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Lokvani wishes all its reader a Merry Christmas!
13-year-old Vidyasagar Daud, a student of Sinhgad Spring Dale Public School, Pune, India submitted the winning entry in the exoplanet-host star naming competition hosted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
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| Nirbhaya - Successful Fundraiser For Saheli |  |
Saheli, an organization that works to support victims of domestic violence held its bi-annual fundraiser on Dec 8, 2019 to raise initial funds for a transitional home, money for scholarships and to support general programs for Saheli. The fundraiser was successful in building awareness and raising over $110,000.
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Samsktrita Bharati Reaches Another Milestone:
Introduces One-Day Family Camp ‘ekadinātmaka Kuṭumbaśibiram’ In New England |
by Pawan Roy
Defying the New England Winter weather on Saturday, December 14, 2019 - over a hundred Samskritam enthusiasts from MA, NH, VT, & RI came together at the Chinmaya Mission Boston center in Andover, MA to learn and further their knowledge of Samskritam.
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| Bollywood Baatein |  |
Ananya Panday's digital social responsibility initiative 'So Positive' has won big this year at the biggest business award ceremony and also, the biggest lifestyle awards of the year.
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| Music Arangetrams 2019 Round Up |
Inesh Vytheswaran, Vaibhavi James, Utsavi James, Medha Jayendran, Nitya Aryasomayajula, and Sreya Sankar were among the students who presented their music arangetrams in 2019.
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| Sankranti Musical Concert At NESSP |  |
Shanmugapriya School of Music and Harini Dharba will perform in the Sankranti Musical Concert at NESSP on Saturday January 18, 2020.
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| Dance Arangetrams 2019 Round Up I |
Poonam Modha, Roopa Modha, Rishika Sai Makkena, Sandhya Vellayappan, Vrinda Chandar, Anjali Ramakrishnan, Asha Shetty, Alok Shetty, Jeyashakthi Kannan, Divya Natarajan, Aanika Patel and Reethika Digumarthy were among the students who presented their dance arangetrams in 2019.
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| Center For Arts And Wellness - New Classes In The New Year! |  |
by Vandana Rao and Hema Iyengar
As the Center looks back at its achievements for this year, while also planning new resolutions and goals for the New Year. The Center for Arts and Wellness can be part of your art, fitness and wellness goals for 2020.
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| NESSP: Upcoming Events |
Navagraha Pooja, Pradosham, Happy New Year 2020, and Fundraising Drive at NESSP.
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| United India Association To Hold Its First Ever Children's Day |  |
by Rakashi Chand
The United India Association of New England is committed to promoting Indian culture in America amongst our children and is going to hold its first ever Children's Day on December 26th at the Brookline Public Library.
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| IAGB Republic Day Mela |
Following its highly successful Independence Day celebrations at Boston City Hall Plaza, IAGB (India Association of Greater Boston) will organize its annual Republic Day Mela on January 25, 2020 at the Burlington High School, Burlington, MA.
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| AIF New England Announces Gala Chairs For Its 14th Annual Gala |  |
The American India Foundation (AIF) New England chapter will host its 14th Annual Gala on March 28th, 2020. This year’s Gala is chaired by two philanthropic couples, Tasneem Chipty & Aleks Franz and Meena & Sundar Subramanyam.
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| Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni Inspires New Barbie Profession |
The childhood best friend of every little girl- The Barbie- has found a new avatar. Production company Mattel, the original creators of the Barbie, have launched a Barbie modeled after the ecologist and canopy scientist, Nalini Nadkarni. The idea behind it is to make the doll more inclusive of all professions and encourage more girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM subjects).
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| Hari Balakrishnan Of MIT Named IEEE Fellow |  |
Hari Balakrishnan, of MIT, Cambridge, MA, was among the 2020 IEE Fellows chosen for contributions to the design and application of mobile sensing systems.
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| India In History - Affluence, Decay And Rejuvenation - Part I |
by Bijoy Misra
The decay of liberal India is not easy to understand. It has not been researched. There was a time where India was the land of plenty and the land of the free. It was not only the political freedom, it was social freedom, intellectual freedom and more importantly freedom of existence through plentiful supply of food. Though the latter was a blessing from the land, a nature-based conservation culture helped sustain the land and nurture the people.
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| Moments Of Reflection |  |
by Ritu Kapur
Visit a lake, a pond or your local State Park and observe the play of light at different times of the day—— notice what you see and what you feel.
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| Year-end Tax Strategies That Could Save You Money |
by Jai M Dev
Here are several ideas that could help reduce your 2019 federal income tax burden.
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| Weekend Entertainment |  |
Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts by Tribute to Ravva Presents New Year 2020, Ambrosia New Year Eve, UIA New Year Party and MITHAS Membership 2020.
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| For The Mathematically Inclined |
Congratulation to Kishore Balsara, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all!
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| Laugh A While - Jokes |  |
Laugh over the holidays!
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| Recipes |
Cold winter, spicy hot food. Time to cook.
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| Picture Of The Fortnight |  |
Every window opens up a world of opportunity.
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| Thought For The Day |
“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
– Dale Carnegie.
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