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Happy Valentine's Day To Our Readers
Take a moment this Valentine's day to love and cherish your loved one, buy your sweetie chocolates, some flowers or a bottle of Scotch (that's what my sweetie would love!). Whatever you do, do it with LOVE! And yes, let us all raise a glass and toast the most romantic couple ever, Charles and his lady love Camilla! more...

Lokvani Talks To Dr. Kaplesh Kumar
(Sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel )
Dr. Kaplesh Kumar discovered the nonequilibrium rare earth-transition metal (RETM) alloys that are the key enabling technology of the Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery, which has been recognized as one of the top 25 inventions of the past quarter-century. Kumar spoke to Lokvani about his work in the world of technology and in the community. more...

In Conversation With Parul Kumar
A refreshing conversation with Parul Kumar on the joys of teaching in a High School setting. more...

Technology - Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) Rechargeable Batteries
(Sponsored by The Boston Group)
Among the past quarter-century's 25 most important inventions reported by MIT's Tech Talk is Advanced Batteries, viz. the Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries. These are used extensively in cell phones, power tools, computers, and other consumer electronics and are fast replacing the decades older Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries. more...

Lokvani's Lunch Meeting With Governor Mitt Romney
Lokvani was pleased to accept an invitation to a lunch meeting with Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Lieutenant Governor Kerry Healey at the Statehouse on Friday, January 29, 2005. more...

Bollywood Baatein
Top Bollywood stars organize a concert and telethon to raise money for Tsunami victims. SRK, Ash, Sunjay Dutt among the many present. more...

National Film Awards In India
And the winners included Vikram, Meera Jasmine, Pankaj Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore, Sonu Nigam and others. more...

IAGB Republic Day Celebration
Thanks to the hard work of the IAGB committee members and the participants, the event turned out to be a great success, a crowd puller as well as a crowd pleaser. more...

Investing And Doing Business In India
The variety of ways to execute a global strategy in India via investment and how to negotiate the quirks of the Indian system were some of the topics discussed at the seminar hosted by Sullivan & Worcester. more...

Guru Tax Open New Office In Burlington
The Guru Tax & Financial Services owned by Sathya and Sheema Mitra opened their second office next to Burlington Mall on 15 Third Avenue, Burlington, MA on February 3, 2005. more...

Venture Capitalists' Outlook For 2005
Senior Venture Capitalists from top-tier firms provided their perspectives on trends in information technology, telecommunication and life science industries at TiE-Boston's monthly meeting. more...

NEMA Eid Night
On January 29th several families braved the wintry weather to join in the "Eid Night" at the Community Methodist Church in Wayland that was hosted by New England Malayalee Association. more...

VPS - India Dairy, Helping The Tsunami Victims
A few dedicated members of VPS travelled to India to help rehabilitate victims of the Tsunami. more...

Lifesciences, Outsourcing, And Growth Opportunities In India
TiE-Boston sponsors a panel discussion on India's emerging lifesciences industry and its nascent capabilities in both discovery and clinical development on February 17, 2005. more...

Asian American Fundraiser To Support Tsunami Victims
New England Asian American Community presented a spectacular show at the John Hancock center featuring cultural items from different Asian countries. The event raised $60k. more...

NetSAP-Boston Elects New Board And Helps In Tsunami
NetSAP elects its new executive committee with Kas Sharma, President; Binita Pathak, Vice President; Vijay Daryanani Treasurer and Tushneem Dharmagadda, Secretary. more...

Local Teen Strikes Gold In Hollywood
Seventeen year old Kunal Sharma from Andover has been selected to play a lead role on a major network TV series. Currently he is shooting for Disney's TV show "Phil of the Future". more...

For The Mathematically Inclined
Congratulations to Aneesh Anand, Giridhar Anand, Anirudh Arun, Sandeep Bansal, Mahesh Danke, Dattaraya Joshi, Nidhee Krishnan, Rohan Kulkarni, Sameer Mehta, Hareesh Mitra, Pooja Murali, Sarthak Pani, Kunaal Patel, Rajiv Ramaratnam, Arun Saigal, Manan Thakkar and Bharath Venkataraman, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one puzzle for kids and one for adults. more...

Music - All Time Favorite Love Songs
(Sponsored by Sounds of India)
Our friends (some very romantic couples among them) share their favorite love songs with us. Enjoy them right here. more...

Film Review - Page3
Madhur Bhandarkar's Page3 is one of the better films to have come out of Bollywood. more...

Books - India Untouched
Abraham George's 'India Untouched' is nothing short of inspiring. It offers a wealth of innovative ideas for social and economic reform, borne of one man's vision for change - with dramatic improvements. more...

Recipes - Love At First Bite!
(Sponsored by Milan Restaurant)
Secret Love Potions may be tucked away in your kitchen. Dare yourself to try recipes using these ingredients for Valentine's day. more...

Jokes - Facts Of Life - Redefined
He goes to a woman dentist - it's a relief to be told to open his mouth instead of to shut it. more...

Thought For The Fortnight - Love Quotes
When it came to love, the Bard knew best how to say it!
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.
(A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1.1.231-2)
more...

Photo Of The Fortnight
Awesome Pair! more...











Event Update
Saturday - 02/12/05
- Conference on South Asian Families and Relationships
- Spotlight On Indian Dance
- Prabasi General Body Meeting
- Free SSAT/PSAT/SAT Testing
- Vasant Panchami / Sarasvati Puja
Sunday - 02/13/05
- Basant Panchami/Saraswati Jayanti
- Workshop on Spelling
- Saraswati Puja / ISW
- Art of Living Courses in Nashua, NH
- Basant Panchami and Saraswati puja / Sarvadev mandir
Wednesday - 02/16/05
- Nationalism and Education in Western India
Thursday - 02/17/05
- Lifesciences, Outsourcing, and Growth Opportunities in India
Friday - 02/18/05
- Health Issues In South Asia: Socio-Economic Consequence of AIDS
- Of AbOriginal and CopyRight: The Work of the Aesthetic in the Age of its Global Reproducibility
- Choice Meal Program For Older Adults in Indian Community
Saturday - 02/19/05
- IANH Fundraiser
- Free SSAT/PSAT/SAT Testing
- Aparna Sindhoor In Concert -
- Fundraiser for Tsunami relief and public service activities
- Malayalam classes
- Pongal Celebration
Wednesday - 02/23/05
- The Rural-Urban Divide in India: The Issue of English
Friday - 02/25/05
- Tsunami Relief Dance Night
Saturday - 02/26/05
- Free SSAT/PSAT/SAT Testing
- Malayalam classes
Wednesday - 3/2/05
- Mythology of Shivaji/Commemorations
Saturday - 3/5/05
- Indira Sari Sale
- IITSINE Winter Social
- Free SSAT/PSAT/SAT Testing
Sunday - 3/6/05
- A Non-Western Tradition: Classical Sikh Ragas (POSTPONED)
- Indira Sari Sale
- Kathak Performance Vasanta Chhand - Rhythms of Spring
- Mahashivratri / ISW
Monday - 3/7/05
- 2005 Spring National SBIR Conference
Saturday - 3/12/05
- Free SSAT/PSAT/SAT Testing
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