Sharmila Tagore Fans Rush Enmasse to ‘Save a Mother’ Gala
SUGAR LAND: The Save a Mother organizers seem to have hit on a tried and true formula for their annual gala. Last year, actress Shabana Azmi filled in for the celebrity guest with awesome music, and humor from a local comedian filled in the space for the guests. This year, it was the same combination, […]
Ekal Vidalaya Fundraiser June 1 at UH Cullen Auditorium
Houston: The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation, USA is a registered, tax-exempt (501C), nonprofit service organization dedicated to bringing education and village development to rural India. Ekal is the largest grassroots, Non government organization (NGO) operating in remote and tribal villages of India. Ekal currently operates 85,000+ schools in […]
Dr. H. R. Nagendra Dedicates S-VYASA’s New Houston Yoga Center
By Manu Shah Houston: On 27th April, S-VYASA inaugurated its Yoga Center at the West Oaks Mall, in the presence of its Founder Dr. H. R. Nagendra, yoga teachers and students. The “phones in meditation mode” policy set the tone for the event and the Vedic chanting […]
Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu Presidential Candidate, in Houston
By Pooja Salhotra Houston: Service before self. That’s what Americans hope for in elected officials. Yet, we often are left with self-serving politicians who fail to address the challenges most Americans face – issues like affordable healthcare, access to quality education and a fair criminal justice system. But those issues were the subject of discussion […]
Dear God, the Mother Earth and we [All Your Children] are Calling You
![Dear God, the Mother Earth and we [All Your Children] are Calling You](http://www.indoamerican-news.com/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indoamerican-news.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F05%2FColor-graphic-e1557637971966.jpg&q=90&w=160&h=106&zc=1 "Dear God, the Mother Earth and we [All Your Children] are Calling You")
By Shobhendu Prabhakar Houston: Dear God, the mother earth and we [all your children] are calling you • Approximately every 3 minutes one person in the United States is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Approximately every 9 minutes, someone in the US dies from a blood cancer. […]
Hindi Poets Delight in a Robust Mother Tounge
By Sarita Mehta Houston: More than 320 people were caught up for about 3 hours of roaring humor, non-stop laughter and heartwarming recitals at Hasye Kavi Sammelan’s “Hasya Ke Rang – Geet Gazal Ke Sang’, presented by the IAH Houston, ICC at India House on Sunday, […]
Club 24 + Celebrates 13 Years of Philanthropy
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: Over the years, the Club 24 Plus events has not been so much the program that will follow but the anticipation of […]
Beloved Community Advocate Sonal Bhuchar, 58, Dies
SUGAR LAND: Sonal Bhuchar, 58, passed away peacefully in her home on April 20, 2019 after a valiant battle with lung cancer. She was surrounded by her family. Sonal was born in Mumbai, India on June 30, 1960, to Ramesh and Manju Parekh. She earned her education and studied to practice physical therapy in Mumbai […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Sabat Moong te Palak di Daal (SPINACH & WHOLE MOONG LENTILS)
Daals are the mainstay of the Indian diet, whether you are in the north or south, east or west – providing much needed protein, especially for the multitude of vegetarians in the country – and each region has its own way of making them. So central are they to Indian life, there is even a […]
JVB Preksha Meditation Center, 19th Annual Family Camp “Create Your Own Destiny”
By Rajat Khater AUSTIN: JVB Preksha Meditation Center, Houston conducted its 19th Annual Family Retreat Camp, in scenic surroundings at Radha Madhav Dham, Austin TX, on Easter weekend, from April 19 to April 21, under the spiritual guidance of Samani Malay Pragyaji & Samani Neeti Pragyaji. Each year, the camp aims to foster spiritual, […]
SNC’s Vaisakhi Mela is a Taste of Punjab in the Plains of Texas
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: When you entered the gates to the 20-acre Sikh National Center site on the West Sam Houston Beltway you couldn’t help but get a throwback to the streets of Karol Bagh in New Delhi. Cars parked on both side of the driveways forced one-way traffic; so if you came in one […]
Gajda Wajda Punjab Vaisakhi 2019 Unites Bhangra and Fashion
By Dr Sarita Mehta HOUSTON: The Houston Punjabi community celebrated Vaisakhi and commemoration of the formation of Khalsa Panth of warriors under Guru Gobind Singh on April 21 at White Oak Music Hall with a ‘Gajda Wajda Punjab- Vaisakhi 2019’ show with great enthusiasm and pomp. More than 400 people of all age […]
Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building is Dedicated
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Dr. Durga D. Agrawal, a longtime Houston resident, is well known for giving back to the community particularly to his alma mater – the University of Houston. One 26th April 2019, the University recognized his sizable and generous gift by renaming the Engineering building as the Durga D. and Sushila Agrawal […]
