Chai with Manju: Mata Amritanandamayi/Hugging Amma talks about her childhood, love, happiness and lessons of life

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others,” said Mahatma Gandhi; and it certainly holds true with Mata Amritanandamayi, or “Hugging Amma” as she is popularly known. She has given 32 million hugs, spreading what she calls “seeds of love, compassion and selflessness”

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Chai with Manju: Zakaria talks about Putin, world travel, foreign policy prowess

Author Don DeLillo once said: “America was and is an immigrant’s dream.” And this crossed my mind when interviewing journalist, foreign policy analyst and author Fareed Zakaria, an extraordinary Indian immigrant, who has made his American dream come true and inspired us all. He is the son of well-known Indian

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Health Expo speakers address full house; topics hit home with timely issues

While the first-ever Indian and South Asian Health Expo was a great success this past weekend, with approximately 700 attending over the day-long event at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass., on April 27, particularly popular was the speaker series, which had a packed hall filled with attentive listeners being

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Attendees, doctors deliver high praise for Health Expo

Photos by Rasik Mehta The first-ever Indian and South Asian Health Expo, organized by the Indian Medical Association of New England and INDIA New England news, as well as 15 community and professional organizations, drew rave reviews from the approximately 700 attendees. Many well-known doctors in attendance also had high

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Dedicated IMANE physicians take pride in serving locally, to offer free services at Health Expo

Experts in various fields of medicine will be conducting free Health Screenings along with Dentists and Podiatrists at the upcoming Indian & South Asian Health Expo on April 27 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. Thiagarajan Sheth “We will also have specialists at the •Ask the Doctor’ segment at

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Mega Indian and South Asian Health Expo set to rock with nine speakers, 24 exhibitors and 15 supporting organizations

Organized by New England’s two finest institutions — the Indian Medical Association of New England and INDIA New England news — and supported by over 15 community and professional organizations, including the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and the Association of Pakistani Physicians of New England, as well

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Ambassador Rao talks about growing up, her greatest challenges, ‘grace’ under pressure

Dreams are the seedlings of reality, a wise man once said — and it was a true honor to meet Nirupama Rao, a woman of substance who at the age of 12 dreamt of being a diplomat. With sheer hard work and perseverance, she made her dream come true. She

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Dr. Sanjiv Chopra to speak on ‘Success Unprecedented: Unleash the Power of the Mind to Realize Your Full Potential’ at Health Expo: Health Tip of the Week

Dr. Sanjiv Chopra, an author and professor of medicine and faculty dean for continuing medical education at Harvard Medical School, will speak on “Success Unprecedented: Unleash the Power of the Mind to Realize Your Full Potential” during the upcoming Indian and South Asian Health Expo on April 27 at the

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Dr. Onaly Kapasi to speak about ‘Osteporosis: the Silent Disease’ at Health Expo; Health Tip of the Week

Dr. Onaly A. Kapasi, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Boston since 1980, will speak on “Osteoporosis: the Silent Disease” during the upcoming Indian and South Asian Health Expo on April 27 at the the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. “I have selected the topic as it is most cogent relative

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Gupta to Speak at Health Expo on Yoga Chikitsa for common conditions; Health Tips of the Week

Jay Gupta, RPh, MScIM, MTM, co-founder of the nonprofit organization YogaCaps Inc., will speak on “Yoga Chikitsa for Common Conditions” during the upcoming Indian and South Asian Health Expo on April 27 at the Marriott Hotel in Newton, Mass. Gupta will overview a number of chronic physical and mental health

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