Houston’s First Inaugural International Day of Yoga: A Successful Invocation Toward Oneness
By Jennifer Buergermeister HOUSTON: The Consulate General of India in Houston is in partnership with Patanjali Yogpeeth (USA) and supporting organizations which contribute by helping in organizing this huge undertaking at the George R. Brown convention center. The Consul General (CG) of India Harish Parvathaneni and Congressman Al Green spoke on Sunday with great enthusiasm about […]
Anupam Kher Visits Houston for “Mera Woh Matlab Nahin Tha” Promotions
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Just couple of months to go when Anupam Kher with his “Mera Woh Matlab Nahin Tha” Team will be performing at the Stafford Center (New) on Friday, August 7, at 9:00 pm. The play written and directed by Rakesh Bedi has been able to gain popularity from across the globe. The […]
IACF Gives High Schoolers a Headstart to Begin the Journey to College
By Jawahar Malhotra SUGAR LAND: The focus of the evening of awards was certainly on the high school kids who were being honored for their hard work and determination to overcome odds, both personal and academic, and their tenacity to still achieve excellence among their graduating peers. “It was a difficult task to make our […]
Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation Commits Rs. 2 Crores for Nepal Victims
On April 25, 2015 when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Himalayan range nation of Nepal, it took one of the worst catastrophic tolls in human history in terms of lives destroyed, lives lost and the economic damage it inflicted on all facets of poor country’s life. At last count, more than 9,000 people had reportedly […]
CMH Graduation – Class of 2015
Sushain Cherivirala, Bhanu Chitturi, Arya Deshmukh, Shreyas Ganesh, Pratha Aggarwal, Renuka Gondi, Yuthika Gundamaraju, Neha Gupta, Bianca Bhakta, Bridgita Bhakta, Shruti Iyer, Anushka Kale, Priya Kane, Arun Kane, Dhwani Dawar, Sriharsha Kethireddipalli, Krishna Marepalli, Manaswi Marri,Sruthi Parameswaran Moothath, Karthika Krishnan, Sonia Mulayath, Neelesh Mutyala Choudary, Atul Nayak, Shivani Lallo, Tushar Patel, Sneha Peri, Aayush Prasanna, Millen Makkar, Srikar Ranga, Sanjana Rao, Kunda Rapolu, Isha Mehta, Pooja Reddy, Niti Sawant, Shivani Shah, Nandeeta Patel, Sai Samarchita Singh, Vibha Sripadam, Rahul Sirigiri, Jageeshadurga Ravipati, Vrinda Rajkumar, Manisha Vunnam, Shashank Vura, Reeya Upadhyay, Nidhi Wunnava, Bina Yarlagadda, Bindu Yarlagadda, Ashney Vyas.
Hundreds Join in for the BAPS Charities Annual Walk
SUGAR LAND: When most of us looked at the weather forecast for the morning of Sunday, June 14, we focused on the 80% chance of rain. Yash Bhatt, age 13, chose to see it as a 20% chance of no rain, which would mean that the walk he had been waiting for would still take […]
Akshaya Patra Field Kitchen in Nepal Opens & Serves Meals for Earthquake Survivors
KATHMANDU: The kitchen, set up in Bhaktapur, began serving meals on June 19, 2015. Kathmandu, Nepal, June 22, 2015: The Earthquake Relief Centralised Kitchen Project, a joint initiative of the Akshaya Patra Foundation, Jamsetji Tata Trust and Sipradian Sahayata Sanstha prepared and served its first meals on Saturday, June 19, 2015. The Akshaya Patra Foundation […]
Gurmat Sangeet Sammelan
By Jasbir Singh HOUSTON: A three day event was held at the Gurdwara Sahib of SW Houston located on 14811 Lindita Drive, Houston, Texas 77083 from June 19, 20 and 21, 2015. Participants of this event were: Padamshri Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa, Hazoori Raagi of Shri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, India. Dr. Gurnam Singh, Professor & […]
The 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Kicks off Texas Winners Announced
HOUSTON: Continuing its quest for the best speller in the community, the 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com) traveled to Texas this past weekend with stops in Dallas and Houston. MetLife, a leading global provider of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management, is serving as the event’s title sponsor for the seventh […]
Girl Scout Troop # 26176 Earned Girl Scout Bronze Award
HOUSTON: One of the highest awards that a Junior Girl Scout can obtain is the “BRONZE Award”. When you go for the Bronze Award, you represent what Girl Scouts can achieve in their communities. And, of course, you want to do that in a way that’s fun for you— and for everyone else involved, too! […]
Gandhi Sets Up Ambulance Corps to Help British
Great Summer Project For children! Enter Mahatma Gandhi Week 2015 Essay, I-Tribute, Poster and Speech contests. Visit gandhilibrary.org for registration and more information. All school going children can participate! These contests are being organized to create higher awareness of the inspiring life and work of Mahatma Gandhi to promote universal values of Truth, Non-Violence, Love […]
Counting Down to NABC A Mid Summer Dream in the Heart of Texas
By Partha Sarathi Chatterjee HOUSTON: North American Bengali Conference 2015, organized by Tagore Society of Houston, is knocking on the door. Space City Houston, is awaiting the launch of Banga Sammelan to a new orbit at the George R. Brown Convention Center from July 10-12 (www.nabc2015.org). Using social media like Facebook and Twitter to introducing […]
FIS’s Indo-American Oral History Project Featured on ABC TV Channel
FIS’s Indo-American Oral History Project featured on ABC TV channel 13 Krishna Vavilala, Founder, Chairman of Foundation for India Studies (FIS) was interviewed by Miya Shay of ABC TV Channel 13 to discuss about the Indo-American Oral History Project. The interview was broadcast on June 7. HOUSTON:The Indo-American Oral History project is a signature project […]
Shabeel by Sikh National Center
HOUSTON: Sikh National Center organized a Shabeel (Free Drinks) on the occasion of Shaheedi “Martyrdom” Gurpurab of Guru Arjan Devji, the fifth Sikh Saint, who stood by his convictions and accepted death with grace. He was sentenced to death by Mughal Emporer Jahangir. Jahangir had given strict orders that saint should not be tortured to […]
Houston Zoroastrians Host Authors of The Book Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw: The Man And His Times
HOUSTON: Zoroastrian Association of Houston is honored to present Brigadier Behram Panthaki and his wife Zenobia Panthaki, authors of the much acclaimed book: “Field Marshall Sam Manekshaw: The Man and His Times” at the Zoroastrian Heritage and Cultural Center, 8787 W Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77071 WHEN: July 10, 2018 6:30 p.m. Meet and Greet […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Khamiri Roti (Sourdough Wheat Flatbread)
In our ancestral home in Lyallpur, Punjab along the banks of the river Jhelum, during the summer months the temperatures would get so high that it wouldn’t be unusual if any atta (dough) left uncooked would naturally rise overnight. Though not frequent, the women folk wouldn’t panic, and instead would roll khamiri rotis (sourdough bread) […]
