Houstonians Felicitate Durgabari Head Priest Dr. Bishnupada Goswami
RICHMOND: On June 22, evening, more than 500 Houstonians gathered at Safari Texas Ranch at 11627 FM 1464 in Richmond, Texas to commemorate Houston Durgabari Society’s Head Priest Dr. Bishnupada Goswami. According to the sources, Dr. Goswami has received three outstanding awards from Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage Kolkata. These awards are Mahamahopadhyay, Doctor of […]
Chandrababu Naidu Urges Swami Ramdev to Establish Yoga Centre in Tirupati
HYDERABAD, INDIA: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has offered all possible assistance to Baba Ramdev in establishing a world class herbal park in Tirumala and a spiritual center in Tirupati for yoga, herbal medicine, naturopathy and ayurved. It is only fitting that the center is opened in Tirumala, the abode of Kaliyuga Venkateshwara, […]
Ruhika Roy Recognized by ISA for her Outstanding Science Project
HOUSTON: Ruhika Roy, a senior at Elkins High School was invited to a Scholarships Awards Night on June 4. at the HESS Club, Houston by Instrument Society of America (ISA) to present her spectacular science project “A novel sensor & microcontroller for vibration detection” in front of professional engineers and students. Instrument Society of America […]
World Refugee Day in Houston
HOUSTON: On June 21, World Refugee Day, was celebrated in Houston at Raindrop Turkish House with more than 2500 people. Houston is home to over 70,000 refugees from nearly 80 different countries. It was attended by Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee, Gene Wu (State Representative), Mike Laster (City Council), Richard Nguyen (City Council), Afzaal Mahmood (Consul […]
BOOK REVIEW Life and Times of An Indiaphile, Whose Legacy Endures in Mumbai
By Pramod Kulkarni The British empire was built by English adventurers, aided by the spoils of their conquests in India and the other colonies. Many of the progressive technologies the British introduced in India, such as the railway and telegraph, were intended primarily to strengthen their military and economic control. Furthermore, most of the British […]
Beware of These Three Widespread Fraudulent Phone Scams
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It is not uncommon to receive marketing phone calls on your home phone during the day, but of late there have been a rash of phonecalls that try to scam people by instilling a fear of losing possessions, reprisals or a deal that’s just too good to be true. Since phones […]
Airline Ticket Scam Leaves Travelers Stranded and Furious
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The old adage “If its too good to be true, it probably is” came back to haunt many travelers from the Houston area as they bought airline tickets from an out-of-town travel agency which had advertised in this and another community newspaper over several months. According to reports received from two […]
Unique Tools for Purposeful, Happy, Harmonious and Rich Inner Living
HOUSTON: A third seminar on ‘Holistic Science and Integral Living’:- Unique Tools for Purposeful, Happy, Harmonious and Rich Inner Living, was organized by the South Central Chapter of ‘Holistic Science Charitable Research Foundation’ on Sunday, June 15, which was very well attended by a cross section of many different professions. Experienced, self-realized, Holistic Inner Science […]
IACAN Seminar: Cancer of the Cervix
By Radha Dixit HOUSTON: On Sunday June 15, the Indian American Cancer Network held a very informative educational outreach event entitled “CANCER OF THE CERVIX: A common disease in South Asian women”. The event, free to the public, was held at India House from 3 to 5 pm on Father’s Day weekend. Kanchan Kabad, president […]
Graduation Ceremony at Chinmaya Mission Houston
By Shalini Konde HOUSTON: June 8, a beautiful morning of joy, hope and goodwill, heralded the 2014 graduation day of Chinmaya Mission Bala Vihar. The 27 children from class of 2014 congregated early in Smrti Hall with their families and friends and the day began with photo sessions for the graduating class arrayed in bright […]
Gautam Sane Marries Priya Thakker
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: They met at a friend’s Christmas party in December 2012 and Gautam took the chance of asking her out through Facebook. Much to his delight, Priya accepted and that was the start of a yearlong courtship until he popped the question to her during a vacation with other friends last summer […]
An Evening with Professor Anil Kumar Distinguished Faculty, Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
HOUSTON: The Sathya Sai Centers of Greater Houston, from Sathya Sai Region 10 organized a special talk by Professor Anil Kumar, an ardent devotee of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, and an author of over 30 books on May 31 at India House. Prof. Anil Kumar has been very closely associated with the Sathya Sai Organization […]
HSS Organizes Annual Hindu Sangathan Divas (Unity Day) Conference
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Houston chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) held its ninth annual Hindu Sangathan Divas conference on Saturday, June 14, at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar Land. Representatives of over 40 Hindu organizations from the Houston area attended the conference. Hindu Sangathan Divas offered representatives of Houston area Hindu […]
Triggers Colts Cricket League in Houston
HOUSTON: With its ever increasing global fan base, playing and enjoying cricket is enjoyed by many, but the game is seemingly out of reach for many of its enthusiastic little fans – children in America! While many children in cricket playing nations are able to learn and play the game easily, such opportunities are very […]
A Summertime Musical Magnificent Evening at Upma’s
By Hemant Gajarawala SUGAR LAND: Although it was Father’s Day on Sunday, June 15, almost sixty people gathered at 3:30 in the afternoon at the home of Mukulesh and Upma Shah for a special musical treat. The program was “Ek Sham, Asha ke Nam”, a glowing tribute to the playback legend Asha Bhosle who has […]
ASIE Annual Picnic with Family and Friends
HOUSTON: American Society of Indian Engineers (ASIE) hosted Annual Picnic on June 14, at the George Bush park, Pavilion 1 in Houston with a record setting attendance of 100 members and their families. Picnic has become the signature fun outing event for the group and their families and has become our way of bringing in […]
Morton Lodge Presents Fifty Year Service Award to Raj Bhalla
HOUSTON: At the stated meeting of May 13, Raj Bhalla was awarded his fifty year service award. Raj was initiated on January 6, 1964, passed on May 7, 1964, and raised on June 4, 1964, all in Northern Star Lodge No. 21 in Ferozepore Cantonment in the Punjab of India. He came to the US […]
Samba Reddy to Receive ATA Science Award
HOUSTON: Samba Reddy, a Professor of Medicine at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive the 2014 ATA Science Excellence Award. ATA is proud and humbled to recognize him for his “contributions and accomplishments in medical and pharmaceutical research,” according to the award letter from Awards Chair Dr. Meher Medavaram and ATA President Karunakar […]
Guru Peyarchi Homam at Sri Meenakshi Temple
PEARLAND: Planet Jupiter is also known as Guru or Brihaspathi. “Guru” is a Sanskrit word, and it literally means the remover of darkness and one who brings the light of knowledge. In Indian Vedic Astrology Guru is considered to be a benefic planet. Guru is attributed to Good luck, favor and fortune. Performing special puja […]
Nicole Alam – Daniel Sullivan Engagement
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The huge backyard, with the tennis court on one side, of the Meyerland home of Sohail and Polly Alam was transformed into a garden party setting with white tables and chairs under a white tent and a buffet line clustered around the ash tree in the middle, white Chinese lanterns strewn […]
