Narayana Murthy was named one of the 12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time. Others include... [more]

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Against the backdrop of a beautiful sunset day at the Harvard Club, Sorboni Banerjee, Anchor and Reporter at 7 News was honored and awarded at Get Konnected’s “Women Who Rock” event, which honored a group of local women and celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Get Konnected organization. [more]

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Dr. Victor Saldanha was a key member of the Rotary Club initiative that was focused on the eradication of Polio in India. Saldanha spoke to Lokvani about the program that helped achieve this remarkable result. [more]

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Shooting of Hindi film Dhoom:3 will begin in May and actor Aamir Khan will join the schedule in June, said Yash Raj Films. [more]

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Somen Saha and Lopa Jamb presented a thrilling fundraising concert to support the Lukemia Society on March 17th at the Keefe Technical school auditorium in Framingham, MA. The event featured a wonderful variety of Bollywood numbers ranging from the romantic songs that touch the heart to rocking numbers that had the audience leave their seats and start dancing. [more]

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Hindustani vocalist Warren Sanders, photographer Don Perrault and Bharatanatyam dancer, Ranjani Saigal, along with visual artists Sunanda Sahay, Pragati Sharma and Jyothi Joshi had interesting discussions on training, performance and practice of their arts. Laura Feinstein served as the moderator. [more]

Shuchita Rao reviews a unique film about the legendary Bharatanatayam Artist - Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale. [more]

Abhinaya Dance Company presented an unusual thematic presentation in the Bharatanatyam style. Brilliant Nritta and group formation made for a dazzling display. [more]

MIT Natya, the Indian classical dance group at MIT and MIT Swara, the Indian classical music group at MIT, featured outstanding performances by undergraduate students. Natya featured a creative display of movements set to unique musical numbers while Swara presented Dikshitar's Panchbhoota Krithis in their original splendor. [more]

Bringing together over 600 people, including students, academics and professionals, the 9th Annual Harvard India Conference generated a buzz in the academic and professional community in Boston this weekend. The two-day conference, at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School is one of the largest student-run conferences of its kind in the United States. [more]

The Massachusetts Chapter of the Indian American Forum for Political Education (IAFPE) held their Annual General Body Meeting on February 26th at the Waltham Westin Hotel. The meeting was marked by a recognition event of the 2011 Forum Summer Interns. [more]

The tickets for the event were sold out early in the week, setting the stage for a highly successful event on March 17th. Those who were lucky enough to get tickets got to meet with kindred spirits and enjoyed the fun in each other’s company.. DJ Preetesh once again demonstrated his impressive knowledge of Bollywood music and his ability to keep crowds of all ages engaged. [more]

In the divine blessings of Sri courtallam Peethadipathi paramahamsa parivrajakacharya jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Siddheswaraananda bharathi swamiji, Sri Vijaya Durga Temple celebrates the First Annual celebrations (Vasantha Varshikotsavamulu) in the worship of Sri Maha Maya Vijaya Durga Devi. [more]

IIT SINE will hold its annual social on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Adult Learning Center, Rm#105, 2 Militia Drive, Lexington, MA at 6:00 pm. Buy Tickets [more]

On Saturday, March 31, 2012, VHPA in association with MassBay Community College hosts a Youth Conference organized by the area youth for the benefit of all members of a family with 18 sessions that cater to all age levels on the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. [more]

This year, TyE 10K Business Plan competition and Gala will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Holiday Inn Select in Woburn MA. Eight outstanding teams will present their business plans which cover breakthrough ideas in diverse sectors. Three winning teams will be awarded cash prizes of $5K, $3K and $2K. [more]

Since 1994, IAFPE has sponsored nearly 100 college students for its Summer Political Internship Program. In its twelve year, the program is stronger than ever. Application deadline April 30, 2012. [more]

Rakesh Jain, Ph.D., is a member of National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Jain is the first from the HMS faculty—and only the ninth person in history—to be elected to the NAS as well as the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Jain received his Bachelor of Technology from IIT Kanpur in Chemical Engineering in 1972. [more]

Women wearing expensive saris, decked from head to toe in gold, holding a thaali containing fruits and flowers and praying sincerely for the welfare of their husbands and his family. This is the typical portrait of a woman in Indian Television (TV) serials; a perfect wife, perfect mother and perfect daughter-in-law who showers love on all her loved ones and is an icon of purity and devotion for the audience. [more]

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra is Professor of Medicine and Faculty Dean for Continuing Medical Education at Harvard Medical School. In addition to his accomplishments in the field of medicine, Dr. Chopra is also a best selling author and a great teacher, whose courses in leadership skill training have been impacted thousands all over the world. [more]

The thought of saving for college crosses almost every parent’s mind, sometimes even before their child is born. Yet, for various reasons, a college savings fund often does not become a reality until many years later, if ever. Whether or not you start saving for your child’s education early on, the cost of that college education will continue to increase [more]

Many colleges that rank in the top 50 or 100 also require the SAT Subject Tests – academic subject-based tests that help an admissions office assess your child’s preparedness for college. Colleges will also often use SAT Subject Test results for placement into appropriate courses. [more]

It is Spring! It could still be freezing outside – as it is this week. Or it could be sunny and warm like the week before. Yes, the weather has been crazy going from one season to the other--sometimes within a span of a few hours! But it’s still spring. The calendar says so. But more telling is the fact that the crocuses have been blooming, daffodils and tulips are out. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including IITSINE Annual Social, Awakening of the Soul-The Triveni Ensemble, Swar Bahar, Jayteerth Mevundi, R.K. Srikantan and Chinmaya Mission-Triple Carnatic Concerts. [more]

Congratulations to Arun Lahori, Aseem Chandawarkar, Kishore Balsara, Suhas Joglekar, and Vijay Aivalli, who were the winner of the last set of puzzles. Here is one easy puzzle for students and one for adults. [more]

I think I am gonna divorce my wife... [more]

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We offer a tribute to the hero Joy Mukherjee who was the hero of many a musical superhits. [more]

March Madness it is and with it comes political satire at its best. [more]

Try these traditional Egyptian recipes at your own home. [more]

Spectacular Goa ! [more]

"Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way." – Viktor Frankl. [more]