Epic Holi Rocks with Record International Crowd
By Sandhya Thakkar HOUSTON: A Houston Holi of Epic proportions rocked with an excitingly increasing international crowd, as the Festival of Colors completely blended people of different colors, backgrounds, languages, and religions into a singular sea of bopping heads and raised arms to Indian and International music. It was a surreal experience for all ages, […]
Gaura Purnima at ISKCON of Houston
HOUSTON: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in Bengal (India) on a full moon night during a lunar eclipse. It is typical for people to bathe in the Ganges during an eclipse and chant the Lord’s holy names for spiritual purification. So, everyone in the area was chanting the holy names when He was born. His parents […]
Foundation for India Studies Celebrates 10th Anniversary, 50 Oral Histories
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: The Indian community has made its karmabhoomi (workplace) since the late 1960s and is now a major contributor to the ethnic diversity of fourth largest city in the United States. As a recognition of the Indian community’s presence, the Foundation for India Studies (FIS) held its first India Heritage Day at […]
Vedanta Society of Greater Houston Celebrates Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday
HOUSTON: Sunday, March 20, was an important day for the Vedanta Society of Greater Houston, VSGH. It was Thakur Sri Ramakrishna’s Birthday Celebration. Swami Sarvadevanandaji Maharaj, the Minister of the Vedanta Society of Southern California, Hollywood and the present Minister in Charge of VSGH, was invited to perform the worship and the Homa, and to […]
IACCGH Launches the International Student Internship Program
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: IACCGH Board member Narayan Bhargava cofounded an organization during his freshman year at UT which provided free consulting to struggling businesses in Austin by students who in turn gained valuable experience through solving real life business problems. Today, this has become a premier student led organization at the McCombs School of […]
Women’s Voice for Better America to Launch Opportunity Fair
HOUSTON: Women’s Voice for Better America, a network of diverse women leaders from Fort Bend and Houston, has launched a uniquely designed initiative to increase women’s access to Healthcare Choice, Career Progress and Voting Decision. Co-chairs of Women’s Voice for Better America are Neeta Sane, Anhlan Nguyen, Nargis Ahmed, Ponnu Pillai, Fheryl Prestage, Munira Panjawani, […]
Sri Meenakshi Temple Celebrates Panguni Uthiram Festival on a Grand Scale
By Kamala Raghavan PEARLAND: Panguni Uthiram is celebrated at many temples throughout South India and the world. Devotees flock to many well-known temples such as Perur, Palani, Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore and Vadapalani Murugan temple, to name a few. The festival was celebrated in a grand manner at Sri Meenakshi Temple on Sunday, March 27. […]
Pratham Houston Gala 2016: Spectacular Fashion Show by Manish Malhotra
By Karina Hooda HOUSTON: Pratham will be hosting its 2016 Houston Gala on Saturday, April 23. The event will be held at the Hilton Americas on 1600 Lamar Street in Houston Texas, at 6 pm. The Gala is co-Chaired by Ajay and Dr. Sippi Khurana and Bashar and Brigitte Kalai. The Emcees for the evening […]
Vishal and Shekhar to Rock Houston on April 8
HOUSTON: Vishal–Shekhar is a music-directing duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani. The duo has worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi films. Vishal Dadlani is also the vocalist of Mumbai-based electronic band Pentagram. Shekhar Ravjiani is a trained classical singer (under Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan). He learned to play the accordion from his […]
Yoga: The Mind-Body Wellness Connection
By: Satyanarayana V. Chilukuri, M.D HOUSTON: One of the most striking areas of research, in the area of psychoneuroimmunology, is how stress impacts our mind and our immune system, and how psychological, neural and immunologic processes interact and shape human health and behavior (Ader R, Felton DL & Cohen N). Uncontrolled overwhelming stress is one […]
UHCOP Professor and Department Chair Rajender Aparasu Selected for Fulbright Specialist Roster
HOUSTON: UH College of Pharmacy’s Rajender R. Aparasu, Ph.D., FAPhA, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy, has been selected for the Fulbright Specialist Roster. The Fulbright program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, serves to promote the international engagement of academic […]
GITS Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Presented by Prem Jyotish Presents Voices That Will Touch Your Heart!
Zee TV’s Iconic Singing Reality Show Reinvents With A First-of-its-Kind 30 Member Jury of Music Connoisseurs To Aid The Selection Process After screening 50,000 entries from across the world including North America and after over 8 weeks of grueling auditions across 14 Indian cities to discover India’s most talented singers, only the most striking voices […]
Meet Ridhima Pandit, TV’s latest bahu Rajni_Kant
Just a few days old on screen, Ridhima Pandit aka Rajni_Kant, has already cast her spell on viewers. Essaying the titular role of Life OK’s Bahu Humari Rajni_Kant (Sonali & Amir Jaffer), Ridhima, is a trained stage actor. Once part of Nadira Babbar’s theatre group, the lady has already created buzz in the industry by portraying the […]
‘Happiness’ finally for Yuvraj and Suhani in Star Plus’ Suhani Si Ek Ladki
‘Peace and happiness’ is finally restored in the Birla house in Star Plus’ Suhani Si Ek Ladki (Panorama Entertainment). Yes, Holi the festival of colors will begin rather traumatically for the entire family when they will get to know of Pratima (Rajoshi Vidyarthi) being kidnapped by Barbie (Sonam Bisht). This will lead to the celebration being cut […]
Angry Virat Kohli comes out in support of ex-girlfriend Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli‘s breakup has hurt several romantics but at the same time made several fans happy. Yes, surprising as it may sound but many are happy with the fact that the duo have parted way. Why, you ask? Because according to some cricket fanatics, Anushka was a big distraction. In fact, after yesterday’s match, which by […]
Ankita Lokhande to get back with Sushant Singh Rajput?
Ankita Lokhande and Sushant Singh Rajput sent shock waves in B-town this weekend when reports of their break up grabbed headlines. Though the couple in question did not come out in open about their split, but their chain of tweets were a clear give away. Just as the media went crazy reporting about the couple’s break up over the […]
Rocky Handsome Movie Review
Unapologetically gory and visceral, Rocky Handsome revels in relentless violence. But for a film about a ‘trained assassin’ and his bonding with a hapless child in desperate need of help, it is woefully low on emotional muscle. The result is a slick, stylistically derivative neo-noir thriller that is surprisingly humdrum. A full-on rehash of a 2010 Korean […]
World T20: Virat Kohli’s legend grows with Mohali masterpiece
MUMBAI: Just as American cable television was never the same from the time Tony Soprano met his ducks in the second week of 1999, so too Indian cricket promises to tread a different path following the exploits of Virat Kohli since 2016 rolled over. Already this year, even before we come to the matter of […]
World T20: India beat Aussies by 6 wickets to Kohli-fy for semis
Every time India have stumbled into trouble this season, they have looked up to one man — Virat Kohli. On Sunday night, his magnificent form and sheer determination once again carried India past some doubts and plenty of pressure as the hosts beat Australia to seal their World Twenty20 semi-final berth. India’s master of chases […]
