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Featured Personalities Of 2006 - Part 1


12/18/2006

Lokvani Talks To M. Rajinikanth, President IAGB
"IAGB believes that its cultural events are a great outlet for the kids growing up here to showcase their Indian Heritage"- Rajinikanth, President, IAGB
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Lokvani Talks To Patricia Lennon
“Mediation rather than litigation is becoming very popular in Massachusetts,” says Attorney Patricia Lennon, who brings her expertise in family law that includes divorce and adoption to the Law offices of Miller, Patel and Donabed, providing much needed family law practice to the South Asian community.
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Lokvani Talks To Gurinder Singh Saini Of Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar
A pressing need for a place of worship and communal service to cater for the needs of the community of Sikhs in Somerville and its surrounding cities, including Boston, led to the Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar that acquired a new premise in Medford recently.
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Lokvani Talks To Saroj Madan
Saroj Madan, of Madan Travels in Lowell shares some valuable advice and tips about travel to India and other places. Says Madan, “We spend a lot of time understanding the needs of the traveler and help them make the best choice”.
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Lokvani Talks To Kamaljit Bawa
“We need to pay more attention to conservation in India. Health and education are important but it is the environment that sustains all human endeavors,” says Dr. Kamaljit Bawa, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston who founded ATREE in India.
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Lokvani Talks To Vijay Kumar
Assistant Provost and Director of Academic Computing at MIT, Kumar plays a key role in promoting the effective integration of information technology in MIT education. As an honorary advisor to India’s National Knowledge Commission, he hopes to develop ecology for sustainable transformation of education and research in India.
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Lokvani Talks To Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan, Hind Rattan Award Winner
Dr. Sowmya Viswanathan from UMass Memorial Health Care was recently honored with the “Hind Rattan Award” on January 25th, 2006 at a spectacular ceremony in New Delhi, India.
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Lokvani Talks To Amit And Pragya Dang
“Hindi film music has been an integral part of my life,” says Amit Dang, the handsome host of Sounds of India who recently relinquished his bachelor status and married Dr. Pragya Ahuja (maiden name), a physician from New Delhi. They talked to Lokvani about the radio show, the joys of long distance courtships and their beautiful wedding.
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Lokvani Talks To Ram Nehra
“Contributions from New England helped establish 270 schools in tribal areas which are educating 10,000 children and transforming nearly 1,000 villages through sustainable development initiatives,” says Ram Nehra who is coordinator of the New England chapter of Ekal Vidyalaya. He spoke to Lokvani about the unique opportunity to educate the underpriviledged children in India.
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Lokvani Talks To Monalisa Patnaik
“I established THRIVE to empower the neediest of the needy in India who with just a little access to basic necessities can help themselves,” says Patnaik who is on her way to founding her second non-profit organization SACHI with a mission to provide awareness, education, advocacy and outreach of primary and preventive health information for the South Asian American community.
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Lokvani Talks To Ramesh Parwani
“Our key to success is the quality of our products,” say Ramesh and Bina Parwani who run Kay Pee Jewelers, a jewelry store that has been catering to the needs of the South Asian community in New England since 1990. They talked to Lokvani about their business and shared some tips on jewelry purchase.
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Lokvani Talks To Tushneem Dharmagadda
Tushneem Dharmagadda is an Advisor on the NetSAP Board and has been involved with NetSAP for the last three years. He spoke to Lokvani on the activities of the group and his interests.
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