Maulana Azad Medical College Alumni Celebrate North American Togetherness
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: If there is a single Indian institution whose graduates have made their mark in the healthcare industry in North America over the past 40 years, then certainly it has to be the medical college that bears the name of one of the noted Freedom Fighters of Indian Independence, Abul Kalam Muhiyuddin […]
Noted Neurologist Dr. Ninan Mathew, 78, Passes
HOUSTON: As a famed neurologist who had given relief to many who suffered from debilitating headaches, Dr. Ninan T. Mathew, had another noted accomplishment in Indian circles. He was the first doctor from the still growing Indian community to have a clinic in two cities – Dallas and Houston. Though retired from full-time practice, Dr. […]
BAPS Charities Contributes $135,000 to Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts
PISCATAWAY, NJ: In the wake of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, BAPS Charities has contributed five disaster relief grants in support of rehabilitation efforts totaling $135,000. Direct Relief, One Heart World-Wide, the Nepali Embassy, UNICEF, and the United Nations’ World Food Program USA (WFP) are the five chosen organizations, […]
IAPGA 2015 US Tour: Inaugural Indo-American Professional Golf Tour Unites Indian American Golfers
HOUSTON: The Indo-American Golf League of Houston had a spectacular day of golf on Tuesday, July 28. The inaugural tour of the Indo-American Professional Golf Association arrived in Houston to a great reception at Sweetwater Country Club. The twelve top, world-ranked golf professionals from India have embarked on an 18-city, 45-day, IAPGA 2015 US Golf […]
USISEC Member Institutions, to set up Centers of Skills Excellence in India to Help with Prime Minister Modi “Skilled India, Successful India” Mission
HOUSTON: US India Skills & Education Council’s members delegation visited Ministry of Skills & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Government of Delhi, & National Skills Development Corporation in India from July 20-24, 2015. The delegation visit was intended to bring together the skills, training and technology community […]
Perfect Evening of Classical Music Ghar Baithak at the Reges
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: A simple, unostentatious, well planned evening of classical music was arranged by classical music lovers Soumya and Ajay Rege at their residence in Bellaire, the afternoon of July 19. The very hospitable couple welcomed the classical music connoisseurs with tea/coffee and snacks around 3 PM and the program started with Shamik […]
31st Annual Hindu Heritage Youth Camp
HOUSTON: Keshav Smruti is alive and busy on Sunday, August 26. 40 college aged kids are frantically working and running around while a few of the lazy eat pau bhaji. But they can all agree they’re very excited, as the coming Tuesday will kick off what has taken the entire summer to prepare for. The […]
STORY OF MAHATMA GANDHI: The Story thus Far…..
For two years Gandhi traveled extensively in India and had talked at different places. His interest first centered on the problem of indentured labor where poor, ignorant laborers were enticed away from India to work in the British colonies. He disapproved of this system in South Africa, fought it there, and he wanted to see […]
The 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee Regionals Conducted, NY & Boston Area Winners Announced
HOUSTON: The 2015 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee (www.SouthAsianSpellingBee.com) wrapped its 12-city tour this past weekend with the last two events in New York and Boston. 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 consecutive year. With a huge […]
“Excellence Gap” Grows as Attention for Gifted Students Dwindles
United States policymakers have focused on implementing state standards to ensure that students reach proficiency levels, particularly in reading and math. Although proficiencies have improved across the nation the past several years, this focus on meeting new federal standards has let gifted students fall by the wayside. A recent study released by the Jack Kent […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Bharre Tinde (Spice Stuffed Round Gourd)
This is one vegetable that is fairly hard to find outside of north India and is especially popular in the Punjab, where it is found usually after the middle of April through the end of the summer. Although tinde are also found in Sindh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra, they should not be confused […]
Rejoicing Devotees Pull the Chariot of the Gods
HOUSTON: In what has become an annual event, the Orissa Culture Center, along with the Shri SitaRam Foundation, in collaboration with other local organizations, celebrated the 8th Rath Yatra (Chariot Festival) of Lord Jagannath of Puri Dham this past Saturday, July 18, at the VPSS Haveli. Devotees and curious on-lookers crowded the procession that took […]
The Story Unfolds in the Movements of the Hands and Wrists
By Jawahar Malhotra STAFFORD: As the dancers five women and a man stood with their backs arched and hips thrust to one side to the audience, all you could see was their hands and wrists, twisting, turning, rising, falling and, if you were attuned to the subtleties, you could perhaps follow the story they were […]
5 Stop: Diabetes Movement Camps
HOUSTON: The ancient art of Yoga seeks to accomplish one simple goal with respect to the human body: to enhance human life; it therefore stands to reason that if the basic life-bearing mechanisms of the human body can be strengthened, then the quality of life and life itself may be infinitely extended. This concept of […]
Dr. Lulla Receives the NASA Exceptional Service Medal
HOUSTON: NASA Johnson Space Center’s internationally acclaimed scientist Dr. Kamlesh Lulla received one of the highest NASA honors- the NASA Exceptional Service Medal for his long and outstanding contributions towards developing technology collaborations for future exploration missions. Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut and Director of Johnson Space center presented the medal to Dr. Lulla during […]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)
The latest issue of Forbes India (dated July 24, 2015) features Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) in its maiden list of ‘India’s Super 50 Companies’. ZEEL is the only media company to feature in this prestigious list. In this list (which is not a ranking), Forbes India has picked companies not just on the basis of size or profits, […]
ICCL Senior Citizens Honor High School Graduates
HOUSTON: The Senior Citizens of the Indian Cultural Association of Clear Lake (ICCL) hosted its 19th annual high school graduation luncheon to honor the graduates in the Clear Lake area. Since its inception, there have been over 800 graduates that have been honored through this program. This year there were 53 graduates, and 28 attended. […]
Gandhi Invites Untouchable Family in Ashram
The story thus far….Gandhi permitted a lower caste family to reside at the ashram that he established at Ahmedabad. He met with much opposition. He also amazed and angered the British officers, upper-class Indians, and friends gathered at a foundation stone laying ceremony at Banaras University by speaking out against usage of the English language […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Ghar di Dahin (Homemade Yogurt)
The very heart and soul of India is the spirituality that it offers to the people in the country and naturally it is tied into the main religion, Hinduism. One of the chief tenets of Hinduism is the relationship to cows and cow milk, both of which are intertwined with the […]
Paul Van Ass saga leaves current and former Olympians shocked
NEW DELHI: Former and current India players feel that Paul van Ass’ “firing” as Indian men’s hockey team’s chief coach barely five months into the job could prove to be detrimental to its preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Van Ass’s future with the Indian team was in serious doubt after he failed to report […]
