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Women: Tomorrow’s Leaders, Today!

Women: Tomorrow’s Leaders, Today!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: Women have been active participants in all walks of life. Shouldering, embracing and balancing responsibilities at home and work, women have their aspirations, abilities and qualities as a man does.  Yet, women receive only one-tenth of the world’s income. Women’s empowerment has become a significant topic of discussion in development and economics. ‘Women’s […]

Houston Hosts North South Foundation’s 25th Anniversary of Academic Contests

Houston Hosts North South Foundation’s 25th Anniversary of Academic Contests

By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: The Houston Chapter of North South Foundation (NSF) hosted the 2017 National Finals contests on August 12-13 at the University of Houston. This is a historic year for NSF, which celebrates its 25th anniversary of highly successful academic contests. All of the recent winners of the Scripps, Natonal Geographic and other […]

Suneja, Pai, Desikan Make Top Cardiologist’s Lists in Houston, Katy

Suneja, Pai, Desikan Make Top Cardiologist’s  Lists in Houston, Katy

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The largest medical center in the world, the Texas Medical Center, is world-renowned for its medical prowess with the sheer density of hospitals and research facilities in its 1,345-acre domain. And at the heart of it are the physicians and researchers who have made it the place to come to for […]

Mika Singh’s Perfidy Against the Indian Nation Condemned

Mika Singh’s Perfidy Against the Indian Nation Condemned

A joint statement issued by the Presidium of the Federation of Indian-American Associations, Greater Houston Local Area HOUSTON: The serving presidents of the Indian-American associations of the Greater Houston area, strongly condemned the perfidy committed by artist Mika Singh against the Indian nation. Mika Singh performed at an event on Saturday, August 12, billed by […]

St. Luke’s President Bob Heifner on the Health Needs of Fort Bend County

St. Luke’s President Bob Heifner on the Health Needs of Fort Bend County

By Manu Shah SUGAR LAND: On July 26, the lobby at CHI St. Luke’s Health in Sugar Land was filled with healthcare professionals, IACCGH members and guests who were attending the Business of Medicine Series featuring St. Luke’s President Rob Heifner. The Series which seeks to build bridges between the medical community in Houston and […]

Sri Meenakshi Temple Society Celebrated Aadi Sukravara Ashtalakshmi Deepa Pooja on Friday August 11

Sri Meenakshi Temple Society Celebrated  Aadi Sukravara Ashtalakshmi Deepa Pooja on Friday August 11

By Nachal Sethuraman PEARLAND: Aadi Sukravara Ashtalakshmi Deepa Pooja was conducted at MTS on Friday, August 11, 2017 in a grand manner. More than 75 devotees participated in lighting the lamp and reciting the slokas which was a feast to the eyes. The Fridays in the month of Aadi is very special for women in […]

A beautiful Diksha at Chinmaya Prabha

A beautiful Diksha at Chinmaya Prabha

By Padmashree Rao HOUSTON:  On this auspicious morning of August 12, 2017, just after 8 am, the audience in Chinmaya Smrti hall were witness to a most profound and moving Diksha ceremony. Aditi Deshmukh, a child of  Chinmaya Balavihar Houston, born to two blessed parents, Jay and Rohini Deshmukh, and raised with a great love […]

Amiralli Dodhiya Named to New York Life’s Chairman’s Council

Amiralli Dodhiya Named to New York Life’s Chairman’s Council

HOUSTON: Amiralli Dodhiya has been named a member of the 2017 Chairman’s Council of New York Life today.  Members of the elite Chairman’s Council rank in the top three percent of New York Life’s elite sales force of more than 12,000 licensed agents in sales achievement. Mr. Dodhiya has been a New York Life agent […]

Talk on Plant-based Diet

Talk on Plant-based Diet

HOUSTON: On Sunday, 27th August, the Jain Center in Houston will be hosting an illuminating talk by Dr. Sailesh Rao on adopting a plant based diet for better health and reducing your carbon footprint. The talk will be held at the Jain Center of Houston, 3905 Arc Street, Houston Texas 77063 and will begin at […]

ASIE Hosts Presentations on Meditation, Human Heart

ASIE Hosts Presentations on Meditation, Human Heart

HOUSTON: American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) presented a special presentation for professionals and business members on Saturday, August 5. About 60 people attended the event at JVB Preksha Meditation Center. There were two topics. The first one was presented by Samaniji Pranav Pragyaji on “Transform Yourself from Business Stress with Meditation”. Samaniji […]

Zee Tv Launches, “Made in America”: The first English Language Bollywood Reality TV Show filmed in Hollywood

Zee Tv Launches, “Made in America”: The first English Language Bollywood Reality TV Show filmed in Hollywood

NEW YORK:  Zee TV America had its official launch party on August 2nd, 2017 for their first English Language reality tv show, “Made In America”, which was held at the PHD Rooftop, located at The Dream Hotel in downtown Manhattan. Over 200 guests to celebrate this monumental launch and expansion of programing of ZEE TV America. Zee […]

Sankara Nethralaya’s Mobile Eye Surgery Unit Gets Mayan Awards

Sankara Nethralaya’s Mobile Eye Surgery Unit Gets Mayan Awards

PUDUCHERRY, INDIA: The Mobile Eye Surgical Unit of the non-profit Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Hospital received its due and long overdue recognition from its peers in an award ceremony on July 22 held at the Accord Hotel in this tiny former French colony, formerly known as Pondicherry. Two doctors associated with MESU – Dr. Rajesh Sharma […]

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 12

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 12

The Story thus far…A separate institution named Satyagraha Sabha was formed with headquarters in Bombay. There were agitations everywhere against the Rowlatt Committee’s report. But the government was determined to implement the Rowlatt recommendations and in 1919, the Rowlatt Bill was introduced. When the bill was debated in India’s Legislative Chamber, Gandhi attended as a […]

A 30 Year-Old Independence Day Poem

A 30 Year-Old Independence Day Poem

SUGAR LAND: Personal independence was a sentiment that was very much on Saeed Pathan’s mind when he penciled this poem 30 years ago when he thought of the independence of his country India which had just turned 40. Pathan, had just finished his mechanical engineering degree from the Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology in […]

Incredible India: Unity in Diversity

Incredible India: Unity in Diversity

HOUSTON: Incredible India is being presented by Indian Performing Arts, Samskriti at the Miller Outdoor Theatre on the 19th of August, 2017 at 8.15pm. This popular event is presented in association with the Consulate General of India in Houston and funded by the Texas Commission on the Arts and the City of Houston through the Miller […]

Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Gala Features LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel

Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston Gala Features LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel

HOUSTON: The Indo American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston (IACCGH) will be hosting its 18th Annual Gala on August 26 and will be attended by .Houston’s top business leaders, elected officials, Consul General of India Dr. Anupam Ray, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell will be […]

Rich History of Religious Tolerance Among the Buddhist Faithful

Rich History of Religious Tolerance Among the Buddhist Faithful

By Jawahar Malhotra YANGON, MYANMAR: Remarkably fast changing Yangon – or as I fondly like to call it, Rangoon – is at a confluence of its modern history, with old buildings being torn down to make place for newer modern high-rises. My son Jeremy bemoaned the loss of the cinema hall on Bogyoke Aung San […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ande di Bhurji (Spicy Scrambled Eggs)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ande di Bhurji (Spicy Scrambled Eggs)

Here is a very easy recipe that is also very fast to make. It comes in handy when you have a starving bunch of people who crave for the desi taste of food. All it takes is a few eggs and some desi spices and a few veggies to make a dish that goes well […]