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Our Voice And Yours


Sikh Coalition Announces Separate Census Accounting of Indian American Sikhs, Commends US Air Force for Uniform Policy.
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Our Voice And Yours
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Ekal’s Monumental “Parivartan Kumbh” With 110,000 Delegates
Ekal’s Monumental “Parivartan Kumbh” With 110,000 Delegates


From February 16th to 18th, Lucknow, India witnessed the most monumental public Convention in its history that was attended by over 110,000 delegates on expansive ‘Ramabai Park’ grounds. Headlined as “Parivartan Kumbh” (meaning, ‘Transformation’), it was hosted by “Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation” (‘Ekal’, as it is popularly known) to highlight the ‘Parivartan’ (change) it has brought to over 105,000 rural and tribal areas across India.
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Bollywood Baatein


Ananya Panday has been making headlines for her promising debut and since then, her work graph going in the upwards direction and has been getting better every single time with her passing project.
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Bollywood Baatein
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15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020


LearnQuest will be hosting its 15th Annual Music Conference 2020 from March 27-29 at Regis College, Weston, MA.
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Shadaj Presents Vidushi Kaushiki Chakraborty


Shadaj Inc., a leading non-profit that features Indian Classical Musicians, has announced that Vidushi Kaushiki Chakraborty will be performing in Andover, MA at the Chinmaya Mission on May 9, 2020.
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Shadaj Presents Vidushi Kaushiki Chakraborty
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South Asian Showdown 2020
South Asian Showdown 2020


If you like South Asian Dance and want to see some of the most competitive dance teams in North America, don't miss South Asian Showdown! This competition is the first of its kind in New England with Bollywood vs South Asian Fusion teams! Come check out the competition on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the John Hancock Hall in Boston!
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Shree Gajanan Maharaj Pragat Din Celebrations In Boston


By the grace of Shree Gajanan Maharaj, 142nd ‘Prakat Din Utsav’ was celebrated with joy and enthusiasm by Shri. Gajanan Maharaj Bhakta Pariwar – Boston at ‘Shri Dwarkamai Shirdi Sai Baba’ Temple in Billerica, MA on 15th February 2020.
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Shree Gajanan Maharaj Pragat Din Celebrations In Boston
USDA's MyPlate Program Made More Inclusive For Indian-American Community
USDA's MyPlate Program Made More Inclusive For Indian-American Community


USDA (US Dept of Agriculture)'s MyPlate program (earlier known as MyPyramid and before that the Food Guide Pyramid) recently unveiled a redesigned their ChoosMyPlate.gov website, which has a revamped section for "Meri Thali" talking about the program in Hindi, with more Indian items like Lassi, Mango, and Naan, for the Indian-American community.
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“Coupling” …. A Grassroots Movement For National Issues – An IAGB Initiative


IAGB's first Civic Engagement event of 2020 - Join Your Town Governance - will be held in Hopkinton, MA on March 7th.
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“Coupling” …. A Grassroots Movement For National Issues – An IAGB Initiative
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Vivek Oberoi To Keynote Ekal Power Of Education
Vivek Oberoi To Keynote  Ekal  Power Of Education


Bollywood super star Vivek Oberoi will be the guest of honor for Ekal Vidyalaya's Power of Education Seminar to be held on Feb. 29, 2020 at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge.
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NESSP: Upcoming Events


NESSP will be celebrating Nrityanjali & Geethanjali, Sri Satyanarayana Vrat Katha, Chaitra Navratri, and Lord Muragan & Jagannath Prana Prathishta during the month of March.
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NESSP: Upcoming Events
Madhwa Navami Celebrations By NESRS Brundavan
Madhwa Navami Celebrations By NESRS Brundavan


NESRS Brundavan (New England Shri Raghavendra Swami Brundavan), the temple dedicated to the venerated saint Shri Raghavendra swami in Lowell MA is celebrating Madhwa Navami on Mar. 1, 2020 at Bhakta Samaj Center in Tyngsboro, MA in a grand manner.
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TiE Boston To Host Women, Wealth & Wine


Join TiE Boston and Sangita J. Rosseau at Women, Wealth & Wine on March 5th to network with other incredible women and plan for your financial future, all while enjoying a glass of wine and dinner!
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TiE Boston To Host Women, Wealth & Wine
Azure DevOps Workshop To Become From Zero To Hero
Azure DevOps Workshop To Become From Zero To Hero


Azure DevOps Workshop to become from Zero to Hero at Microsoft Office, 5 Wayside Rd, Burlington, MA.
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Upcoming Events At Chinmaya Mission Boston


Join Chinmaya Mission for the Sri Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Mahotsavam and spiritual discourse by Swami Sarvapriyananda on March 7 and April 4-5, respectively.
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Upcoming Events At Chinmaya Mission Boston
Satsang Center To Host Samarpan Meditation Program
Satsang Center To Host Samarpan Meditation Program


Satsang Center is very pleased to host a free SAMARPAN Meditation Program on March 7th in Woburn, MA.
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UIANE - AAUW Work Smart Salary Negotiation


As part of International Women's Day, UIANE in partnership with American Association of University Women is hosting a Work Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop on March 8th in Boston, MA.
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UIANE - AAUW Work Smart Salary Negotiation
Holi Celebrations At Shrinathji Haveli
Holi Celebrations At Shrinathji Haveli


Shrinathji Haveli will be celebrating Dhuleti and Holika Dahan on March 8-9, 2020 in Lowell, MA.
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Protect Your Retirement Funds Now


With newly enacted "Secure Act" - there has been major changes to Retirement Tax Laws. Join Ed Scott and NY Life to learn about how to protect your retirement funds now and avoid the heavy tax hit later on March 11th in Waltham, MA.
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Protect Your Retirement Funds Now
TRANSCENDENCE: Ancient Dances And Other Traditional Arts Of India
TRANSCENDENCE: Ancient Dances And Other Traditional Arts Of India


Immersive event featuring dance artists Soumya Rajaram and Anandini Sekhar showcases Classical Indian Dance with live music, visual arts, food and drink.
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Bobby Jindal To Give Keynote Address At Worcester Economic Club


Bobby Jindal, Former Governor of Lousiana, will give the keynote address at Worcester Economic Club on March 17th.
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Bobby Jindal To Give Keynote Address At Worcester Economic Club
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Soukhya Inamdar To Perform National Anthem At San Jose Sharks Game
Soukhya Inamdar To Perform National Anthem At San Jose Sharks Game


Singer Soukhya Inamdar will become perhaps the first Indian American to belt out the national anthem at an NHL game between the San Jose Sharks and the Minnesota Wild at SAP Center in San Jose, CA on March 5th.
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Meet The Candidates For Lexington Town Meeting Members


Meet the Lexington Town Meeting candidates Samita Mamdelia, Jyotsna Kakullavarapu, Umesh Shelat, Rina Kodendera, Sudhir Ranjan, Vineeta Kumar, Dinesh Patel and Shailesh Chandra for elections on March 3rd.
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Meet The Candidates For Lexington Town Meeting Members
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Creating An Extracurricular Strategy
Creating An Extracurricular Strategy


by Stephen Friedfeld
Families often ask us what the correct extracurricular strategy or path is for their student. However, the best route for one student may look very different from another student. The reality is there isn’t one way to create a unique profile. In fact the very idea of a singular path to a distinctive extracurricular experience is illogical.
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What To Do With Your Tax Refund


Here are 8 productive ways to put your Tax Refund to work!
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What To Do With Your Tax Refund
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Weekend Entertainment
Weekend Entertainment


Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts by Ken Zuckerman, Shashank Subramanyam, Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav, Amritha Murali, MITHAS Membership 2020 and Hilarious Comedy: Bluffmaster Gujjubhai.
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For The Mathematically Inclined


Congratulation to Nilesh Agrawal and Kishore Balsara, who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all!
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For The Mathematically Inclined

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Event Update
Sunday - 3/1/20
Sunderkand Ka Path

Friday - 3/13/20
Hilarious Comedy: Bluffmaster Gujjubhai

Saturday - 3/14/20
Transcendence

Monday - 3/16/20
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Goa

Saturday - 3/21/20
Therapeutic Yoga for Health Professionals
Impressions of Gold Rush - A Kathak Dance Drama

Sunday - 3/22/20
Impressions of Gold Rush - A Kathak Dance Drama

Friday - 3/27/20
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020

Saturday - 3/28/20
AIF New England gala
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020

Sunday - 3/29/20
15th Annual LearnQuest Music Festival 2020

Wednesday - 4/1/20
200 Hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Rishikesh

Monday - 4/6/20
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Rishikesh

Saturday - 4/11/20
AAINA 2020
Saaz-O-Awaaz AAINA 2020 - A Musical Evening
Sri Tyagaraju Utsavvam

Sunday - 4/12/20
MITHAS: Ken Zuckerman (Hindustani Sarod)

Saturday - 4/18/20
Shadaj - Bhuvanesh Komkali (Vocal Concert)
Guruguha Vaibhavam 2020

Saturday - 5/2/20
MITHAS: Shashank Subramanyam (Carnatic Flute)

Sunday - 5/3/20
Akshaya Patra: 2020 Boston Gala

Friday - 5/8/20
Shadaj - Kaushiki Chakraborty (Vocal Concert)

Saturday - 5/9/20
MITHAS: Kaivalya Kumar Gaurav (Hindustani Vocal)

Sunday - 5/10/20
MITHAS: Amritha Murali (Carnatic Vocal)

Saturday - 5/30/20
Shadaj - Nayan and Ishan Ghosh (Sitar, Tabla Solo Concert)
MAAHIYA 2020 : HINDI & PUNJABI FOLK MUSIC CONCERT

Thursday - 7/2/20
Best Essay Writing Services in USA

Sunday - 7/19/20
Vision-Aid 2020 Annual Event: The Jewel of Justice

Wednesday - 7/22/20
Fanna-Fi-Allah Sufi Qawwali Ensemble
Microneedling Clinic Edmonton 2020

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