Houston Keeps Spirits High for India’s 66th Republic Day Celebrations at India House
By Vanshika Vipin Photos: Bijay Dixit HOUSTON: As all traditions in Houston progress through the years, Indo-Americans from all over Houston continue to celebrate their annual tradition of India’s Republic day on January 26, at India House, Houston. The event commemorates the day when India’s constitution came into force on January 26, 1950, completing the […]
A Melodious Evening in Houston with Anup Jalota
By Dr. Nik Nikam & Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: On January 25, Stafford Civic Centre, held one of their first concerts of the year. They were lucky enough to host one of the greatest singers, Padma Shri Anup Jalota; the Bhajan Samraat, is also the only singer in India with the most Gold, Platinum, and Multi-platinum […]
Keemat Grocers Celebrated Republic Day, Masala Style
Photos: Carlos Pena HOUSTON: Keemat Grocers celebrated Republic Day at their third and newest location on FM 1960 near Cutten Road on Sunday January 25 from 1-5 P.M. Sunil T with his crazy Masala Crew hyped the festivities with riveting comedy and contests. Anyone traveling along FM 1960 could catch the first glimpses of excitement: […]
Stand-up Comedian Russell Peters: Almost Famous
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: An hour of pure entertainment filled with hysterical laughter. Houstonians had an opportunity to meet Russell Peters this past weekend. Having two of his shows sold out, Houston got the chance to experience his Almost Famous World Tour on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 January at the Cullen Performance Hall. Peters […]
Rashi Vats Runs Chevron Marathon
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Last week we ran the story on the people we knew had run the Chevron Houston Marathon. There are certainly many more Indo-Americans who took to the streets to make that event on January 18, and next year we’re hoping they’ll all send us their pictures for a truly big story. […]
Experts Try to Take Away the Taxation Blues for the Worried
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: For the fourth year in a row, community experts from the accounting field took time away from their peak crowded tax period to share some of their knowledge with a two-hour seminar held last Sunday, January 25 at India House, as part of the Indo American Chamber of Commerce’s series of […]
Indian Heritage Takes on the Court at Rice Basketball
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Basketball, Bollywood and bhangra, it seems, are made for each other. It’s the perfect court to show off all the synchronized moves that are part and participle of the colourful dance groups that are popping up all over the Bayou City at ball games, starting off from the Houston Rockets half-time […]
VSGH Youth Convention Sparks Interest in Swami Vivekananda (Swamiji)
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: What better way to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s birthday than to organize a Youth Convention in his honor. That is what the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston (VSGH) devotees arranged to be staged on January 24 at the VSGH Center on Lindita Drive. What made it even more special was the presence […]
Dindigul I. Leoni’s Comedy Hour in Houston
By Ponni Sivaraman PEARLAND: As part of their efforts to raise funds to aid in the education of specialized and needy children of Secondary and Higher Secondary schools from the rural district of Thiruvarur, South India, a “Pattimandram “ or a “Debate in Tamil” was hosted by the Tamil Nadu Foundation’s (TNF) Houston chapter on […]
INVITATION – Brick Puja for Ma Gayatri Temple in Katy
In preparation of the upcoming temple of Ma gayatri, the Gayatri Pariwar of Houston will be holding a brick puja ceremony on Saturday, Feb 7th at the Ashta Laxmi temple in Sugarland. The brick puja starts at 4 pm and will be followed by Maha prasad. Gayatri Pariwar extends a heartfelt invitation to the […]
The Common Core
What it is and What it isn’t Launched in 2009 by state leaders, the Common Core standards were implemented to ensure all students are graduating high school and prepared for a future career. Forty-three states have adopted the Common Core standards; however Texas is not one of them. While the state has not adopted Common […]
Judge Ravi K. Sandill Inspires Youth
By Shravya Prabhu HOUSTON: The Government/Politics session of YLDP at the Harris County Civil Courthouse last Saturday was very inspiring and was full of takeaways for young people. Judge Ravi K Sandill, the speaker for this session, is a great example of a Level 5 leader, one that is selfless and committed to reaching his […]
MahaVastu Houston Centre: Transforming lives through Vastu
Create your own fate through MahaVastu Houston centre HOUSTON: Famous worldwide for its scientific and effective Vastu solutions without demolitions, MahaVastu Corporation is going to launch its second centre outside India in Houston on February 5. The inauguration will be done by VastuShastri Khushdeep Bansal at Holiday Inn -Westchase. The launch ceremony will be attended […]
Club 65 Takes a Trip to Coushatta Casino
By Jaseem Pasha, MD HOUSTON: On January 18, 54 Houstonian Seniors of the Club 65 made a trip all the way to the City of Kinder in the Southwest Louisiana to join in the 20th anniversary celebration of the Coushatta Casino Resort, a hustle and bustle place, a magnificent complex, and frankly not a bad […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Sugar di Dava (Sugar Control Home Remedy)
(This recipe was first published in December 2012 and is being repeated with some minor revisions for the third time by popular demand) Diabetes has become a worldwide epidemic among Indians, and especially gets manifested when they reach mid-life and beyond. Our Indian diet which is rich in foods that are fried, have triggered […]
Soha Ali Khan finally tied the knot with Kunal Khemu
According to an IANS report, actress Soha Ali Khan and Kunal Khemu exchanged vows on January 25, 2015. The wedding took place at their Khar residence in the presence of a registrar and family members like brother Saif Ali Khan, sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor and mother Sharmila Tagore, the report stated. Soha had earlier shared […]
