Today is the brithday of Swami Vivekananda. Swamiji's contribution to the welfare of humanity is tremendous. Our thought of the day features a quote from this brilliant man!

Our New Year's resolution at Lokvani  is to  work hard to support the community in the best possible manner.  It is a  resolution we have made for the past five years and it is one that we never break. While we will continue to provide our regular columns dedicated to interviews, technology, bollywood, cricket, event reviews, film, music, book and reviews, recipes,   jokes, photo of the fortnight and thought for day, in the upcoming issues we will include other articles that will be of  interest to our readers.  Beginning this issue, you will find a listing of the dates of Indian festivals in the right hand column of your newsletter.  Keep a look out for other features..

In this issue, M. Rajnikanth, President of the India Association of Greater Boston talked to us about his plans for IAGB.  We also have a special feature on Amrita Rao. Amit Dang of Sounds of India writes about his choice for the Top 25 hits from the world of Hindi film and pop music.

The Triveni School of dance under the directorship of Neena Gulhati was recognized for its philanthropic work. Ambassador R.S. Jassal visited Boston and met with community leaders. Duel Citizenship is now a reality! The Guru Tax & Financial Services owned by Satya and Sheema Mitra moved into their new office location on 446 Main Street, 16th Floor, Worcester, MA . Kiran Rao presented a great painting exhibition.

We urge you to watch Mystic India is an award-winning large format film that honors the spirit and shares the essence of India's cultural and geographic diversity at the IMAX theater at the Museum of Science.

We hope your New Year’s Resolution includes support for Lokvani.  We thank for all you support through the years and hope the new year brings peace and prosperity to all!

Lokvani team
Ranjani Saigal, Nirmala Garimella, Anil Saigal and Anoop Kumar

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