Just Dance 2017 Thrills Houstonians and Embraces Exhilarated Audience Response
Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin Varma STAFFORD: On Saturday, March 4, the Old Stafford Civic Center of Houston was brought alive with the ‘Just Dance 2017’ show. This event was Rhythm India Dance Company’s sixth annual program. As a part of this year’s theme- ‘Millennium Mayhem’, a troupe of 270 dancers brought funk back […]
Asia Society Texas Center Salutes Magnificent India at Sellout Black Tie Gala
HOUSTON: Bollywood visited Houston Friday night as Asia Society Texas Center held its annual Tiger Ball in celebration of India. This year, the black-tie and national dress gala was a sellout and the 650 patrons and guests celebrated the culture of the subcontinent. Attendees were greeted upon arrival by a life-sized elephant replica. The evening […]
Demonetization Demystified through Historical Context and Future Steps
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: India’s demonetization of its currency is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. The demonetization mystery was unwrapped at a free seminar on Tuesday, March 7 at India House. The seminar was sponsored by India House, which provided an excellent venue for the seminar. The other two sponsors were SOS and NRI […]
Petroleum Minister Pradhan Urges Community to Contribute its Talents
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Despite the passage of time and long distance from our motherland, members of the Indian commnuity in Houston exhibit a passionate interest in political and economic activities underway in India. It was this attachment that led many to contribute their resources to electoral success of the BJP party led by Prime […]
Ekal’s New President Announcement: Pankaj Desai
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Ekal Vidyalaya’s Houston Chapter has a new President and he’s charged about his role to bring education to India’s remote and rural areas. Pankaj Desai has been prepping for this role as a volunteer for the last 10 years and served as Vice President in 2016. This year he takes over […]
IACF Healthcare Networking Dinner, Book Donation for Literacy
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In support of one of the four pillars of its mission, the Indo American Charity Foundation held a networking session for healthcare initiatives this past Thursday, March 2 at the Seasons 52 restaurant in City Centre on the westside. Most of the IACF Board of Directors attended the session to mingle […]
IACCGH Hosts Free Tax Seminar
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: IACCGH’s Outreach Program – a tax seminar designed to educate the community on various tax issues attracted over 130 members of the Indo American community on Sunday, February 19, at India House. Held for the sixth year in a row, IACCGH Executive Director Jagdip Ahluwalia described the event as part of […]
Masala Radio’s Houston Holi: Bura Na Mano, Holi Hai
HOUSTON: Masala Radio, Tara Energy, and Star Plus presents the Tenth annual HOUSTON HOLI featuring JAY SEAN – with hits like Mein Tho There Naal Nachana and US TOP 40 chart topper – Baby Are You Down, sponsored by Xfinity on Saturday March 25, 12 – 5PM (Raindate Sunday March 26). For arguably the largest […]
India Unveils New Licensing Round to Attract Oil & Gas Investments
By Pramod Kulkarni Houston: India has become the world’s third largest energy consumer. While there is considerable oil and gas production underway. India must still import 75% to 80% of its oil consumption. With India’s GDP expected to rise to 8% in 2018, the energy demand is expected to grow even further. As one […]
Indic Book Club and Friends of India Society Launch “Inside Chanakya’s Mind”
HOUSTON: Indic Book Club, a global, multi city, horizontal network of Academics, Authors, Artists & Activists made its American debut with its first event in Houston on Sunday, February 19 and buoyed by its success, did the International book launch of “Inside Chanakya’s Mind” the following Thursday, February 23. The first event was a talk […]
Tamil Chair at Harvard University
By Vidya Sridhar HOUSTON: Harvard University has accepted a proposal to set up a “Sangam Tamil Chair” in the Department of South Asian Studies with the focus being on Tamil Sangam Literature and all Tamil literature influenced by it. Tamil language has ancient literature dating back to around 300 B.C. Tamil is one of the […]
MahaShivaratri Celebrations at The Hindu Temple of the Woodlands
By Beth Kulkarni THE WOODLANDS: The Hindu Temple of the Woodlands (HTW) held a magnificent celebration of MahaShivaratri, the night of Shiva, on February 24, continuing until Saturday morning at 8 am. The celebration began at 8:30 a.m. on Friday with Rudra Abhishekam. The Abhishekam, or bathing, of Lord Shiva was done with the traditional […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Besan di Pinniyan (Gram Flour Sweet Balls)
By popular demand from many readers, below is a reprint of Mama’s Besan di Pinniyan recipe, which is a tasty sweet to make especially during days of cool weather. It is reprinted with some additional information and directions. Pinniya are extremely popular in the Punjab during the cold weather months. It is very common to […]
