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Rain Stops for Houston ka Raja

Rain Stops for Houston ka Raja

By Malay Vyas HOUSTON: Jwala si chalti hai aankhon mein jiske bhi dil mein tera naam hai…Shiv Shakti Temple and Masala Radio’s Sunil Thakkar and the Crazy Masala Crew led Houston’s biggest Indian block party – Ganesh Mahotsav Visarjan with over two thousand devotees biding adieu to their beloved Raja, the 9 ft tall Lord […]

Houston Crowns a Dream Spouse

Houston Crowns a Dream Spouse

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Beauty pageants are often associated with young single women so when Bollywood Shake decided to organize the first ever Mrs. Bollywood Houston contest on Sept 6, at the Hilton Americas, even ABC13, Fox 26 and TV-Asia ran features on it. Set in the elegantly designed ballroom decorated by Aslam and Abdul […]

Local Artistes Help Focus Support on Sewa, Internationally and at Home

Local Artistes Help Focus Support on Sewa, Internationally and at Home

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: In a departure from its programs of the last two years which featured artistes who toured the US and performed at the annual galas of Sewa International’s 38 domestic national chapters, this year the organization decided to focus on the local talents in each individual geographic location. Last year, for example, […]

Hanmi Bank-United Central Bank Merger

Hanmi Bank-United Central Bank Merger

HOUSTON: Hanmi Financial Corporation, the holding company for Hanmi Bank, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Central Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of United Central Bank, effective as of August 31, 2014. With the merger complete, Hanmi becomes the second largest Korean American Bank in the United States with 50 banking offices and […]

Kumar Sanu Entertains Houston

By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: It was an evening of nostalgia at the Stafford Center as versatile singer Kumar Sanu took stage. Sanu’s name is synonymous with romantic hit Bollywood songs from 1990’s and the early 2000’s. Organized by Rehan Siddiqui of Hum Tum Shows, the event welcomed each attending lady with a red rose. After […]

IACCGH Announces the Award Winners for 2014

IACCGH Announces the Award Winners for 2014

By Manu Shah HOUSTON: IACCGH began the countdown to its 15th Annual Gala 2014 by saluting the entrepreneurial spirit, professional accomplishments, public service endeavors and the strong philosophy of giving back displayed by members of the Chamber and the Indo American community. One hundred and twenty five members and guests gathered at the upscale Mr. […]

Sugar Land Mayor Pro Tem Harish Jajoo Elected as President of TML Region 14

Sugar Land Mayor Pro Tem Harish Jajoo Elected as President of TML Region 14

SUGAR LAND: Sugar Land Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Member Harish Jajoo has been elected president of Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 14 for the incoming term, which includes cities and municipalities in 17 county region all the way from Houston county to Matagorda county including cities of Houston, Galveston and Sugar Land. As […]

JVB’s Blood Donation Drive Sets New Guinness Book of World Record

JVB’s Blood Donation Drive Sets New Guinness Book of World Record

By Seema Jain HOUSTON: “Dharma is formless. It acquires its form through the various methods of worship. Dharma is soul while the method of worship is body.” -Acharya Tulsi This beautiful quote written by Acharya Tulsi truly depicts using body as a means of worship to do Dharma. Blood is that fragile blossoming tree we […]

Giving Thanks to God Ganesha at MTS

Giving Thanks to God Ganesha at MTS

    By Tupil Narasiman & Padma Golla PEARLAND: Thanksgiving starts very early in the year for the Indian community here in the United States, as early as August sometimes; and the focus is giving thanks to the gods, starting with Lord Ganesha followed by Navarathri, Deepavali through to Sankaranthi. Meenakshi Temple celebrated on August […]

ISKCON of Houston’s Radhastami

ISKCON of Houston’s Radhastami

By Chaitanya Charitamrita das HOUSTON: Tuesday September 2, harsh traffic and construction noise bellow out of the Houston freeways with frenzied commuters and truckers… just another day in paradise; later in the early evening reality reveals a place most wonderful. At the Hare Krishna Dham on 34th Street I am entering into another realm of […]

The 2014 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Champion Announced

The 2014 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Champion Announced

13-year Old Gokul Venkatachalam From Chesterfield, MO, Clinches the Title NEW JERSEY: Gokul Venkatachalam correctly spelled the word ‘becquerel’ during the 2014 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Finals to clinch the title of National Champion. During the event on August 15, which was taped live for broadcast on Sony Entertainment Television, Gokul along with 23 […]

Music Party at Upmaben’s Home

Music Party at Upmaben’s Home

By Deepak Bhatt SUGAR LAND: It was once again a music and food bonanza at the home of Upmaben and Mukuleshbhai on August 31. They have been hosting home concerts (Bethaks) regularly and the most exciting part is that they are FREE. But more importantly, the quality of the programs is always high and the […]

Annual Paryushan Mahaparva at JVB Preksha Meditation Center

Annual Paryushan Mahaparva at  JVB Preksha Meditation Center

    By Seema Jain HOUSTON: JVB Preksha Meditation Center hosted its Annual Paryushan festival at its premises under the auspicious guidance of Samani Sanmati Pragyaji and Samani Jayant Pragyaji (Disciples of Acharya Shri Mahashraman). The 8-day long festivities began on August 22 to 29. The real purpose of the Paryushan is to purify our […]

10th Anniversary Ramleela 2014 at VPSS Haveli on Sep 27

10th Anniversary Ramleela 2014  at VPSS Haveli on Sep 27

HOUSTON: Indo-Americans in Houston will welcome fall 2014 with an exciting presentation of dance drama Ramleela 2014 amid Dussehra and Deepawali (also called Diwali) celebrations. Kalakriti Performing Arts in conjunction with Kusum Sharma’s Shri Natraj School of Dance will stage this show this year at VPSS Haveli Hall. A departure from last few years when […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Pethe Di Sabzi (Sauteed Pumpkin)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Pethe Di Sabzi (Sauteed Pumpkin)

Although the biggest use of petha (pumpkin) in India is to make the white, crystallized delicacy made famous in Agra, in North India we also make not only the sweet petha da halwa but a regular, salted, spicy dish that all love to eat with roti and paranthas. In the US, during the Halloween season […]