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| Our Voice And Yours |
The secret to getting into Harvard: Be nicer!
Students vying for admission to the Class of 2020 top 20,000 at Tufts University. [more]
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| Lokvani Talks To Uday Virkud, President & CEO, 3E Company |  |
(This section is sponsored by Immigration Solutions)
Big data and analytics certainly play important roles in our industry, and for this reason, they are at the very core of 3E’s business. Our award winning content is “Big” and includes over 4.75 million safety data sheets (SDS), information about over 100,000 suppliers, and over 8 million compliance documents just to give some examples - Uday Virkud, President & CEO, 3E Company. [more] |
| In Conversation With Anupama Shah, Owner, Spa And Salon | (This section is sponsored by Tanna Insurance)
Anupama Shah is esthetician and stylist and has just launched a spa and salon in Woburn.Says she," With over a decade of extensive experience with the aesthetic industry, I understand the importance of nourishing your hair and skin because doing so truly does invigorate a person. Looking good equals feeling good, and I am continually learning how to help others feel and look their best". [more] |
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)
From bagging her first award for her American TV show to being one of the Padma Award winners, actress Priyanka Chopra says she is living a dream and the national honor is a result of her hard work. [more] |
| New England For Chennai | (This section is sponsored by Masala Art)
On January 23, 2016, Sankara Healthcare Foundation, Inc. presented “New England For Chennai” at Algonquin Regional High School in Northborough, MA. This event was organized to raise funds for relief work to Chennai and nearby areas that were affected by the well-known Chennai Floods. [more] |
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| Nine Indian Women In Forbes’ 30-Under-30 Achievers List |  |
From Inventors to money managers and human rights activists, Indian American women seem to excel in a multitudes of fields. [more]
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| TAGB Sankranthi Sambaralu A Big Success |
The highlight of the evening was a Sangeetha Nritya Rupakam on Annamayya Jeevitha Charitra - this spell binding ballet is written and performed by Srinivas Bhalabhadrapatruni and directed by Padmaja Bhalabhadrapatruni, choreographed by Sailaja Chowdary Tummala. [more]
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| Bighelp Celebrates 13th Annual "Pongal And Republic Day" Event |  |
Bighelp's 13th annual event "Pongal Republic Day Celebrations 2016" held on Jan. 9th 2016 was a grand success! [more]
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| Transformational Technologies Of Tomorrow |
IIT AGNE hosted a panel discussion on the convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data analytics and Robotics technologies and its implications. Spirited discussions on topics ranging from technical details to the broad philosophical comments on singularity - a time when the intelligence of machines would exceed human intelligence held the interest of the audience. [more]
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| Bindaas - Masti |  |
Bindaas Masti organized by Dj Preetesh and event manager Jharna Madan
was a sold out event with everyone having a rocking time!
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| A Promising Young Artist And Her Experiments In Art |
Nisha Pillai defines her art as something that invokes emotion in the viewer. A selection of Nisha Pillai’s favorite paintings in acrylic are on exhibit at The Gallery at the Reuben Hoar Library, Littleton, MA from Jan. 7 – Feb. 4. [more]
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| Successful Relaunching Of IMANE Women's Forum | .jpg) |
Current IMANE President Dr. Sapna Aggarwal has re-launched the forum this year with Dr. Deepa Jhaveri as its chair. [more]
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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. [more]
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| A Great Line Up Of Speakers At The Harvard India Conference |  |
This year, the conference is featuring one of it’s best speaker lineups, with several distinguished personalities in attendance. Keynote addresses at the 2016 event include Ms. Chanda Kochhar (CEO, ICICI Bank), Dr. Kamal Haasan (Actor), Mr. Karan Johar (Producer & Director), Mr. Nirmalaya Kumar (Professor, London Business School), Ms. Nirupama Rao (Former Indian Ambassador to the US), Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad (Union Cabinet Minister), Shri Shashi Tharoor (Politician) and Ms. Preetha Reddy (MD, Apollo Hospitals). [more]
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| Dwarkamai Carrom & Chess Tournament |
Dwarkamai will hold the Carrom and Chess Tournament on
Feb. 13th and 14th, 2016. [more]
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| Jit Saxena To Be Honored At AIF 10th Annual New England Gala |  |
We are delighted to honor Jit Saxena who has made significant contributions to technology world and local economy” says Santhana Krishnan, Co-Chair of the New England Gala. “It is fitting that this being our tenth annual gala we honor someone who has made a lasting impact on the community by focusing on the mission of each of his ventures and being a role model for many.” [more]
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| Sanjay Kudrimoty Elected President Of IAFPE |
Sanjay Kudrimoty was elected President of the Indian American Forum for Political Education while Sonali Lappin was elected to the position of President-Elect at the organization’s general body meeting on Jan. 17th at Lexington Historical Society in Lexington, MA. [more]
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| Chairman Madhu Pandit Dasa Receives Padma Shri Award |  |
The Government of India has awarded Madhu Pandit Dasa, Founder and Chairman of Akshaya Patra, the Padma Shri Award for distinguished service rendered by Akshaya Patra for children in government schools in India. [more]
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| User Beware! Five Social Media Tips For College Applicants |
by Stephen Friedfeld
It was recently reported that, in a survey of college admissions officers, 40% of respondents admit that they check applicants’ social media profiles during the decision-making process, and approximately one in three admissions officers search online to find out more information on applicants. [more]
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| 10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Braille |  |
by Bill Winter
January is National Braille Literacy Month, so it’s the perfect time to explore the world’s most popular tactile reading and writing system. [more]
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| Life And Times In USA: An H4 Visa Holder |
by Roopal Jain
The American Dream, it turned out, didn’t incorporate the dreams of immigrant’s wives, H4 holders like me while the wives of L1 visa holders can work very comfortably in this country. Saheli came to me as blessing after six months of regressive failures in finding anything productive to do. [more]
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Mona darling, Kaifi Aur Mein, Dawat 2016 and Raaga-Rang. [more]
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Congratulations to Amit Lele, RK Sambangi and Harish Sanchorawala, who ware the winners of last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]
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| Music Review: Top Ten Bollywood Songs Of The Week |  |
by Priyanka Jain
As January comes to a close, let’s see what Bollywood is listening to! Definitely some new tracks that are taking the top spots are from movies Airlift and Sanam Re. Don’t miss out on bellydance/Arabic music in “Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi” from Akshay Kumar’s new hit, Airlift. Rishi Rich is also back in action with a new track, “Dil Kya Kare.” Which song is your favorite this week? [more]
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| Laugh A While |
What happened when a ship carrying red paint collided with a ship carrying blue paint?
Both crews were marooned. [more]
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| Recipes - Best Besan Recipes |  |
The chickpea flour or besan as we call it is so versatile to cook. Here are some sweet and snack recipes. [more]
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |
In the forests of Karnataka! [more]
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| 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. [more]
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