Over the Hills and Valleys of Vocal Music with a Maestro
By Jawahar Malhotra THE WOODLANDS: The fierce rainstorm last Friday afternoon, May 27, threatened to derail the much anticipated private concert of vocalist Pandit Vinayak Torvi but thankfully, it abated just in time for people to make the long voyage from the hinterlands to this community 45 miles north of central Houston. Though nervous at […]
Celebrations at JVB Preksha Center
By Seema Jain HOUSTON: Under the auspicious presence and guidance of Samani Vikas Pragyaji and Samani Maryada Pragyaji, JVB Center celebrated three major events, Mahavir Jayanti, Akshay Tritiya and Tribute to Gurus on Sunday, May 15, with a magnificent musical play. 125+ community members were present to witness a resplendent ceremony of art, music & drama put together by the dedicated members of […]
Spring Yoga Retreat by VYASA
HOUSTON: Houston residents from all walks of life came together on April 29, 30 and May 1, to immerse themselves in a fun, relaxing weekend of yoga and ashram living with yoga enthusiasts from across Texas. The focus of this year’s retreat was “Bhagavad Gita in everyday life” conducted by the learned and knowledgeable Yoga […]
Chanakya Captivates Houston Audience
By Vanshika Vipin STAFFORD: On Sunday, May 1, the curtain went up for the Historical Hit ‘Chanakya’, at the Stafford Civic Center. The play, with Manoj Joshi as the protagonist, is a modest attempt to read glorious pages from India’s past. Star Promotions, Rajender Singh, a legendary show promoter presented the show to the Houston […]
Raas All – Stars 8
HOUSTON: Raas All-Stars, the National Championship of Raas/Garba Circuit,, was this past Saturday, April 23, and it was an event our executive board has been anticipating since September! We were fortunate enough to have eighth powerful teams that were a treat to watch. CMU Raasta and RU RAGA took home the title of National Champion […]
HMM Celebrates Maharashtrian Padwa
By Shilpa Nagle HOUSTON: Houston Maharashtra Mandal organized yet another great program on the occasion of Gudi Padawa, Hindu new year. Almost 250 people attended the event. This event started with traditional way by performing Gudi pooja, by two elderly couples from community. The importance of Gudi Padawa and introduction of program was nicely narrated […]
BIHU Celebration by Assamese Community
By Runmee Barbara HOUSTON: On April 9, at Woodlands, the Assamese community got together to herald and celebrate the advent of spring. The Houston Assamese Community celebrated its 36th Bihu celebration this year. BIHU is the national festival of Assam, a far North-Eastern state of India. Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu is the festival that […]
Broadway in Colors of Bollywood
HOUSTON: Bollywood & Broadway are almost like as chalk & cheese and yet leave it to dance maestro Mahesh Mahbubani and the amazingly talented crew at Naach Houston to put these words together and create a truly global melting pot of a dance show. The result promises to be an amazing show enthroned in Dance, […]
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), […]
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 […]
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 […]
A Quick Vastu Guide to Achieve Success in Examinations
Programme your space to facilitate better concentration, memory and excellent grades for your children HOUSTON: As the examinations are approaching, parents have started complaining that their children do not concentrate in studies, or do not study at all! Some of them think that the various modern means of technology, such as Computers, Internet, Mobiles and […]
MP Mitra Mandal Celebrates Vivid & Colorful Holi Picnic
HOUSTON: Madhya Pradesh Mitra Mandal (MPMM) celebrated its 19th event as Holi Picnic on Saturday April 2, at Bear Creek Park, in Houston, Texas. This event was attended by well over 200 people who enjoyed Holi, food and beautiful outdoor weather at the park. The event started with yummy ‘Thandai’ (Traditional drink for Holi) followed […]
Chitra Divakaruni’s New Novel: Before We Meet The Goddess
By Pramod Kulkarni Houston: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the Houston-based prolific novelist, has published a new novel, Before We Visit the Goddess, that is being published simultaneously in USA, UK and India during April 2016. According to Chitra, the book has been written in an unusual form known as a novel-in-stories. In her latest novel, Chitra […]
Epic Holi Rocks with Record International Crowd
By Sandhya Thakkar HOUSTON: A Houston Holi of Epic proportions rocked with an excitingly increasing international crowd, as the Festival of Colors completely blended people of different colors, backgrounds, languages, and religions into a singular sea of bopping heads and raised arms to Indian and International music. It was a surreal experience for all ages, […]
Vishal and Shekhar to Rock Houston on April 8
HOUSTON: Vishal–Shekhar is a music-directing duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani. The duo has worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Marathi films. Vishal Dadlani is also the vocalist of Mumbai-based electronic band Pentagram. Shekhar Ravjiani is a trained classical singer (under Ustad Niaz Ahmed Khan). He learned to play the accordion from his […]
IMS Opens 2016 Concert Series with an Unforgettable Concert by Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar
By Sunil Pangarkar HOUSTON: On Saturday, March 19, at the Jones Hall of University of St. Thomas, the connoisseurs of Indian classical music became part of a most divine experience. An experience in which the audience was rendered speechless. This was indeed The Concert of concerts by a Musician’s Musician. The featured artist was Padmashree […]
Classical Arts Plans Centenary Tribute to MS. Subbulakshmi for its Annual Spring Festival
By Vivek Natarajan HOUSTON: Classical Arts Society of Houston will be presenting its annual spring festival for 2016 on April 2 and 3. The venue for the April 2 is the Kalyana Mantapam of Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland and April 3 is the Stafford Civic Center in Stafford. These events on both dates are […]
Arts Organizations at Houston Arts Alliance Reception
HOUSTON: Two of our Indo American arts organizations were represented at a reception organized by the Houston Arts Alliance at the Wortham Center downtown on Monday, February 29. Several Board members of Samskriti and Classical Arts Society of Houston were on hand at the reception hosted by the five arts districts of Houston to welcome the newly elected Mayor of the […]
Ragamalika
By Mahesh Iyer HOUSTON: The Ragamalika musical dance/drama, presented by Bharathi Kalai Manram (BKM), evoked an enthusiastic response from Houston’s very talented and knowledgeable audience. Directed by Krishna Sankar of Kalalaya Productions, this one-of-a-kind event was a fundraiser for “Naomi’s House”, (http://www.thenaomishouse.global) a transitional home for victims of domestic violence and women that are incarcerated. The production […]
