Accident Rips Holidays for 5 Aggie Students
HOUSTON: Five Texas A&M students, Pranan Kannan, 22; Akshay Jain, 22; Chiranjibi Boere, 23; Shachit Iyer, 23; and Kishan Bajaj, 24, are still in the hospital after their car collided head-on with a truck in Montgomery County on Sunday night. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the students were driving back to College […]
Indian Film Festival of Houston at IFFI, Goa
PANAJI, INDIA: Exotic Goa, specially its capital Panaji, was transformed overnight with illuminated trees and glamorized peacocks to welcome the 45th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) from the 20 to the 30 of November, which was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Arun Jaitley. The chief guest for […]
Art of Living Leader Raises Funds for Endangered Yezidis
By Haji Hamika HOUSTON: The spiritual leader, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, on behalf of International Association of Human Values a sister concern of Art of Living Foundation, traveled to Ebril, Iraq to host the “Protecting Women & Bringing Peace and Stability” conference in conjunction with the Kurdistan Regional Government, on November 19 and 20. During […]
ZAH Makes Awards at Congress2000 Legacy Ceremony
By Homi Davier HOUSTON: The Zoroastrian Association of Houston announced two winners for the 2014 congress2000legacy awards in recognition of the academic excellence of their youth going off to college and their contribution to the ZAH center through community service. The awards were handed out at a spectacular Navroz evening dinner setting at the ZAH […]
Steadfast Ayyappa Devotees Get the Gratification of Annadanam at MTS
By Chitoor Ramachandran PEARLAND: The month of karthigai (vrichikam) (Nov-Dec) makes the premises of Sri Meenakshi Temple vibrant with numerous festive events individually distinct in the importance, intent and tradition. The 41 days of austere Ayyappa vrutham (Mandalam) and the associated worship of Sri Ayyappa (Sri Dharma Shasta) conspicuously bring out several disciplines recommended to […]
New Temple in Katy Holds Prayers for World Peace
KATY: On November 16, Tompkins High School was vibrated with vedicchants. On the occasion of Kartika Masam, Sri Shirdi Sai Durga Shiva Venkateswara Temple (www.sdsvt.org) conducted rudrabhishekam and satyanarayan vratam with seventy five families for the benefit of the new temple in katy and for world peace. The members of sdsvt said, it was a […]
Diwali Food Bank Drive: Collective Effort by the Hindus of Greater Houston
HGH Food Bank Drive: Delivered $8000 and 2000 lbs Food. By Dr. Venugopal Menon HOUSTON: The several temples and organizations of Houston under the banner of the Hindus of Greater Houston donated about 2000 pounds of food and $8000 in cash to the Houston Food Bank, thus collectively joining hands and showing a combined presence […]
Refugee Youth are Receiving Help from Sewa International
HOUSTON: An unanticipated need for educational support for refugee youth has developed at the Los Arcos apartments in Southwest Houston. Each day, an increasing number of refugee children approach Sewa International’s field office asking for help with their homework. Refugees face a host of vulnerabilities when adjusting to their new lives in the United States. […]
Sankara Eye Foundation Brings Award Winning Community Eye Care to Rajasthan
Rajasthan, literally means,” land of kings” and conjures the rich vibrant colors of the culturally rich and artistic part of India. Endowed with natural beauty and a great history, tourism is a flourishing industry in Rajasthan, ranking it among the fourth highest among Indian states in attracting tourist visitors. Unfortunately, Rajasthan is also ranked the […]
Lighthouse for the Blind’s Shining Light of Guidance
By Smriti Ashok HOUSTON: For our third YLDP session on November 15, we paid a visit to the Lighthouse for the Blind on the basis of Philanthropy and Charity. There, we heard Gibson DuTerroil, President of the Lighthouse for the Blind, and Sandhya Rao, a frequent visitor of the organization, speak about the establishment and […]
Trikaldarshi Mahayogi Baba Lokenath: God Who Walked the Earth
HOUSTON: We are often inclined to focus on God as the Creator of the Universe and as our personal protector and savior. During every age, however, God also enters human form to embody Perfect Love, Compassion, Humility and Divinity for all humankind. Those manifestations of God in human form inspire and gently remind us that […]
Crystals of India
New special exhibit features 50 jaw-dropping crystalline specimens, opens at HMNS at Sugar Land Dec. 12 SUGAR LAND: Discover the Crystals of India at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, on exhibit from Dec. 12, 2014 – May 5, 2015. Originating from India’s Deccan Plateau, a large geologic formation that comprises most […]
Indo-American Association (IAA) Announces 2015 Season
HOUSTON: In furtherance of its mission of promoting cultural arts of India in the American context, IAA announces another season of quality events in prestigious venues. IAA is again offering Patron Subscription (2 VIP tickets for each event for $1,000 donation, tax deductible to the extent allowed by law) and Season Subscription (1 ticket in […]
ACA Navigators Coordinate Ways to Reach Chicago’s Muslim American Communities
By Nand Kapoor CHICAGO, IL: Prominent community and business leaders from Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood and Devon Avenue corridor gathered together on Nov-15 to discuss ways to work together and help the local residents to get health insurance through the second round of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Held at Metropolitan Asian Family Services (MAFS), […]
Healing Power of Forgiveness to Overcome the Guilt
By Krishan Gupta ”As we change our own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards us? We need not wait to see what others do.” – Mahatma Gandhi. All of us muddle our way through the world even when well-meaning people hurt each other. We invest ourselves in deep personal relationships and […]
Reflections on India’s Godman Syndrome
By Dr. Sulekh C. Jain During the past few weeks nearly all media in India and some in the US carried news of the arrest of the self-styled godman Rampal of Satlok Ashram in Haryana. The 63 year-old Rampal was arrested on November 19 after a two-week tense standoff between his supporters and the police […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sabat Mahn Di Dal (Whole Urad Or Mahn Lentils) Slow Cooker Recipe
The black colored urad dal is better known as “Dal Makhani” (Butter Dal) for the way it is prepared in restaurants around the world. One of the secrets of its success is that it can be made thick – with no runny curry – reminiscent of the thick style beans for barbeque or mole in […]
