Women’s Cricket Club
SUGAR LAND: Women’s Cricket Cup II took place in New Territory, in August. With a “Best of Three” format tournament, the two participating teams were Team Pink and Team Blue. On Saturday the Women played and two of the three games came down to the last ball. Very exciting performances were seen all around. The tournament standings: 1st Place […]
Daya 2014 Seminar: Exploring Trauma of Cyber Bullying
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Bullying has taken on more traumatic dimensions in today’s social media. It is no longer restricted to childhood and the playground, but is affecting people of all ages and across personal, social and business realms, possibly leading to depression, and even suicide. Daya, the community organization which serves South Asian […]
A Feast, Blindfolded in Darkness, to Understand Challenges of the Blind
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: When the main entrée was served it all started to get a bit more difficult and it felt much easier keeping one’s eyes closed behind the sky blue cardboard blindfolds than trying to keep them open. The pleasant female voice of the server was reassuring, with a soft touch of her […]
Yoga’s Benefits Proved in a Lab
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Why do we conduct clinical investigations to prove the benefits of yoga? Are the effects seen in the laboratory similar to those described in the ancient scriptures? Are the results described by the sages still applicable today as the environment and the food we eat is radically different? These were […]
Scene Behind the Scenes
By Arif Memon HOUSTON: The act ended and the audience was clapping for the artist, they took a bow and the curtain fell – the concert had just ended. It had been over 17 hours for the team and all were dead tired but their work had not ended yet, they had to pack it […]
Forthcoming Modi Visit Galvanizes Indo-Americans
By Haider Kazim 20,000 to attend community reception in New York HOUSTON: The Indo-American community in Houston is enthusiastically looking forward to the forthcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hear him spell out his plans for development of his country and provide a new impetus to growth of India-US ties. The visit, […]
Confluence by TSH Leaves the Audience Spellbound
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The classical music night arranged by the Tagore Society of Houston at the HDBS Sur auditorium on Saturday, September 13 left an indelible mark on every member of the audience due to the high quality of the music presented. The entire evening was divided into three sections beginning with none other […]
Dusshera and Diwali Mela at Skeeter’s Stadium on October 4
By Dr. Nik Nikam SUGAR LAND: Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA announces the Dusshera Mela 2014 to be held on Saturday, October 4, from 4 to 10 PM, at the Skeeter’s Stadium, in Sugar land, Texas. The highlights of the Dusshera Mela 2014 will include: Devine, Bhajans, Devotiona Dances, Children Costume Contests, Ramayan Live Multimedia, […]
Learning Samskrtam with Laughter A Novel Approach to an Ancient Language
By Padmashree rao HOUSTON: Even Lord Ganesa must have been smiling when an audience of all ages waited with curiosity on August 29, that Friday evening of Ganesa Caturthi. It was the introductory class of the “Easy Sanskrit (Sulabha Samskrtam)” camp in the Chinmaya Smrti hall at Chinmaya Prabha, Houston. Soon, curiosity melted into light-hearted […]
2nd International Conference on Genomics Keynote Address Delivered by Dr. Dronamraju
HOUSTON: The 2nd International Conference on Genomics and Pharmacogenomics was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, during 8 – 10, September. Delegates came from China, Japan, U.K., Italy, USA, Canada, India, Brazil, Russia and many other countries. The conference covered a wide ranging series of topics in Genomics and its applications in Cancer research, Birth Defects, Diabetes, Drug research, Alzeheimer’s […]
Children’s Health Update Help End Childhood Cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children and adolescents, according to the National Cancer Institute, yet funding for pediatric cancer research falls far below that for adult cancers. You can help stop this disease in its tracks—in a surprisingly simple way. During Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September, Stripes Convenience Stores […]
VSGH Gears Up for Durga Puja Celebration
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: It is that time of the year again and the air is filled with sweet nostalgic memories of sights, sounds and smells associated with the Durga Puja, all welcoming the goddess in all her glory. The Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH), like every year is getting ready to celebrate Sri […]
Reliving BITS Memories, BITSAA Houston Chapter – BITSians’ Day 2014
HOUSTON: BITSAA Houston Chapter met at Udipi Restaurant,Sugar land, to celebrate its 2nd Anniversary coinciding with the BITSians’ day, which is annually celebrated on first Friday in August, by 40,000 plus BITSAA alumni all over the world. Despite being a weekday, more than 30 BITSians,young and old, came together, driving from as far as Woodlands. […]
Katy Gideon Celebrates Sixth Anniversary with a Big Bang
KATY: Amongst hundreds of it’s old and current students and their families, Katy’s best supplementary education program provider – Katy Gideon celebrated it’s sixth Anniversary at their vicinity last week with great style. The absolutely free event offered the enthusiastic visitors more than what was expected. Spelling Bee competition, Face Painting, Balloons, Henna tattoo, Nail […]
CANCER CURE & PREVENTION SERIES – Clinical Trials: Offering New Hope
For the majority of patients diagnosed with cancer, standard chemotherapy and radiation treatments often prove to be very successful in shrinking or killing cancer cells. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for everyone. For patients who need an alternative to standard therapies, physicians often recommend participation in a clinical trial. According to the American Cancer Society, […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes – Hatch Pepper Di Sabzi (Sauteed Hatch Pepper)
In the southern US, a large green pepper which is very hot is usually available during the summer months in large quantities. These are called “hatch peppers” and for six weeks are plentiful and really inexpensive. In India, these types of peppers are not available, and the closest thing is bell peppers which aren’t as […]
