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Down Memory Lane & Up on the Highway to the Future – Dil Se Naach 2018

Down Memory Lane & Up on the Highway to the Future – Dil Se Naach 2018

Click here for Photo Collage HOUSTON: When you put together an amazing Artistic director in a state of the art theater with a master lighting director, sprinkle this mix with a talented dance crew you get a visual treat on stage with music and memories to last a life time. “Dil Se Naach-  Yaadon Ki […]

A Reanimated Beginning for the Ever Blooming Alings Chinese Bistro

A Reanimated Beginning for the Ever Blooming  Alings Chinese Bistro

By Vanshika Vipin Varma SUGAR LAND: Alings – one of the finest Chinese restaurants serving a wide range of Indo-Chinese cuisine, was launched in Houston 8 years back. Over the years, Alings grew to become one of the most sought after restaurants for those willing to get the best taste of Indo-Chinese food in the […]

An Elegant Event Hosted at Louboutin in Saks Fifth Avenue to Benefit Pratham!

An Elegant Event Hosted at Louboutin in Saks Fifth Avenue to Benefit Pratham!

HOUSTON: On Thursday November 15, ABC 13’s Women of Distinction and 2018 Pratham Holiday Luncheon co-chairs Farida Abjani, Dr. Sippi Khurana, and Shawntell McWiliam hosted an elegant event at Saks Fifth Avenue. 10% of the proceeds for every Christian Louboutin purchase were donated to benefit Pratham, a non-profit focused on educating children and youth in […]

A Dazzling Diwali Night with India’s Singing Sensations Chandrika & Soumen!

A Dazzling Diwali Night with India’s Singing Sensations Chandrika & Soumen!

By Vanshika Vipin Varma SUGAR LAND: Diwali, the ancient ‘festival of lights’, is one of the most significant festivals in the Indian culture. Lights, lamps, fireworks, food and music are all synonymous with Diwali. This year the five day celebratory period began on Monday, November 5 and concluded on Friday, November 9, with the main […]

GCCRBC Holds 3rd Annual Blood Drive at SNC

GCCRBC Holds 3rd Annual Blood Drive at SNC

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: One pitch encouraging people to give blood is “a single donation can save up to three lives” and for most people it rings true enough to make their way to the Blood Center van. Two Sundays ago, on November 11 – which coincidentally was the 100th commemoration of the end of […]

Diwali at Arya Samaj Houston

Diwali at Arya Samaj Houston

HOUSTON: Arya Samaj Houston celebrated Diwali on Saturday, November 10, evening in a grand manner as a fitting tribute to its founder Maharshi Dayanand Sarasvati who breathed his last on the Diwali evening of 1883 – one light faded into oblivion to ignite millions of lights. The evening began with a Havan followed by a […]

2019 Tiger Ball Kicks Off

2019 Tiger Ball Kicks Off

Celebrating Asia Society’s 40th Anniversary in Houston & Honoring Phoebe and Bobby Tudor HOUSTON: The Who’s Who of Houston’s international scene gathered to kick off fundraising on November 8 for the 2019 Tiger Ball, which will celebrate Asia Society’s 40th anniversary in Houston and will pay homage to founding board member Barbara Bush. The 2019 […]

TiE Houston’s Evening of Networking & Moderated Discussion: Artificial Intelligence

TiE Houston’s Evening of Networking & Moderated Discussion: Artificial Intelligence

HOUSTON: On November 6, TiE Houston presented Artificial Intelligence: Maturing to create opportunities for entrepreneurs at The Cannon Houston. While the term artificial intelligence is commonly known, there’s still so much mystery around the topic and it’s applications. They welcomed panelists Dr. Peter Torrione (CTO, CoVar Applied Techonologies, Inc.) and Dr. Zahra Timsah ( Co-Founder […]

Diwali Celebration at PMR, Katy!

Diwali Celebration at PMR, Katy!

By Amey Wakde KATY: Diwali is one of the largest festivals celebrated across all cultures in India and Indian diaspora. It is a festival of lights that symbolizes inner spiritual victory over the dark ignorance. Pine Mill Ranch (PMR) had a grand Diwali celebration on 10th November 2018 at the Seven Lakes High School, Katy […]

Mid-Terms Draw in More South Asian and Many are Elected

Mid-Terms Draw in More South Asian and Many are Elected

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This year’s election cycle saw another large crop of South Asian who ran for office – local, state, national or judiciary – even larger than those who contested for offices last time around in 2016. Back then four Indo-Americans – all Democrats – won in the national elections: Raja Krishnamoorthi of […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- PUNJABI BESAN DI KADHI (CHICKPEA FLOUR CURRY)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- PUNJABI BESAN DI KADHI  (CHICKPEA FLOUR CURRY)

Some Indian comfort foods are universal as they are simple, taste good and are easy to make, like kadhi. Kadhi is also a great dish to eat with plain rice on a rainy, cold winter day like we have during this time of the year. This is a repeat of a recipe but so appropriate […]