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Happy Deepawali
Lokvani wishes each and every one of our readers a joyous and sparkling Diwali. more...
Lokvani Talks To Deepti And Vinit Nijhawan
Home and the Hearth - On the festive occasion of Diwali, Lokvani talks to the Nijhawans who reflect this spirit in everything they do. more...
Technology - (Sponsored by The Boston Group)
Ultra High Purity Chemical And Gases

Ultra high purity electronic chemicals and gases can be found in many commercial applications such as cellular phones, traffic lights, CD players. more...

Special Shout - Outs To Family And Friends
We invite you to use Lokvani to send a shout out to friends and family on Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations. more...

Jayachandran, The Magic Is Back!
Mr. Jayachandran, popular crooner of Malayalam and Tamil film songs and light music, will present a concert at the David Mindess School Auditorium in Ashland on Friday October 24. more...
Thrive - Helping Rural Indian Villages Emerge
Thrive is organizing a grand fundraising event on Fri Nov 7 at Milan Restaurant in Shrewsbury featuring dances, Garba and DJ. more...

Top Ten Signs That It's Time To Own Your Own Home
Useful hints from Real Estate Agent Praful Thakkar. more...

Major Donation Received By Indic Center Umass Darmouth
Two major donations of $50,000 each were announced at the Second Anniversary celebrations of the Center for Indic Studies. more...
Lokvani College Workshop Provides Helpful Hints
The second annual Lokvani sponsored College workshop held at Anderson Hall at Tufts University provided tips and advice on how to handle this process. more...
Humor - College Admission Time - Teenage Parenting For Dummies
In my household, the battle lines have been drawn, surface to air missiles are launched during every mealtime as we begin the College discussion phase of our parenthood. more...
Sushil Bhatia Named The Massachusetts Minority Small Business Person Of The Year 2003
Congratulations to Sushil Bhatia, the President of JMD Manufacturing Inc., Framingham.. more...
Government As A Customer Or Investor
MIT Enterprise Forum and TIE-Boston organized a workshop for entrepreneurs to leverage government for commercial success. The workshop presented opportunities that government can provide. more...

Enterprise Technology Demand: What's Hot, What's Not, And Why
The TiE-Boston met on Monday, September 29th at the Burlington Marriott to discuss Enterprise Technology Demand: What's Hot, What's Not, And Why. more...

For The Mathematically Inclined
Congratulations to S. Divatia, R. Doshi, S. Krishnakumar and B. Venkatraman, who were all winners of the last puzzle. In this issue we bring you yet another challenge, one for children and one for adults. more...
Recipes For Diwali - (Sponsored by Milan Restaurant )
Mouth Watering Sweets just for Diwali. more...
Film Review - Boom
Boom is a roller coaster ride, a gleeful middle finger salute by the director Kaizad Gustad to the holy cows and the morality police in Bollywoo. more...
Music Review - (Sponsored by Sounds of India)
Kal Ho Na Ho

Shankar Ehsaan Loy present a mixed bag here, though most of the tunes are uninspiring and sound tired. more...
Book Review - Baya, Baya, Lulla-by-a
"Baya, Baya, Lulla-by-a" is a sophisticated tale in the mushrooming category of books about a parent's love. more...
Pant And Saleh Speak At IIT SINE
Talks on "Creating a Global Brand" and "Quantum Information Processing Technology" were presented by Mickey Pant and Bahaa Saleh at IIT SINE gathering. more...
Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations
Mahatma Gandhi's 134th birth anniversary was celebrated on October 2 at the recently unveiled Mahatma Gandhi Community Center in Providence, Rhode Island. more...
Community Round Up - Navaratri
A round up of various Organizations celebrating Navaratri. more...

Stage Ensemble Theatre Unit (SETU) Presents Two Plays
On November 2, at the United Methodist Church in Belmont, SETU presents two plays, Power to the People, a farcical skit, based on two short stories by Bengali writer Sanjeeb Chatterjee; Kamala, a play by the eminent Indian playwright, Vijay Tendulkar. more..

A.R. Rahman To Compose For "Lord Of The Rings"
Music phenom. A.R. Rahman is all set to write original music for the $8M musical, Lord of the Rings, which will open in the spring of 2005. more...
Jokes: Zimbly Malayalee
Malayalees love it when the laugh is on them... or do they?
Q: Why did the Malayalee cross the road?
A: To join the union on the other side.
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Picture Of The Fortnight
Bring the Sparkle on to your life! more...
Thought For The Day
India's Nobel Laureate Gurdev Rabindranath Tagore. more...













Event Update
Thursday - 10/23/03
- South Asian Singles Mixer
- MFA Cinema India: The Servant's Shirt
- Study of Shankaracharya Vivekachudamani
Friday - 10/24/03
- Art of Living Courses in Hanover
- Music Concert by the Famous Playback Singer Jayachandran
Saturday - 10/25/03
- Diwali Celebrations / IANH
- SNEH Diwali Celebration
- Annakuth (Diwali-New Years)
- MFA Cinema India: The Servant's Shirt
- Diwali Festival / Saraswati Mandiram
- League of Women Voter\
- Indian Visa Camp / Hartford
- Diwali Celebrations / SarvaDev Mandir
Sunday - 10/26/03
- Kadri Gopalnath - Saxophone
- Diwali/Sadhu Vaswani Center
- Diwali/Chinmaya Maruti
Friday - 10/31/03
- Art of Living Courses in Watertown
Saturday - 11/1/03
- Jugalbandi-T.N.Krishnan & N.Rajam / World on Stage Music Festival
- IAGB presents Hilarious play Shatranj Ke Mohare
- Kamala & Power to The People - Two Plays In English
- Dipawali / Goverdhan Puja
- Diwali Dinner / Gurjar
- Path, Kirtan and Religious Talk
- Diwali Get-Together/VHP
- The Body Can Speak
Sunday - 11/2/03
- Kamala & Power to The People - Two Plays In English
- Taste of India
Friday - 11/7/03
- Diwali Charity Fundraiser / THRIVE
Saturday - 11/8/03
- Diwali Dinner / AAVKAR
- Diwali Dhamaka / IAMV
- Tulsi Vivah
- Guru Nanak Devjis Birthday
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