A Gentle Giant Passes, Leaving an Immense Void in the Arts World
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Those who have settled in the part of Southwest Texas over the past 60 years may recall the pioneers who paved the way for succeeding waves of desi immigrants from the Old Country. They gave freely of their time and money, sacrificing family time, jobs and the tug of other occasions […]
Season of Love Hits Houston
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: February 14, happens to be one of the most awaited days every year. This is a day when every person would love to remember his or her loved ones and spend some quality time together remembering and reliving some old memories. Since the day is all about loving, caring and promising […]
A Treasure for all Fashion Lovers
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: In Vogue, a comprehensive fashion show dedicated to bring awareness about child abuse came-out to be one of the most successful events in the recent past. The high-end fashion event was aimed at supporting child advocates Fort Bend, dealing with child abuse initiative taken by the A.R. Designers Arefa Merchant. […]
Brick Puja Performed for Future Temple of Ma Gayatri
KATY: With the blessings of gurusatta and Ma Gayatri, Gayatri Pariwar, Houston conducted the brick pooja (shila pooja) ceremony on Saturday, February 7 for the upcoming “Center for Gayatri Consciousness” in Katy, TX. Adarniya Pushkar Raj ji from Shantikunj, Haridwar who conducted the ceremony, touched the hearts of all the attendees with his soulful message […]
Leadership in Modern Entrepreneurship
By Anirudh Suresh HOUSTON: In January of 2015, the YLDP Class of 2015 had the opportunity to learn about leadership in business from Dr. Arun Pasrija, an experienced entrepreneur whose work has been centered on the founding and executive-level management of companies in the global telecommunications industry. Dr. Pasrija’s message to the YLDP youth incorporated […]
Musical Night-Fun for a Cause
By Gopinath Sivasubramanian KATY: A Musical Night Fundraiser for adding High School to the Govindier Aided Middle school located in a village called Valavanur, Tamilnadu was held at Faith West Academy located in Katy. The evening before Valentine’s Day, opened to the warm and smooth voice of MC Ganga Hiremath. The artistes were from Canada […]
Jagdip Ahluwalia and Abeezar Tyebji Honored by ICC
HOUSTON: IACCGH Executive Director Jagdip Ahluwalia and CEO of Shipcom Wireless Abeezar Tyebji were honored by the India Culture Center at their Republic Day celebrations on January 31. They were presented plaques by Consul General P. Harish. Jagdip Ahluwalia was felicitated for his continued efforts over the last 15 years in fostering Indo US bilateral […]
Sahna Report Release Event
HOUSTON: The Indian American Cancer Network (IACAN) in collaboration with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center completed a comprehensive health survey of Asian Indians living in the Houston Metropolitan Area. Asian Indians are the second largest Asian American population in Texas, increasing by 90 percent from 2000 to 2010 (from 129,365 to 245,981), […]
Invoking Lord Shiva in the Vastu Way
Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated every year in reverence of Lord Shiva as the great night in which he tied the knot with Goddess Parvati, the embodiment of Shakti or Power. Lord Shiva, is popularly known as Devon ke Dev or Maha Dev, which means the God of all Gods or the Supreme […]
Gaura Purnima at Iskcon of Houston
HOUSTON: ISKCON of Houston is celebrating Gaura Purnima, the auspicious appearance day of Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu on Thursday, March 5 and will host a cultural festival on Sunday, March 8 in continuation of the festivities. The ISKCON movement traces its origins back to this divine Personality who brought the science of devotional service (Bhakti) […]
Why BJP Lost to Aam Aadmi Party
By Krishan Gupta Arvind Kejriwal, who rebuilt the Aam Aadmi Party after it’s mauling in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, realized that BJP’s resorting to a negative campaign reduced the party to single digits in the 70-member assembly. A confused and divided BJP, which was riding high following the landslide victory in the 2014 Lok […]
Dr. Rajan Sachdeva’s Texas Tour Stresses Serenity, Awareness
HOUSTON: Spirituality is one of the necessities of life. Life without spirituality is a ship without rudder. This was the essence of spiritual scholar Dr. Rajan Sachdeva’s discourse in Houston at the Sant Nirankari Mission, Houston chapter was blessed with his presence from February 7 through 9. He has been on a speaking tour of […]
Club 65 Celebrates Valentine Day
By Jaseem Pasha, MD HOUSTON: There is something about Valentine’s Day that makes us conscious that we are most alive when we’re in love. When you love someone all your saved up wishes start coming out. Love is, after all, our true partner. Finding the meaning of life by us alone is not an option. […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes- Bread Pakore (Fried Bread Fritters)
To most people, pakoras (or pakore) are an inexpensive fried snack that combines the flavor of a vegetable, fish or chicken with a spicy batter and is eaten with some chutney, and served mostly as an appetizer. In many Indian cities, it is eaten as a snack, often from a hawker stand on the street […]
