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IACF Gala Stresses Contributing to Charitable Causes Where We Live

IACF Gala Stresses Contributing to Charitable Causes Where We Live

  Click here for photo collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The emphasis of the Indo American Charity Foundation’s Gala this past Saturday, September 20, could be succinctly summed up by the event handout which featured the ad that had been making the rounds in the weeks running upto the event: “We live here …we give […]

King Khan Konquers Houston

King Khan Konquers Houston

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: After a decade, King Khan decides to tour North America and where does he begin? Sadda Houston. Houston got SLAMmed in a Bollywood Star Frenzy on Friday, September 19, at the Toyota Center. The galaxy of stars that shone up on Houston included Shah Rukh Khan, director Farah Khan, Boman Irani, […]

Celebrating Guru-Purnima in the Saadhana Pariwar Pandit Suman Ghosh’s Gurukul

Celebrating Guru-Purnima in the Saadhana Pariwar Pandit Suman Ghosh’s Gurukul

By Sucheta Roy HOUSTON: Indian Classical music lovers in Houston consider it a privilege and a blessing that Pandit Suman Ghosh chose this city above all others to make his home and establish his Gurukul, Saadhana Pariwar. Enriching thousands of lives with pure Hindustani Classical music in the Mewati Gharana tradition, Pandit Suman Ghosh is […]

Baki Itihas by MIST; Quite a Pleasant Surprise!

Baki Itihas by MIST; Quite a Pleasant Surprise!

By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Houston Bengali drama scene has come into its own after quite a few years of successful stagings of independent dramas and dramas at the drama festival held annually at the Durga Bari auditorium. So much was the enthusiasm among some of the ardent drama buffs that it led to the […]

New Punjabi School Building Breaks Ground at SW Gurudwara

New Punjabi School Building Breaks Ground at SW Gurudwara

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Under aquamarine skies and bright sunshine that belied the downpour of the week before, many early morning members of the congregation of the Gurudwara Sahib of Southwest Houston borne witness to the groundbreaking ceremony for the new school building for children to be built to the west of the main temple […]

“An Unforgettable Evening with Giants” Pt. Kumar Bose and Pt. Ramesh Mishra Bring Banaras to Houston

“An Unforgettable Evening with Giants” Pt. Kumar Bose and Pt. Ramesh Mishra Bring Banaras to Houston

By Sunil Pangarkar HOUSTON: At 8.30 pm, as the audience walked out of the Jones Hall of University of St. Thomas after the Indian Music Society concert, one could see the expressions of JOY, SURPRISE, WONDERMENT and SATISFACTION. Some people were overheard saying “an impossible concert” and “a landmark concert”. As a Hindustani Music lover, […]

HCC Board of Trustees Chair to be Honored as One of the Top Influential Women of Houston

HCC Board of Trustees Chair to be Honored as One of the Top Influential Women of Houston

HOUSTON: Neeta Sane, Houston Community College Board of Trustees Chair, has been named one of the  “2014 Top 30 Influential Woman of Houston” by D-mars marketing and communication firm. Sane is committed to the success of students and works tirelessly for the constituents of HCC.  She and the other women honored represent the finest in […]

Inside a Carpet Mahal at Grand Opening of Abrahams Newest Location

Inside a Carpet Mahal at Grand Opening of Abrahams Newest Location

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: One of the Indian community’s oldest continuously operating businesses unveiled its latest incarnations by showcasing its showroom in the Kirby-Rice Village area this past Friday, September 19 in an evening reception that brought in many of its well-heeled clientele and supporters. Abrahams Oriental Rugs had its Grand Opening event at its […]

The Healthy Dose – Viruses

The Healthy Dose – Viruses

By Parth Dwivedi Viruses find themselves all over the news and in our lives. Measles returned from near eradication in large urban areas due to the misguided anti-vaccination movement and Ebola outbreaks have been stirring up a frenzy in Western Africa. Please note, while Ebola was supposed to be the topic of this installment, I […]

Inner Urge to End Suffering and Help Humanity Changed Ravi Kalra’s Life Forever

Inner Urge to End Suffering and Help Humanity  Changed Ravi Kalra’s Life Forever

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It was the proverbial six degrees of separation that had brought out the meeting with the firebrand activist in Delhi who struck the holidaying Houston family this past July with his devotion, prodding them to visit the Gurukul or safe haven where hundreds of discarded and destitute people were being cared […]

Maharashtra Tourism : Diwali at Times Square

Maharashtra Tourism : Diwali at Times Square

NEW YORK: The stars aligned for an explosive performance to a packed audience over the weekend in Times Square, New York, September 22. After months of anticipation, Maharashtra Tourism Diwali At Times Square brought to you by Event Guru, finally kicked off on Saturday. The festival began with a Ganpathi procession with Dhol Tasha led […]

MMNA Organizes the 7th International Maheshwari Rajasthani Convention

MMNA  Organizes the 7th International  Maheshwari Rajasthani Convention

By Krishna Maheshwari MICHIGAN: The Maheshwari Mahasabha of North America(MMNA) finished the 7th International Maheshwari Rajasthani Conference in Grand Rapid Michigan beginning on Ganesh Chaturthy and ending on Labor day (Aug 29-Sept 1). The conference was attended by 700 people and included 50 sessions organized in 6-parallel tracks to cover a range of topics across […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Khichdi (Rice & Lentils)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Khichdi  (Rice & Lentils)

Khichdi is a dish found all over India and its pronunciation varies in every state as do some of its ingredients. It is basically made from rice and dal (lentils) and is commonly considered an easy to cook comfort food, although in some instances it is served as a main course. My son reminds me […]

As If You Needed Another Reason To Visit Iceland Now, Check Out This Above Ground Tectonic Plate

As If You Needed Another Reason To Visit Iceland Now, Check Out This Above Ground Tectonic Plate

Tectonic plates is one of those pesky vocabulary terms that slides everyone back to their eighth grade science class. Most tectonic plate boundaries are underwater, but there’s one special place in Iceland where you can actually see two different tectonic plates from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge above ground.   Click here to read more  

Haider: Vishal Bhardwaj brings Kashmiri folk music to Bollywood

Haider: Vishal Bhardwaj brings Kashmiri folk music to Bollywood

When it comes to a Vishal Bhardwaj film, you can count on good music. And Haider, starring Shahid Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu and Kay Kay Menon, is no exception. What makes it special is that it has Vishal teaming up with Gulzar once again. Having collaborated on several songs like Chappa Chappa, Beedi Jalai Le, […]

During US Visit, ‘Fasting’ PM Narendra Modi Will Only Have Tea, Lemonade

During US Visit, ‘Fasting’ PM Narendra Modi Will Only Have Tea, Lemonade

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a Navratrifast during his visit to the United States beginning later this week and will only have water, tea and nimbu pani or lemonade while there. During his six-day trip, US President Barack Obama will host dinner for Mr Modi and there are other engagements planned over meals including breakfast with […]

PM Modi to Leave for US a Day Ahead to Avoid Night Curfew

PM Modi to Leave for US a Day Ahead to Avoid Night Curfew

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advanced his departure for his six-day US visit by a day to duck the night landing curfew in Germany. The PM will now leave Delhi on September 25 instead of September 26 and will land in New York around five hours ahead of schedule, on the afternoon of September […]

Jhalli Anjali completes 50 episodes; Dhruv to fall in love with Anjali

Jhalli Anjali completes 50 episodes; Dhruv to fall in love with Anjali

It’s happy times for Channel V’s popular show Jhalli Anjali Ke Tootey Dil Ki Amazing Story (Rose Audio Visuals and Niranjan Iyengar). The show that is slowly moving its way ahead in the popularity chart will complete 50 successful episodes tonight. A round of applause for the team! And on screen, soon viewers will get to see […]

Shivani Tomar out; Sonia Balani to play the female lead in Mere Nikatthu on Star Plus

Shivani Tomar out; Sonia Balani to play the female lead in Mere Nikatthu on Star Plus

Yes, and we are not talking about Shivani Tomar (seen in Pavitra Rishta) who had gone on to replace Amrita Rao in the big-budget show. Well, the news coming in is that Tomar has been shown the door, as per the channel’s call. A well-placed source associated with the show told us, “Shivani Tomar and Priyansh […]

Scientist’s Speedy Wound-Healing Products to Launch in India

Scientist’s Speedy Wound-Healing Products to Launch in India

By IANS , India west Kolkata — An Indian American researcher plans to introduce her pioneering range of speedy wound-healing products in the country to benefit the poor. Molecular biologist Chanda Zaveri ran away from Kolkata 30 years ago to escape an arranged marriage and became a top scientist after training under two-time Nobel prize winner […]

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