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The Shalini's Beauty Salon and Spa of Shalini Patta located in Westborough, attracts many bridal and special occasion customers. [more]

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Producer of the documentary, "Its my life - A South Asian Queer Story in America" Chithambaram talked to Lokvani about his film and the challenge of being a member of the South Asian GLBT community. [more]

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Sanju Baba ties the knot! Tabu and Abbas re-unite after 12 years. And we have videos for you. [more]

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MIT Natya's Dancing Nature's Art (an obvious play of words on 'DNA'), unfolds on the stage into a rich, visually spectacular drama that entices the hitherto casual, perhaps curious, viewer into the realms of wondrous and tasteful fusion - of Art and Science. Mohini Jangi, Amrita Saigal, Amrita Karambelkar and others were part of the production. [more]

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Art is the way!
There is no way to art. Art is the way. 'The Way' is the term used in the philosophy of Tao to symbolize 'The God'. In this way, art, for Awadhesh Misra, is not the way of talking but the way of living. [more]

The fund-raising event on February 9th was attended by more than 400 people, mostly students and enthusiastic music fans. Pratham is India's foremost NGO focused on eradicating illiteracy and thus poverty by providing education skills to under-privileged children. [more]

The Asian Arts & Culture Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst presents Aniruddha Knight and Ensemble in a stunning dance concert with live music on Sunday, March 2 at 4 pm in Bowker Auditorium, UMass. [more]

Pongal, the ancient festival of the Tamils was celebrated with pomp and splendor, with about 100 kids displaying their vivid talents in fine arts at the New England Tamil Sangam's Pongal Vizha 2008 held at the Littleton High School Auditorium, Littleton on Saturday, February 2nd. [more]

IANH conducts math workshop in Nashua, NH to help students prepare for the upcoming education bees. [more]

Catherine White and Indu Isaacs offered plenty of tips about running a business at TiEWIN hosted by TiE Boston [more]

Lalit Koul presented a fascinating overview of the origin, development and writing systems of Kashmiri Language, discussed its rich literature and the challenges it is facing in present times at Harvard University. [more]

IIT Madras and IITSINE invite you and your family for a fun filled day to a ski, snowboard, cross-country ski and snow shoe trip at Waterville Valley, NH on March 1st. [more]

Leader Bank opened its fourth branch at 363 Pleasant Street in Belmont, MA on February 20, 2008 with State Treasurer Timothy P. Cahill as the guest of honor in the ribbon cutting ceremony. [more]

Dr. Thomas Abraham, recipient of the prestigious awards, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman and Bharatvanshi Gaurav Award this year, was feliciated by the Indian American community, during a special event organized in his honor by GOPIO-CT Chapter at the Stamford Hamton Inn, Stamford, CT on February 15th, 2008. [more]

Even though it is often believed that all techniques of meditation and relaxation are equally effective, it has been scientifically shown that some techniques, ironically, increase stress. [more]

Maha Shivaratri is on March 6th. On this day, devotees visit Shiva temples to offer leaves of bel upon the Shiva linga, observe fast and keep awake all night as a mark of their devotion to God Shiva. Read this article to learn more about the festival and its significance. [more]

"YEA is driven by a singular premise: that the hands-on experience of owning and running their own business will unlock the talents of teens from all walks of life," says Julie Nessen, founder of this unique social enterprise. [more]

Dr. Purnima Sangal shares her reasons for supporting Hillary Clinton for President. [more]

Utah is the only State in USA where Diwali has been celebrated in Governor's mansion for the last three years. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events during this upcoming fortnight including Hindu American Foundation Awareness Campaign Lunch, Family Ski Trip, Aniruddha in Performance, Art of Living Course, Uday Bhawalkar Concert and IITSINE Annual Social. [more]

Congratulations to Sitaram Chandawarkar, Somnath Chattopadhyay, Venki Nagesha, Mukund Seshadri and Niharika Yerneni, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

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With an array of music directors including Sandeep Chowta, Suroor, Daler Mehndi, Shibani Kashyap, Raghav Sachar and Amar Mohile, Sunday is quite an outstanding piece of music. [more]

Here is 'THE' Elvis Presley sandwich! Hey What is that? Click here to find out. Supriya Raman contributes. [more]

The stories of both the patients and students were touching, infuriating, heartwarming and tearful. They explain clearly the emotional and physical roller-coaster these (sleep-deprived in most cases) students must traverse through if they ever hope to reach their desired objective. [more]

Laugh a while! Why do we have George Clooney in the photo? Read on! [more]

One of the greatest engineering works in history, which transformed the American Southwest. [more]

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Inspirational saying from the Vedanta. [more]