Lokvani: Desi Information

Remembering Chitra Parayath
Memorial Services for Chitra Parayath will be held on June 11 from 4 to 6 pm at the First Parish church of the Unitarian Universalist in Lexington, MA. more...

Lokvani Talks To Sudha Murthy
(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
"I enjoy the process of distribution of wealth more than the creation of wealth," says Sudha Murthy, who is the Chairperson of the Infosys foundation. An engineer, writer and social activist, she talked to Lokvani about her career and her passion for helping those in need. more...

In Conversation With Prodigies
(This article is sponsored by Dakshin)
Chitraveena Ravi Kiran and Shashank as child prodigies have accomplished the rare feat of blossoming into musicians who have made lasting contributions to the field of Carnatic music. They spoke to Lokvani about their life in music. more...

Technology - Social Computing
(This article is sponsored by The Boston Group)
Social Computing attempts to model the way we interact with Computers and Technology, not on older technologies, but on the way we interact with one another. more...

Bollywood Baatein
The sudden demise of two legendary personas of the film world, actor turned politician Sunil Dutt and filmmaker Ismail Merchant was mourned by cinema lovers. more...

IIT 2005 Attracts Over 2000 Participants
2000 people attended the PanIIT meeting held in North Bethesda, MD. The speaker list included luminaries like Jack Welch, Arun Shourie and Tom Friedman among others. more...

Malladi Brothers Present A Mother's Day Special
Malladi Brothers presented a Bhava-laden Carnatic music concert under the aegis of Soundarya Lahiri and MITHAS at MIT. more...

Financial Choices That Matter Most For Women
How much do you need to accumulate for retirement and college education? Sangita Joshi, in conjunction with Indus Women Leaders, talks about this issue. more...

Ninth Annual India Poetry Reading At Harvard University
In keeping with tradition, the Outreach Committee of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University, had its Ninth Annual India Poetry Reading event on 14th May. more...

Bollywood Star And Tufts Graduate Amisha Patel Delights Boston Audiences
A Tufts University economics graduate who sought to carve a niche for herself in Bollywood, Amisha shot to fame with her debut performance in Kaho Na Pyar Hai. She perfomed in Boston as part of the troupe led by the Hindi Pop sensation Adnan Sami. more...

Vikram Sheel Kumar Among The Winners Of The Ten Outstanding Young Leader Award
The Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce hosted its prestigious 54th Ten Outstanding Young Leader Awards Ceremony on Thursday May 5th at the Seaport Hotel with Vikram Sheel Kumar having the distinction of being the only Indo-American among this year's winners. more...

SavyMedia Presents A Musical Evening With Manisha Savla & Group
Book your tickets early to enjoy this exciting music event 'Kal Aaj or Kal' on June 10th at Milan Banquet in Shrewsbury. more...

May 21, 2005 Proclaimed The Hindu Heritage Day
Mitt Romney, the Massachusetts Governor, and Dennis C. Hunt, the Mayor of Marlborough, proclaim May 21, 2005 as The Hindu Heritage Day, with over seven hundred people attending the celebrations. more...

Permanent Residency Under PERM
PERM is a new methodology to file for labor certifications, replacing the earlier traditional and Reduction in Recruitment methods. more...

VPS Celebrates Events In Spring
VPS celebrates its two spring events - Yogathon and Cricket. more...

Paresh Rawal's Chaalbaaz A Hit
Boston was treated to a Mother's Day special show of CHAALBAAZ ***ng Paresh Rawal on May 8, 2005. more...

For The Mathematically Inclined
Congratulations to Kiran Adhya, Sumita Adhya, Chandran Elumalai, Amar Gupta, Samir Mehta, Pooja Nagda, Bipin Parekh, Ameek Ponda, Laksh Puri, Neha Sharma, Dharmesh Thakkar and Vamsi Vuppala, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one puzzle for kids and one for adults. more...

Music Review - Mia
(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
M.I.A. - Arular ***** New Revolution. Powerful music and lyrics that keep it real. Maya Arulpragasam's (known as M.I.A.) debut album, Arular, is a Winner. more...

Film Review - My Brother Nikhil
A powerful and sensitive film on the power of a sister's love, gay rights and the misconception of AIDS in India. more...

Book Review - India Of My Dreams
Each one reading 'India of Our Dreams' will become conscious about the huge impact his / her personal choices have on their immediate and global environment. more...

Recipes - Mango Madness
(This article is sponsored by Milan)
Summer will hopefully be here, folks and there are mangoes everywhere. more...

Youth Corner: The Pack On My Back - My Backpack
As an interesting activity, I will take all you readers out on a day in the life of a backpack. I will be using backpack language of course just to make sure you know. more...

Jokes - What Is A Definition
Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by feminine water power. more...

Picture Of The Fortnight
Rainbow in Maine. more...

Thought For The Day
Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. --Lauren Bacall more...