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A Memorable Evening with India’s Favorite Singer Couple, Samir & Dipalee!

A Memorable Evening with India’s Favorite Singer Couple, Samir & Dipalee!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma                     STAFFORD: Songs are equally enjoyable in one’s own company or in the company of friends, or even strangers for that matter. Such was the aura at the Samir & Dipalee Live in Concert, a musical evening presented by Mousumi Banerjee (MB) Entertainment on Saturday, September 22 at the Old Stafford Civic […]

Generational Business Transition

Generational Business Transition

By Manu Shah      HOUSTON: In a first of its kind event, two generations came together to give their take on Generational Business Transition. Founders Ramesh Bhutada and son Rishi of Star Pipe Products, Jugal Malani and Pankaj of Unique Group of Companies and Mrs. Vijay Dhingra with Abhishek of Expotech USA, shared insights on how […]

Houston Hoots at Thoda Saaf Bol Stand-Up Comedy!

Houston Hoots at Thoda Saaf Bol Stand-Up Comedy!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma                                     STAFFORD: With our busy and hectic lives, it’s imperative to have a dose of comedy. And what better can it be than to have a break at a live Stand Up Comedy show! The icing on the cake is to have a fresh talent showcasing a new style of comedy and […]

Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela on Sunday, October 7!

Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela on Sunday, October 7!

By Kamlesh Narwani                              HOUSTON: Kusum Sharma’s Shri Natraj School (www.shrinatraj.com) in association with Kalakriti Performing Arts (www.kalakritiusa.org) proudly presents its 14th annual Ramleela show on October 7 (3 PM to 6 PM) at VPSS Haveli in Houston, Texas.  This Ramleela is an English adaptation of the Hindu epic Ramayana, wherein Lord Vishnu (of the holy […]

Bank of America Women’s Leadership Series Kicks Off 2018-2019 Season with Celebrated Female Asian Chefs

Bank of America Women’s Leadership Series Kicks Off 2018-2019 Season with Celebrated Female Asian Chefs

HOUSTON: Asia Society Texas Center launched the fourth year of its Bank of America Women’s Leadership Series on September 13 with a sold-out luncheon showcasing three local visionaries in Houston’s burgeoning culinary industry. About 200 people attended the event, which showcased Christine Hà (winner of MasterChef season 3 and owner of The Blind Goat), Jenni […]

Jacob David Marries Namita Patel

Jacob David Marries Namita Patel

By Jawahar Malhotra         HOUSTON: Love often finds you in the most unexpected ways, when you aren’t even looking for it. And when love hits you late in life, well, it takes a little getting used to the attention you get from the other person. In the case of this couple, all it took was a […]

The Rose Began Her Odyssey to Help in Treating Other Women

The Rose Began Her Odyssey to Help in Treating Other Women

By Jawahar Malhotra               HOUSTON: It was the most traumatic time in her life, she recalled with emotion in her voice, even years later, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. With it began a year of treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center and a bilateral mastectomy. She had gone to The Rose for […]

Save Kerala Fundraising Event

Save Kerala Fundraising Event

STAFFORD: The ‘Save Kerala’ fundraiser hosted by Dr. Sunanda Nair of Sunanda’s Performing Arts Center was a beautifully curated show for an important cause. It took place on Saturday, September 15, at the Stafford Civic Center. Kerala experienced a devastating monsoon this year, which caused many people to lose their homes and livelihoods due to […]

Life and Soul Health Fair 2018 Brings the Community Together in Service

Life and Soul Health Fair 2018  Brings the Community Together in Service

MANVEL: On September 15, Love to Share Foundation America served over 250 primarily uninsured citizens of Greater Houston during its 8th annual Life and Soul Free Health Fair held at New Life Plaza in Manvel. The heath fair was officially kicked off by dignitaries – the Mayor of Pearland Mr. Tom Reid, the Mayor of […]

TravelGuzs Offers the Opportunity to Book Tickets to Turkish Airlines with Free Stopover

TravelGuzs Offers the Opportunity to  Book Tickets to Turkish Airlines with Free Stopover

HOUSTON: Exploring a new place on the way to the destination is something interesting for every traveler for sure. Turkish Airlines offer such a facility to the customers to book a free stopover in Istanbul. Turkish Airlines started their journey in the year 1933. When they started, they just had five aircraft. But, now the […]

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 16

The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 16

Visit, Programs of Prince of Wales are Boycotted The story thus far…During the latter part of 1920 Gandhi advocated a triple boycott. He wanted an absolute boycott of the Government and all government institutions, including schools, colleges, and courts. If the people were free of these they could easily have their own schools, colleges, and […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- Aaloo da Parantha (POTATO STUFFED CRISPY FLATBREAD)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- Aaloo da Parantha  (POTATO STUFFED CRISPY FLATBREAD)

This has to be the most well-known Punjabi parantha, and one that several readers have asked to reprint. Among older desis in the US, a hot, crispy Aaloo da Parantha is a comfort food that brings back memories of home. So here is a reprint of this popular recipe with some additional information and directions. […]

Tum Se – Jalebi | Varun Mitra | Rhea Chakraborty | Jubin Nautiyal | Samuel & Akanksha

Tum Se – Jalebi | Varun Mitra | Rhea Chakraborty | Jubin Nautiyal | Samuel & Akanksha

Sab Badhiya Hai Song | Sui Dhaaga – Made In India | Varun Dhawan | Anushka Sharma | Sukhwinder Singh

Sab Badhiya Hai Song | Sui Dhaaga – Made In India | Varun Dhawan | Anushka Sharma | Sukhwinder Singh

Kaashi – Official Trailer | Sharman Joshi | Aishwarya Devan

Kaashi – Official Trailer | Sharman Joshi | Aishwarya Devan

Bigg Boss 12 Weekend Ka Vaar September 23 episode highlights: All housemates are safe this week

Bigg Boss 12 Weekend Ka Vaar September 23 episode highlights: All housemates are safe this week

The twelfth season of television’s most controversial show Bigg Boss airs on Colors channel. In the list of celebrity contestants, there are names like Dipika Kakar, Karanvir Bohra, Srishty Rode, Nehha Pendse, Sreesanth and Anup Jalota with girlfriend Jasleen Matharu. The commoners have come in pairs and includes Somi and Saba Khan, Romil Chaudhary and Nirmal Singh, Sourabh Patel and Shivashish Mishra, Deepak Thakur and Urvashi Vani and Kriti Verma and […]

Batti Gul Meter Chalu movie review: The Shahid Kapoor starrer is a film with good intentions

Batti Gul Meter Chalu movie review: The Shahid Kapoor starrer is a film with good intentions

 By Shubhra Gupta Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Yami Gautam, Divyendu Sharma, Sushmita Murkherjee Director: Shree Narayan Singh Movie rating: Two and a half stars To make a message go down easy, you have to pad up the movie nice and proper. This is something that Hindi cinema used to understand and implement, as the default mainstream story-telling style. Batti […]

Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, John Legend make merry at Isha Ambani’s engagement bash

Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, John Legend make merry at Isha Ambani’s engagement bash

Bollywood celebrities Aamir Khan, Karan Johar, Priyanka Chopra and others attended Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani’s engagement extravaganza in Lake Como, Italy. The engagement was a grand affair. We saw Karan Johar, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao involved in a hearty conversation. Juhi Chawla was all smiles for the shutterbugs. Later in the day, the guests […]

Indian-origin MPs in UK will be happy to assist India to bring back Netaji’s ashes from Tokyo: Vaz

Indian-origin MPs in UK will be happy to assist India to bring back Netaji’s ashes from Tokyo: Vaz

LONDON: Indian-origin parliamentarians in the UK would be happy to assist India to bring back the mortal remains of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose  from Tokyo, a British lawmaker of Indian descent said here Wednesday. There are more than 20 Indian-origin lawmakers in the UK parliament.   Click here to read more… Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

As slam poetry finds favour among millennials, someone reminds us of Kabir’s verse

As slam poetry finds favour among millennials, someone reminds us of Kabir’s verse

By Mansi Dua  “People tell me ‘aap kavi hai, celebrity nahi (you are a poet, not a celebrity)’ when I ask for remuneration for my performance,” says Gaurav Tripathi. But Deepak Gupta quotes a different rate for each event he attends: “It depends on the venue, banner, and duration of the program and can be anything in […]