A Victim of its Own Success, Kite Flying Festival Considers Future Options
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The weather couldn’t have been better. After two weeks of being boxed inside their homes while rain and a cold Artic blast engulfed the area, two days of sunshine drove people outside by the thousands to attend the Makar Sankranti kite flying festival at George Bush Park on the city’s western […]
Desi Runners Test their Mettle at the Chevron Houston Marathon
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This past Sunday was the testing point for all the strenuous training and diet that many runners in the Bayou City had been working towards for the past several months as an estimated 25,000 converged on the George R. Brown Convention Center to participate in the annual Chevron Houston Marathon. The […]
Enlightening Series of Lectures by Swami Sarvapriyananda, the Best is Yet to Come
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON:Joy of the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH) devotees knew no bounds when Swami Sarvapriyananda was in their midst from January 17-19. Swami Sarvapriyananda is a dynamic young monk of the Ramakrishna Math. At present he is an acharya at the monastic probationers training centre at Belur Math. His interests are […]
Esthetics Confidant to Many, Apsara Houston Celebrates its 15th Year
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: To many of her clientele it looks like she’s always on the go between the two Apsara Houston salon’s she owns and operates. Thankfully, they are located conveniently close by: one in the Galleria area at Sage and Hidalgo and the other just north of Westpark at Hillcroft, though, in traffic, […]
HMM Celebrates Makar Sankrant
By Neeta Patwardhan HOUSTON: Houston Maharashtra Mandal (HMM) got off to a sizzling start in the New Year by welcoming more than six hundred guests to their annual Makar Sankrant celebration. Held at Durga Bari on January 17, the event celebrated the diverse taste of Maharashtra. Incoming President, Bhagyashree Dixit thanked the Maharashtrian community for […]
FIS at the MLK Parade
HOUSTON: As in the previous years, FIS participated in MLK Grande parade on January 19 in Mid-town, Houston to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. First time participants like Veena Ponnaganti, Apoorv Nednur (10), Ariana Morales (10) and Anand Morales (8) distributed fliers spreading the message of on-violence and Peace to the cheering crowds who […]
Free Flu Vaccinations Brings IACF and FHF Together at Turning Point Center
By Jawahar Malhotra SPRING BRANCH: Though January is almost over, the common flu strains that linger know no difference and linger around for many more weeks to come, putting the weakest among us at peril of coming down with terrible symptoms. Recognising this, the Indo American Charity Foundation teamed up with Friends Helping Friends, both […]
Classical Arts Society Held 38th Tyagaraja Aradhana at MTS
By Chittoor Ramachandran PEARLAND: Classical Arts Society together with Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam presented the enthralling first part of the 38th annual Tyagaraja Aradhana last weekend (Jan 10 – 11) at MTS Kalyanamandapam. Carnatic musicians of Greater Houston, youth and adults, trained at various levels offered their respect to the composer- Saint Tyagaraja by rendering his […]
Pratham – Second Chance
By Foram Mehta HOUSTON: For better or for worse, 2014 elevated the conversation about girls’ education to a global stage. It was a year of juxtaposing headlines: Where a terrorist group abducted hundreds of schoolgirls in Africa and a young woman from Pakistan made history as the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace […]
2015 New Year, New Studio and New Station Change
By Thara Narasimhan RICHMOND :The beginning the New Year 2015 brings new changes to the first of its kind Hinduism Radio program in North America. We thank all the listeners who have supported, participated and listened to our program,” Voice of Sanatan Hinduism” for the past 21 years. The broadcast station can now be heard […]
Pongal Celebrations at Sri Meenakshi Temple
By Ponni Sivaraman PEARLAND: Thai Pongal or Makara Sankranthi is a harvest festival that is celebrated on a grand scale by the all over India, especially in South India. Makara Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into the zodiac sign of Makara rashi (Capricorn) which is also believed to mark the arrival of spring. […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Samose (Fried Stuffed Pastries)
Here is another North Indian snack that has migrated not just to the rest of India but around the world. It is perhaps the most popular Indian snack due to its neat triangular appearance, variety of stuffings and flaky texture when cooked right. In India, the corner store halweis (confectioners) generally make samosas […]
