Nikisha Pasrija Weds Sean Hill
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The moment that he laid eyes on her when they both hailed the same taxi and tried to get in, he was smitten. He went home that evening and told his mom Carol that he had “found the one”, Sean Hill told the roomful of guests at the sangeet ceremony as […]
IITAGH Hosts Workshop on Principles of Networking
HOUSTON: Building a trusted network takes a lot of effort and is built one person at a time. That was the message shared by Pradeep Anand, President of Seeta Resources, to over 60 participants at the IIT Alumni of Greater Houston workshop on “The Principles of Principled Networking,” held on Saturday, September 27 at India […]
Sri Durga Puja at Vedanta Society of Greater Houston Brings in Devotees Despite the Rain
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The overcast sky on the morning of September 27 had an ominous tone signaling that rain might put a damper on the Durga Puja celebrations at the VSGH (Vedanta Society of Greater Houston) center. But far from it, Mother Durga showered her blessings on the devotees with a slight sprinkling of […]
Temple in Katy Prairie
KATY: The Founder Brahma Sri Udayakumar Sarma Gullapalli of the Sri Sai Durga Shiva Vishnu (Venkateswara) Mandir (temple) Vedic Temple of Katy and co-founders Sulabha Hardikar, Sirisharani Gullapalli, other supporters, well wishers, advisors and its supporting organization branch #377 successfully inaugurated the temple on August 29, for the Katy Community. The founder would like to […]
The Attitude of an Effective Leader
By Anirudh Suresh HOUSTON: On the morning of Sunday September 21, I rose from my sleep, somewhat nervous but even more excited for what the day held in store for me. As I assembled my business attire for the event that day, my anticipation continued to grow. That Sunday marked the start of the […]
The Healthy Dose – Ebola, Part 1
By Parth Dwivedi Ebola has been in the news lately, with an outbreak in West Africa as well as the case of an American woman contracting the disease. Mounting international concerns for the containment and neutralization of this virus make it a topic worth discussing. In 1976 two simultaneous outbreaks of Ebola in Sudan and […]
IACF Gala Stresses Contributing to Charitable Causes Where We Live
Click here for photo collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: The emphasis of the Indo American Charity Foundation’s Gala this past Saturday, September 20, could be succinctly summed up by the event handout which featured the ad that had been making the rounds in the weeks running upto the event: “We live here …we give […]
Celebrating Guru-Purnima in the Saadhana Pariwar Pandit Suman Ghosh’s Gurukul
By Sucheta Roy HOUSTON: Indian Classical music lovers in Houston consider it a privilege and a blessing that Pandit Suman Ghosh chose this city above all others to make his home and establish his Gurukul, Saadhana Pariwar. Enriching thousands of lives with pure Hindustani Classical music in the Mewati Gharana tradition, Pandit Suman Ghosh is […]
Baki Itihas by MIST; Quite a Pleasant Surprise!
By Sanchali Basu HOUSTON: The Houston Bengali drama scene has come into its own after quite a few years of successful stagings of independent dramas and dramas at the drama festival held annually at the Durga Bari auditorium. So much was the enthusiasm among some of the ardent drama buffs that it led to the […]
New Punjabi School Building Breaks Ground at SW Gurudwara
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: Under aquamarine skies and bright sunshine that belied the downpour of the week before, many early morning members of the congregation of the Gurudwara Sahib of Southwest Houston borne witness to the groundbreaking ceremony for the new school building for children to be built to the west of the main temple […]
“An Unforgettable Evening with Giants” Pt. Kumar Bose and Pt. Ramesh Mishra Bring Banaras to Houston
By Sunil Pangarkar HOUSTON: At 8.30 pm, as the audience walked out of the Jones Hall of University of St. Thomas after the Indian Music Society concert, one could see the expressions of JOY, SURPRISE, WONDERMENT and SATISFACTION. Some people were overheard saying “an impossible concert” and “a landmark concert”. As a Hindustani Music lover, […]
The Healthy Dose – Viruses
By Parth Dwivedi Viruses find themselves all over the news and in our lives. Measles returned from near eradication in large urban areas due to the misguided anti-vaccination movement and Ebola outbreaks have been stirring up a frenzy in Western Africa. Please note, while Ebola was supposed to be the topic of this installment, I […]
Inner Urge to End Suffering and Help Humanity Changed Ravi Kalra’s Life Forever
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It was the proverbial six degrees of separation that had brought out the meeting with the firebrand activist in Delhi who struck the holidaying Houston family this past July with his devotion, prodding them to visit the Gurukul or safe haven where hundreds of discarded and destitute people were being cared […]
Daya 2014 Seminar: Exploring Trauma of Cyber Bullying
By Pramod Kulkarni HOUSTON: Bullying has taken on more traumatic dimensions in today’s social media. It is no longer restricted to childhood and the playground, but is affecting people of all ages and across personal, social and business realms, possibly leading to depression, and even suicide. Daya, the community organization which serves South Asian […]
Yoga’s Benefits Proved in a Lab
By Manu Shah HOUSTON: Why do we conduct clinical investigations to prove the benefits of yoga? Are the effects seen in the laboratory similar to those described in the ancient scriptures? Are the results described by the sages still applicable today as the environment and the food we eat is radically different? These were […]
Scene Behind the Scenes
By Arif Memon HOUSTON: The act ended and the audience was clapping for the artist, they took a bow and the curtain fell – the concert had just ended. It had been over 17 hours for the team and all were dead tired but their work had not ended yet, they had to pack it […]
Forthcoming Modi Visit Galvanizes Indo-Americans
By Haider Kazim 20,000 to attend community reception in New York HOUSTON: The Indo-American community in Houston is enthusiastically looking forward to the forthcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hear him spell out his plans for development of his country and provide a new impetus to growth of India-US ties. The visit, […]
Dusshera and Diwali Mela at Skeeter’s Stadium on October 4
By Dr. Nik Nikam SUGAR LAND: Shri Sita Ram Foundation, USA announces the Dusshera Mela 2014 to be held on Saturday, October 4, from 4 to 10 PM, at the Skeeter’s Stadium, in Sugar land, Texas. The highlights of the Dusshera Mela 2014 will include: Devine, Bhajans, Devotiona Dances, Children Costume Contests, Ramayan Live Multimedia, […]
Learning Samskrtam with Laughter A Novel Approach to an Ancient Language
By Padmashree rao HOUSTON: Even Lord Ganesa must have been smiling when an audience of all ages waited with curiosity on August 29, that Friday evening of Ganesa Caturthi. It was the introductory class of the “Easy Sanskrit (Sulabha Samskrtam)” camp in the Chinmaya Smrti hall at Chinmaya Prabha, Houston. Soon, curiosity melted into light-hearted […]
2nd International Conference on Genomics Keynote Address Delivered by Dr. Dronamraju
HOUSTON: The 2nd International Conference on Genomics and Pharmacogenomics was held in Raleigh, North Carolina, during 8 – 10, September. Delegates came from China, Japan, U.K., Italy, USA, Canada, India, Brazil, Russia and many other countries. The conference covered a wide ranging series of topics in Genomics and its applications in Cancer research, Birth Defects, Diabetes, Drug research, Alzeheimer’s […]
