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The top 1% control 46% of the world’s assets -- and 86% of global wealth is owned by the richest 10%. Yet two-thirds of the world’s adults have wealth of less than $10,000. [more]

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Chief Medical Information Officer at Merck, Hospitalist Physician at Boston VA and Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Jain has had a stellar career in the field of medicine. With an MD, MBA from Harvard Medical and Business Schools, Dr. Jain has a very compassionate soul and has founded several non-profit ventures to support homeless in the US and also underprivileged in India. Dean Nohria at HBS has a done case study on his life. He talks about his amazing career with Lokvani. [more]

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Son of the famous magician performer P.C Sorcar, Manick has carved a name for himself in the field of creating artistic works using new media. He uses lasers in very creative ways to tell stories and his recent presentation on Swami Vivekananda is all the rage. An electrical engineer by profession, Manick talked to Lokvani about the intersection of the worlds of art and science. [more]

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Akshay Kumar's upcoming film "Boss" has entered the Guinness World Records for having the largest poster in the world. [more]

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This is the second year in a row that Shreya has performed in the Greater New England area. More than two thousand people of all different age groups attended the event. There was a mix of young kids, families, college students, and adults. Shreya did a great job catering to such a diverse demographic. [more]

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Lokvani co-founder, Dr. Anil Saigal has been elected to be President of the India Association of Greater Boston (IAGB). Other officers elected include Vikram Udeshi - Vice President, Pravin Mundkur - Secretary, and Rajesh Shah - Treasurer. [more]

Vibha is President and Founder of Ubuntu at Work. Ubuntu at Work evolved out of her research on women micro entrepreneurs in South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, India, Indonesia and Nepal. [more]

Boston Sargam’s annual Bollywood Music and Dance Competition will be held on October 12, 2013 at Keefe Tech. in Framingham, MA. Boston Sargam is a volunteer-based organization celebrating art, music, dance and exceptional talent expressions of the South Asian community from the New England area. [more]

Stage Ensemble Theater Unit (SETU) presented the play titled Shah Jahan on September 27, 28 and 29, 2013 at the historic Belmont Town Hall Theater in Belmont, MA. An amazing presentation which was directed by Subrata Das. [more]

For those who were present in that intimate setting in Burlington on that colorful evening of September 28th, the fall season was welcomed heartily with a confluence of poetry and music to showcase how poetry has enriched the content of the Indian cinema, over the years. [more]

Celestial Minds celebrated its annual chess extravaganza on Sep. 22, 2013 in Hotel Radisson, Nashua, NH. The honorable mayor of Nashua, Donnalee Lozou, graced the occasion and inaugurated the event, along with chief guests Srinivas Ambati and Prof. Premaleela Mallanna. [more]

Despite the rain and chilly air, 30 intrepid volunteers walked down Center Street in Burlington, MA, on October 6, 2013, for Saheli’s annual 5K walk to commemorate Domestic Violence month. [more]

The International Pure Bhakti Yoga Society (IBPYS) prison program is a spiritual outreach and education program for inmates. Our goal is to share information about Bhakti Yoga, the ancient spiritual practice that is highly beneficial for all regardless of background, race, class, gender, nationality or social status. [more]

This year marks the 15th anniversary of the Desai Foundation, and to celebrate it a weekend long festival in Lincoln, MA is planned in the month of October. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas is planning on attending the Discover India Food festival on October 19 from 1pm-2pm located in the Brooks School Gym, Lincoln, MA. [more]

Sree Vijaya Durga Temple is conducting the annual Devi Sarannavaratri / Durga Puja with great devotion under the guidance of Sri. Bhavani Tejasvi. [more]

Funds raised at Casino Night will support the Educate to Graduate initiative through which $1000 donation supports one student through college for an entire year! [more]

Bangla-o-Biswa presents Prime Time Celebrity Dhamaka on Oct 12 and 13 at the Littleton high school. Buy Tickets. [more]

IITSINE is hosting its Diwali celebration party on October 19th in Chelmsford, MA. The event is open to IITSINE members and non-members including non-IITians. Come and be a part of it! Buy Tickets. [more]

The Hindu American Foundation will be coming to Boston, and we want to see you there! HAF recently celebrated its 10th birthday. You have allowed us to achieve so much in this time. From an idea that was discussed around a kitchen table in a Philadelphia apartment, HAF has now become the leading Hindu American advocacy group in the nation. [more]

Miss India New England will be held on Nov. 9, 2013 at the Lexington Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA when contestants from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire will gather to compete for the crown. [more]

Amrita Sridhar presented her Bharatha Natyam arangetram at the Norwood High School on September 8, 2013. Amrita is a student of Guru Smt. Sunanda Narayanan, an acclaimed exponent of the Vazhuvoor bani of Bharatha Natyam, a senior disciple of the renowned Guru Smt. Rhadha and director of the Thillai Fine Arts Academy. [more]

On the afternoon of August 31, 2013, a large audience from the Boston metro area and beyond were treated to a scintillating Bharatanatyam debut performance by Sneha Rao, at the Medway High School Auditorium. [more]

Lexington's National Heritage Museum was a fitting venue on July 13, 2013 for a delightful afternoon of classical Indian Bharathanatyam dance by two young artists Sheila and Lalita Devdas. More than 200 family members and friends attended the event from across [more]

Talented Flautist Prayuth Naduthota, a student of Sri Mysore Chandan Kumar, performed in Shri Dwarakamai Sai Temple in Billerica on Sep. 7, 2013. He was accompanied by Srimathi Deepa Sastry from NJ on Violin, Sri Mahalingam Santhanakrishnan, fondly known as Mali on Mridangam and Dr. Ravi Iyer on Ghatam. [more]

Built to network and advance the industry of South Asian professionals across media, marketing and entertainment, the SAMMA Summit 2013 was keynoted by Priyanka Chopra, one of India’s top award winning actresses who was recently signed by Interscope and DesiHits! and is now the opening musical act for the NFL Network. [more]

Women experience extra challenges in life unique to their half of the population; one of them is their longer life span. The average 50 year old women today can expect to live to nearly age 83; almost four years longer than a man of the same age. [more]

One of the necessary tasks after the passing of a family member is settling the decedent’s financial affairs. Some of these tasks are mundane, such as closing accounts, or stopping cable service. However, filing a beneficiary claim is an important financial transaction that requires exact documentation. [more]

Ambassador Rao commended AIF’s transformational work and accomplishments throughout India. “The American India Foundation has chosen critical areas of education, health and livelihoods and has impacted close to 2 million lives,” she observed. She then encouraged the assembled audience to play an active role in furthering India-US ties through the vehicle of philanthropy. [more]

Bridge of Life – DaVita Medical Missions, an organization dedicated to expanding dialysis and kidney care in underserved communities, recently completed its medical mission in India to upgrade the capacity of two dialysis clinics in Rajasthan with the support from local partners. [more]

Catch up, register and purchase tickets for the upcoming events and concerts including Rupankar Bagchi and Anwesha Datta Gupta, Boston Sargam Music and Dance Competition, IITSINE Diwali Party, Sharon Diwali Party, Lalgudi Narthanam, SwaRaag Music and Dance Competition, Partho Bose, Miss India and Miss India Teen 2013, Chand Aahe Bharega and Sanhita Nandi. [more]

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

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Many many years ago when I first heard the song Kannan oru kaikuzhandhai from Bhadrakali, I just lost myself in the sweetness of melody and rich and innovative orchestration of this talented new composer, Ilaiyaraaja. [more]

Is it all about Modi? [more]

Father: How were the exam questions ?
Son: Easy.
Father: Then why look so unhappy ?
Son: The questions didn't give me any trouble, but the answers did ! [more]

Some popular Dassera Delicacies! [more]

Butterflies of the Amazon. [more]

We should so live and labor in our time that what came to us as seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and that which came to us as blossom may go to them as fruit. That is what we mean by progress. [more]