Yale School of Management has appointed Indian American professor Anjani Jain as senior associate dean for the full-time MBA programme as part of the school's expansion program. Jain, an Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, graduate who has served in multiple leadership roles at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, will join Yale on July 1. [more]

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Girish Mehta, Founder and Executive Director of Indian Circle for Caring, USA Inc is retired from his professional life but is so busy in the circle that he has assiduously built that on the day of this interview he was helping out a family plan a cremation, one of the many services that ICC provides to the Indian American community. If you as a reader have seen a brochure booklet called ‘Five Wishes’, it is a product of the ICC, another resource offered by the group to plan and be prepared in case of a crisis. [more]

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The grandson of two of the greatest men that India has produced, Mahatma Gandhi and Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), Raj Mohan Gandhi, a Research Professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, talked to Lokvani about his relationship with his famous grand fathers and their legacy. [more]

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Aamir Khan met a parliamentary panel to discuss medical problems plaguing India that were highlighted in episodes of his new television show Satyameva Jayate. [more]

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Those who attended Melodies & Memories at Ashland’s David Mindess School on June 2nd were treated to a musical feast of the entire era of songs (1950-75) in one evening, where every song rendered was symbolic of each year. These were presented collectively by the most popular artistes of Boston’s local music scene and supported by the finest emcees in town. [more]

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Over 500 entrepreneurs and investors attended TiE-Boston’s 14th Annual TiECON East conference held over two days (May 31 & June 1) at the Westin Waltham. The conference theme was “Invent your Future” and showcased leading entrepreneurs who have disrupted industries with their inventions. [more]

New England rasikas were recently treated to two scintillating kucheris, one by our own local talent Sudarshan Ajai Thirumalai and the other by a senior artist from Chennai, Sri Delhi V. Muthukumar. These concerts, hosted by Malini and Ravikant Rayadurgam of Acton, were organized by the young organization, Kalatarangini. [more]

Summer in the New England is the arangetram season filed with a hoard of music and dance debut every weekend. It also happens to be the season when the Indian Dance schools in the area showcase different varieties of Indian classical dance by the students of their respective schools. It was an evening of delight to watch the students of Kolam Academy of Dance perform along with their teacher Smt. Sujatha Meyappan. [more]

Strong Nritta, powerful Abinaya that touched the depths of the audience's soul combined with the grand poetry of Rabindranath Tagore made the presentation by Vaibhav Arekar nothing short of magic. [more]

On May 12th, Shri Dwarkamai Vidyapeeth, Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, North Billerica, MA, hosted the Spiritual Gold 2012 program to honor our Senior citizens and elders. It is an annual cultural and spiritual all day program to honor and respect our seniors and seek their guidance and blessings. [more]

Misty spring drizzles and overcast sky, created almost a mystique backdrop since the dawn of June 2nd,for the exuberant devotees planning to celebrate the Gayatri Jayanti and Ganga Dashahara at Satsang Center of Woburn. [more]

Surriya Hussain, is a constant visitor to the Senior center in Lexington. She takes the Lexpress as often as she can during the week from her home so she can participate in its daily activities. Although not a native of Lexington, she has her daughter Deeba and son-in-law Ali Rizvi as residents who encourage her to attend these activities. [more]

The 2nd Annual Hudson Cricket charity tournament (HCCT-2012) concluded successfully at Greeley Park on April 29, 2012. Team Baba took the honor of being the HCCT 2012 champion by beating the Galaxy team in the title game. A total of 18 teams participated in this eleven-a-side tournament played with hard tennis cricket balls, helping Hudson Cricket Club raise $2000. [more]

Swami Mukundananda, an IIT-IIM graduate, a renouned spiritual teacher from India, and senior disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, will be presenting a set of talks at Brij Mandir, Holbrook, MA from June 24-27. [more]

Still wondering what to do with your high school child for the summer? Enroll him/her for this High School Math and Science Summer Program starting June 29th. [more]

Vikas P. Sukhatme, MD, PhD, is the Victor J. Aresty Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and Chief Academic Officer and Harvard Faculty Dean for Academic Programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston. He is also co-founder of a not-for-profit organization, GlobalCures, whose goal is to conduct clinical trials on promising therapies not being pursued for lack of financial reward. [more]

Two Acton-Boxborough Destination Imagination (DI) teams - a high school team and an elementary school team - were chosen to represent Massachusetts at this year’s Global Finals event held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville from May 23-26. [more]

While the ‘90s were a time of economic prosperity and wealth accumulation for many, the 2000’s have reminded people of the importance of diversification and protection. Certainly, economic and world events have caused many of us to refocus on a larger and more challenging financial picture. [more]

In this era of expensive medical care, I was almost shocked to learn about someone who had deliberately terminated his medical insurance partly because the premium amount shot up considerably, but mainly because he was very confident that he would not need any major medical care in the near future. [more]

While summer vacation offers a great break from schoolwork, the activities your child chooses to participate in can actually help with college admissions. How an applicant spends his or her time during break can tell admission officers a lot about the student’s interests, ambition, and personality. [more]

To commemorate the billionth meal to be served by Akshaya Patra in August, 2012, the legendary lyricist Javed Akthar and India's iconic singer Shankar Mahadevan are partnering to create music that will celebrate the joys of childhood and help Akshaya Patra to raise awareness about its program to enable hunger free education. [more]

One should not do anything with a mind that is demotivated and disengaged. With that mindset, one can never progress. Yoga or divinity arises when the heart, the brain and the mind are all put to work in unison and harmony. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including High School Math And Science Summer Program, Enlightening Talks, Yoga and Meditation by Swami Mukundananda, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012, The Slaying of the Demons - A Dance Ballet, and IAGB Golden Jubilee Harbor Cruise. [more]

Congratulations to Suhas Joglekar, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles. Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]

Apple didn't even launch the iDad yet and your son got it for you from somewhere...! [more]

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Saguni, a Tamil ‘masala’ political satire/pot-boiler with Karthi in the lead is due for release along with its’ Telugu dubbed version Sakuni on June 22nd in theaters worldwide. Young G.V. Prakash Kumar, (nephew of A.R.Rahman) is the music director. Prakash who is just 25 years old has been composing for films since he was 17 – the music of some of his earlier films like Kireedam, Aayirathil Oruvan, Aadukalam and the recent Mayakkam enna have had great response - Aadukalam in particular has some amazing music. [more]

Going on vacation - Time to laugh about it. [more]

The lip smacking snack that is a hit with all! [more]

Dadhikar Fort ..A visual experience ! [more]

Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open. [more]