prevent It
Heart Disease Epidemic In South Asians: The Hidden Threat And How To Prevent It


South Asians bear 60% of the burden of heart disease while South Asians make up only about 25% of the world population! Join us for a Free webinar by Dr. Harshad Sanghvi to understand the epidemic, why it happens to South Asians more severely, earlier in age and more importantly to learn how to prevent it and/or how to reverse it if you already have heart disease.
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NESSP: Upcoming Events


Lord Mugan Parivar, Satyanarayana Vrat Katha and Maha Shivaratri at NESSP.
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NESSP: Upcoming Events
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Gita Mahotsav At Chinmaya Mission Boston
Gita Mahotsav At Chinmaya Mission Boston


Chinmaya Mission Boston is hosting the annual Gita Mahotsava on Feb. 22nd.
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SAPNE Winter Meeting - Forgiveness


South Asians Poets of New England invites you to the Winter Meeting of 'Voice of the Mothers and the Youth' on 'Forgiveness'.
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SAPNE Winter Meeting - Forgiveness
Akshaya Patra Virtual Gala
Akshaya Patra Virtual Gala


The Akshaya Patra family would like to invite you to their first National Virtual Gala Event for 2022 and a fun one hour evening with Roopkumar and Sunali Rathod, Paresh Rawal, Milind Tulankar and Paul Vargese on Feb. 27th.
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I Wrote My Obit To Find Out Who I Really Wanted To Be: Monica Bhide


'I wrote my obituary to find out who I really wanted to be. Sound far-fetched? It really is not,' Bhide says, whose magical, fantastical, and hauntingly written new novel, 'The Soul Catcher' is packed with resilience and grief, magic and violence, love and loss.
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I Wrote My Obit To Find Out Who I Really Wanted To Be: Monica Bhide
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Wayland Resident Reminisces On Lataji Vist To Boston
Wayland Resident Reminisces On Lataji Vist To Boston


Wayland resident Uday Virkud reminisces about his meeting with Lata Mangeshkar in Boston.
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Back In Business: In-Person Campus Visits Are Back


by Stephen Friedfeld
The spring semester has begun and admissions offices are now preparing for in-person campus tours and information sessions.
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Back In Business: In-Person Campus Visits Are Back
I Owe Tax On That?
I Owe Tax On That?


If something of value changes hands, you can bet the IRS considers a way to tax it. Here are five taxable items that might surprise you.
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The Marginalisation And Exclusion Of Indo-Caribbeans In The CXC History Syllabus: Part II


by Dr. Kumar Mahabir
The Marginalisation and Exclusion of Indians and their contributions is felt everywhere. Here is a plea to liberate the curriculum from bias.
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The Marginalisation And Exclusion Of Indo-Caribbeans In The CXC History Syllabus: Part II
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For The Mathematically Inclined
For The Mathematically Inclined


Here are two math problems to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Movie Preview: UNCHARTED


Following her lead role in the award-winning comedy “India Sweets and Spices,” Sophia Ali returns to the big screen starring along with Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg in the new action adventure UNCHARTED which releases exclusively in theaters on February 18. Ali is the lead actress of this globe-trotting film from Sony Pictures and plays Chloe Frazer, a treasure hunter in a race to find a $5 billion fortune.
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Movie Preview: UNCHARTED

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Event Update
Sunday - 02/13/22
Gita Mahotsav

Saturday - 02/26/22
Alfaaz - Online Musical Tribute to Celebrated Lyricist Anand Bakshi

Sunday - 5/1/22
Akshaya Patra Boston Chapter NE Gala 2022

Saturday - 5/7/22
TiE Boston Silver Jubilee Gala

Saturday - 12/31/22
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