Harish Hande Gets Standing Ovation At FORSE2011
Harish Hande, the closing keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Forum for Social Entrepreneurs organized jointly by the Sloan Business Club at MIT and the TIE Social Enterprise special interest group, received a long standing ovation for his inspiring speech. The conference titled - Make it Happen from Ideas to Enterprise featured several interesting tracks, a pitch contest and unconference session.[more]

VSNA Convention 2011 & International Basava Conference A Grand Success
The 2011 International Basava Conference (IBC) was resounding success. From vetting the topics and speakers to planning all the minute details of the program the IBC team and the Convention team brought forth a vision conceived by VSNA leadership.
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Scaling Up Your Social Enterprise
TIE-SE held its August meeting at the MassChallenge incubator in Boston on August 8th. Eric Dawson, Founder and President, Peace First, Sharad Anil Parajuli, Founder and Director, Himalyan Health Care (HHC) and Peter Haas, Founder Fifty Frogs and AIDG shared their journeys and provided insights into scaling social enterprises.
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Researchers Expound The Idea Of Advancing Physics Through Understanding Vedanta
The Center for Indic Studies at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth saw the conclusion of a unique international symposium on Science, Vedanta and Foundations of Physics devoted to examining the foundations of physics, especially quantum mechanics from the perspective of Vedantic philosophy and metaphysics.
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AAPNA Organizes 3rd International Ayurveda Conference
Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA) recently organized its 3rd International Ayurveda Conference in Hilton Boston Woburn, MA, from August 12-15, 2011. The conference, with the theme of “Ayurveda for Women’s Health” drew about 170 participants from around the world - USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Ukraine, Croatia, Brazil, India, UAE.
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AAANE Honors ATFS And Lokvani
Aligarh Alumni Association of New England recognized Lokvani and ATFS for community service and academics at the 9th Annual Sir Syed Mushaira held on Sept 16. The event featured local poets as well as poets from India and Pakistan who delighted the audience with their creations.
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Ekal Vidyalaya Officials Visit New England
On the evening of Sept. 25, three senior officials of the Ekal Vidyalaya movement were in Lexington, MA. The officials were Mr. Shyam Gupta, Dr. C. Satheesh Kumar and Mr. Sankaran. They had already been to Rhode Island under the guidance of Mr. Ram Nehra, who is the president of the New England chapter of Ekal Vidyalaya.
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Saheli Second Annual Fundraiser A Huge Success
Saheli, an organization that supports South Asian victims of domestic violence, held its 2nd Annual Fundraiser. It was a Bollywood themed event with awards for best costume. Very appropriately "Gandhi" costume won the first prize.
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New England Leherein’s Inaugural “Your Choice Awards”
On October 8, 2011, New England Leherein, hosted its inaugural fund-raising community awards event, "Your Choice Awards”, at Chinmaya Center in Andover, MA. It was a charity event that honored the unsung heroes of the Boston area Indian community while aiding the under privileged children in India.
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ATASK Silk Road Gala - A Grand Affair
Chef Ming Tsai and Boston's celebrity chefs gather for the Silk Road Gala 2011 to benefit the Asian Task Force against domestic violence and to celebrate domestic violence awareness month.
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Spirited Celebration Of Karwa Chauth
"This is the best Karwa-chauth for all of us. Everyone was looking so great... and thanks for making it so memorable." That's how one of the many spirited participants related to the program host Sangeeta Saxena, after this year's tremendously popular celebration of Karwa Chauth at Satsang Center.
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Chinmaya Mission Diwali Banquet Raises $250K
The Annual Chinmaya Fundraising Banquet held to cover the gap between the annual expenses and revenues for Chinmaya Maruti was a smashing success with over @250 K raised within 30 min of the pledge drive.
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TAGB Celebrates Deepavali
TAGB's Deepavali Dhamaka 2011 was celebrated in great grandeur on November 20, 2011 at Littleton High School. Around 1000 members attended Deepavali Dhamaka 2011, which was completely filled with a spectacular variety of cultural items like multi-color fire crackers and sparkles.
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