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From Nilgiri Hills to New York One Hundred Beautiful Elephants and Sabyasachi too! Who would have thought that on…
Tips from the Indian Consulate on Getting Home to India A Public Service Message from Lassi with Lavina Traveling…
It’s India’s Independence Day – and the children are celebrating! Happy Independence Day from Children’s Hope India and Lassi with…
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Making Your Vote Count: A Primer for Desi Newbies All That You Wanted to Know About the Elections – but…
Exciting News for South Asian Playwrights South Asians, when they go to the theater in America, have got used…
Surrender to the Saree!Sarees are Taking Over Times Square! That iconic Indian apparel is taking over Times Square. On May…
In Jackson Heights: A Wishlist for the Future Giving Voice to the Voiceless By Lavina Melwani How can one understand…
Lassi with Lavina introduces a new column, Diary of A Changemaker, written by noted thought leaders who are changing the…
New Yorkers can schedule an appointment at a NYC Free Tax Prep location in advance at nyc.gov/taxprep and must bring identification and proof of income to their appointment. For virtual services, New Yorkers can upload their documents and meet virtually with a tax preparer to review their tax return before submission.
Our Communities India Giving Day – Celebrating the Joy of Giving March 1, 2024 is the Magic Date to Do Good!…
Our Communities Op-Ed by Mayor Eric Adams Mayor Eric Adams: You Can Make It in New York! Last week, in…
Here in New York City, we have much to be proud of about our civil rights record. But there is a dark side to our history that has yet to be reckoned with — a deep legacy of discrimination and segregation that we must dismantle in order to finally build more housing and create an equitable city.
NYC Marathon Takes over New York City!
Mayor Eric Adams writes in his op-ed about the comeback of the city from jobs to crime to housing and education.
With the upcoming holiday season begins the Indian community’s tryst with tradition in America. Both Garba and Dandiya Raas, folk dances, have found their way to America and everyone from heart surgeons to hip-hop kids are taking to the large dandiya raas arenas during the festival of Navrati which heralds a season of upcoming festivals from Dusshera to Diwali. How has the interaction with America changed Garba and Dandiya Raas?
Our Communities Women Achievers Shine at BAPS – Festival of Inspirations As a journalist dedicated to covering the Indian Diaspora…
International foods at the Vegan Night Market in Central Park on Tuesdays!
One of the most anticipated festivals in the Hindu calendar is Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan, the Festival of Threads. This is the day when brothers and sisters renew their bonds and sisters receive money and gifts from their brothers. Now which little girl can argue with that? Lucky are the sisters who have several brothers!
Indeed, if you are Hindu and have a brother, no matter where you are, you will try to meet up with him on Raksha Bandhan which falls this year on August 29. This is an ancient Hindu festival which occurs in the month of shravan on the full moon. Sisters pray for their brothers health and well-being, tying the sacred Rakhi thread on their wrists, and brothers pledge to protect their sisters.