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| Our Voice And Yours |
The Lokvani team wants to thank its readers, supporters, friends and sponsors on this occasion of Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! As a community you have been our greatest asset!
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Lokvani Presents Inspire Award - II
Narain And Vidya Bhatia |  |
Lokvani is pleased to honor Narain and Vidya Bhatia with the Lokvani "INSPIRE" award. The award will be given at the Lokvani Community and Youth Celebrations that will be held at the Ambrosia Banquet Facility on Dec. 15. BUY TICKETS.
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Lokvani Honors Community Heroes - V
Dilip Gandhi |
Lokvani is delighted to present the fifth set of community heroes to be honored at the 2nd Annual Lokvani Community and Youth Night to be held on Dec. 15 at Ambrosia Banquet Hall in Foxborough, MA. Dilip Gandhi is being recognized for his tireless support of community work. We humbly salute his work. In addition to honoring the heroes, the evening features great entertainment, a lovely feast and DJ dancing. Come celebrate the holidays with us! BUY TICKETS.
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
Ranveer and Deepika got married in Lake Como, Italy. The festivities began with mehendi and sangeet and ended with a Konkani wedding on November 14 and an Anand Karaj ceremony on November 15.
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| Sabarimala Verdict – Activism Without Understanding |
by Ranjani Saigal
"When I filed petition in this matter, I was not fully aware of the facts of this case. Further, I am not from Kerala.I then did some study and felt that I might have unintentionally hurt the sentiments of the devotees there. I realized that I was wrong. I came to know about many facts at a later stage" says Prerna Kumari, one of the Petitioners in the Sabarimala case. Here are some details and why I think activism without understanding is dangerous.
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| Hindustani Music Concert By Smt. Rachna Bodas Delights Classical Music Lovers |  |
by Shuchita Rao
LearnQuest Academy of Music presented Hindustani vocalist Smt. Rachna Bodas in Concord, Mass Nov, 18th. She was accompanied by Shri Ramachandra Joshi on the harmonium, Shri Nitin Mitta on the tabla and Eesha Ingle on the tanpura.
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| Arangetram: Meera Ramesh |
by Rajesh Vaidheeswarran
I’ve known Meera for over eleven years now and always knew her as a happy, thoughtful, yet focused child. Her passion for the arts, be it Carnatic music or Bharatanātyam (South Indian classical dance), shone through each time she has performed. At her arangetram on OCtober 20th, we were filled to the brim with an amazing performance, but yet strangely left wanting for more.
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| Jayashree Bala Rajamani: Annual TriNetra Festival |  |
by Shuchita Rao and Ranjani Saigal
The Annual TriNetra Festival organized by Jayashree Bala Rajamani showcases a variety of local traditional dance talent. The show is a paid event for the dancers, emphasizing the importance of supporting classical dance traditions. The event was held on Nov. 16 and 17 at the Scottish Rites Museum in Lexington, MA.
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| Sri. Dushyanth Sridhar: Nrisimha, The Unparalleled |
by R. Kannabiran
Sri Dushyanth Sridhar has been making waves thanks to his ‘modern interpretation’ of the Vedas and the Puranas. The lecture titled “Nrisimha, the unparalleled” was given in English and presented in a way that people of varying age categories and backgrounds could understand. He discussed reasons for temple worship in the form of abhishekam, archanas or reciting slokas.
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| OSNE Celebrates Kumar Purnima |  |
On November 4th, the Odisha Society of New England (OSNE) celebrated 4th Annual Kumar Purnima festival at John F Kennedy Middle School at Plantsville, CT. Kumar Purnima is the full-moon day autumn festival is one of the most popular and important festival of Odisha.
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| SABA GB Hosts 14th Annual Gala & Awards Dinner |
On November 15, 2018, the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston ("SABA GB") held its 14th Annual Gala & Awards Dinner at the Taj Hotel with keynotes by Neal Katyal and Sunila Thomas George.
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| Friends Of Indian Senior Citizens Organization's Diwali Dinner Celebration |  |
by Raman Gandhi
Friends of Indian Senior Citizens Organization, (FISCO) Burlington, MA held their 8th get together Diwali Dinner Celebration on November 10th at Belmont Council on Aging, Belmont, MA.
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| IMANE's 40th Annual Meeting |
IMANE's 40th annual meeting was held on November 10, 2018 at Ambrosia Banquet Hall in Foxborough, MA. Dr. Amita Chopra was the keynote speaker. She gave a wonderful talk on - Medicine, Stress and Meditation – A Scientific Research Basis.
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| Tulsi Vivah, Diwali Appreciation Dinner And Yoga At Satsang Center |  |
by Sudhir Parikh
Come and join Satsang Center in celebrating Tulsi Vivah, Diwali Appreciation Dinner and Yoga Spirit.
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| Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav |
Sahitya Vibhag, Hindi Manch’s central body for literary dialogue, publication and promotion of Hindi, Urdu and related dialects like Awadhi, Brijbhasha, Bhojpuri, Khadiboli, Bundelkhandi etc will be inaugurating the three day Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav (HMRM) on Nov 30th.
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| 4th Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival |  |
4th Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival from Dec 3rd - 9th will screen top 2018 Indian arthouse films around Greater Boston and Providence including Turup, Song of Scorpions, Teen aur adha, Evening Shadows Pupa and Manusangada.
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| IAGB Announces Republic Day Mela With Popular Grand Antakshari Competition |
Continuing the yearly tradition, IAGB will organize the Republic Day Mela on January 26, 2019 Burlington, MA. Competitions will be held on the day of the event for members of all ages. These include grand antakshari, chess, carrom, art, storytelling, elocution, skit, poetry and general knowledge.
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| Sruthi Palaniappan Elected President Of Harvard Student Body |  |
Sruthi Palaniappan has been elected as the president of the powerful student's body of the prestigious Harvard University. Sruthi Palaniappan (20) whose parents migrated to the US from Chennai in 1992, was elected as president of the Harvard University Undergraduate Council.
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| Prashanth And Anuradha Palakurthi Donate $1 Million To BITS-Pilani |
Premier engineering and science institute BITS Pilani has announced that it received a USD 1 million pledge from Prashanth and Anuradha Palakurthi for its campus programs, the largest individual donation ever received by the institution.
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| Isha Inner Engineering - Technology For Wellbeing |  |
Inner Engineering is neither a religion, nor a philosophy or dogma. It is a technology for wellbeing. One does not have to believe or disbelieve, just have to learn to use. Technology will produce results irrespective of who you are.” - Sadhguru.
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| 6 Ways Workers Can Save On Healthcare Costs In 2019 |
If you're paying more out of pocket for health insurance from your employer, 2019 isn't likely to be any better.
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Surmayee Shyan, Lokvani Community and Youth Celebration, Glitz and Glam 2019 NYE Party, UIANE Bollywood New Year's Eve Ball and MITHAS Membership.
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna who was the winner of the 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! |  |
by Priyanka Jain Vora
Happy Thanksgiving friends! Here are some beats that will liven up your weekend with the family. Have you heard the new songs from Thugs of Hindustan – check out #5 and #7 on the charts below? “Vashmalle” is one of my favorites from this soundtrack! Unfortunately the movie turned out to receive negative reviews, but the songs are great! New this week is the “Urvashi” remix. This is a great dance number! Check it out!
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| Laugh A While - Jokes |
Q: What key has legs and can’t open doors? A: A Turkey.
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| Recipes - Stuffings |  |
A delicious squash stuffing.
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |
Beauty of the mist
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| Thought For The Day |  |
“Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.”
– Theodore Roosevelt.
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