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Our Voice And Yours


Forget higher education and high schools, here is what it takes to get into KG, nursery and Class 1.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Meet The Ten 2018 Lokvani Community Heroes
Meet The Ten 2018 Lokvani Community Heroes


Lokvani is thrilled to honor Varavani Dwarki, Dilip Gandhi, Sneh Jaisingh, Jyoti Muzumdar, Sanjay Padaki, Rekha Palriwala, Jayantibhai Patel, Nishikanta Sahoo, Manoj Shah and Usha Verma as Community Heroes at the 2nd Annual Lokvani Community and Youth Night to be held on Dec. 15 at Ambrosia Banquet Hall in Foxborough, MA. Buy your tickets to the Gala now !
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Lokvani Talks To Jayanthi Narasimhan


Jayanthi Narasimhan is the Founder and CEO of WatchRx, a digital health care startup. An alum of IIT Madras, she is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning Innovator, with 20 plus years of executive leadership. She talks to Lokvani about her company and her work. She is a member of IIT AGNE, the IIT Alumni Association of Greater New England that is hosting a holiday party on Dec. 9th.
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Lokvani Talks To Jayanthi Narasimhan
In Conversation With Javed Pathan
In Conversation With Javed Pathan


Javed Pathan, an up and coming Bollywood star, co-starred with New England's Gunjan Malhotra, on a Music Video in New England produced by Gunjan Malhotra that will be released on Zee Music. "I owe my career to my knowledge of Sanskrit and chanting the Gayatri Mantra" says Javed Pathan and shared the role this played in launching his career.
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Lokvani Honors Community Heroes - VI
Nishikanta Sahoo


Lokvani is delighted to present the final community hero 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. Nishikanta Sahoo 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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Lokvani Honors Community Heroes - VI<br>Nishikanta Sahoo
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SWARAAG Dazzles With Phenomenal Talent And Crowns 2018 Winners!
SWARAAG Dazzles With Phenomenal Talent And Crowns 2018 Winners!


An anxious energy of thrilling talent, a village-like support squad, ferrocious competitive performances on the spectacular SwaRaag stage along with Christy Mathew’s engulfing closing musical is what defined 2018 SwaRaag. It was yet another year of Sold Out crowd, where the audience came with high expectations
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Boston Bhangra Competition 2018


If you love dance or Bhangra, Boston was the place to be on November 17th! Boston Bhangra Inc. hosted their 15th annual Boston Bhangra Competition on Saturday, Nov. 17th at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston. The event was packed with well over 2,000 people!
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Boston Bhangra Competition 2018
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Gandhiji – A Man Dedicated To Serve The Humanity
Gandhiji – A Man Dedicated To Serve The Humanity


India Discovery Center celebrated the 149th birth anniversary on Oct 7. The event was held at Lexington Public Library. Mr. Chandu Shah presided over the meeting.
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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. The Mahotsav will feature Dipti Naval, Kavita Krishnamurthy, 5 Hindi plays and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa finals.
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Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav
4th Caleidoscope Indian Film Festival
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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Lexington Indian Americans To Hold GIG Meeting


Getting Involved Group (GIG) would like to invite Lexington Indian Americans to attend their annual seminar on Saturday, December 8, 2018 from 2:30-4:45 PM at the Lexington Community Center (39 Marrett Road).
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Lexington Indian Americans To Hold GIG Meeting
IAGB Announces Republic Day Mela With Popular Grand Antakshari Competition
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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Five Indian Americans Win President's Environment Award


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the winners of the President’s Environmental Youth Award, with Samuel B., Jay M., Asvini T., Madhalasa I., and Gitanjali R. among the honorees.
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Five Indian Americans Win President's Environment Award
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Jothi Raghavan A Lifetime Achievement Award From Trinity Arts Festival In Chennai
Jothi Raghavan  A Lifetime Achievement Award From Trinity Arts Festival In Chennai


New England's own Bharatanatyam dancer, Jothi Raghavan, will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Trinity Arts Festival to be held on Dec. 7 in Chennai, India. Lokvani congratulates Jothi in gaining this big honor! A true star of New England!
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Aparna Baskaran Receives The 2019 APS Early Career Award


Aparna Baskaran has received the 2019 Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research by the American Physical Society “for pathbreaking advances in our understanding of the physics of soft materials out of equilibrium, especially active and granular matter.”
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Aparna Baskaran Receives The 2019 APS Early Career Award
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This New Tax Break Can Make A Big Difference For Small Business Owners
This New Tax Break Can Make A Big Difference For Small Business Owners


The IRS has issued eagerly-awaited regulations that provide details on the new deduction for up to 20% of qualified business income (QBI) from pass-through entities. The QBI deduction was a major piece of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It’s available for tax years beginning in 2018-2025 to eligible individuals, estates, and trusts that own interests in pass-through entities.
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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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Weekend Entertainment

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Event Update
Friday - 11/30/18
Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav

Saturday - 12/1/18
Aaja Nachle!
Aaja Nachle!
Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav
Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav
Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav

Sunday - 12/2/18
Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav
Sunderkand Ka Paath
Hindi Manch Rashtriya Mahotsav

Friday - 12/7/18
200 Hour Yoga teacher training in Kerala
300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training In Kerala

Saturday - 12/8/18
Surmayee Shaam

Sunday - 12/9/18
Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth Music Recital Fundraiser

Saturday - 12/15/18
Homework service
Lokvani Community and Youth Celebration
Language Research Seminar

Monday - 12/31/18
MITHAS 2018 Membership
Lokvani Sponsorship 2018
IAB Membership
BSL + NYE 2019
UIANE Bollywood New Year Eve Ball Boston
Glitz and glam 2019 NYE party ! Boston!!

Tuesday - 1/1/19
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

Saturday - 1/12/19
Big Help: Pongal Republic Day Celeberations 2019

Saturday - 2/23/19
10th Annual South Asian Showdown

Saturday - 3/16/19
Hindustani duet: Sarangi-Tabla

Saturday - 3/23/19
AIF New England Gala

Saturday - 5/4/19
IDC: Seminar on the Mughal Period (1500AD-1750AD)

Saturday - 6/1/19
Geet Mala Ke Amar Sangeetkar

Thursday - 8/1/19
Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

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