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Festival of India – Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2017

Festival of India – Greater Houston Rath Yatra 2017

THE WOODLANDS: The rain clouds disappeared into thin layers of heavenly covering while the gorgeous thick forest trees surrounded the site for the 5th Annual Greater Houston Rath Yatra on Saturday, June 24. The Char Dham Hindu Temple and Star Plus presented this year’s Festival of India at a new location: the Char Dham Hindu […]

Alliance to Promote Yoga in the City on IDY

Alliance to Promote Yoga in the City on IDY

By Manu Shah HOUSTON: About 400 Houstonians moved in harmony, stretching and breathing mindfully in a guided yoga session at Levy Park. The event was organized to mark the Third International Day of Yoga on June 21st by the Indian Consulate in Houston with the support of over 15 community organizations. Event coordinator and Swayamsevak […]

An Early Morning Surya Namaskar, Rain Showers Not Withstanding!

An Early Morning Surya Namaskar, Rain Showers Not Withstanding!

By Priya Subramanian & Jawahar Malhotra THE WOODLANDS: Three days after the Summer Solstice – Wednesday, June 21 – and the day declared in 2015 by the United Nations as the International Day of Yoga – the Hindu Temple of The Woodlands, in partnership with the Houston Consulate General of India, observed the event with […]

His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj of BAPS Arrives in North America

His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj of BAPS Arrives in North America

HOUSTON: The spiritual legacy of His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj continues with the arrival of His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj in North America on June 22, 2017. Over the next three months, he will visit mandirs and inspire thousands of devotees in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, New Jersey (Edison and Robbinsville), […]

8th Annual Eid Milan by IMAGH

8th Annual Eid Milan by IMAGH

HOUSTON: Indian Muslims Association of Greater Houston (IMAGH), is a non-profit, non-religious, and non-political organization serving the South Asian community. The organization will be celebrating its 8th Annual Eid Milan on July 1 at Marriott Westchase Hotel. Eid Milan is an annual event where friends, neighbors, and colleagues, from the larger Houston Community come to […]

Dilip Desai Wins Silver in National Seniors TT Doubles

Dilip Desai Wins Silver in National Seniors TT Doubles

SUGAR LAND: Dilip Desai of Sugar Land won the silver medal in Table Tennis Men’s Doubles representing state of Texas in the 2017 National Senior Games, also known as Senior Olympics, held in Birmingham, Alabama. Dilip and his partner Don Weems faced tough competition from other teams from USA and other countries, including Barbados, Brazil, […]

Maha Rudram: History Made at Sri Meenakshi Temple

Maha Rudram:  History Made at Sri Meenakshi Temple

By M.K.Sriram PEARLAND: History was created at Sri Meenakshi Temple. The great Maha Rudram conducted here this past weekend, took the temple and the city of Houston to new heights, as one of the very few temples and cities in the US to have organized this most important event for Lord Shiva. The status of […]

Northeast Winners Set in 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee

Northeast Winners Set in 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee

BOSTON: Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2017 South Asian Spelling Bee traveled to Massachusetts and New Jersey this past weekend with stops in Boston and New Brunswick. In the Boston Regional, Sravanth Malla, 13, of Haverstraw, New York was the regional champ. Anmol Dash, 12, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, […]

A Dance and Poignant Remembrance by the Love of Friends

A Dance and Poignant Remembrance by the Love of Friends

By Jawahar Malhotra FRIENDSWOOD: It was a mark of remembrance for two of their own dear friends, who were also founders of the 16 year-old non-profit Friends Helping Friends, which brought the Board of Directors of the Clear Lake based charity once again to the Hope Village in Friendswood. After all, Shoba and Alan Wenger […]

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 5: Story of Mahatma Gandhi

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 5: Story of Mahatma Gandhi

The story thus far…In South Africa, Gandhi saw how the Indians were treated as inferiors, only allowed to work the soil but not permitted to own land. Under the law enacted in the Orange Free State in 1888, Indians had been deprived of their rights. In Transvaal, they had to pay a poll tax of […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Loon-Mirch Da Parantha (Salt-Pepper Wheat Pancrusted Flatbread)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Loon-Mirch Da Parantha  (Salt-Pepper Wheat Pancrusted Flatbread)

By popular demand from many readers – and especially some younger ones – this is a reprint of Mama’s Loon-Mirch da Parantha recipe, but with some additional information and directions. By now, every Indian probably knows what a parantha is and immediately associates it with Punjabi cuisine. Other cuisines have tried to copy them and […]

Jagga Jasoos : Jhumritalaiyya Song l Ranbir, Katrina | Pritam Arijit, Mohan | Neelesh

Jagga Jasoos : Jhumritalaiyya Song l Ranbir, Katrina | Pritam Arijit, Mohan | Neelesh

Eid Mubarak Video Song | Daddy | Arjun Rampal | Aishwarya Rajesh | 21st July

Eid Mubarak Video Song | Daddy | Arjun Rampal | Aishwarya Rajesh | 21st July

Excuse Hai | Mini Trail 3 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Releasing August 4, 2017

Excuse Hai | Mini Trail 3 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Releasing August 4, 2017

Indemnity Bond | Mini Trail 2 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Releasing Aug 4

Indemnity Bond | Mini Trail 2 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Releasing Aug 4

 

Character Kharaab | Mini Trail 1 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Releasing August 4, 2017

Character Kharaab | Mini Trail 1 | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Releasing August 4, 2017

 

Nach Baliye 8 gets its winning couple

Nach Baliye 8 gets its winning couple

Star Plus’ popular celebrity couple dance reality show Nach Baliye 8 has finally got its winner couple, following the cut throat competition among the three finalists, Divyanka Tripathi-Vivek Dahiya (Divek), Mohit Sehgal-Sanaya Irani (Monaya) and Abigail Pande-Sanam Johar (Abhinam). The social media was just witnessing a lot of speculations and fan wars between fans for […]

Bank Chor Movie Preview, Story, Synopsis, Trailer, Songs, Cast & Crew

Bank Chor Movie Preview, Story, Synopsis, Trailer, Songs, Cast & Crew

Bank Chor is a Hindi comedy thriller directed by Bumpy and produced by Asish patil. The movie is distributed under Yash Raj Film banner. The film stars Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Rhea Chakraborty. Vivek Oberoi has returned to Yash Raj Films after 12 years, his last film under their banner was Saathiya. Click here […]

Tubelight Movie Review

Tubelight Movie Review

TUBELIGHT STORY : Laxman Singh Bisht (Salman) is nicknamed tube light by his neighbours because he is feeble-minded. Despite being special, Laxman lives by one life-lesson; keep the faith alive and you can do almost anything, even stop a war. TUBELIGHT REVIEW : At the outset, one must warn people that Tubelight is a departure […]

ISRO’s PSLV-C38 successfully vaults Cartosat-2 Series, 30 other satellites into orbit

ISRO’s PSLV-C38 successfully vaults Cartosat-2 Series, 30 other satellites into orbit

In yet another masterful demonstration of its space prowess, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday successfully launched its workhorse rocket PSLV-C38 from Sriharikota carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation along with 30 co-passenger satellites. Weighing 712 kg, Cartosat-2 series satellite has been specifically designed for the benefit of the defence forces. The latest […]

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