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Rhythm India’s Mesmerizing Performance at Kobe Bryant ‘s Last Game

Rhythm India’s Mesmerizing Performance at Kobe Bryant ‘s Last Game

Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Rhythm India is privileged to be the first Bollywood Dance Company to have performed at the Half Time show of the Houston Rockets game way back in 2011.  Since that year they have been a regular performer at the Half Time.  The sixth Half Time show […]

Star Promotions Begins the Year with an Electrifying Show

Star Promotions Begins the Year  with an Electrifying Show

By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Star Promotions, famous for organizing concerts, held its first show of 2016 at the Arena Theatre on April 8.  And what an impressive way to start their shows for the year.  The celebrated and dynamic Rajender Singh who is the show promoter added another feather to his cap by organizing a […]

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Vidushi Manju Mehta Create Magic with Strings in Houston

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Vidushi Manju Mehta Create Magic with Strings in Houston

By Sunanda Vashisht STAFFORD: It is often said that Music is enough for a lifetime but a lifetime isn’t enough for Music. Houstonians recently experienced this in a concert of Strings held on Friday, April 1, at the Stafford Civic Center.  Saadhana Sur Sang, organized by the Center for Indian Classical Music of Houston (CICMH), […]

Hindus of Greater Houston’s Annual Youth Award Gala

Hindus of Greater Houston’s  Annual Youth Award Gala

By Priya Prasad PEARLAND: As the sun, illuminating the silver Ratham (chariot) at Sri Meenakshi Temple Society (MTS), set on April 9, a packed audience gathered to honor Houston’s seva-minded youth at the 6th annual Hindu Youth Award and Gala held by the Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH). The event recognizes Hindu youth, ages 16 to […]

Houston Police Academy Cadets Visit India House

Houston Police Academy Cadets Visit India House

HOUSTON: Knowing and understanding different cultures can go a long way to breaking down barriers and dispelling myths about other cultures and beliefs. To have a genuine understanding and mutual respect for others, the Houston Police Department conducts a Diversity Bus Tour for the Cadets of its Academy taking them to different cultural centers of […]

Rasaanubhava’16: Annual Dance Day of Abhinaya School

Rasaanubhava’16: Annual Dance Day of Abhinaya School

HOUSTON: Students and parents of Abhinaya School of Performing Arts look forward to their annual dance event “Rasaanubhava” with great fervor and anticipation. The artistic director Indrani Parthasarathy, is well versed in Pandanallur & Kalakshetra style of dancing. She is also well versed in Kuchipudi and classical music. Anupama Nagasimha, a senior student of the […]

‘Life in Resonance’ Celebrated at the Ninth Annual BAPS Women’s Conference

‘Life in Resonance’ Celebrated at the Ninth Annual BAPS Women’s Conference

STAFFORD:  In physics, resonance is defined by a phenomenon that follows when a powerful, vibrating system causes another system to oscillate with greater amplitude at a specific frequency. In life, resonance is defined by the innate beliefs and timeless principles that drive an individual’s actions as well as his/her physical and mental state of mind. […]

Experience Indian Heritage at Vedic Fair on Saturday April 23

Experience Indian Heritage at Vedic Fair on Saturday April 23

HOUSTON: Festive and Flamboyant Vedic Fair will be held on Saturday April 23, from 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Cinco Ranch High School, Katy, TX. A hit for last four years, the reaction to its sequel isn’t that surprising. As Vedic Fair is approaching students, artists, vendors and participants at Ashirwad A Blessing Temple […]

Raghavan Receives Fulbright US Scholar Award

Raghavan Receives Fulbright  US Scholar Award

HOUSTON: Dr. Kamala Raghavan, a Texas Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business Associate Professor of Accounting, has been awarded a 2016-17 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant. She will conduct interdisciplinary research on the impact of India’s adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on financial reporting, auditing, and cybersecurity with this award. Raghavan served as president […]

TCC Taped Ball Tournament Winter 2015: Spartans(SCG) Winners, BIG12 Runners Up

TCC Taped Ball Tournament Winter 2015: Spartans(SCG) Winners, BIG12 Runners Up

HOUSTON: Spartans (SCG) won the TCC Taped Ball Winter 2015 tournament defeating Big12 by five wickets in a closely contested game. It was a well-deserved win for Spartans (SCG) who maintained a perfect record in the finals for the seventh time. Big12 had a great tournament reaching finals for the first time. The tournament was […]

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Visits YLDP Class of 2016

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Visits YLDP Class of 2016

By Radha Chenna HOUSTON: On Saturday, March 26, YLDP held a session with its keynote speaker, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, at the Mayuri Indian Restaraunt. Divakaruni is a New York Best Selling author who integrates her Indian heritage and culture within her writing. She has written seventeen novels, in which two of them have been made […]

Internet of Things, Shaping Enterprises and Consumers

Internet of Things, Shaping Enterprises and Consumers

HOUSTON: “The nerds are back in style” said Anup Sharma, Global CIO for Oil and Gas at GE, during his keynote speech at the Jones Graduate Business School, Rice University. Through his light and articulate presentation, he engaged the audience on the topic of Internet of Things. Quoting how Airbnb and Uber are valued as […]

Fun and Fit Children’s Health Fair at  New State-of-the-Art Children’s Clinic

Fun and Fit Children’s Health Fair at  New State-of-the-Art Children’s Clinic

HOUSTON: The Ibn Sina Foundation, a non-profit organization, announces a fun and free Children’s Health Fair at our new State-of-the-Art Children’s clinic located at 11220 South Wilcrest Drive in Houston. The public is invited from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 16. We will be providing free medical services in a fun atmosphere for children up to age 21 through this […]

JVB Preksha Meditation Center’s 16th Annual Family Retreat

JVB Preksha Meditation Center’s 16th Annual Family Retreat

By Seema Jain HOUSTON: JVB Preksha Meditation Center, Houston conducted its 16th Annual 3-day and 2-night Family Retreat Camp at 66-acre facility Camp Woodmen, Bellville, TX from March 25 through March 27 under the spiritual guidance and presence of Samani Vikas Pragyaji and Samani Maryada Pragyaji. About 75+ campers from all over the state of Austin, San Antonio, and the Greater Houston area came along to enjoy the calm and scenic […]