We dedicate this newsletter to the memory of Chitra Parayath, Lokvani's Founder Partner on her 3rd death anniversary. Here are a few links to some of her stories in Lokvani.

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Lead Features, Performing Arts, Local Happenings, People, Contributions and Lifestyle.

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
Sangita Joshi has been in the financial services industry for nearly ten years, as a financial advisor and marketing director. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Rachel C. Tadmor)
Termed original, intriguing and compelling, Children of Shahida has made its mark as a captivating first novel for Kavoori. Take a walk with the author, who is both humble and humorous, through his personal life and learn how it played a vital role in the writing of his first novel. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Is it over for Malaika and Arbaaz? News about their possible split has surprised or shocked many. Is the love party over? [more]

(This article is sponsored by Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge)
75 years young Asha Bhosle, along with Amit Kumar delighted the Boston audience with her singing and dancing presenting her own songs and those of others that she admired including Geeta Dutt. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Prashant H. Fadia Foundation)
Identifying Indo-Portuguese Art
While the Portuguese valued Indian artistic innovations in terms of form and style, they were clearly beguiled by the luxurious materials used in many Indian objects. [more]

MIT SAAS Culture Show 2008 held at the MIT Kresge Auditorium on April 11 was a wonderful amalgam of song, dance, and comedy that kept the audience very entertained for the entire duration. [more]

The India Society of Worcester's Youth Group presented "Showcase India 2008", a cultural event enjoyed by everyone. [more]

Brown Badmaash, Brown University's only nationally competitive South Asian dance troupe, is hosting its annual performance show on April 27th. Look forward to an energetic and festive night of dance ranging from bhangra to classical South Indian, from raas to hiphop, and much more! [more]

As part of the enlightening series of discourses on Divine Knowledge of Vedas and Vedic Scriptures organized by Neelu Sharma at the Sarva Dev Mandir in Oxford, MA, Siddeshvari Devi Ji discussed Learning from Ancient Traditions and What It Means To Be A Hindu. [more]

On Saturday, April 26, the Peabody Essex Museum unveils Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony - a wide-ranging exploration of the wedding as artistic inspiration across cultures, lifestyles and three centuries. [more]

The IIT Alumni Association in New England held their annual gathering at the Lexington Lodge of the Elks on April 5, 2008. [more]

It was a stage set for all the fun and excitement equally for children, adults and elders with Carnatic music, Bharata Natyam, Karaoke singing, keyboard, Folk songs and dances, by the New England Tamil Sangam on April 12, 2008 to commemorate Tamil New Year. [more]

It is the season of the NSF Education Bees again where all the three Math Bee toppers, Ankita Devasia (Level 1), Nisha Devasia (Level 2), and Anish Thilagar (Level 3) were participating at their level for the first time. [more]

Dr. Sahdev R. Passey, Holden resident and Worcester physician, has been named 2008 Community Clinician of the Year by the Worcester District Medical Society. [more]

Pradip Kumar Ghosh, a resident of Worcester, MA, has recently been honored with United States Patent No. US 7,228,972 for his invention on "Short Bar Separation and Recovery System and Method" related to the automatic handling of short steel products in sophisticated rolling mill units. [more]

Desh Deshpande, Miki Akimoto - Co-Founder of Saffron Circle and Jim Matheson - Partner at Flagship Ventures provide a standing room only crowd with some guidance on charitable giving. [more]

On March 28th and 29th, several dozen academics, activists, researchers and scholars gathered at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania for a two-day conference entitled "South Asian Feminisms: Gender, Culture and Politics" . [more]

DoctorsOnTM.org is a new website where specialists answer your questions about the Transcendental Meditation program and health. The website is run by the The American Association of Physicians Practicing the Transcendental Meditation Program. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events during this upcoming fortnight including Art of Living Course, Shanno Khurana Concert, Brown Badmaash, Turn It Up, Zakir Hussain Concert, TiECON East 2008, Ranjani Shettar Exhibition and Artistic Exchange Between India and Portugal. [more]

Congratulations to Sitaram Chandawarkar, Manish Goregaokar and Shailesh Goregaokar, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
Fuzon is a band from Pakistan comprising of vocalist Rameez Mukhtar, guitarist Shallum Asher Xavier and keyboardist Imran Momina (Emu). Their music as described by their former vocalist Shafqat Amanat Ali is a fusion of Pakistani classical music and modern western music. [more]

The Sex and the City lifestyle just weren't working for Anita Jain. Three years of living and dating in New York filled her with nothing but loneliness and frustration. [more]

Upar Mukesh Ka Makaan
Neeche Ushi Ki Dukaan! [more]

Fast to cook and delicious to eat pressure cooking recipes! [more]

How things work in India (Joke). [more]

Can you guess this beautiful place? [more]

(This article is sponsored by epuja)
'The newer people of this modern age are more eager to amass than to realize' - Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel laureate (1861-1941). [more]

Mr. Sujay Kumar Verma, a resident of Winchester, MA for twenty seven years recently passed away at the age of 62. [more]