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Our Voice And Yours


Lokvani wishes all its readers a very Happy Sankranti and Pongal!

Sonika Vaid of MA Wows ‘American Idol’ Judges. An early early favorite to win the title.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Lokvani Talks To: Year In Review - Part III
Lokvani Talks To: Year In Review - Part III

(This section is sponsored by Immigration Solutions)

Lokvani Talks To in 2015 - Razia Mashkoor, Farida Kathawalla,Sheena Patel, MIT-Chamak, Dr. Smitha Radhakrishnan, Leherein Team
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In Conversation With: Year In Review - Part III

(This section is sponsored by Tanna Insurance)

In 2015 Lokvani came across a wide section of people with whom we had interesting conversations.
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In Conversation With: Year In Review - Part III
Bollywood Baatein
Bollywood Baatein

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After trying her hand at acting, direction, production and politics, Bollywood's 'Dreamgirl' Hema Malini will soon come up with her debut album of bhajans.
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Six Indian-American Students From New England Named Intel Semi Finalists


S. Chakraborty, A. Arivudainambi, Y. Makaram, A. Punjabi, S. Saini and M. Jagadeesan from New England are among the 300 high school seniors named semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent Search 2016.
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Six Indian-American Students From New England Named Intel Semi Finalists
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Young Professionals: Year In Review - Part II
Young Professionals: Year In Review - Part II


Young Professionals (2015) - Divya Aggarwal, Karishma Brinda Desai, Manasi Singhal, Ashima Duggal, Nimit Nathwani,Viveka Devadas, Vyas Sai.
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New England For Chennai


Chennai and its suburbs suffered a historic rain fall and flooding recently. Smitha Krishnan, a young woman, a violinist who is the student of Delhi Sundarajaran and a graduate student at Tufts University has taken the initiative to organize a cultural program to raise funds to help the cause on January 23rd.
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New England For Chennai
Performing Arts: Year In Review - Part II
Performing Arts: Year In Review - Part II


In 2015, Lokvani was proud to cover several events. Here is recap of few of them.
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R.J.Grey Students' Success At FLL State Championship


A team of 4 students from R. J. Grey Junior High, Acton MA, competed at the Massachusetts First Lego League (FLL) State Championships on Dec 19th and came in 2nd. The Robonauts - Rohan Chakravarthy, Niranjan Narasimhan, Pratik Bharadwaj and Rahul Ulman - all 8th Grade students, qualified to represent Massachusetts at the FLL North American Open Championships at LegoLand in San Diego, CA in May 2016.
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R.J.Grey Students' Success At FLL State Championship
Indian Population In Massachusetts
Indian Population In Massachusetts


Among the residential areas, Burlington, Westborough, Waltham, Shrewsbury and Acton top the list of cities with the highest population of Indian-Americans.
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Transformational Technologies Of Tomorrow: Converging AI, Big Data And Robotics


As a run up to Leadership Conference 2016, IIT AGNE invites you to the event Transformational Technologies of Tomorrow: Converging AI, Big Data and Robotics on January 23rd.
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Transformational Technologies Of Tomorrow: Converging AI, Big Data And Robotics
IAFPE General Body Meeting
IAFPE General Body Meeting


The Indian American Forum for Political Education would like to invite you to its Annual General Body Meeting on Sunday January 17th.
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IAGB To Celebrate Republic Day 2016


The theme of IAGB's 2016 Republic Day festivities is 'Folk Art of India,' and will feature folk music and colorful folk dances. The event will be held on January 30, 2016 at the Burlington High School.
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IAGB To Celebrate Republic Day 2016
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Om Prakash Of UMass Amherst To Lead A Global Research Team
Om Prakash Of UMass Amherst To Lead A Global Research Team


Prof. Om Prakash, an agriculture biotechnologist at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, is slated to lead a global research team after being named a grant recipient by the Worldwide Universities Network.
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Healthy Start To The Day


Some healthy ways to start your day in this new year!
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Healthy Start To The Day
NGI Politics: Post-Pathankot Speculations And Hopes
NGI Politics: Post-Pathankot Speculations And Hopes


One wonders why gun battles in the 21st century seem as frequent as the tribal conflicts of the stone age. Is our civilization more barbaric? Today the world should worry more about the elimination of poverty and focus on the pursuit of higher goals in life. Ideologies of violence and monsters of war seem to be staying with us for a long time to come!
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Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Dawat 2016 and Raaga-Rang.
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Weekend Entertainment
For The Mathematically Inclined
For The Mathematically Inclined


Congratulations to Amit Lele and Baldev Luhar, who ware the winners of last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all!
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Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week


Welcome 2016! Let’s see what Bollywood has store for the new year. “Soch Na Sake” seems to be topping the charts the past few weeks, however to my ears, the tracks from Bajirao Mastani are still #1 hits (especially for those of you who are classical dance lovers).
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Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week
Recipes - Detox
Recipes - Detox


Cooking with Savasani
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Laugh A While


1. I heard the new auto body shop that opened comes highly wreck-a-mended.
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Laugh A While
Thought For The Day
Thought For The Day


“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” —Nelson Mandela
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New York Life
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Event Update
Friday - 01/15/16
Makara Sankranthi Celebrations / RI

Saturday - 01/16/16
Therapeutic Yoga and Mindfulness for Health Professionals and Caregivers
BosTown Raas
BosTown Raas

Saturday - 01/23/16
Transformational Technologies of Tomorrow:
Converging AI, Big Data and Robotics

Saturday - 01/30/16
IAGB Republic Day 2016

Sunday - 2/14/16
Organization Meeting for Ramayana Play

Saturday - 2/20/16
Maanavseva - Annual Event

Saturday - 2/27/16
South Asian Showdown 2016

Saturday - 3/19/16
Mona Daarrling!

Saturday - 3/26/16
AIF Annual New England Gala
Grand Holi (Festival of Colors)

Saturday - 4/2/16
Dawat 2016

Saturday - 4/9/16
Raaga-Rang

Friday - 4/15/16
Akhand Ramayana

Saturday - 4/16/16
CGKW-2

Friday - 4/22/16
A Hindi Play

Saturday - 4/23/16
Lata: A Legend Among Legends

Saturday - 4/30/16

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Akshaya Patra 2016 Annual Boston Gala

Friday - 5/6/16
TiECON2016 / CA

Saturday - 5/7/16
Remembering Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Sunday - 5/8/16
Ramayana Play

Friday - 5/13/16
Akhand Ramayana - Chinmaya

Saturday - 5/14/16
Ekal NE Annual Fundraiser with Bollywood Music
Akhand Ramayana - Chinmaya

Friday - 8/12/16
IIT AGNE Leadership Conference 2016

Sunday - 8/14/16
IAGB Independence Day 2016

Saturday - 10/22/16
Awaaz-e-Jazbaat Shankar Jaikishan ke Saath

Saturday - 12/31/16
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