ISW President's Message
Dear ISW Supporters
As summer comes to end and you smell the fall in the air, we at ISW start to gear up for our festival season. We kicked off the activities this past weekend with ISW Ganeshotsav, celebrations. You will see the recap in this newsletter. Garbha, Diwali, Karvachauth and many such events are in the lineup for coming months. We will also be announcing a lineup of our upcoming ISW Symphony events. Please keep reading our newsletter to be informed about these events.
Puneet Kohli, President India Society of Worcester
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2021 A Christmas Carol Youth Auditions at The Hanover Theater
The Hanover Theater in Worcester is currently seeking South Asian/Indian Youth Performers ages 6-18 years old to portray the Cratchit family siblings in A Christmas Carol. The Hanover Theater has been recognized as one of the top theaters worldwide. This is a great opportunity for kids in an retelling of the classic "A Christmas Carol" casting South Asians in some of the lead roles. Applicants should submit a video and bio by September 24th. More details on the Hanover Theater website.
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ISW YOUTH CORNER
Road Trip Tales: A journey to the West and back
By Dhruv Jagan, 9th Grade, St. Johns
Stop - 2 Chicago
Our last night at Niagara Falls, I did a Google maps search of the distance between Niagara Falls and Chicago. 556 miles, 8.5 hours! The big question; Will Uruvi be able to handle going to Chicago as well? She was enjoying the car ride and she was comfortable overall. Knowing my mom, I was dead sure that she would say “If we start something, we should finish it”. So as I guessed sitting on that hotel bed, without thinking twice, she decided we are going to continue. We got in the car, ready to head to Chicago. I was excited because my elementary school teacher, who is from Chicago, had recommended an awwesssome place to eat the world-famous Chicago style deep dish pizza! Read the rest of the story about dinosaurs, diamonds and deep dish on the ISW Website.
This is part of a new series by Dhruv Jagan that takes you on their exciting cross country trip this summer. Read the rest of the story on the ISW Website and don't forget to check in for the next exciting step of their journey.
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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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Spirit of Shrewsbury - Shrewsbury Got Talent
September 18th, 2021 3:00 pm
Discover the Shrewsbury's hidden talent at the Shrewsbury's Got Talent highlighting talent of all ages from Tiny Tots, Terrific Teens to Awesome Artists! Jointly hosted by ISW and Spirit of Shrewsbury. Video streaming at https://www.facebook.com/iswonline
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ISW Navratri
October 8th and 9th, 2021, 6:30 pm
ISW 's annual Navratri Garba will be hosted once more live and in person. Get your dandiyas ready for a fun-filled evening of dance with great live music. For more details and to register for the events check out the ISW Website.
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ISW PEN Monthly Meetup: Job Search Strategies
October 9th, 2021, 11:00 to 12:30 am
In person at ISW India Center, 152 Main St. Shrewsbury
The next ISW PEN monthly event on October 9th will focus on building your career. A panel of hiring managers and recruiters will share tips and suggestions on how to build your resume, job search strategies and what to look for in an interview. Speakers confirmed so far include:
- Shaikh Hoque, Senior Solutions Manager, Cloud Services, Oracle Corporation.
- Vinay Vyas, Recruitment consultant
- And others
PEN is a forum for likeminded professionals and entrepreneurs to network, exchange ideas and learn from other's experience. Join us for this exciting event, open to all entrepreneurs and professionals.
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ISW WEW: The Transformative Power to be Professionally Successful
October 14, 2021 6:00 pm to 7.30 pm
In person at ISW India Center, 152 Main St. Shrewsbury
A panel of professionally successful women leaders from diverse fields will share their stories about achieving success in their fields. Click here to register for the in-person event.
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ISW University: Tutoring Sessions
Begins September 20th, 2021 for 18 sessions
Registration $90 for 18 sessions
Prepare your kids for the upcoming academic year. One on one online Zoom tutoring KG to 7th grade in Math, English, Spanish, French, Speech & Debate, Chess and many more subjects with IYG high school tutors. For ISW members only. Click here to register.
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ISW PEN: Planning for your Financial Future
by Ragoo Raghunathan
A rapt audience was engaged in conversation with an expert panel of financial advisors consisting of Kanan Sachdeva, Sharat Amin and Kartik Trivedi. The discussion ran for an hour and thirty minutes and covered a range of topics to help people develop a financial strategy.
"The meetup was a great opportunity for the community to be educated on financial matters," said Sankaran Mahadevan who moderated the panel. The participants had an interactive session with the panelists and the first session covered general topics like types of insurance and its benefits. The ISW-PEN team is planning more such discussions to educate its members on other financial instruments to invest for their future. These sessions will greatly benefit our community to navigate the various investment opportunities available in establishing their financial stability. We plan to cover more such topics in the upcoming sessions of the ISW-PEN initiative. Meanwhile do check out our next session on "Job Search Strategies" on October 9th, at the ISW India Center.
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Ganeshotsav Celebrations
by Sarita Deshpande
On Sunday September 12th ISW's very own Shrewsbury Ganeshotsav Mandal (SGM) team celebrated Ganesh Festival with lots of enthusiasm and vigor, for the tenth year in a row. This year's festival at ISW had many significant highlights. First and foremost, it was held in the newly renovated India Center. Second highlight was the hand-made three and half feet Ganesh idol made of eco-friendly clay by Shrikant Savant, his wife Sapna and daughter Urvi. The third highlight of the event was the Dhol-Tasha. The team played the instruments (specially ordered from India) in a procession with many others dancing and rejoicing to the rhythm.
The pooja, aarti in the morning was performed by Guruji Shrikant Joshi which was telecast live on the ISW Facebook page and followed by a cultural program. All in all, it was a very colorful celebration with pooja, prasad, entertainment program, decorations and food, and the added grandeur of the newly renovated India Center. Everyone who attended the program enjoyed it thoroughly. You can read a detailed description of the event on the ISW Website and also view the videos of the cultural program and the pooja on ISW's Facebook page.
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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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