Event Update
Saturday - 01/9/10
Accelerated Math and Science
A Tea for Teachers hosted by the Teach India Project.
Pongal-Republic Day celebrations 2010
A Tea for Teachers hosted by the Teach India Project
SAHELI meeting

Sunday - 01/10/10
Indus : the Unvoiced Civilization
Music Program by young Playback Singer Sai Sivani

Saturday - 01/16/10
Accelerated Math and Science

Wednesday - 01/20/10
Indo-jazz group Natraj celebrates CD release

Saturday - 01/30/10
Annual General Body Meeting & Election of Executive Committee

Wednesday - 2/10/10
South Asian Showdown

Saturday - 3/13/10
Natraj performs with Jayshree Bala Rajamani

Saturday - 3/27/10
Zakir Hussain Presents Masters of Percussion

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Our Voice And Yours

Happy New Year. We invite readers to share their new year resolutions with us. Would you do anything different this year? Drop us a line and the best ones will be featured in the next issue.

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Lead Features, Local Happenings, Performing Arts, People, Contributions and Lifestyle.

LEAD FEATURES TOP
Lokvani Talks To - Recap 2009 Part 2

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)
The concluding part of the faces of 2009 - Tom Ashbrook, Triveni Upadhyay, Indu Isaacs, Aditi Taylor, Lakshmi Iyer, Vandana Goyal, Chandra Prasad, L.Mahadevan, Suresh Mathur, Sonali Gupta. [more]

In Conversation With - Recap 2009 Part 2

(This article is sponsored by Attorney Rachel C. Tadmor)
The concluding part of the conversations in 2009 - Mannargudi Easwaran, Mommy Niri, Swami Shree Mukundananda, Francois Gauthier, Shyam Parande, Yugratna Srivatsava, Binita Patel, Shoba Narayanan, Anjan Mukherjee, Tejasvi Putcha. [more]

Bollywood Baatein

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Bollywood beauty and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai is the hottest Bollywood Actress in the year 2009. She has launched her own new latest calendar 2010. [more]

TiE Boston Hosts Annual Gala Dinner

TiE-Boston held its Annual Gala Dinner on Nov. 19, in the beautiful environs of the National Heritage Museum in Lexington.Ramesh Motwane was awarded with the TiE-Boston Crystal Award in celebration of an Entrepreneurial Journey. [more]

South Asian Art - A Compendium Of Art Articles

(This article is sponsored by Prashant H. Fadia Foundation)
A compendium of Art articles of 2009. [more]

PERFORMING ARTS TOP
Performing Arts

Arts and culture flourished in 2009 with lots of creativity and talent. [more]

LOCAL HAPPENINGS TOP
Music Review Of 2009

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
Music of 2009 - Upbeat, thoughtful, whimsical and downright trendy. [more]

PEOPLE TOP
Hanishi Ali Appointed As State Commissioner On MCSW

Hanishi T. Ali, an attorney, at Mithras Law Group, has been recently appointed by Governor Deval L. Patrick to serve as a State Commissioner on the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women (MCSW). [more]

Lokvani Celebrates The Achievements Of 2009 - Part 2

Rangapravesam, Arangentram and Munch Pravesh are commendable accomplishments for the young. Here are a few highlights from 2009. [more]

CONTRIBUTIONS TOP
IMANE Women's Forum Hosts Issues Of Medical Interest

Recent speakers of the forum include Kalpana Chatterjee on anti-aging and Sangeeta Pradhan on nutrition and Indian food. Upcoming topics include estate planning, fitness & yoga, financial and investment planning and women’s health. [more]

From The Readers... - Part 2

Lokvani thanks the contributors for sharing valuable health, beauty, tax, insurance and all other tips with the community. [more]

LIFESTYLE TOP
For The Mathematically Inclined

Congratulations to Shailesh Goregaokar and Sitaram Chandawarkar who were the winners of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

Book Review - The Weight Of Heaven By Thrifty Umrigar

Umrigar’s treats for the reader are not confections of sweetness, but rather an assortment of cultural conflicts that build up the suspense. She slips effortlessly into the minds of her American as well as her Indian characters, exposing raw emotion and dark thoughts to give us chilling portraits. [more]

Music Review Of 2009

(This article is sponsored by Sounds Of India)
Music of 2009 - Upbeat, thoughtful, whimsical and downright trendy. [more]

Laugh A While

Laugh a while to wipe away the January blues. [more]

Recipes - New Year Healthy Eats

Calories, calories and calories. Harping on the theme of healthy eating we researched on some good recipes that will provide the same great taste to old recipes and here we share a few. [more]

Picture Of The Fortnight

Luqman Siddiqui, a budding photographer with these snapshots. [more]

Thought For The Day

Sri Aurobindo, born Aurobindo Akroyd Ghose, was born on the 15th of August, 1872 and died on the 5th of December, 1950. Sri Aurobindo was born in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. [more]

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