HOUSTON: This year the ICC observed its annual India Fest 2010 celebrating India’s 64th Independence Day on Sunday, August 15 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. A large turnout of over 7,500 at the India Fest 2010 can be attributed to the free entry, a day when general parking in the downtown area is free.
HOUSTON: One hot humid afternoon recently, we prepared ourselves psychologically and physically to endure Houston’s infamous peak hour traffic snarls as we headed south on Highway 59. To our surprised delight we found the ride smooth and effortless, with drivers conspiratorial in adhering to the posted speeds.
SUGAR LAND: It was music to the ears of the organizers and couldn’t have encapsulated the meaning of the evening’s program more. Here was 18 year-old Rosch Wadera, smiling at the podium as he responded for the entire 18 scholarship winners with a few appreciative remarks.
27 August 2010
HOUSTON: Sightline Health, a company founded in 2005 to bring leading technologies together in the non-invasive diagnosis and treatment of cancers, recently opened up its newest clinic on the city’s Westside at the corner of the West Belt and Westheimer. The company’s first 12,000 square-foot clinic located at 9106 Main St. , just south of the Texas Medical Center ; opened in July 2008 and is run by the chief radiologist and Medical Director, Dr. Sanjay Mehta.
27 August 2010
Award winning actor and comedian Paresh Rawal is returning to North America with his hilariously entertaining and sensationally shocking Hindi play Krishan vs Kanhaiya on September 3, 2010 in Houston
27 August 2010
HOUSTON: Swami Vidyadhishananda, the ordained spiritual master and head monk of the Self Equiry Life Fellowship, is in the midst of presenting a series of discourses on a variety of Vedic topics in Houston.
20 August 2010
AUSTIN: The Bel Cuore Quartet, a graduate saxophone quartet from The University of Texas at Austin Butler School of Music, will perform a free concert at Houston Baptist University’s Mabee Teaching Theater on Friday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m
20 August 2010
HOUSTON: She made India House reverberate with vociferous Jais for Bharat Mata and Vrindavan Bihari Shri Krishna and the audience replied with Didi Maa Ki jai as Sadhvi Ritambhara started on her 45 minute speech that mesmerized her listeners, in Houston, August 12.
20 August 2010
HOUSTON: The Hindu Mahasabaha of America, Houston chapter held an all day conference in observance of “Memorial Day”, a day to ensure and pledge that Hindus do not forget the past lest it may only come to haunt us again. It was also a day of tribute to those who sacrificed their lives on this day in 1947
20 August 2010
HOUSTON: The Indo-American Chamber of Greater Houston (IACCGH) celebrated its 11th Annual Gala with the theme “Think India, Think Houston”. The sold-out banquet featured India’s Consul General Sanjiv Arora as the chief guest and included a presentation of the chamber’s annual awards.
13 August 2010
HOUSTON: The lady who devotees affectionately call Maaji – Laxmiben Bechardas Thakkar – had a dream around 20 years back in which she saw Shri Sai Baba among divine lights, guiding her to build a temple which would not only provide a place of worship but also cultural and religious values.
13 August 2010
Many years ago, a friend John called me to get some information. His sister-in-law, Mary was undergoing treatment for cancer and was in the hospital in a very serious condition. Mary had married late only a few years ago.
13 August 2010
HOUSTON: Indo-American Association presents “Black & White”, a walk down the memory land of the golden era of Hindi cinema, 1948-65. The show is an ecstatic mix of singing, costumes, acting, dancing, and narration, all sewn together with the common thread of the music of the bygone era of bollywood.

