Lokvani wishes all its readers a very Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!

Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday. [more]

At the beautiful age of 80, Neena Gulati, the founder of Triveni School of Dance is presenting her 40th annual show on Sep. 23 and 24 and BU. The show is called Prakriti. Neena talks about the show and shares her secret for a long and successful dance career. [more]

Dr. Sankha Bhowmick, artistic director and founder of a theater group, Off-Kendrick, talks about the upcoming Saath festival to be held in Cambridge on Sep. 16 and 17. [more]

Sudha Subbaraman is presenting Surmayee Shaam with several leading Boston area artists on Sept 24 to support AFEC. Sudha and Geeta, a volunteer for AFEC talk about the cause and the music. [more]

by Geetha Patil
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chavathi marks the birthday of Lord Ganesh. He is known as the God of wealth, sciences, knowledge, wisdom and prosperity and that is why most Hindus worship him and seek his blessings before starting any auspicious and important occasion. [more]

by Geetha Patil and Dr. Kirankumar Rathod
Skin tags (also known as acrochordons, fibroepithelial polyp, acrochordon, cutaneous papilloma, and soft fibroma) are soft, skin-colored or little darker small bumps or benign growths that hang on the skin. Once an reduce the chances of getting skin tags by maintaining a healthy body weight with a balanced diet and exercise. [more]

The much awaited Hindi Manch production, Begani Shaadi Mein was a spectacular experience with two house full shows. It attracted over a 1000 people. Kudos to the team for creating two separate shows with two completely different casts and delivering a wonderful experience. [more]

MITHAS presents Jayanthi Kumaresh (Carnatic Veena) on Saturday, September 16th at 6 PM at MIT Wong Auditorium. [more]

Shadaj presents a Hindustani Classical Concert by Rahul Sharma (Santoor) with Aditya Kalyanpur (Tabla) on September 16th in Lexington, MA. [more]

On September 16th and 17th, Off-Kendrik is excited to bring back the second iteration of the SAATh-Fest festival featuring plays in 6 different languages at the Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, MA. [more]

Seize this exclusive opportunity to connect, learn, and innovate with Microsoft's top minds in AI technology.Secure your spot at the forefront of AI advancement by registering at https://aka.ms/SM-AIAI-Workshop. Hurry, as limited seats are available! [more]

Indian Americans for Burlington invites you to IAB Diwali 2023 on Sunday, September 24th from 2:00-6:00 pm at Burlington Common. This year at IAB Diwali we’ll celebrate the glorious heritage of India with the theme 'Passage to India'. [more]

Chinmaya Mission Boston is proud to host Trichur Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan, popularly known as the Trichur Brothers, at the Chinmaya Maruti Auditorium in Andover on September 30 at 5 pm. [more]

Kumkum Pareek Malik, Syed Ali Rizvi, Maneesh Srivastava, Meena Sundaram, Raghu Saranathan, Sankar Gangaikondan, Sharanya Sarkar Verma, Div Prakash and Vijay Kumar invites you to Sukoon: A Confluence Of Songs And Sentiments on September 30th in Burlington, MA. [more]

This year’s AIM for Seva's annual donor appreciation event is a dance celebration entitled Anubhava (An Experience of the Senses) that will be held on Saturday, 30 September at Regis College in Weston, MA at 6 pm. [more]

New England Kannada Koota is celebrating its Ganesha Festival with a live concert by Sooryagayatri, a 17 years young sensational devotional carnatic singer with a golden voice on September 30th. [more]

The India Society of Worcester (ISW), along with ElevAsian, is pleased to host the first ever Asian Business Pitch Contest in the MetroWest area on October 10th, 2023, at the ISW India Center. [more]

Hartalika Teej and Ganesha Chaturthi at NESSP. [more]

ISW Language & Cultural Classes, Ganeshotsav, Ganapati Workshops, Chess Classes, Shrewsbury's Got Talent and more at ISW. [more]

by Sayontika Bhattacharya and Annette Varghese
'The Arangetram was a precious moment in our lives. It was special not only due to the fact that it was a once in a lifetime event, but also since we shared the stage as a mother-daughter duo which is a rare occasion by itself' as Kavya and Usha Kolukula, disciples of Guru Jayshree Bala Rajamani, presented their arangetram. [more]

The scholarship is open to all teachers working in public schools, private schools, or other educational settings, including daycare centers. [more]

September 18th is your last chance to nominate an outstanding immigrant business owner for the 10th Barry M. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards hosted by The Immigrant Learning Center. Let’s showcase the incredible contributions immigrants make as entrepreneurs, industry and community leaders, and innovators! [more]

When a married couple files a joint tax return, each spouse is "jointly and severally" liable for the full amount of tax on the couple's combined income. In some cases, however, one spouse may be eligible for "innocent spouse relief." This generally occurs when one spouse was unaware of a tax understatement that was attributable to the other spouse. [more]

O’ Elephant face one
O’ Gan Ganapati ye
O’ Lord of energies in the universe
O’ governor of all the entities... [more]

Here are two problems for the weekend. [more]

Modak is a sweet stuffed with coconut, jaggery, nutmeg and saffron. 21 pieces of modak are served as the offering in puja during Ganesh Chaturthi. [more]