Hanmi Bank Donates $10K to Sewa International for Hurricane Harvey Relief
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Hanmi Bank is one of the stalwart businesses that has risen up to support its community during times of crises. On Tuesday, October 3 evening, Hanmi Bank held a reception at its Gessner branch to present a check of $10,000 to Sewa International as a show of support for its volunteer […]
October 13, 2017Comments Off on Hanmi Bank Donates $10K to Sewa International for Hurricane Harvey ReliefRead More
SIMA’s Humanitarian Efforts for Harvey Victims
HOUSTON: Due to the devastation of Hurricane Harvey, many residents of Houston and surrounding areas suffered irreparable damages to their lives including losing their homes, vehicles, and belongings. Many of these displaced victims were forced to seek refuge at citywide facilities and locations temporarily set up as shelters, including the George R. Brown Convention Center […]
October 6, 2017Comments Off on SIMA’s Humanitarian Efforts for Harvey VictimsRead More
Houston Mayor Thanks Indo-Americans for Their Hurricane Harvey Relief
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: More than 150 members of the Indo-American community took a brief pause from their continual relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey to remember those fellow Houstonians that were lost, and honor the courageous acts of ordinary people helping others, at a reception at the home of Amit and Arpita […]
September 28, 2017Comments Off on Houston Mayor Thanks Indo-Americans for Their Hurricane Harvey ReliefRead More
True to its Mission, Sewa Team Continues to Serve Houstonians in the Aftermath of Harvey
HOUSTON: 1,250+ volunteers, 43,000+ hours of service (translating to efforts worth 1 Million dollars), clean-up of 400+ damaged houses, direct support to 800+ families – this quick statistics of the rebuild and rehabilitation work over last 2 weeks by Sewa, says it all. Hundreds of Sewa volunteers continue to be on field supporting some of […]
September 22, 2017Comments Off on True to its Mission, Sewa Team Continues to Serve Houstonians in the Aftermath of HarveyRead More
Seva Clinic Doctors Help the Cambodian Community Affected by Hurricane Harvey at Rosharon
By Dr. P. Vaduganathan ROSHARON, TX: The Cambodian community arrived in 1980s to the area in Rosharon, TX south of Alvin and is a tight knit community and derives their livelihood by growing plants like water spinach and other greens. This community of about 300 families has been devastated by Hurricane Harvey and most of […]
September 15, 2017Comments Off on Seva Clinic Doctors Help the Cambodian Community Affected by Hurricane Harvey at RosharonRead More
An Equal Opportunity Disaster Hurts Communities Far and Wide
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: When Hurricane Harvey came onshore at Matagorda Bay and straight at Rockport, unleashing its Category 3 force winds on the area, it knocked down many structures and hovered there for a couple of days, but its fury didn’t really affect the Houston area. Two days later, we began to be pounded […]
September 8, 2017Comments Off on An Equal Opportunity Disaster Hurts Communities Far and WideRead More
Didi Maa Shares Her Philosophy of Caring for Women, the Young and Old
SUGAR LAND: It was the experience of a lifetime for their elderly mother – known to all as biji – that brought the entire Jain family together. While she was still in Chandigarh, India, 88 year-old Swaran Kanta Jain had seen the charismatic and articulate Didi Maa on television and was transfixed by her words. […]
July 28, 2017Comments Off on Didi Maa Shares Her Philosophy of Caring for Women, the Young and OldRead More
Arjun Rampal & CRY: Safeguarding Child Rights!
Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin Varma SUGAR LAND: CRY (Child Rights & You) America, a non-profit organization, partners with grassroots level non-governmental organizations to uplift thousands of underprivileged Indian children denied of basic rights. CRY works across levels from direct action advocacy mobilizing public opinion to policy change. In the last two […]
June 16, 2017Comments Off on Arjun Rampal & CRY: Safeguarding Child Rights!Read More
Village School Elementary Readathon Raises $3,000 for Pratham
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Once again this year, the students at the Village Elementary School participated in the Pratham Readathon Challenge during the Spring semester. Many kids from kindergarten through the fourth grade competed in their grade levels to raise money for the Indian NGO Pratham which helps to educate kids in poor areas of […]
June 9, 2017Comments Off on Village School Elementary Readathon Raises $3,000 for PrathamRead More
Funding Sought for 3½-year-old Boy with Brain Cancer
HOUSTON: A family from Perundurai, Tamil Nadu, is seeking crowdfunding to save their 3½-year-old son, Merwin Bright Daniel, who was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer. Merwin was diagnosed in February 2017. There is, however, no medical treatment that can cure this disease in India. After exhausting all options in India, the family […]
May 19, 2017Comments Off on Funding Sought for 3½-year-old Boy with Brain CancerRead More
BAPS Charities Holds Walk Green 2017 in Sugar Land
SUGAR LAND: Most of Sugar land residents woke up to cool breezy Sunday morning, but one 6 six-year-old had been planning for this day for the last 1 month. She had decided to raise funds for the BAPS Charities annual walk. For her birthday, this year she had told her family and friends that she […]
May 5, 2017Comments Off on BAPS Charities Holds Walk Green 2017 in Sugar LandRead More
Go Go Go… Go Pagal… Holi Hai!
HOUSTON: Ever imagined what it would be like to be on set for a Bollywood Movie Holi Song shoot? It would be just like joining over 16,000 at HOUSTON HOLI 2017. The Festival of Colors exploded all afternoon with bursts of color powder, colored smoke grenades, bubbles, hazers and people of every color, “tere gaal […]
April 7, 2017Comments Off on Go Go Go… Go Pagal… Holi Hai!Read More
Glitz, Glam & Giving at the 22nd Pratham Houston’s Annual Gala
“Pratham’s unique, scalable and innovative model of eradicating illiteracy without brick and mortar schools can change the grassroots foundation of India’s children and her youth”. – Ash Shah “Education is the biggest game changer that can take a developing country out of the inevitable cycle of poverty, unemployment and child exploitation and our motto at […]
April 7, 2017Comments Off on Glitz, Glam & Giving at the 22nd Pratham Houston’s Annual GalaRead More
Daya 2017 Gala: Empowering South Asian Women
Click here for Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: Domestic violence is wide spread, deeply ingrained and has serious impacts on women’s health and well-being. Realizing this, in 1996, seven friends established Daya Inc., a Houston based non-profit organization that empowers South Asian women and their families who are trying to break the cycle […]
April 7, 2017Comments Off on Daya 2017 Gala: Empowering South Asian WomenRead More
7th ‘Hindu Youth Awards and Fundraising Gala’ on Saturday, April 22
HOUSTON: The Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH) is proud to announce the 7th ‘Hindu Youth Awards and Fundraising Gala’ on Saturday, April 22, at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir. The objective of the Youth Gala is to identify and recognize the future Hindu leaders, to encourage them to preserve and persevere its proud legacy, and to […]
April 7, 2017Comments Off on 7th ‘Hindu Youth Awards and Fundraising Gala’ on Saturday, April 22Read More
India House Gala: An Evening of Hope & Heroism
Click here to view Photo Collage By Vanshika Vipin Varma HOUSTON: J W Marriott was a place beaming with stars and VIPs on Saturday, March 25, as it was the chosen venue for the 14th Annual India House Gala. The grand and successful festal, graced by the presence of numerous dignitaries and prominent Houstonians overwhelmed […]
March 31, 2017Comments Off on India House Gala: An Evening of Hope & HeroismRead More
Pratham Houston Holds Annual Volunteers Meet
By Nirali Shah HOUSTON: This year’s Pratham Gala volunteer’s meeting hosted at the Madras Pavilion in Sugar Land was, per usual, a wonderful success. Volunteers from across the Houston area ranging in age, background, profession, and experience came together to be incorporated into the final details and logistics of the event. Darel D’Souza, the president […]
March 24, 2017Comments Off on Pratham Houston Holds Annual Volunteers MeetRead More
Tamil Chair at Harvard University
By Vidya Sridhar HOUSTON: Harvard University has accepted a proposal to set up a “Sangam Tamil Chair” in the Department of South Asian Studies with the focus being on Tamil Sangam Literature and all Tamil literature influenced by it. Tamil language has ancient literature dating back to around 300 B.C. Tamil is one of the […]
March 10, 2017Comments Off on Tamil Chair at Harvard UniversityRead More
Krishnamurthy to Head Sankara Nethralaya OM Trust
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: With the start of the new year, local community activist and philanthropist Leela Krishnamurthy has been selected to head the Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Mission Trust, a national non-profit in the US, which was established in 1988 to support the highly regarded charitable, not-for-profit Sankara Nethralaya, Ophthalmic Hospital, in Chennai, India. The […]
March 3, 2017Comments Off on Krishnamurthy to Head Sankara Nethralaya OM TrustRead More
Vikas Khanna: Guest of Honor at the 14th India House Annual Gala
Three Times Michelin Starred Indian chef, and Top 10 Chefs of the World in 2017 HOUSTON: India House, Houston will hold its 14th annual Gala on Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at J W Marriott Galleria in Houston, TX. Three times award winning Michelin starred Indian chef and top 10 chefs of the world in 2017, […]
February 17, 2017Comments Off on Vikas Khanna: Guest of Honor at the 14th India House Annual GalaRead More