IACF Funds 21 Charities Serving Local Houston Community
Click Here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin SUGAR LAND: For the past three decades the Indo-American Charity Foundation (IACF) has been receiving generous support from the philanthropic community in Houston, in the genres of Education, Family, General needy and Healthcare. IACF’s motto, ‘We live here We give here’, is being justified in […]
2-Day Celebrations in Houston for the 2nd International Yoga Day
HOUSTON: Houston recognized by its iconic NASA and Johnson Space Center representing the finest of human endeavor was the first choice venue for the Second International Yoga Day celebrations for the incoming Consul General of India in Houston, Anupam Ray whose vison was to connect the timeless science of Yoga from India with the best […]
The Star Promoter Brushes with Fame @ IIFA-2016
By Vanshika Vipin HOUSTON: Rajender Singh, a notable bigwig amongst the Bollywood fraternity is also a household name in Houston. What started with a humble beginning in Rajasthan, India, catapulted him to the position of a reputable magnate in the entertainment industry. As the President of Star Promotions Inc., Rajender considers himself fortunate to have […]
A Skit and Slides Tells the Story of Bitter Migration, Lest Others Forget
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Around the time the United States was struggling with the practice of slavery that brought about the Civil War in 1860, a new form of slavery – indentured labor – had established itself in British Guyana in South America. The abolition of slavery and emancipation on May 5, 1838 in the […]
Greater Houston Rath Yatra at Discovery Green, July 9
HOUSTON: Houston is getting ready to Celebrate the Greater Houston Rath Yatra, with a fabulous Parade of Indian Chariots, Cultural Dances, Music, Bazaar and Street Foods at Discovery Green on July 9, from 6-10 PM. Rath Yatra which originated thousands of years ago in Puri, India, will be celebrated on a grand scale in this […]
JVB Center & Sewa USA Jointly Organize High School Course Selection Workshop
HOUSTON: As part of community outreach and their vision of serving the local community, two prominent organizations, Sewa International & JVB Preksha Center, on June 18th jointly organized a workshop called “Navigating the High School- Course Selection & Beyond”. The workshop was organized to help middle and junior high school students and their parents. The […]
Nrityanjali: A Unique Offering of Indian Classical Dances (Shree Jagannath Rath Yatra – 2016)
HOUSTON: Orissa Culture Center (OCC) in collaboration with Sri Sitaram Foundation is all set for celebrating the ninth chariot festival in Houston on July 9, at the India House, 8888 W Bellfort Blvd., Houston, TX 77031. Dance as an art form has been an integral part of temple worships and rituals in India for thousands […]
Desi Media at the Houston Press Club Awards
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: A small but significant number of the Indian media in the Bayou City came out to show their presence at the 2016 Houston Press Club Lone Star Awards at Rice University’s Grand Hall in the Student Union Center this past Saturday, June 25. Though theirs was more of an observer status, […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 5
The story thus far…In South Africa, Gandhi saw how the Indians were treated as inferiors, only allowed to work the soil but not permitted to own land. Under the law enacted in the Orange Free State in 1888, Indians had been deprived of their rights. In Transvaal, they had to pay a poll tax of […]
Sewa ASPIRE: Lego Drive
HOUSTON: Sewa International held a LEGO Drive at the Texas Robotics Invitational on Saturday, June 25, held at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory High School. Abhishek Routray, a mechanical engineering student at U.T. Austin and Sewa intern, set up a booth at the robotics competition to collect LEGO toys for the children Sewa works with. Routray […]
T.N.Krishnan: A Legendary Musician Spanning Two Generations
By Vatsa Kumar HOUSTON: As a young boy I have listened to Shri. Krishnan when he was just appearing in the Bangalore music scene as an accompanying artist to stalwarts such as Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Alathur Brothers and the like. That was also the time when Sri M.S. Goplakrishnan, Sri. Lalgudi Jayaraman and Sri. T. […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Gajar Da Murabba (Carrot Preserves)
Carrots are one of the few vegetables that can be cooked in many ways: as a pickle, pulped as a juice, as a spicy dish with peas or methi (fenugreek) or sweet as a pudding or halwa and even as murabba or preserves. Although it is often served as halwa in most Indian […]
