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IACAN Presents Symptom, Pain and Sleep Management

IACAN Presents  Symptom, Pain and Sleep Management

HOUSTON: One of the major goals of IACAN is to bring cancer awareness and prevention to the public through educational seminars. One such seminar titled “Symptom management, Pain and Sleep Management” was presented on Sunday, June 7, at India House. Dr. V.K. Dorai, President of IACAN, welcomed everyone. He briefly talked about various services, such […]

New Leader to Follow in the Footsteps, but Chart Out a Path for Greater Growth

New Leader to Follow in the Footsteps, but Chart Out a Path for Greater Growth

By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Even as the clock ticks away the moments towards the end of his tenure, the perfectionist in him won’t let him rest till the crowning task of his career at Interfaith Ministries is completed. “I have my work cut out for me as I make sure that the new Conference Center […]

East Meets West: Yoga as a Metaphor for Western Life

East Meets West: Yoga as a Metaphor for Western Life

By Jennifer Buergermeister HOUSTON: On 21 June, the new International Day of Yoga– Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, hopes the world will join in the biggest single yoga session ever held, with up to 45,000 people running through a 35-minute routine. The grass near India Gate will be transformed into the venue to lead the […]

Another Successful Hindu Sanghatan Diwas Organized by HSS

Another Successful Hindu Sanghatan Diwas Organized by HSS

 By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Houston chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) held its tenth annual Hindu Sangathan Divas conference on Saturday, May 30, at the Sri Govindaji Goudiya Matha. Representatives of about 50 Hindu organizations from the Houston area attended the conference. Hindu Sangathan Divas provided a platform for representatives of Houston area […]

Deva Snana Puja to be Celebrated at the ISKCON Temple

Deva Snana Puja to be Celebrated at the ISKCON Temple

HOUSTON: As part of the “2015 Greater Houston Rath Yatra” celebrations, “Deva Snana Puja” will be held at the ISKCON temple on June 14 (Sunday) from 4pm to 7:30pm. “Deva Snana” Puja is the “Bathing Ceremony” of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. This is the first occasion in the year when the deities […]

Greater Houston Tamil School: Annual Day Celebrations

Greater Houston Tamil School: Annual Day Celebrations

HOUSTON: Greater Houston Tamil School(HTS) is a non-profit organization in Houston, with a primary objective of teaching the Tamil language and culture to the younger generations of the community. HTS has five branches in the Greater Houston area with more than 350 students enrolled. HTS celebrates the Annual Day event every year in the month […]

ICC Raises Funds for Nepal Earthquake Victims

ICC Raises Funds for Nepal Earthquake Victims

HOUSTON: India Culture Center Houston (ICC), President Charlie Patel handed over the check to Kaushik Chatterjee of Sewa International towards the funds raised for Relief efforts for the Nepal Earthquake victims. The ICC Board of Directors and Trustees raised 2500$ for the Nepal Earthquake Relief and decided to give the same to Sewa International who […]

Gandhi’s Impact in South Africa

Gandhi’s Impact in South Africa

The story thus far… Gandhi arrives in South Africa and is rudely made aware of the rampant racism in that country when has to visit Pretoria on work. He is unceremoniously thrown off a 1st class compartment on a train to Johannesburg. He manages to board another train where his white fellow traveler is quite […]

Manch Pravesh : Amiya and Apurva Make a Statement

Manch Pravesh : Amiya and Apurva Make a Statement

By Sunanda Vashisht HOUSTON: On May 29, all roads for music connoisseurs of Houston led to the Stafford Centre and the Manch Pravesh of Amiya and Apurva, disciples and daughters of leading luminary of the Mewati Gharana, Pandit Suman Ghosh. Honored and privileged to have blessings of their Grand Guru, the Living Legend and very […]

Principles of Cancer Treatment Series: Surgery & Gynecologic Oncology

Principles of Cancer Treatment Series: Surgery & Gynecologic Oncology

In the previous issue, I discussed the principles of radiation oncology. This month, we continue our series on the principles of cancer treatment as Dr. Terri B. Pustilnik explains the principles of one aspect of surgical oncology—gynecological oncology. Cancer surgery is often complex and requires sophisticated techniques. One major development over the last decade has […]

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ghia te Wadiyan (Bottle Gourd Squash & Dumplings)

Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ghia te Wadiyan (Bottle Gourd Squash & Dumplings)

    Although there are many types of gourd or squash, there are usually only two types that are readily available in most Indian marketplaces. One is the long, smooth and stout, leaf green type which resemble a bottle (hence its English name), which Punjabis call ghia or kadoo and others call doodhi or lauki. […]