(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
Vinod and Shikha Kapoor, owners of Bombay Club are taking the dining concept to the next level, putting their money and expertise in expansion, innovation and last but not the least in philanthropy. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Dakshin)
Dr. Pradeep Desai is the CEO of Span Diagnostics Ltd, India's largest manufacturer of diagnostic products. Since its inception thirty years ago, SPAN has focused on the indigenous development and manufacture of quality diagnostic products at affordable prices to meet the needs of the clinical laboratories in India. Desai spoke to Lokvani about the opportunities and challenges in the field of diagnostics in India. [more]

(This article is sponsored by The Boston Group)
The legacy migration process can be a cost-effective and accurate way to preserve legacy investments and thereby avoid the costs and business impact of migration to entirely new software. This article discusses the benefits and migration tools for migrating from legacy systems to 4GL technology. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Aishwarya Rai has toned her body to play a Byzantine warrior in an upcoming film. She is working hard at her body to suit the character Mira that she's playing in 'The Last Legion', which is an epic adventure based on Valerio Massimo Manfredi's novel of the same name. [more]

Congratulations to Vinit Nijhawan, TiE-Boston President, for the Mass High Tech Honor. [more]

Carnatic musicians with matching Kurta Pyjamas? Not a common sight, but then nothing about the Ghatam Karthik's heartbeat ensemble was common! The six musicians cast a spell on the audience with creative compositions in unusual Ragams like Ratipatipriya and Srotaswini. [more]

Useful tips and clarifications on the college admission process were presented at the annual college workshop for Indian American students held at Tufts University [more]

Penn Masala, a Accapella group of 15 Indian American students from UPenn, gave a great performance at the Kresge Auditorium to raise funds for Asha for Education projects. [more]

Y.G. Mahendra's Kadhallika Neremundu had the audience laughing through the entire production. A creative plot, funny dialogues and fabulous acting by Y.G. Mahendra made this a play worth watching. [more]

Kerala Association of New England celebrated this year's Onam with splendor and vibrancy. [more]

The United States signed an umbrella Science & Technology (S&T) agreement with the Government of India in Washington during the October 17, 2005 visit of Indian Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal to the United States. [more]

The What, How, and Who of the SBIR/STTR Program, which will provide $2 billion to small businesses through federal programs to help entrepreneurs take their ideas from concept to commercialization and beyond, will be addressed at the Fall 2005 National SBIR/STTR Program in Albany, New York, November 14-17, 2005. [more]

SNEH, the Society of New England Hindians is hosting its third Diwali Celebration, 'SNEH Diwali 2005'. The function is to be held at Dakshin Banquet Hall in Framingham on Sunday October 30, 2005. [more]

King of ghazal and bhajan singing Anup Jalota and famous Odissi dancer Sudipta Talukdar bring you an evening of fabulous dance and music on Saturday October 29, 2005. Do not miss it! [more]

Come watch 12 of the best teams from North America and Canada compete to be the best in Boston along with UK's hottest producer, Aman Hayer, and the #1 Bhangra Band in the world, DCS! [more]

The first annual '5K Run for a Stress-Free, Violence-Free Society' organized by the Art of Living Foundation will be held on Saturday, October 29th at 9:00 am, beginning at the Boston College Yawkey Center. [more]

Prerana, a freshman at Shrewsbury High School, recently gave her arangetram at the Westborough High School. [more]

Congratulations to Sandeep Bansal, Swapnil Bhatia, Dercik D'Costa, Amar Gupta, Ashok Ingle, Neha Iyer, Hemanth Javali, Shashank Mallick, Amol Mehta, Kavitha and Madhavi Muralidharan, Sarthak Pani, Bipin Parekh, Pravin Patel, Ameek Ponda, Rajiv Ramaratnam, Moitri Sarker and Rajesh Vishwanathan, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one puzzle for kids and one for adults. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
With lyrics like 'Hello Madam - I am your Adam' and 'Jitne Channel TV Ke Utne Nakare Biwi ke' one cannot blame Anu Malik for providing an insipid score! [more]

Family comes first in Viruddh, a Bollywood film with substance. [more]

The Ashram by Sattar Memon won second place (among hundreds of entries) in the Inspirational Category of the 13th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards. [more]

Try this mouth watering delicacies that are easy to make but perfect for Diwali. [more]

ProjectWhy answers so many whys for so many people... it lets children dream, hope and aspire... and answers the incessant drone within us when we see a child begging on the road, a disabled child who is not educated or a toddler who is not cared for. [more]

Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar have reacted angrily to a media report suggesting ego clashes between them. [more]

Keeping in mind our readers and the sensitive nature of this topic, we have withdrawn the jokes in this column.

Season of Pumpkins! [more]

Most things that people fail to achieve, are those that they fear to attempt. -- Chanakya [more]