August 2001 to August 2013 - Lokvani celebrates its 12th Anniversary!

We wish all our readers a very Happy Independence day and Raksha Bandhan! [more]

(This section is sponsored by Attorney Trupti Patel)

Sanjli is the Director of Design for Change USA, an initiative empowering students to create positive change in their communities using design-thinking principles. She talked to Lokvani about the competition and what plans she has for the underprivileged children from a reservation in US that she is taking with her to India. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Emerson Hospital)

It’s not your father’s tech workplace anymore. Engineers who are just beginning their careers and other technical professionals will need a new career roadmap to take on the latest challenges faced by business organizations in the 21st century, according to a new book from ASME Press, an imprint of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Monique Kornfeld, Esq.)

Ameesha Patel was featured on the cover page of men’s entertainment magazine ‘Maxim’ for the third time. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Masala Art)

The students of the American Vivekananda Academy run by Pandit Ramsamooj in Hudson, NH, received their high school diplomas in a ceremony held at UMass-Dartmouth. The children, mostly Bhutanese refugees who had only Grade 1 level for reading and speaking English two years ago, stunned the audience with their speeches that could rival any American high school valedictorian speech. [more]

(This section is sponsored by Kanan Sachdeva)

The India Society Of Worcester marked its annual celebration of the Indian Independence Day with a gala celebration in Worcester. According to the organizers between 1500 and 2000 people enjoyed the cultural festival at the Mount Carmel Church Auditorium. [more]

Senior Vice-President and Executive at Bank of America, Anu has won awards at the bank for exceptional performance and been named to the high potential women leaders group. A strong believer in supporting women's causes, she is the Chair for Saheli’s 2013 fundraiser Nirbhaya scheduled for Sept 20. She shared great insights about her life and tells us why the Nirbhaya event is important. [more]

Come and celebrate Pankaj Uddas and his 33 years of musical journey in Arlington, MA on August 18th. Buy Tickets. [more]

A fabulous musical presentation of the director's work featuring singers Sankar Gangaikondan, Dilip Acharya, Meena Sundaram and actors Ajay Jain, Dhanashree Ramachandran, Pallavi Nagesha and Subhojit Banerjee will be made on Sep. 7th at Keefe Tech, in Framingham, MA. Buy Tickets. [more]

American India Foundation (AIF) and Meru Education Foundation proudly present renowned Odissi dancer Madhavi Mudgal at the National Heritage Museum, in Lexington, MA on September 14th. She will be accompanied by the Gandharva Troupe of dancers from India. Buy Tickets. [more]

AIM for Seva, Boston Chapter presents Prabhavati: An Asura Princess, a dance-drama to raise funds to help educate underprivileged children in India on Sep. 21 at the Regis College Theater. [more]

Swathi Subramanian launches SwaRaag Performing Arts, Inc. (SPA) a non-profit organization that strives to promote and propel the Arts. [more]

July 6th, 2013 - A day in which two talented young dancers made their dance debut at the Algonquin Regional High School Auditorium. The dancers were Aishwarrya Nambi and Anjana Shenoy, disciples of Guru Smt. Sapna Krishnan. [more]

My Arangetram will forever be engraved in my memory as the experience of a lifetime, the most important milestone in my dance career - Shreya Hegde. [more]

New England’s first Sri Lankan Tamil guru-shishya Bharathanatya arangetram - also the guru’s debut arangetram in New England - charmed the appreciating audience at Norwood High School on July 20th. [more]

IndianRaga, which uses digital media technology to raise the global profile of Indian music and its musicians, has announced the launch of its first app, RagaQuest. Available on iOS platform, RagaQuest is the first-ever application to make Raga identification easy and fun! [more]

Donations support Endowed Chair and expanded activities for the Center, renamed the Bishembarnath Mattoo and Sheela Mattoo Center for India Studies at Stony Brook University. [more]

Gyani Hemsingh ji, Granthi at the famous Gurudwara Bangla Saheb in New Delhi, gave an inspirational discourse at the Gurudwara in Milford, MA on Aug. 9th. [more]

India Association of Greater Boston will celebrate India Day 2013 on Sunday, September 8, at the Collins Center, Andover High School, Andover, MA. [more]

On Aug. 24th, CRY is organizing a walkathon to support underprivileged children. Let your feet do the talking. Buy Tickets. [more]

Celestial Minds invite you to their Annual Chess Extravaganza, Tenth year anniversary celebrations and USCF Rated K-12 Championship on Sep. 22nd. [more]

Amit Kumar and Sumeet Kumar, sons of the legend Kishore Kumar will present a tribute to their father on Sep. 28 in the New Jersey Performing Arts in Newark NJ to support women empowerment via the Share and Care Foundation. [more]

Dr. Satya Mitra has been elected as the first Indian American President of Rotary Club of Worcester for 2013-2014. [more]

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has appointed Manisha Bhatt, President of the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston (SABA GB) to serve as a commissioner on the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC). [more]

Padma Choudry, Gauri Patil Punjabi and Shrutih Tewarie have been named to the Lawyers of Color's Inaugural Hot List for the Eastern Region, which recognizes early- to mid-career attorneys who are excelling in the legal profession. [more]

Two free workshops, “Inside the College Admissions Office,” on September 8.
• Lexington: 2 pm – 3:30 pm at the Elks Lodge (959 Waltham Street)
• Westford: 5 pm – 6:30 pm at St. Mark’s Episcopal (75 Cold Spring Road). [more]

More predictions for the 2013-2014 NFL season. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Pankaj Uddas, CRY Boston Run/Walk, Independence Day Dhamal, Sir Syed Annual Mushaira, Sahib Bibi aur Guru Dutt, Carnatic Music Ensemble, Madhavi Mudgal, Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan, Nirbhaya-Saheli Fundraiser, Kitab-e-Dil, Laser Documentary on Swami Vivekananda, Chand Aahe Bharega and Boston Sargam Music and Dance Competition. [more]

Here are two puzzles for one and all! [more]

(This section is sponsored by Sounds Of India)

Pritam is back with this new album and he has already captured the airwaves with the melodious ‘Yeh Tune Kya Kiya’ and the remake of ‘Tayyab Ali’. [more]

Or do I? [more]

An absent minded professor... [more]

Mango masti recipes. [more]

View from Amer Fort! [more]

There is an Indian belief that everyone is a house of four rooms: a physical, a mental, an emotional and a spiritual room. [more]