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HGH Brings Houstonians Under One Roof to Celebrate Lord Krishna’s Birth

HGH Brings Houstonians Under One Roof to Celebrate Lord Krishna’s Birth

By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Bollywood actor Anupam Kher treated Houstonians to the entire array of his onscreen avatars – serious, comic, patriotic, profound, candid, strong and yet vulnerable in his address at the 28th Janmashtami celebrations held at George Brown Convention Center on August 25. Considered one of the finest actors in Bollywood with a […]

With Grants Night, IACF Hands Out $285K This Year

With Grants Night,  IACF Hands Out $285K This Year

Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This Grants Night, when funds were being distributed to local charitable causes, was true to its calling: it was short on fluff, went straight to the point of handing out award envelopes and mercifully short on acceptance speeches, save for two recipients who got carried away. On […]

IAF Social at Skeeters Stadium

IAF Social at Skeeters Stadium

SUGAR LAND: On Friday, August 24, a fantastic evening was arranged by Indo American Forum of Fort Bend (IAF) for our community to gather and have a good time. About 250 people were in attendance making IAF Social a GRAND Success. The evening started with a spectacular performance by Infused Performing Arts. The group performed […]

Maha Homam for the Supreme Goddess at Sri Meenakshi Temple

Maha Homam for the Supreme Goddess at Sri Meenakshi Temple

By MK Sriram PEARLAND: It is said that in the present age known as Kali Yuga, worshipping Goddess Chandi and Lord Ganesha are of great importance. Goddess Chandi is the most powerful Divine Universal Mother. She is the combination of the Goddess triumvirate – Mahakali or Durga, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswathy. Like the God Rudra, she […]

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fondly Remembered by Houston Indian Community

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fondly Remembered by Houston Indian Community

HOUSTON: Bharat Ratna Sri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India was paid glowing tributes as a great reformer, administrator, philosopher poet, visionary and a “ruler of hearts” at a Shradhhanjali Sabha (Homage Meeting) at India House in Houston on Tuesday, August 21. Organized by the Overseas Friends of the BJP (OFBJP) Houston […]

Bollywood Blast 2018 – “Om Shanti”

Bollywood Blast 2018 – “Om Shanti”

HOUSTON: It’s that time of the year again – Bollywood Blast time! The signature event, which was started 13 years ago, is the brainchild of the visionary Anil Kumar, who predicted that it would one day become the most popular Indian presentation at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. BOLLYWOOD BLAST has been imitated, cloned, copied, but […]

Suneja Seeks Synergy of Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine

Suneja Seeks Synergy of Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine

By Jawahar Malhotra KATY: Inquisitiveness is the hallmark of the seeker of truths and answers to questions that sometimes lie hidden just beyond the grasp of one’s imagination. A few take the time to find the doors that can unlock these truths, but most are too burdened by work and responsibilities to even take a […]

Jaipur Literary Festival to Debut in Houston at Asia Society

Jaipur Literary Festival to Debut in Houston at Asia Society

HOUSTON: Teamwork Arts, producers of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, often dubbed ‘the greatest literary show on Earth’, bring to Houston an iconic event where ideas and perspectives jostle with intellectual vigor. Houston, where skyscrapers and bayous meet, will welcome JLF at Houston for the first time in Texas. The Festival opens on Friday evening, […]

Sankara Nethralaya’s Dr. TS Surendran Recognized for Four Decades of Ophthalmic Care

Sankara Nethralaya’s Dr. TS Surendran  Recognized for Four Decades of Ophthalmic Care

PUDUCHERRY, INDIA: Dispensing eye care to children has always been a challenge to ophthalmologists in view of the fact that they may not be able to express their discomfort or symptoms in a very clear manner, the way adults can. As a pioneer in eye care, the Sankara Nethralaya Eye Foundation in Chennai, India has […]

5 Tips for Negotiating a Commercial Real Estate Lease

5 Tips for Negotiating a Commercial Real Estate Lease

HOUSTON: For companies seeking office, retail, industrial or healthcare commercial spaces, their leasing costs are traditionally one of their highest fixed capital expenses. Commercial tenants need to understand how to negotiate favorable lease terms to position themselves for success before signing: 1)    Term Length Start-ups or high-growth companies, for whom flexibility is paramount, may seek […]

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Poet-Politician-Patriot

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Poet-Politician-Patriot

By Yatindra Bhatnagar India has lost one of the finest politicians of our times. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was not only an accomplished parliamentarian, an impressive orator, an ardent nationalist and a proud patriot, he was also a sensitive poet and a sincere friend. He not only befriended his political colleagues of different parties, but also […]

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 […]

Ekal Houston Gala, Saturday, October 6

Ekal Houston Gala, Saturday, October 6

HOUSTON: Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF) will be hosting its annual charity gala on Saturday, October 6, 2018, at Sugar Land Marriott Town Square. Themed as, ‘Future of India’, the event will feature Dr. Subhash Chandra, the Chairman of Zee TV, India, as the Keynote Speaker. He will be joined by the ‘You Can Win’ international […]

Trikaldarshi Mahayogi Baba Lokenath, God Who Walked The Earth

Trikaldarshi Mahayogi Baba Lokenath, God Who Walked The Earth

“Whenever you are in danger, Remember Me, I will save you” HOUSTON: We are often inclined to focus on God as the Creator of the Universe and as our personal protector and savior. During every age, however, God also enters human form to embody Perfect Love, Compassion, Humility and Divinity for all humankind. Those manifestations […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Bhaen De Kofte (Curried Lotus Root Balls)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Bhaen De Kofte (Curried Lotus Root Balls)

In the West, bhaen (lotus root) is one of the most misunderstood vegetables – even among desi kids who have grown up in the US – and one that is seldom encountered in restaurants or grocery stores. In Asia, on the other hand, lotus root is commonly available in long stalks and is well known […]

Nazar Na Lag Jaaye Video Song | STREE | Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor | Ash King & Sachin-Jigar

Nazar Na Lag Jaaye Video Song | STREE | Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor | Ash King & Sachin-Jigar

Rafta Rafta Medley | Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se | Dharmendra | Shatrughan Sinha | Rekha | Salman

Rafta Rafta Medley | Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se | Dharmendra | Shatrughan Sinha | Rekha | Salman

 

Daryaa | Video Song | Manmarziyaan | Amit Trivedi | Shellee | Abhishek, Taapsee, Vicky

Daryaa | Video Song | Manmarziyaan | Amit Trivedi | Shellee | Abhishek, Taapsee, Vicky

Iconic RK Studio to be sold, confirms Rishi Kapoor

Iconic RK Studio to be sold, confirms Rishi Kapoor

Actor Rishi Kapoor has confirmed that the Kapoor family, unanimously, has decided to sell off the iconic RK Studio, established by the legendary late actor Raj Kapoor some four decades ago at Chembur, Mumbai. In an interview to Mumbai Mirror, Rishi said that while there is an emotional attachment to the place, the studio “had become a huge white […]

Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi movie review: The writing in this Sonakshi Sinha film is determinedly juvenile

Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi movie review: The writing in this Sonakshi Sinha film is determinedly juvenile

  By Shubhra Gupta Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Jimmy Sheirgill, Jassi Gill, Piyush Mishra, Diany Penty, Denzil Smith, Jason Tham, Aparshakti Khurana Director: Mudassar Aziz Rating: One and a half stars A winsome Punjabi ‘kudi’ on the run, with a rag-tag bunch chasing her: this was the premise of Happy Bhag Jayegi, which was some amount of fun. Part two […]

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