Indo American Forum of Fort Bend Celebrates Navratri with Flair and Fun
STAFFORD: The Indo American Forum of Fort Bend, focuses its efforts solely on supporting the underprivileged, undeserved and needy in Fort Bend County, by supporting charities in the area providing assistance through education, shelter, food, healthcare and familial and substance abuse. After launching a fun filled Fall Opener, a Hawaiian Luau evening, complete with Pacific […]
Houston Indians Mourn the Death of Soldiers at Uri
By Sahana Singh HOUSTON: When four heavily-armed terrorists attacked an Indian Army base camp on September 18, at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, India the anger was felt not just in India but all over the globe. 18 Indian Army soldiers made supreme sacrifice on that fateful night. India House in association with India American […]
KTRU Makes Magnificent South Asian Percussion Accessible to All
By Ethan Hasiuk HOUSTON: KTRU Rice Radio hosted “Fantasy of Exotic Drums – Tala Mahotsav” on September 24, on the Rice University campus, bringing an astonishingly comprehensive array of percussion instruments and playing styles with South Asian origins to a diverse group of Houstonians, many of whom were experiencing this art form for the first […]
Tempers Flare over Kashmir and Fray the Local Indo-Pak Calmness
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The recent pre-dawn skirmish in Uri, Kashmir on September 18 when four mujahedeen attacked sleeping Indian soldiers- leaving 17 of them dead – has been resounding among the community in the Bayou City with the Indian community holding a prayer vigil for the fallen at India House on Sunday, September 25. […]
7TH Annual Grand Paryushan Mahaparv Celebrations at JVB Preksha Meditation Center
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: JVB Preksha Meditation Center hosted 7th Annual Paryushan festival at its premises under the auspicious guidance of Samani Vikas Pragyaji & Samani Maryada Pragyaji (Disciples of Acharya Shri Mahashraman). The 8-day long festivities began on August 30 and concluded on Sept. 6. Paryushan is the most important festival among the Jain […]
Glorious 25 Years of Arya Samaj Houston
By Acharya Harish Chandra, Ved Ratna HOUSTON: Arya Samaj is a worldwide phenomenon since it was founded by Maharshi Dayanand in 1875 – the first one in Mumbai. It has spread out as a wildfire wherever Indians went and also opened newer sectors of operation besides patriotic fervor, social reforms and eradication of superstitions. Education […]
Vibrant Gujarat Roadshow Hits Houston
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: The 2015 Vibrant Gujarat Summit saw CEOs from India and abroad pledging a whopping $500 billion in investments in India, 21,000 MOUs and 1,225 partnership agreements. Delegations from India are on the road to make the lion roar yet again at its Summit in January 2017. A roadshow in Houston on […]
The Extraordinary Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi – Part 18
The story thus far…After the defeat of Japan in August 1945, Britain agreed to a planned withdrawal from India. All through his life Gandhi had worked for unity between Hindus and Muslims, without much success. There was a large section of nationalist Muslim in the Congress but leaders of the Muslim League were drifting further […]
Stop Diabetes Movement (SDM) Yoga Camps Conclude on High Note
By Nikhil Jain HOUSTON: Sewa International and VYASA organized two ten-day yoga camps from Sep 16 to 25. The camps were held simultaneously at two locations in the Houston area (Sugar Land and Katy). The camp is specially designed for diabetic and pre-diabetic people to help them manage and control diabetes with yoga routine and […]
Mahatma Gandhi Week 2016 Speech Contest
HOUSTON: Many know him as Mahatma and many more know him as father of Bharat, India. But the world knows him as an apostle of peace and non-violence. Anyone ever wanted to know more about Gandhi ji and his values should have listened to the mesmerizing speeches delivered by more than 30 children at the […]
A Classic Treat by Vidwan Vijay Siva
By Mahalakshmi Siva HOUSTON: One of the torchbearers of the D K Pattammal & D K Jayaraman school of Music, Sri. Vijay Siva is an artist with a very deep and sincere approach to his music, who always strives hard to give his best. On September 18, Houston classical rasikas were treated with a grand […]
Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela on October 9
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: UNESCO proclaimed the tradition of Ramleela a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. This heritage is kept alive in Houston by Kusum Sharma, director and mind behind the 12th annual Ramleela in Houston. Kusum Sharma’s Ramleela has become a name in itself where Indians across Texas […]
Mama’s Punjabi Recipes: Gajjar Methi (Sauteed Carrots and Fenugreek)
Punjabis love carrots in several ways, but seldom cooked alone –unless it’s halwa -as no matter what spice you add, the dish comes out too sweet and doesn’t go with any type of roti. There are at least three ingredients that can be accompaniments to tame that sweetness: mutter (peas) or methi (fenugreek) or wadiyan […]
