Happy New Year! - Don't look back -- forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished - Swami Vivekananda. [more]

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Artists, executives, doctors and more.. Lokvani featured interviews with several interesting people. [more]

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Conversations with celebrities like Shobha Dee, Academics like Dr. Roksana, Chess Champion Kavyashree, Entrepreneur Soham Patel all made it to the pages of Lokvani in 2012. [more]

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Aishwarya Bachchan is taking up Yoga. Vidya Balan and Amitabh Bachchan win the hottest celebrity vegetarians of 2012. Also what is going on with Karan Johar and Shahrukh Khan? [more]

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A variety of dance and music showcases featuring talented local artists entertained New Englanders in 2012. [more]

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A large number of community events brought the Indian American together in New England. [more]

KHMC (Karnatic Hindustani Music Circle) successfully ended the year 2012 with its finale concert series on Dec. 8, 2012 at the residence of Jyoti and Narendra Sharma, Nashua. Young artists of local music schools as well as senior artists from New England and Albany area enthralled the audience with their soothing music. [more]

Bilal Khan is a versatile young singer from Pakistan who became a household name three years ago - when his song “bachana” became an instant hit especially among the youths. [more]

On December 22nd musical concert Kabhi Kabhie-Tribute to Yash Chopra was organized where several local artists presented songs from Yash Chopra movies. [more]

Celestial Minds, a new venture for Chess and Music in the greater Boston area formerly known as Prema Chess Lab, celebrated Chess Extravaganza in a sprawling ballroom where players, children and parents gathered around a scroll of squares and several white and black figures, to be a part of a game that has been celebrated since antiquity to push the boundaries of human strategy and logic. The winners were... [more]

At this time of the year when giving and sharing are in the air, AID’s online fund-raising campaign One for India (OFI)” invites you to become a a part of this change and make a difference in the lives of the millions who are touched by AID’s projects. [more]

Braving the intense cold, women and men from all over New England attended the vigils held in Boston and Cambridge to condemn violence against women and mourn the loss of a 23 year old woman who died after being gang raped in New Delhi. Saheli, Boston South Asia Center, NetSAP and other organizations organized the vigil. [more]

As the Boston Celtics battled the Portland Trailblazers on November 30th, the India Society of Worcester (ISW) was once again at the game by organizing the ISW Day at the Garden. [more]

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, USA (“HSS”) is going to celebrate 2013 as 150th birth year of Swami Vivekananda. HSS is planning a nationwide observance of Swami ji’s birth anniversary to celebrate his vision of “Universal Peace through Dharma and Yoga.” [more]

Art of living presents Sudarshan Kriya: Jan. 24 - 28. [more]

For South Asians this book serves as a great resource to understand the history of a very important world region - the region on the banks of the Indus river. It is a book of relevance to scholars of indology, history and sociology, and is of equal interest to the student of military history and mythology; it is a book for the subcontinent - watcher who want to know where India and Pakistan are coming from, and how their present reflect their past. [more]

Suffolk University has renamed the New Production Innovation Competition as "The Dr. Sushil Bhatia Competition for Innovative Ideas" in honor of Dr. Sushil Bhatia, Entrepreneur and Executive in Residence, Sawyer Business School, Suffolk University. [more]

Several students presented their dance arangetrams. [more]

Pavithra Devarajan, Nandakumar Mohan and Kavitha Pazhanisamy presented vocal and veena arangetrams last year. [more]

US taxpayers are required to include all foreign income on their US income tax returns and pay related taxes. The IRS has strongly encouraged people with undisclosed foreign income to participate in the Overseas Voluntary Disclosure Programs. Such programs typically offer reduced penalties to participants. [more]

As college admissions becomes more and more competitive, it is important to understand how to show your enthusiasm and interest in a particular school. Creatively and effectively demonstrating your interest can set you apart from other applicants. It can also tilt the odds of admission in your favor. Here are seven ways to demonstrate interest... [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the events and concerts during this upcoming fortnight including AAANE 10th Anniversary and Madhubala. [more]

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

I am fine..Yes..Let's finish the business first. [more]

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2012 saw the release of a variety of interest music tracks. [more]

Lighter moments in 2012! [more]

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/new-years-recipes-to-bring-good-fortune/. [more]

Captivating images from our readers in 2012! [more]

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. - Edith Lovejoy Pierce. [more]