Event Update
Friday - 12/25/09
Hindi Movie - 3 idiots (Amir Khan)
Saint Fridays

Saturday - 12/26/09
Hindi Movie - 3 idiots (Amir Khan)

Sunday - 12/27/09
Hindi Movie - 3 idiots (Amir Khan)

Thursday - 12/31/09
Aaja Nachle New Year
New Year
Masala Art New Year's Blast
Glitz & Glamour 2010
Explosion 2010
New Years Eve Kiss the Roxy Good Bye

Saturday - 1/9/10
Accelerated Math and Science
A Tea for Teachers hosted by the Teach India Project.
Pongal-Republic Day celebrations 2010

Sunday - 1/10/10
Indus : the Unvoiced Civilization

Saturday - 1/16/10
Accelerated Math and Science

Wednesday - 1/20/10
Indo-jazz group Natraj celebrates CD release

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Our Voice And Yours

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our readers! Have a wonderful 2010.

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

LEAD FEATURES TOP
Lokvani Talks To - 2009 Recap Part 1

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
Profile of the many faces of 2009 - Budhinath and Kalyani Padhy,Paul Tedrow,Tanya Palit,Prabhakar Jain,Jayanthi Mistry,Raj Melville,Sangeeta Bhatia,Kedar Murthy,Saluni Fadia,Pratibha Shah and Pravin Chaturvedi. [more]

In Conversation - 2009 Recap Part I

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Rachel C. Tadmor)
Meet the many faces of 2009 - Sunanda Sahay, Nilesh Gunda, Neelkanth Mishra, Aishu Venkataraman, Jagjit Singh,Sheena Patel, Manoshi Vin,Samia Kirmani, Lija Joseph, Varun Aggarwal, Sanjay Sinho, Arun Krishnan, Minakshi Jain. [more]

Bollywood Baatein

(This article is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
Katrina Kaif has added one more feather to her cap. She has been voted the Sexiest Asian Woman once again by a survey carried by the UK's magazine Eastern Eye. [more]

A Framework For Thinking About Indian History

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Jan Albrecht)
Dr. Prasannan Parthasarathi, Boston College, spoke at the Outreach Lectures of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies of Harvard University on December 13th, 2009. [more]

South Asian Art - In Memory Of Prashant Fadia

(This article is sponsored by Prashant H. Fadia Foundation)
A compendium of Art articles in 2009 enriched with our partnership with bCA galleries. [more]

PERFORMING ARTS TOP
Performing Arts

From dance to music groups to art, the New England community flourished in the performing arts. [more]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS TOP
Local Happenings - Roundup Of Events

Community events that informed, educated and entertained in 2009. [more]

PEOPLE TOP
Lokvani Celebrates The Achievements Of 2009 - Part 1

Intel Science Talent Search, JHU Talent Search, Spelling and Math Bee are few of the laurels awarded to Indian-American students. [more]

JHANKAR Launches New Mobile Store

JHANKAR, is pleased to announce their latest addition: mobile.jhankar.com. JHANKAR’s new mobile store will add to their Bollywood offerings of radio and web, with the latest ringtones, wallpapers, and animations. [more]

CONTRIBUTIONS TOP
From The Readers... - Part 1

Lokvani thanks the contributors for sharing valuable health, beauty, tax, insurance and all other tips with the community. [more]

Massachusetts Home Sales Up A Record 63 Percent In November

Single-family home sales were up a record 63.1 percent compared to November 2008, as buyers expected the first-time home-buyer tax credit to expire at the end of the month (instead it was extended to April 2010). [more]

LIFESTYLE TOP
Weekend Entertainment

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including all new year celebrations. [more]

For The Mathematically Inclined

Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults.. [more]

Music Review - The Best Of 2009

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
“Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.” [more]

Laugh A While

Laugh away to the New Year 2010. [more]

Cartoons - What Is There To Laugh About ?

Humor in various forms and styles that kept us going in 2009. [more]

Recipes - Holiday Cooking

Recipes that graced the pages of Lokvani in 2009. Indulge but stay healthy. [more]

Pictures Of The Year 2009

Images of 2009 ! [more]

Thought For The Day

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. [more]

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