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Lokvani Spotlight On Excellence Awards - Amazing Artists


Lokvani Spotlight on Excellence Awards in this issue is focused on recognizing "Amazing Artists". NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE singer, musician, music teacher, collagist, comedian, painter, sculptor, set designer and other artists NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, July 5 !!! It is easy!
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Lokvani Spotlight On Excellence Awards - Amazing Artists
Congratulations To Spotlight On Excellence Award Winners - Superb Small Businesses
Congratulations To Spotlight On Excellence Award Winners - Superb Small Businesses


Congratulations to Aakara Medspa, Aalok Fashion, Alankar Decors, ATFS Learning Center, Binita Patel Photography, Boston Sound and Light, Choonari Collection, Nymdesign, Podiatry Healthcare PC, Printing and Graphics Services, Shubhra Design and Timeless Lens Photography, who have been selected to receive the Lokvani Spotlight on Excellence Award for the "Superb Small Businesses" category. The awards will be given on September 9, 201l at the Lokvani Gala. Buy tickets.
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LEAD FEATURES TOP
Lokvani Talks To Latha Edavalath

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)

Latha Edavalath is the principal of the Lasya College of Dance in Pilathara, Kerala. She is working with 30 Boston area dancers and teachers to present a unique production "Navavidha Bhakti" which will be performed on July 17 at Ashland High School. Lata talked to Lokvani about the production and her passion for dance. Click here to buy tickets for Navavidha Bhakti
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Lokvani Talks To  Latha Edavalath
In Conversation With Chiranth Nataraj
In Conversation With Chiranth Nataraj

(This article is sponsored by Emerson Hospital)

Chiranth Nataraj is the founder of International Services, Inc. (based in Glen Allen, VA), a BBB accredited company providing good value visitor health insurance & international student health insurance.
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Bollywood Baatein

(This article is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)

Jaya and I are delighted about Aishwarya's pregnancy, says Amitabh Bachchan.
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Bollywood Baatein
T.M. Krishna At MITHAS - An Innings Of Pure Master Class
 T.M. Krishna At MITHAS - An Innings Of Pure Master Class

(This article is sponsored by Russian School of Math)

MITHAS presented a vocal concert by Carnatic Maestro T.M. Krishna on May 22 at the Stata Center at MIT. Present in the audience was the great Hindustani vocalist Pandit Jasraj whose effusive praise of the concert was a clear testament to the brilliance of this recital.
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Triple Play Concerts At Chinmaya Mission

(This article is sponsored by Mumbai Chopstix)

Chinmaya Mission Boston presented a tri-series of Carnatic Classical music concerts on May 14 and 15th in Andover, MA. The series presented Rajesh Vaidya (Carnatic Veena), Nithyashree Mahadevan (Carnatic vocal) and Sudha Raghunathan (Carnatic vocal) in the Mission’s auditorium. The concerts were outstanding.
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Triple Play Concerts At Chinmaya Mission
Local Givings:Prashant Fadia And American India Foundation
Adode Renews Its Partnership With AIF In DE Program
Local Givings:Prashant Fadia And American India Foundation<br> Adode Renews Its Partnership With AIF In DE Program

(This article is sponsored by Prashant H. Fadia Foundation)

The AYV programme, which is implemented by American Indian Foundation, runs across 43 schools in India. Over 150,000 youth and 7,000 educators have been empowered globally through AYV initiative in its first five years. The program now aims to reach 1,000,000 youth and 50,000 educators around the world by 2016. In India, over 4,000 students have been impacted through this program and Adobe expects to expand this reach to cover over 8,500 youth and 400+ educators in the course of next five years.
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PERFORMING ARTS TOP
Soprano Recital - An Exhilarating Experience


On April 23, 2011, Kriti Subramanyam stepped onto the stage at Spring Step studio in Medford to perform her first solo recital as a soprano, an event she had been anticipating since she began her training five years ago under soprano Mary Ann Lanier at the New England Conservatory.
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 Soprano Recital - An Exhilarating Experience
Kolam Academy Annual Day
Kolam Academy Annual Day


Kolam Academy , under the direction of Sujatha Meyappan presented a wonderful selection of dances for their Annual Day program held at the Chinmaya Maruthi Auditorium on June 11, 2011.
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Raganjali Music School Raises $20,000 For Children’s Camp In India


On June 11, 2011, Raganjali School of Music, organized a musical fundraiser, Swar Lahri 2 (“Cascading Melodies”) for Camp Anjali.
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Raganjali Music School Raises $20,000 For Children’s Camp In India
Sitar Player, Shakir Khan Impresses With Technical Prowess
Sitar Player, Shakir Khan Impresses With Technical Prowess


Shakir Khan opened the June 18th Learnquest Baithak performance in Framingham with an in-depth rendition of evening raga Bageshri. A detailed alaap section steeped in “Gaayaki Ang”, a sonorous and rhythmic jod and jhaala section established a strong opening foundation.
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Caroll Center For The Blind Cohost Visually Impaired Indian Dance Troupe


The Carroll Center for the Blind will honor Helen Keller’s birthday on June 27, 2011, by co-hosting the Sunadha Dance Troupe, a group of visually impaired dancers from India, for a 7:00 pm performance at Newton Country Day School.
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Caroll Center For The Blind Cohost Visually Impaired Indian Dance Troupe
LOCAL HAPPENINGS TOP
The 2011 Annual Conference Of Association For India’s Development
The 2011 Annual Conference Of Association For India’s Development


Association for India’s Development (AID) organized its annual conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) over the Memorial Day weekend of May 28-30, 2011. The conference was attended by more than 150 people, from 27 locations (chapters) across the United States, as well as several full-time workers and partners from India.
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Dwarkamai Celebrates Spiritual Gold On Memorial Day Weekend


Dwarkamai celebrated ‘Spiritual Gold’ program on May 29th at the Shirdi Sai Temple in Billerica. This was a very unique initiative undertaken by Dwarkamai to conduct an all day program with many spiritual events focused on the senior citizens of the community to honor them and have them participate in the events.
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Dwarkamai Celebrates Spiritual Gold On Memorial Day Weekend
Satsang Center Celebrates Gayatri Jayanti And Ganga Dashahara
Satsang Center Celebrates Gayatri Jayanti And Ganga Dashahara


On June 4, 2011, a bright and plesant evening revealed the joyous celebration Gayatri Jayanti and Ganga Dashahara in the sanctuary of newly renovated Satsang Center. The program started with Sri Hanuman Chaalisa and traditional bhajan invoking Sri Ganesh. Naresh Parmar, Aditi Khare, and Sangeeta Saxena also melodiously rendered “Pragya Geets”, popularized by Gayatri Pariwar. Master Swami Saxena, delighted the audience with his skillful and spontaneous accompaniment on tabla.
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Introduction To Vedic Thought


This course provides an overview of Vedic Studies with its unique philosophy of the ultimate goal of human birth and the origin and development of Hindu society.
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Introduction To Vedic Thought
Emerson Offers Diabetes Education Class
Emerson Offers Diabetes Education Class


Emerson Hospital will offer a series of four group diabetes education class in July. Called conversation mapping, the class is an interactive way for patients to learn more about diabetes.
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PEOPLE TOP
Getting To Know Padmashree Lila Poonawalla


Life was not easy for Lila Poonawalla when she came to India as a refugee from Hyderabad, Pakistan with her grandparents, mother and four brothers. The entire family had to survive on the pension from their father's life insurance policy after he died in a train accident. Today she is known to the world as the first woman CEO in India’s business history as Chairman and Managing Director of Alfa Laval from 1987 to 2001.
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Getting To Know Padmashree Lila Poonawalla
Dr. Java Joshi's Work Featured In Lexington Open Studios
Dr. Java Joshi's Work  Featured In Lexington Open Studios


On May 21st and 22nd Lexington Council of Arts conducted “Lexington Open Studios 2011” – An event that attracted over 60 artists to showcase their talent be it painting, jewelry, fabric or ceramics. Returning back to her passion of fine arts after taking a break for the family and raising two beautiful children, Dr. Java Joshi was the only artist of Indian origin that showcased her work during this much anticipated event.
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Anant Agarwal Named CSAIL Director


Anant Agarwal, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next director MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).
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Anant Agarwal Named CSAIL Director
Congratulations To Anoop Kumar
Congratulations To Anoop Kumar


It has been a momentous year for Lokvani team member Anoop Kumar. He received his PhD in computer science from Tufts University. His area of specialization is Computational Biology. He and his wife Tejashri were also blessed with a beautiful daughter Aditi on June 3, 2011.
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CONTRIBUTIONS TOP
Man Is A Warden, Not The Owner Of This World!


Bhagwan’s (God) most excellent artistic manifestation(कलाकृति) is Man. In His creation, God has invested intense thoughtfulness (मनोयोग) and high hopes. God cannot stand to see His creation (सृजन) , staying caught up in a pathetic condition for long.
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Man Is A Warden, Not The Owner Of This World!
LIFESTYLE TOP
Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including IAFPE Panel Discussion and Internship Award, Brahmam Okate, Sonu Nigam, Tennis Star Leander Paes, Nine Pathways to Devotion-A Dance Ballet, Vivekananda Family Camp and Lokvani@10.
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For The Mathematically Inclined


Congratulations to Kishore Balsara, Aseem Chandawarkar, Arun Lahori and Ranganath Nayak, who were winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults.
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For The Mathematically Inclined
Cartoon: Golf For Beginners
Cartoon: Golf For Beginners


Golf for Beginners!
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Music Review - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)

Shankar Ehasan Loy's latest creation is a fun album.
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Music Review - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Laugh A While
Laugh A While


Desi Jokes!
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Recipes - Stuffed Vegetables


Unusual Stuffed vegetables.
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Recipes - Stuffed Vegetables
Picture Of The Fortnight
Picture Of The Fortnight


Perfect view for an artist.
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Thought For The Day


“If someone does not smile at you,
be generous and offer your own smile.
Nobody needs a smile more
than the one who cannot smile to others.”
~ Dalai Lama
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Thought For The Day
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