ISW President's Message
Dear ISW Supporters
With the opening of the new ISW India Center, we are excited to launch a number of new initiatives as part of the ISW 2025 strategic plan. In addition to the activities we held in the past, these new initiatives are providing a dynamic new dimension to the services and programs that ISW can provide. You can see a few listed in this newsletter such as the Women Empowering Women (WEW) panel, the Professional & Entrepreneurial Network (PEN) meetup and the ISW University Summer camp.
We are also pleased to offer members only offerings like the Summer Camp and the FREE admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden. We hope to provide many such member privileges to enhance the value of your membership. With an annual fee of just $25 it is the best value in town.
As always feel free to contact me at president@iswonline.org if you would like to share your ideas or to get even more involved!
Puneet Kohli, President India Society of Worcester
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Congratulations to the 2021 Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair Awardees
We see many familiar names from our community in the list. More Details to be found at https://scifair.com/
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Middle School Awards
Oak Middle School
Shruti Sivashankar
Aashi Gupta
Aumkar Deochakke
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High School Awards
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science
Arnav Mishra, Karthik Seetharaman, Jay Nagpaul
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Shrewsbury Senior High School
Maya Kasbekar, Ramkarthic Ramanathan, Anusha Prabhakar, Sathvik Yadanaparthi, Sumer Shinde
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UPCOMING ISW EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES |
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Intellectual Multitasking: Balancing Passion with Profession
June 10, 2021, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Introducing ISW Women Empowering Women (WEW) - An interactive platform empowering women by transforming the I can’t to I can! India Society of Worcester (ISW) has launched a new initiative for women from all walks of life to come together and empower each other by sharing their life experiences. The first panel consists of New England women leaders sharing their experiences on multitasking with finesse. Click for info.
ISW CollegeConnect: Standardized Tests - Everything you need to know
June 12, 2021, 3:30 to 5:00 pm
A presentation and discussion by Donna Cox, Cox Tutoring Group. Donna holds a magna cum laude Mathematics degree from Salve Regina University and was a National Merit Finalist. She has been preparing students for the SAT and ACT tests since 2003 Click here to register for the event.
Dr. Mayank Jaiswal and Poonam Hingorany
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Professional & Entrepreneurial Network Meetup
June 12, 2021, 11:00 to 12:30 pm
In person at ISW India Center, 152 Main St. Shrewsbury
As a result of the initial meeting with a group of interested folks to brainstorm ideas for the new ISW Professional & Entrepreneurial Network, the first activity is to hold an in-person Meetup open to all to go over the topics and help us prioritize.
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Graduation Satsang
June 13, 10:00 am
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Join us in celebrating the ISW graduates from high school and college and blessing them as they move on to the next phase of their life. We wish them all success. Please submit the names of graduates and register on our website
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ISW Mt Wachusett Hike - A FREE Event
June 19, 2021, 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Mt Wachusett, Princeton, MA
STARTING POINT 499 Mountain Rd, Princeton,
Once again we are on for the ISW Mt. Wachusett Hike. A family friendly moderate hike to a spectacular view. 3.8 miles round trip. Open to all
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ISW SPECIAL MEMBER BENEFITS
Join ISW and enjoy special program access and other benefits. These programs are exclusively available to ISW members only.
Say What! FREE Admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden for ISW Members
Did you know we have an amazing Botanical Garden in Boylston with many gorgeous gardens and trails within 15 mins from India Center in Shrewsbury. You are welcome to visit and enjoy the gorgeous flowers, trails, conservatories and outdoor art installations for FREE until June 30, 2021. A unique benefit for ISW Members only. For more info, click here.
ISW University Summer Camp
June 28 to August 13, 2021
We are excited to announce that we are working on a series of offerings for the summer for 6-8 weeks in subjects like Scratch programming, robotics, Arts & Craft and more. The classes will be online or in person will cost $40 for eight 1-hour sessions. Please click on this link to register your child for a class.
Usha Yadav, and Kalpana Choudhary. Advisor: Shiamin Melville
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ISW CULTURAL & LANGUAGE SCHOOL NEWS
Registration for 2021-22 session is now open!
Registration for in person classes for the next session from September 2021 to May 2022 is now open. To register, please login with the email id used when you setup your membership. An in-person Open House will be held Sunday, September 19, 2021. Classes will begin September 25th or 26th based on language selected. Click here to register.
Ruchi Chauhan & Shiamin Melville
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ISW REGULAR ACTIVITIES
ISW Free HealthStop
Wednesdays, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
ISW's FREE HealthStop, held in partnership with IMANE, is now open for in-person visits at the ISW India Center. Available to anyone regardless of their financial, immigration and insurance status. Not limited to the Indian Community. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment needed
ISW offers Free Online Yoga sessions for adults & youth
- Daily 6.30 am Yoga by Hemant Gera
- Mondays, 10 am Chair Yoga by Latha Radhakrishnan
- Tuesdays & Saturdays, 11 am Chairobics by Stuti Khanna
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An Interview with Ekta Jain, Ekta Dance Academy
By Devishi Jain, ISW Youth Reporter
Continuing our series of interviews, we had ISW Youth Reporter Devishi Jain interview Ekta Jain, owner of Ekta Dance Academy. Ekta has been teaching dance for over 17 years and is well known to the ISW community.
Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your background in dance?
My name is Ekta Jain and I am from Delhi, India. I started my dance journey when I was ten years old. I joined Kathak classes in Lucknow Gharana as a hobby, but soon, it became my passion in life. Read the rest of the interview and her advice to young dancers on our website.
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Professional & Entrepreneurial Network Meetup
The new ISW Professional & Entrepreneurial Network Initiative was kicked off a few weeks ago with a brainstorming session among a small group of interested professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders that generated nearly a dozen topics and over a hundred suggestions for activities that the group could carry out. The next step was to actively engage interested members from the ISW and MetroWest communities to help prioritize and select a few core activities to start. We will hold the first meeting on June 12th at the new ISW India Center and look forward to seeing many of you to help launch this new initiative. It is open to all interested in these topics. Please register here.
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Contact Information
India Society of Worcester
Mailing Address: PO Box 136, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
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Answering Machine: 508-842-9795
Website: www.iswonline.org
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